Management and management techniques Books
Information Age Publishing Human Capital Management Research: Influencing
Book SynopsisWhen reading current human capital management or human resources management textbooks, it is clear that many do not reflect current research. Even new Strategic HRM books are only recently reporting research that has been widely discussed in academic journals over the last 10 years. Discussion with those who span the academic/practice worlds shows that they have regularly been struck by the dissonance between the journals and the texts. They agree that there should be more commonality but suggest that, although some of the HRM journal articles may carry some implications for practice, many do not. They are often vague as to the real potential value of the research and only outline potential interventions in a very rudimentary way.Covering a range of topics which affect the way that human capital is attracted, developed, managed and supported, this book presents recent research which can be applied to the real world. Written by practitioners with academics, each chapter provides an overview of the research, as well as the links to current human capital management practices and identifying potential implications for future implementation. The book is designed to be of interest to academic researchers, university professors and graduate students, and to management scientists, industry economists, government officials, public policy developers and analysts, research and laboratory managers, marketing, human resources and operations managers, in fact anyone who is interested at understanding the current progress of human resources management and human capital development.
£44.96
Information Age Publishing Human Capital Management Research: Influencing
Book SynopsisWhen reading current human capital management or human resources management textbooks, it is clear that many do not reflect current research. Even new Strategic HRM books are only recently reporting research that has been widely discussed in academic journals over the last 10 years. Discussion with those who span the academic/practice worlds shows that they have regularly been struck by the dissonance between the journals and the texts. They agree that there should be more commonality but suggest that, although some of the HRM journal articles may carry some implications for practice, many do not. They are often vague as to the real potential value of the research and only outline potential interventions in a very rudimentary way.Covering a range of topics which affect the way that human capital is attracted, developed, managed and supported, this book presents recent research which can be applied to the real world. Written by practitioners with academics, each chapter provides an overview of the research, as well as the links to current human capital management practices and identifying potential implications for future implementation. The book is designed to be of interest to academic researchers, university professors and graduate students, and to management scientists, industry economists, government officials, public policy developers and analysts, research and laboratory managers, marketing, human resources and operations managers, in fact anyone who is interested at understanding the current progress of human resources management and human capital development.
£82.80
Information Age Publishing Advanced Management for Deans
Book SynopsisDeanships in the world are often OTJ (On the job training) positions. Prior to this series, there was very little about this specific position and how to be innovative and successful on the job. This book is the second in the series of Management for Deans and includes advanced techniques employed by deans around the world to manage their boards, planning, donors, and careers. If you’ve been a dean or are considering this position, the series Management for Deans and Advanced Management for Deans will introduce you to the position and offer you many ideas from experienced deans around the world that can accelerate your success and help you avoid the pitfalls of OTJ.
£44.96
Information Age Publishing Advanced Management for Deans
Book SynopsisDeanships in the world are often OTJ (On the job training) positions. Prior to this series, there was very little about this specific position and how to be innovative and successful on the job. This book is the second in the series of Management for Deans and includes advanced techniques employed by deans around the world to manage their boards, planning, donors, and careers. If you’ve been a dean or are considering this position, the series Management for Deans and Advanced Management for Deans will introduce you to the position and offer you many ideas from experienced deans around the world that can accelerate your success and help you avoid the pitfalls of OTJ.
