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Hardcover. Focusing on social innovation broadly conceived in the context of social entrepreneurship and social enterprise in their global context this book is organised to address three of the most important themes in social innovation: strategies and logics, performance measurement and governance, and finally, sustainability and the environment. Editor(s): Nicholls, Alex; Murdock, Alex. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJD; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280175
- ISBN
- 9780230280175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.72
€ 140.72
Hardcover. By bringing together and critically engaging with accounts of certain themes in business and labour history, and utilizing original research, this book aims to widen understanding of industrial society and provide a background to further study and research in the area management and labour relations history. Editor(s): Richardson, Mike; Nicholls, Peter. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; KCF; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280922
- ISBN
- 9780230280922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.64
€ 62.64
Hardcover. Competence encompasses or overlaps with notions of efficiency, success, accountability, excellence and self-justification. This collection explores ways in which individuals, teams or groups in organizations discursively present themselves as competent to perform tasks or functions, possibly at a superior level. Editor(s): Pelsmaekers, Katja; Rollo, Craig; Van Hout, Tom; Heynderickx, Priscilla. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; KJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282636
- ISBN
- 9780230282636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.28
€ 62.28
Hardcover. Addresses issues relevant to an understanding of the innovation journeys on which public organizations have embarked. If public innovation is defined as a necessary condition for establishing meaningful interactions between the government and society what are the relevant issues that may explain successful processes and forms of public innovation? Editor(s): Bekkers, Victor; Edelenbos, Jurian; Steijn, Bram. Series: Governance and Public Management. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; KJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284524
- ISBN
- 9780230284524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.00
€ 63.00
Hardcover. This book brings together non western, indigenous and eastern perspectives on leadership. Leadership theory has for too long been the exclusive domain of western academics developing leadership theories from the perspective of western institutions. Worldly leadership calls for pooling of the combined leadership wisdoms from all parts of the globe. Editor(s): Turnbull, Sharon; Case, Peter; Edwards, Gareth; Schedlitzki, Doris; Simpson, Peter. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284708
- ISBN
- 9780230284708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.02
€ 120.02
Hardcover. A leading international business theorist and writer for more than 30 years Peter Buckley focuses in this volume on the development and modelling of the multinational enterprise (MNE) and its role in knowledge creation and dissemination as well as cultural distance in international business, particularly with respect to Asian business. Editor(s): Buckley, Peter J. Num Pages: 417 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230289666
- ISBN
- 9780230289666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.36
€ 120.36
Hardcover. EPUB Editor(s): Spitzeck, Heiko; Pirson, Michael; Dierksmeier, Claus. Series: Humanism in Business Series. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JMC; KCX; KFFK; KJG; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230289956
- ISBN
- 9780230289956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.30
€ 119.30
Hardcover. The current international business environment is characterized by two contradictory but at times mutually supplementary trends. Regionalization is part of the process of globalization, but it can also be a counter force to globalization as stakeholders act to protect their perceived interests. This book expands the debate on this interesting topic Editor(s): Berrill, Jenny; Hutson, Elaine; Sinkovics, Rudolf. Series: Academy of International Business (UKI) Series. Num Pages: 477 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJK; KJVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230289970
- ISBN
- 9780230289970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.91
€ 64.91
Hardcover. An exploration of the interplay between social responsibility, entrepreneurship and the common good which is organized into four sections: business and the common good; educating responsible entrepreneurs; corporate social responsibility (CSR) challenges and the common good; and CSR and entrepreneurship in emerging economies Editor(s): Bonanni, Carole; Lepineux, Francois; Roloff, Julia. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJG; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292833
- ISBN
- 9780230292833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.36
€ 130.36
Hardcover. An analysis of the entrepreneurial management inspired to maximize social responsibility, customer satisfaction, human capital development and economic targets. Editor(s): Zanda, Gianfranco. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFH; KJC; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230294257
- ISBN
- 9780230294257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.69
€ 119.69
