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Paperback. We have recently seen stock-markets plunge and governments bail out banks. People have been made redundant, and many others are very worried. Some of the short essays in this collection are part musing and part reaction to the recent economic situation, which hope to dispel nonsense and encourage sense in the world of people management. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229549
- ISBN
- 9780230229549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Technological Innovation: An Intellectual Capital Based View
Martín de Castro, Gregorio, Delgado Verde, M...
Hardcover. Focusing on innovation management, the authors explore the role of knowledge stocks or intellectual capital blocks such as human, social, technological, organizational and regional capitals, on technological innovation process typologies and firm performance, absorptive capabilities and organizational learning. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJD; KJMV3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230217
- ISBN
- 9780230230217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Hardcover. This book discusses the impact of government policy, other institutional arrangements, organizational practices, collective and individual behaviour, on things of importance to many of us: work, employment, pay, work environments, learning, participation and voice. It is a unique volume of insights from leading researchers and research centres. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230576
- ISBN
- 9780230230576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Hardcover. As globalization creates the need for leaders who transcend national borders, this book provides an insider's view of what makes them special. This is the first book to present a framework for understanding this fast-growing and influential group and it provides tools for readers to discover their own inner competitive edge. Series: Insead Business Press. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: KJK; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230781
- ISBN
- 9780230230781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.27
€ 84.27
Hardcover. Recent events suggest liberal capitalism harbours two dangerous seeds of self-destruction; growing inequality and a tendency for markets to spiral out of control. This book advocates the restoration to an earlier state of another sub-system of liberal capitalism, some of the features of which lie at the heart of liberal capitalism's malaise. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462. The Crisis of Corporate Leadership. 216 pages, illustrations. Recent events suggest liberal capitalism harbours two dangerous seeds of self-destruction; growing inequality and a tendency for markets to spiral out of control. This book advocates the restoration to an earlier state of another sub-system of liberal capitalism, some of the features of which lie at the heart of liberal capitalism's malaise. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KJMB. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 18. Weight: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230941
- ISBN
- 9780230230941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.31
€ 69.31
Human Resource Management in Project-Based Organizations: The HR Quadr...
Söderlund, Jonas, Bredin, Karin
Hardcover. Presenting findings from research into Sweden's leading multinationals this book focuses on engineering companies operating in global industries such as pharmaceutical, aerospace, packing systems and automotive. It explores research and practice within the area of HRM focusing on project-based organizations. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV2; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230231900
- ISBN
- 9780230231900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.70
€ 127.70
Hardcover. In many businesses brands account for the majority of shareholder value. It is crucial to understand how the economy of brands works and can be exploited to create sustainable value. The purpose of this book is to develop and enhance the understanding of the brand as an economic asset, to make better business and investment decisions. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230232501
- ISBN
- 9780230232501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. The media increasingly refer to football clubs as brands. Certainly concepts such as loyalty, affiliation, emotional ties with football clubs seem to parallel the relationship between consumer and brand in the broader marketing sphere. This book delves deep into the world of the lucrative business of sports branding. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 black & white tables, 10 figures. BIC Classification: KJMV7; KJS; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230232532
- ISBN
- 9780230232532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230235502
- ISBN
- 9780230235502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.75
€ 67.75
Hardcover. Introduces you to a valuable set of tools enabling you to build influence, promote your interests and get buy-in to your plans and proposals. The book will enable you to identify your own workplace values and those of your key colleagues and understand how to retain the influence you have already gained and stand by your values under pressure. Num Pages: 222 pages, 212 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV2; KJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230237735
- ISBN
- 9780230237735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.29
€ 67.29
Hardcover. Servant-leadership may be the answer to the current demand for a more ethical, people-centred leadership where humility, servitude and contribution are key elements. The purpose of this book is to provide an overview of current thinking and empirical research of the determinants, underlying processes and consequences of servant leadership. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408. Developments in Theory and Research. 208 pages, 7, 4 figures, 3 black & white tables. Editor(s): van Dierendonck, Dirk; Patterson, Kathleen A. Servant-leadership may be the answer to the current demand for a more ethical, people-centred leadership where humility, servitude and contribution are key elements. The purpose of this book is to provide an overview of current thinking and empirical research of the determinants, underlying processes and consequences of servant leadership. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KJMB. Dimension: 224 x 136 x 19. Weight: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230238268
- ISBN
- 9780230238268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.32
€ 194.32
Hardcover. Football Managers have to deal with a number of unique pressures, yet the challenges of the football manager are similar to those of managers in other sectors. This book examines the management of football and looks at ways that managers and leaders in other industries can use tools and techniques from the sporting world within their own sector. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; KNSP; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230238411
- ISBN
- 9780230238411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.88
€ 94.88
Hardcover. Coaching is being proposed as the best method to encourage a change in the ideologies that have brought about the credit crunch. The authors' concern is to show how coaching can widen its intellectual range to become a progressively more effective technique within organizational life. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360. Critical Theory and the Economic Crisis. 176 pages. Coaching is being proposed as the best method to encourage a change in the ideologies that have brought about the credit crunch. The authors' concern is to show how coaching can widen its intellectual range to become a progressively more effective technique within organizational life. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KJMV2. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 17. Weight: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230240544
- ISBN
- 9780230240544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.54
€ 66.54
Well-Being and Work: Towards a Balanced Agenda (Psychology for Organiz...