£82.80
Human Kinetics Publishers Athletic Director's Desk Reference
Book SynopsisAthletic Director’s Desk Reference, Second Edition With HKPropel Access, is the most comprehensive resource available for collegiate and high school athletic administrators. Expert leadership advice and practical tools guide administrators in successfully navigating increasingly complex roles in athletic programs of any size.With more than 75 combined years of experience as athletic program administrators, coaches, and consultants, the authors deliver an engaging narrative and professional insights for athletic directors of all levels. The modern demands on athletic programs and evolving safety and culture issues are reflected in this updated edition, with new content on Title IX compliance, social media communications, planning tools for budgets, cost-saving strategies, revenue generating opportunities, student-athlete mental health, concussion protocols, athletes’ rights, Esports, and more.Offering a solid foundation of information every athletic director needs to know, plus clear advice on day-to-day operations, this essential resource can be used as an immediate practical guide through the real-world issues typically encountered by every athletic director. An extended table of contents provides an outline of the book elements so athletic directors can quickly find relevant tools within the book and easily reference the corresponding online materials, enabling administrators to confront issues and lead with confidence.Throughout the book, management tips deliver professional advice, foundational information, problem-solving strategies, and suggestions for management of employees, programs, events, and facilities. Planning tools provide specific steps and considerations to take when developing strategic plans, action plans, professional development plans, and governance systems.More than 300 documents are delivered through HKPropel. These valuable time-saving resources can be downloaded and customized to suit the needs of any athletic program. Educational resources can be used for teaching and motivating staff, campus constituents, volunteers, and student athletes. Evaluation instruments and risk assessments help today's athletic administrators assess job performance, evaluate program contents, identify risks, and prevent litigation. Policies and forms are easily modified, enabling athletic directors to produce effective policies and procedures that meet their unique needs while saving significant time.The advice and tools in Athletic Director’s Desk Reference allow professionals to turn theory into immediate practice. The book addresses all the various policy, procedure, and system needs required for becoming an efficient and effective athletic director overseeing a successful athletic program.Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is included with all new print books.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Developing Leadership Style and PhilosophyChapter 2. Governance of the Athletic ProgramChapter 3. Vision, Mission, and GoalsChapter 4. Operational Structure of the Athletic ProgramChapter 5. Office Operations, Finance, and BudgetingChapter 6. Managing a Staff to Accomplish Program GoalsChapter 7. Ethics, Rules Compliance, and Professional ConductChapter 8. Student-Athlete Support ProgramsChapter 9. Sports Medicine and Athletic Training ProgramsChapter 10. Diversity, Inclusion, and NondiscriminationChapter 11. Team AdministrationChapter 12. Event Management and SchedulingChapter 13. Revenue Acquisition and Fund-RaisingChapter 14. Communications, Media Relations, and PromotionsChapter 15. Facilities and Operations
£86.70
Human Kinetics Publishers Applied Sport Management Skills
Book SynopsisThis is the loose-leaf version of Applied Sport Management Skills, Fourth Edition With HKPropel Access, which offers students a less expensive, printed version of the text.Applied Sport Management Skills, Fourth Edition With HKPropel Access, takes a practical approach for teaching students how to become strong leaders and managers in the world of sport. Organized around the central management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, and addressing the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA) Common Professional Component topics and North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) guidelines, the fourth edition has been extensively updated with hundreds of new references and sport examples.The text employs a three-pronged approach for teaching management theory, putting theories into practice, and developing students’ management skills. Timely discussions and case studies address the impacts of COVID-19; Black Lives Matter initiatives; name, image, and likeness rules; women in executive positions; corporate social responsibility; data analytics; and more.While other texts focus on learning about sport management, Applied Sport Management Skills enables students to apply the principles while developing the skills to become effective sport managers. Interactive online learning tools available through HKPropel complement activities found in each chapter: Flash-card activities help students learn key terms. Self-assessments, which ask students to identify their strengths and weaknesses and plan to improve shortcomings, are now assignable, trackable, and automatically scored. Applying the Concepts quizzes, which challenge students to identify management concepts illustrated in various situations, are now trackable and automatically scored. Time-Out features, in which students apply management concepts to their personal sport and work experiences, are now assignable instructor-scored assessments. Case studies are now supplemented by 10-question automatically scored quizzes and include three open-ended discussion questions. Additional assignments available in downloadable documents for students to complete and submit to the instructor further facilitate the application of the concepts presented in the text: Sport Management Professionals @ Work activities provide a cohesive thread to keep students focused on how sport managers use the concepts on the job. Skill-Builder Exercises present real-world scenarios designed to help future managers handle day-to-day situations such as setting priorities, conducting job interviews, handling conflict, and coaching employees. Sports and Social Media Exercises introduce students to the role of social media in managing sport organizations. Students review popular social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn and visit sport websites. Game Plan for Starting a Sport Business features ask students to perform managerial tasks such as developing an organization structure and brainstorming ideas for leading employees. With Applied Sport Management Skills, students will be primed for an exciting career in sport management by gaining a thorough understanding of management theories and developing the acumen to apply them.Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is included with all new print books.Table of ContentsPart I. Introduction to Sport ManagementChapter 1. Managing SportsWhy Study Sport Management?The Sport Industry and Sport ManagementSport Manager’s ResponsibilitiesWhat Does It Take to Be a Successful Manager?What Do Sport Managers Do?How Do Managers Differ?Learning AidsChapter 2. The Sport Industry Environment: Globalization, Ethics, and Social ResponsibilityInternal Environment and Quality in SportExternal EnvironmentConducting Sport Business in a Global EnvironmentEthics in Sport ManagementWhy Good People Use Unethical BehaviorGuides to Ethical Behavior and Managing EthicsSocial Responsibility and SustainabilityLearning AidsPart II. PlanningChapter 3. Creative Problem Solving and Decision MakingAn Overview of Problem Solving and Decision MakingStep 1: Define the Problem or OpportunityStep 2: Set Objectives and CriteriaStep 3: Generate AlternativesStep 4: Select the Most Feasible AlternativeStep 5: Plan and Implement the DecisionStep 6: Control the ResultsLearning AidsChapter 4. Strategic and Operational PlanningAn Overview of Strategic and Operational PlanningStrategic ProcessAnalysis of the EnvironmentSetting of ObjectivesCorporate-Level StrategyBusiness-Level StrategyOperational-Level StrategiesImplementing and Controlling the StrategiesLearning AidsPart III. OrganizingChapter 5. Organizing and Delegating WorkThe Organizing FunctionAuthorityOrganizational DesignJob DesignOrganizing Yourself and Delegating WorkLearning AidsChapter 6. Managing Change, Culture, Innovation, and DiversityManaging ChangeOrganizational CultureInnovation and QualityDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I)Diversity Groups and SportsOrganizational DevelopmentLearning AidsChapter 7. Human Resources ManagementHuman Resources Management Process and DepartmentLegal EnvironmentHuman Resources Planning and Job DesignAttracting EmployeesInterviewingDeveloping EmployeesPerformance AppraisalsRetaining EmployeesLearning AidsPart IV. LeadingChapter 8. Behavior in Organizations: Power, Politics, Conflict, and StressOrganizational Behavior and ThoughtsPersonalityPerceptionAttitude Formation and BehaviorPowerPolitics in the Office and on the FieldManaging ConflictNegotiationCollaboration Conflict SkillsStressLearning AidsChapter 9. Team DevelopmentImportance of Teamwork to PerformanceGroup Performance ModelGroup StructureGroup ProcessStages of Group Development and Leadership StylesGetting to Better MeetingsLearning AidsChapter 10. Communicating for ResultsUnderstanding the Importance of Good CommunicationUsing Organizational CommunicationUsing Interpersonal CommunicationUsing the ChannelsSending MessagesReceiving MessagesResponding to MessagesDealing With Emotions and CriticismLearning AidsChapter 11. Motivating to WinMotivation and PerformanceContent-Based Motivation TheoriesProcess-Based Motivation TheoriesReinforcement TheoryPutting Theory to Work Within the Motivational Process and Motivating YourselfLearning AidsChapter 12. Leading to VictoryLeadershipBehavior of Effective LeadersContemporary Behavioral PerspectivesSituational Leadership Theories and ModelsGetting to Your Personal Style of LeadershipLearning AidsPart V. ControllingChapter 13. Controlling Quality, Financials, Productivity and Managing PeopleQuality and Control SystemsControl ProcessFrequency of ControlsFinancial ControlsManaging PeopleManaging Problem EmployeesProductivityLearning AidsChapter 14. Facilities and Events ManagementSport Facilities and Event ManagementSport Facilities ManagementSport Event ManagementPlanning and Controlling SportsSales Forecasting TechniquesScheduling ToolsTime ManagementLearning AidsAfterword: The Future of Sport ManagementAppendix: Careers in Sport Management
£64.80
Arcler Press Introduction to Management
Book SynopsisManagement involves planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling resources to achieve specific goals and objectives in an efficient and effective manner. This textbook covers the fundamental principles and practices of management. The book explores the history of management, its evolution, and the various theories that have emerged over time. It delves into the functions of management, including planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, and discusses the skills and qualities required for effective management. The book provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the field of management, and serves as an essential resource for students, educators, and practitioners alike.Table of Contents Chapter 1 Management: Nature and Functions Chapter 2 Planning and Decision Making: Design and Implement Strategies to Desired Outcomes Chapter 3 Organizing: Coordinate Employees, Resources, Policies, and Procedures Chapter 4 Authority, Responsibility, and Accountability in Management Chapter 5 Leadership: To Motivate and Inspire Employees Chapter 6 Direction and Supervision: Guidance and Control of Subordinates Chapter 7 Coordination: The Essence of Management Chapter 8 Management Control: Dimensions, Tools, and Techniques
£87.20
Arcler Press Management Theory and Practice
Book SynopsisPeople's needs are the decisive factor in achieving organizational effectiveness, as per the human relations approach to management. This book covers the fundamental principles, theories, and practices of modern management. The book explores various topics such as organizational behavior, strategic planning, leadership, communication, and decision-making. It offers practical insights and case studies to help readers develop their management skills and apply them in real-world scenarios. Whether you are a student, aspiring manager, or experienced executive, this book is an essential resource for mastering the art and science of management.