Hardcover. In his Encyclical Letter Caritas in Veritate Pope Benedict XVI proposed a new humanistic synthesis to realign the economy with its social purpose. The aim of this book is to interpret, comment and develop aspects of the Encyclical Letter which are significant for economic and business activity and contribute to humanistic management. Editor(s): Mele, Domenec; Dierksmeier, Claus. Series: Humanism in Business Series. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCX6; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296824
- ISBN
- 9780230296824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.26
€ 119.26
Hardcover. Marketing has become the dominant connecting mode of expression between business and non-business organisations and customers and consumers. However, there are some misgivings about marketing in the 21st century. This volume addresses the positive and negative elements of marketing and questions 'Is marketing a leviathan in today's societies?' Editor(s): Kitchen, Philip J. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; KJP; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296831
- ISBN
- 9780230296831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.98
€ 61.98
Hardcover. This collection describes the changing structure of employment during the period of robust employment expansion that preceded the credit crunch and features contributions from a team of leading labour market researchers from Europe and the United States. Editor(s): Fernandez-Macias, Enrique; Hurley, John; Storrie, Donald. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFE; JHBL; KCF; KCZ; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230297791
- ISBN
- 9780230297791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.00
€ 63.00
Hardcover. This book examines how healthcare organisations shape, adapt and resist developments in healthcare policy and practice. This is an international text bringing together contributions from around the globe and covers a wide range of different discussions in relation to the policy/practice gap. Editor(s): Dickinson, Helen; Mannion, Russell. Series: Organizational Behaviour in Health Care. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0, 12 black & white tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: KJU; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230297937
- ISBN
- 9780230297937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Hardcover. This book investigates entrepreneurial initiatives in the three largest economies of the world: China, Japan and the USA. It brings together historical, institutional, and ethnographic approaches and highlights entrepreneurial patterns that result from cultural, legal, and political forces that facilitate and constrain entrepreneurship. Editor(s): Usui, Chikako. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; KJD; KJH; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230298811
- ISBN
- 9780230298811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.00
€ 151.00
Hardcover. This collection analyses new forms and expressions of conflict at work under capitalism. Using theoretical and empirical approaches, it demonstrates an underlying historical continuity to new forms and expressions of conflict at work and a path dependency by country and culture. Editor(s): Gall, Professor Gregor. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJG; KJU; KJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300071
- ISBN
- 9780230300071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.41
€ 119.41
Hardcover. A structural overview of the new field of management geography including globalization, embeddedness of MNEs, networking, hybridization, regional economies, technology, acculturation, internationalization, IHRM and implications for management and government. Editor(s): Schlunze, Rolf D.; Agola, Nathaniel O.; Baber, William W. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300224
- ISBN
- 9780230300224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.66
€ 120.66
Hardcover. The International Handbook of Public Financial Management is essential reading for governmental policy-makers, and practitioners and consultants working in this field, whose importance has been highlighted by the global financial crisis. It is a primary source for academics and students of economics, public finance, accountancy and public policy. Editor(s): Allen, Richard; Hemming, Richard; Potter, Barry. Num Pages: 881 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; KFFD; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 928
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300248
- ISBN
- 9780230300248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 239.72
€ 239.72
Hardcover. The purpose of World Humanism: Cross-cultural Perspectives on Ethical Practices in Organizations is to discover what is distinctive about humanistic management practices around the world. It examines the nature and occurrence of humanistic management practices within businesses and other organizations across the world. Editor(s): Khan, Shiban; Amann, Wolfgang. Series: Humanism in Business Series. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJD; KJK; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300552
- ISBN
- 9780230300552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Hardcover. A comprehensive collection by Professor Cary Cooper and his colleagues in the field of workplace stress and wellbeing, which draws on research in a number of areas including stress-strain relationships, sources of workplace stress and stressful occupations. Volume 1 of 2. Editor(s): Cooper, Cary L. Num Pages: 508 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV2; KJU; KJWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300576
- ISBN
- 9780230300576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.23
€ 121.23