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Hardback. Advocates an organizational science that focuses on advancing a scholarship of positive human organizations, positive relationships and positive modalities of change, which promise to be of world benefit for individuals, organizations and communities. This title aims to advance a 'scholarship of the positive' and 'positive scholarship'. Editor(s): Avital, Michel; Boland, Richard J.; Cooperrider, David L. Series: Advances in Appreciative Inquiry. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762312870
- ISBN
- 9780762312870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.21
€ 162.21
Hardback. Innovation has become one of the primary core competencies of effective organizations. This volume includes chapters that explore a variety of methods and settings that show how collaboration can be utilized to enable and enhance innovation. It also discusses the importance of collaborative environments to improve innovation. Editor(s): Beyerlein, Michael M.; Beyerlein, Susan T.; Kennedy, Frances H. Series: Advances in Interdisciplinary Studies of Work Teams. Num Pages: 294 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762313310
- ISBN
- 9780762313310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.14
€ 120.14
Hardback. Focuses on how leaders use strategy, structures, and systems to create the conditions that stimulate others to meaningfully contribute to the overarching goals of the organization. This book explores how leaders exercise leadership indirectly through structures, processes and systems that stimulate others to contribute to organizational goals. Editor(s): Hooijberg, Robert; Hunt, J.G.; Antonakis, John; Boal, Kimberly B.; Lane, Nancy. Series: Monographs in Leadership and Management. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762313327
- ISBN
- 9780762313327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.63
€ 163.63
Hardback. Explores the central and unique role of organizational ethics in creating and sustaining a flourishing, pluralistic, free enterprise economy. This book examines how profit seeking and not-for-profit organizations can be conceived and designed to satisfy legitimate human needs in an ethical and meaningful way. Editor(s): Flanagan, Patrick; Primeaux, Patrick; Ferguson, William. Series: Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KFFN; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762313334
- ISBN
- 9780762313334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.62
€ 120.62
Hardback. Based on the premise that in an era of rapid globalization, while there is a great deal of convergence on many aspects of group processes and interactions across national cultures, it is the understanding and appreciation of the divergence among people of different national cultural backgrounds that make all the difference. Editor(s): Chen, Ya-Ru; Mannix, Elizabeth A.; Neale, Margaret Ann; Wageman, R. Series: Research on Managing Groups & Teams. Num Pages: 380 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762313624
- ISBN
- 9780762313624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.78
€ 120.78
Hardback. Explores the extent to which the constraints of law explains economic behavior and the role of economics in forming the law. This title focuses on such topics that includes economics of environmental policy, urban property rights, antitrust and evolutionary models in economics and law. It focuses on cost-benefit analysis and the law. Editor(s): Zerbe, Richard O., Jr.; Kirkwood, John B. Series: Research in Law & Economics. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762313631
- ISBN
- 9780762313631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.90
€ 145.90
Hardback. Includes six papers in quantitative economic history. This volume considers growth in colonial North America and examines the role of bank failures in propagating the Great Depression. It also examines the heights of rich and poor youth in England in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Editor(s): Field, Alexander J.; Clark, Gregory; Sundstrom, William A. Series: Research in Economic History. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762313709
- ISBN
- 9780762313709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.13
€ 145.13
Hardback. Contains contributions on a range of important issues in research in finance and economics. This volume includes topics such as the IPO underwriting spreads, the moral hazard problems in bank regulation as well as in the cost of deposit insurance, the loan yield spreads, and the aggregate bank performance at the state-level. Editor(s): Chen, Andrew H. Series: Research in Finance. Num Pages: 334 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762313778
- ISBN
- 9780762313778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.10
€ 137.10
Hardback. Mergers and acquisitions continue to be a primary vehicle of growth for companies around the world. Not only in the US and Europe, but also in Japan, China, and India senior executives are making bets on the future of their firms. This title helps scholars think about mergers and acquisitions, building our knowledge base on this critical topic. Editor(s): Cooper, Cary L.; Finkelstein, Sydney. Series: Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762313815
- ISBN
- 9780762313815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.19
€ 121.19
Hardback. Immigration to what is now the United States has been a contentious issue from the earliest days of the European settlement. What has been the immigration history and what have been the consequences of these inflows of people? This volume addresses these issues. Editor(s): Chiswick, Barry R. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 412 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762313914