£92.65
Arcler Education Inc Information Management: Strategies for Gaining a
Book SynopsisManaging information is an essential practice in IT and other industries, and there are several challenges that are to be dealt with in this process. We attempted to explain the basic concepts of computers in managing information systems. The security of the information using various safety layers is mandatory to keep trade secrets within the business realm. The role of project management in the IT industry is explained in simple terms/language. The transformation of businesses from traditional systems into contemporary systems is explained in detail. This book serves as a guide for IT managers and students across disciplines that deal with IT security.Table of Contents IntroductionChapter 1 Introduction to Information Management Chapter 2 Role of Computers in MIS Chapter 3 Strategies in Information Management Chapter 4 Information Security Chapter 5 Project Management in Information Technology Chapter 6 Digital Transformation Chapter 7 MIS for IT Firms
£131.20
CABI Publishing Rethinking Park Protection: Treading the Uncommon
Book SynopsisIn today's society, hidden beliefs can subtly guide the management of parks, such as treating them as natural resources rather than national assets. Resulting management practices often lead to deferred maintenance on park infrastructure, causing inadequate protection from vandalism, poaching, and theft of artefacts. A sad demise, often due to an out-dated belief that parks are non-essential leisure services rather than necessities for a vibrant modern life. This book challenges the reader to examine the core beliefs that created our public parklands, comparing them with the beliefs that guide contemporary park stewardship in an effort to improve the management of parks and reassess their purpose in modern life.Table of ContentsA: Foreword Part I: Growing Parks in the Fields of Belief 1: The Ecology of Belief - It's all in the Connections 2: The Power and Theory of Belief - The Real Limits of Preservation 3: The Ecology, Energy, and Dynamics of Belief 4: Norms, Ethics, and Beliefs in Our Parks 5: Organizational Beliefs - From Visionary to Functionary 6: Beliefs, as Values, Possessions, and Lenses Part II: Ploughing the Fertile Fields of Belief 7: Credibility, Authenticity, Believability, and Park Maintenance 8: Patterns of Thinking - Structures of Believing 9: The Nesting Habits of Beliefs - and the Belief Tree 10: The Symbolism of Beliefs: Signs, Symbols, Icons, and Omens 11: This I Believe - Discovering Your Belief System 12: Belief Bites - Truisms, Metaphors, Aphorisms, and the Wisdom of the Ages 13: Beliefs as Environmental Super Highways and Roadblocks Part III: Exploring the Far-Flung Fields of Belief 14: Belief-Based Science and Research Methods 15: From Beliefs to Science and Back Again 16: The Politics of Belief - Park Wildlife as a Case Study 17: Environmental Beliefs as Spiritual, Sacred, and Religious 18: Toward Environmental Sanity through the Ecology of Belief 19: Parks as Belief - Making Peace with Paradox 20: Afterword: The Human Need Maslow Rejected - The Need to Believe B: Appendix: A Kit of Belief-Based Tools for Interpreting Environmental Issues
£27.88
CABI Publishing Entertainment Management: Towards Best Practice
Book SynopsisFollowing on from The Entertainment Industry: An Introduction, Entertainment Management takes the next step in the development of entertainment as a practice and as an academic subject. Aimed at higher level undergraduates, the book discusses best practices in the entertainment industry, profiling a different discipline per chapter, each one a branch of entertainment that offers employment opportunities within the sector. Fields include marketing, P.R., the media, live events, artist management, arts and culture, consultancy and visitor attractions. The book aims to reflect the knowledge students will need for real world of entertainment management such as technical standards, business management, people management, economic aspects and legal issues. Each chapter discusses the background of the discipline, best practice management principles, issues in the wider environment, case studies of real organisations and future trends.Table of ContentsI: Contributors II: Foreword 1: The Entertainment Industries: A Re-introduction 2: Entertainment Environments 3: Marketing Entertainment 4: Managing Public Relations 5: Mass Media and Entertainment Management 6: Event Planning and Management 7: Management in Entertainment Organizations 8: Human Resources and Artist Management 9: Arts and Cultural Management 10: Responsible Entertainment Management 11: Enterprise, Creativity and Small Business 12: Introduction to Entertainment Law 13: Managing Strategic and Financial Performance 14: Consultancy 15: Visitor Attractions Management III: Afterword: The Future.