Dewe, Philip, Cooper, Cary L.
Hardcover. Work and well-being is one of the fastest growing areas of concern to business, public sector and government. This book looks at the causes of stress in the modern work-place, and offers practical advice for managers on how to combat stress in their employees, and put in place strategies for developing a healthy workplace. Series: Psychology for Organizational Success. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JMJ; KJM; KJU; KJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243521
- ISBN
- 9780230243521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Leading Smart Transformation: A Roadmap for World Class Government
Kakabadse, Nada, Omar, Mohammad, Abouchakra, ...
Hardcover. In the turbulence of recent times, how we run corporations has been examined from every angle. Corporations have proved adept at change; governments have stuck to established rules. The challenge is to put in place machinery to provide services in a way that resists the growth of bureaucracy. The need for SMART government could not be starker. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJD; KJMB; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243729
- ISBN
- 9780230243729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.15
€ 95.15
Hardcover. Steve Leach identifies the key challenges facing chief executives in British local government in operating in an environment where party politics is a dominant force. It discusses the basis on which chief executives apply for posts and manage the interview process, and the importance of the 'honeymoon period' - the first 6-9 months. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPHL; JPP; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230245624
- ISBN
- 9780230245624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Hardcover. Enables companies to discuss and organize offshoring IT work to India and the opportunity to industrialize the IT delivery chain allowing countering cost pressures. Offshoring is considered as a lifecycle and the book provides a practical framework for assessing the offshore readiness and conducting a lean provider selection process. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KJM; KJWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230246263
- ISBN
- 9780230246263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.34
€ 127.34
Hardcover. This is an inspiring, and practical book about seeing more of the future markets than the competitors. It is the first comprehensive model for analyzing and managing the future systematically and effectively. The five futures glasses and the 'Eltville Model' are simple, but thorough tools to improve thinking and communicating about the future. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247055
- ISBN
- 9780230247055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.63
€ 67.63
Hardcover. This book presents the current and future issues facing opera houses and opera companies. Problems in different environments need different solutions. In particular, it opposes the American method of managing cultural institutions, preferring a European one where public support and funds plays a major role. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ANS; AVGC9; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247260
- ISBN
- 9780230247260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.58
€ 194.58
Hardcover. With the accelerating integration of China into the global economy, there is a thirst to understand how Chinese managers like to lead and how Chinese employees like to be managed. There is no doubt that China can be a difficult and risky market for foreign businesses. The authors show managers how to succeed when doing business in China. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJK; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230248182
- ISBN
- 9780230248182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. The costs of stress and ill-health to society are enormous. In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on workplace initiatives to reduce stress and improve individual resilience. This volume brings chief medical officers, leading health professionals and academics to present their views on innovations in the field of stress and health. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMJ; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230251915
- ISBN
- 9780230251915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Hardcover. The authentic voices of sixty successful women, identify the challenges that they have faced in their careers and the ways in which they have overcome them. These include a male work culture and reconciling the demands of work and family. The 'glass ceiling' may have moved up a little, but it is still there. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252202
- ISBN
- 9780230252202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
Getting Between the Balance Sheets: The Four Things Every Entrepreneur...
Frodsham, David, Liechtenstein, Heinrich
Hardcover. For many entrepreneurs there is a mystique about finance -starting, growing and selling new ventures is tough enough. Yet with some focused financial knowledge you can run your company with less cash, grow it more quickly and make more money when it is sold. This book makes the dry world of finance easy to understand and relevant to entrepreneurs. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFCR; KFFH; KJH; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252868
- ISBN
- 9780230252868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.81
€ 94.81
Asian versus Western Management Thinking: Its Culture-Bound Nature (No...
Kase, Kimio, Zhang, Ying Ying, Slocum, Alesia
Hardcover. Explores the extent to which the theories of management are universally applicable principles and to what extent they are specific to particular cultural, national and temporal contexts. Series: The Nonaka Series on Knowledge and Innovation. Num Pages: 381 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 30. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272934
- ISBN
- 9780230272934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.56
€ 129.56