- ISBN
- 9780762313914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.78
€ 120.78
Hardback. Contains chapters dealing with empirical tests of the relationship between multinationality (M) and performance (P). This title determines P, as a dependent variable, by the degree of multinationality, M, where M is usually proxied by the ratio of foreign (F) to total (T) sales or assets, that is, (F/T). Series: Research in Global Strategic Management. Num Pages: 412 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762313952
- ISBN
- 9780762313952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.02
€ 120.02
Hardback. The competitive forces generated by globalization act to promote the cross-national diffusion of human resource management 'best practices'. This book contains papers from authors in Europe, Asia, Africa, and US who explore diffusion in a variety of national contexts. Series: Advances in International Management. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314010
- ISBN
- 9780762314010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.17
€ 112.17
Hardback. Provides a framework for exploring the relationships between the measurement of non-financial performance at the shop-floor of manufacturing firms across four different countries (UK, Italy, Japan, and Canada) and a range of twenty-eight contingent factors incorporating technological, managerial, organisational and environmental factors. Editor(s): Abdel-Maksoud, Ahmed B.; Abdel-Kader, Magdy G.; Epstein, Marc J. Series: Studies in Managerial and Financial Accounting. Num Pages: 366 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762314034
- ISBN
- 9780762314034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.02
€ 120.02
Hardback. Focuses on the issue of health. This book concentrates on the identification and analysis of economic factors in the production of health and wellness. It consists of ten anthropological papers that explore the general theme of the economics of health and wellness in a variety of ways. Editor(s): Wood, Donald. Series: Research in Economic Anthropology. Num Pages: 270 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762314218
- ISBN
- 9780762314218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.62
€ 120.62
Hardback. Focuses on the entrepreneurial processes that have an impact on strategic outcomes such as organizing, learning, and contributing to outstanding financial performance. This book contains chapters that address entrepreneurial processes in a corporate setting including large and medium-sized corporations. Editor(s): Lumpkin, G. T.; Lumpkin, Tom; Katz, Jerome A. Series: Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJC; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314294
- ISBN
- 9780762314294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.70
€ 145.70
Hardback. Delivers insights of scientific studies pertaining to hospitality, leisure, and tourism, providing a forum to stimulate discussions on contemporary issues and trends essential to theory advancement as well as professional practices from a global perspective. This title intends to divulge the methods of inquiry so as to inspire research topics. Editor(s): Chen, Joseph S. Series: Advances in Hospitality and Leisure. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: J; KNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314454
- ISBN
- 9780762314454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.14
€ 120.14
Hardback. The AIB Fellows Group includes top researchers, educators, and administrators in the IB field. This book covers the growth of several functional areas (marketing, advertising, and finance). It reviews problems of methodological rigor in IB research. It also traces the history and evolution of IB studies. Editor(s): Boddewyn, Jean J. Series: Research in Global Strategic Management. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 779.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314706
- ISBN
- 9780762314706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.89
€ 106.89
Hardback. Focuses on the Asia-Pacific financial markets. This title features papers that utilize various methods, including theoretical, empirical and qualitative to highlight a range of issues across the region. It covers the issues of integration, innovation and challenges. Editor(s): McKenzie, Michael D. Series: International Finance Review. Num Pages: 538 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 538
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314713
- ISBN
- 9780762314713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.66
€ 173.66
Hardback. Explores how organizational competence and dynamic capabilities can support the competitive position of a firm. This book describes strategic, organizational, and behavioral perspectives on processes of competence development. Editor(s): Heene, Aime; Martens, Rudy; Sanchez, Ron. Series: Advances in Applied Business Strategy. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762314720
- ISBN
- 9780762314720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.22
€ 113.22
Hardback. Analyzes factors which may explain, and/or influence the relationship between the competitiveness of multinational enterprises and the countries in which they operate. This book addresses issues such as advances in the determinants and strategy of multinational business activity, and the determinants of location competitiveness of countries. Editor(s): Dunning, John; Gugler, Philippe. Series: Progress in International Business Research. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762314751
- ISBN
- 9780762314751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.78
€ 120.78