£88.92
CABI Publishing Entertainment Management: Towards Best Practice
Book SynopsisFollowing on from The Entertainment Industry: An Introduction, Entertainment Management takes the next step in the development of entertainment as a practice and as an academic subject. Aimed at higher level undergraduates, the book discusses best practices in the entertainment industry, profiling a different discipline per chapter, each one a branch of entertainment that offers employment opportunities within the sector. Fields include marketing, P.R., the media, live events, artist management, arts and culture, consultancy and visitor attractions. The book aims to reflect the knowledge students will need for real world of entertainment management such as technical standards, business management, people management, economic aspects and legal issues. Each chapter discusses the background of the discipline, best practice management principles, issues in the wider environment, case studies of real organisations and future trends.Table of ContentsI: Contributors II: Foreword 1: The Entertainment Industries: A Re-introduction 2: Entertainment Environments 3: Marketing Entertainment 4: Managing Public Relations 5: Mass Media and Entertainment Management 6: Event Planning and Management 7: Management in Entertainment Organizations 8: Human Resources and Artist Management 9: Arts and Cultural Management 10: Responsible Entertainment Management 11: Enterprise, Creativity and Small Business 12: Introduction to Entertainment Law 13: Managing Strategic and Financial Performance 14: Consultancy 15: Visitor Attractions Management III: Afterword: The Future.
£40.47
CABI Publishing Garden Centre Management
Book SynopsisGarden Centre management has professionalised in recent years as garden centres have become more highly developed retail operations. Many students of horticulture are expected to go into retail management and so the topic has increasingly appeared on the further education curriculum. This book is equally targeted at students, garden centre managers and professional courses in garden centre management. It provides a practical approach backed up by management theory. The text covers consumer behaviour, staff management, stock management, marketing and productivity.Table of Contents1: Position 2: Consumer behaviour 3: Customer care 4: Marketing 5: Managing the team 6: Developing staff 7: Managing safety and security 8: Stock management 9: Productivity 10: Future responsibilities
£86.94
CABI Publishing Garden Centre Management
Book SynopsisGarden Centre management has professionalised in recent years as garden centres have become more highly developed retail operations. Many students of horticulture are expected to go into retail management and so the topic has increasingly appeared on the further education curriculum. This book is equally targeted at students, garden centre managers and professional courses in garden centre management. It provides a practical approach backed up by management theory. The text covers consumer behaviour, staff management, stock management, marketing and productivity.Table of Contents1: Position 2: Consumer behaviour 3: Customer care 4: Marketing 5: Managing the team 6: Developing staff 7: Managing safety and security 8: Stock management 9: Productivity 10: Future responsibilities
£42.94
CABI Publishing Service Quality in Leisure, Events, Tourism and
Book SynopsisService quality is at the forefront of how the leisure, events, tourism and sport (LETS) sectors operate. An important consideration for any business, and therefore any student of the subject, this new edition of a successful textbook addresses the key points and principles of managing service quality across the industry sector. Fully updated and enhanced, it: - Covers areas such as the experience economy, capacity management and service culture, as well as methods for measuring quality and satisfaction. - Includes numerous case studies to help students apply classroom-based theory to practice. - Is packed with student-friendly pedagogy and full colour illustrations throughout to enhance the learning experience. Considering the underpinning theory of service quality, this book informs the reader of the practical application of service quality management tools and techniques in an industry with distinctive features and challenges. An invaluable read for students within the LETS sectors, it also provides a useful refresher for practitioners working in the industry.Table of Contents-: Introduction to book Part 1: Understanding the LETS Product 1: The LETS Experience Economy 2: Service Characteristics and the Nature of the LETS Product 3: Service Producers and Consumers: A Multidimensional Interface 4: Quality and Satisfaction Concepts Part 2: Designing and Delivering Quality in the LETS Product 5: Service and Experience Design 6: Capacity Management 7: Service Culture 8: Business Improvement Through the Use of Quality Systems and Models Part 3: Monitoring and Enhancing Quality in the LETS Product 9: Principles of Measuring and Monitoring Service Quality and Satisfaction 10: Measuring and Monitoring Service Quality and Satisfaction 11: Business Improvement Strategy: A Navigation Plan for LETS Professionals
£38.00
CABI Publishing Operations Management in the Travel Industry
Book SynopsisCovering the applied managerial perspective of the travel industry, this book looks at the core disciplines and the application of theory to practice. Considering individual and corporate social responsibility, it teaches effective managerial skills by reviewing legal frameworks, quality management and marketing, financial management, and the management of shareholders and stakeholders. It discusses current trends such as sustainability and governmental emission targets against a background of the needs of a commercial business to innovate and increase profits. A valuable tool for both students and those working in the travel industry, this new edition includes new content, a revised structure and all-new international case studies.Table of Contents-: Introduction - Travel and Operations Management 1: Transport and Logistics Management 2: Business Planning & Strategy 3: Business Development 4: Marketing 5: Human Resources 6: Servicescapes 7: Financial Management 8: Sustainability 9: Travel, Society & Culture 10: Crisis Management and The Future of the Travel Industry 11: Career Development Skills and Strategies in the Travel Industry
£96.88
CABI Publishing Operations Management in the Travel Industry
Book SynopsisCovering the applied managerial perspective of the travel industry, this book looks at the core disciplines and the application of theory to practice. Considering individual and corporate social responsibility, it teaches effective managerial skills by reviewing legal frameworks, quality management and marketing, financial management, and the management of shareholders and stakeholders. It discusses current trends such as sustainability and governmental emission targets against a background of the needs of a commercial business to innovate and increase profits. A valuable tool for both students and those working in the travel industry, this new edition includes new content, a revised structure and all-new international case studies.Table of Contents-: Introduction - Travel and Operations Management 1: Transport and Logistics Management 2: Business Planning & Strategy 3: Business Development 4: Marketing 5: Human Resources 6: Servicescapes 7: Financial Management 8: Sustainability 9: Travel, Society & Culture 10: Crisis Management and The Future of the Travel Industry 11: Career Development Skills and Strategies in the Travel Industry
£40.52
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Management and Creativity
Book SynopsisThis Handbook draws on current research and case studies to consider how managers can become more creative across four aspects of their business: innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership and organization - and does so in an accessible, engaging and user-friendly format.That managers need to be 'more creative' has become something of a mantra, but little has been written about what this actually means and how it might be achieved. The Handbook of Management and Creativity presents a coherent collection of original chapters from leaders in multiple disciplines, combining current research pre-occupations with practical solutions and strategies in the field. Each chapter combines new research, practical examples and tools, case studies, visual aids, and questions for discussion, designed to stimulate debate and reflection in the workplace or in the seminar room.The book is thematically organized, making it easy to navigate for the general reader and allowing managers, university course directors and students to extract readings relevant to their individual requirements. It is suitable for managers across all industries and advanced students of management and creativity, as well as researchers interested in applying creativity research to industry.Contributors include: N. Beech, C. Bilton, R. Bridgstock, S. Cummings, D. Eikhof, D. Grant, G. Greig, E. Gulledge, R. Hall, G. Hearn, L. Heracleous, V. Heywood, C. Jacobs, L. Keung, L. Lim, M. Malle Petty, K. Oakley, D. Oliver, S. Oyama, S. Proctor-Thomson, G. Schiuma, F. Sorensen, C. Steyaert, J. Sundbo, T. Thanem, S. Vaerlander, B. Walker, S. Wilson, Z. ZhuTrade ReviewChris Bilton's and Stephen Cummings' Handbook of Management and Creativity collects some of the very best research on creativity and why and how it matters to companies and their management. It is an important addition to our understanding of the management of creativity and talented and creative people. --- Richard Florida, University of Toronto, Canada, New York University, US and author, Rise of the Creative ClassTable of ContentsContents: 1. A Framework for Creative Management and Managing Creativity Chris Bilton and Stephen Cummings PART I: CREATIVE INNOVATION Introduction to Part I; Creative Innovation Chris Bilton and Stephen Cummings 2. Improvisational Practice and Innovation: Shock, Horror and Confounding Expectations in Film Making Elizabeth Gulledge, Gail Greig and Nic Beech 3. The Curious Case of the Embedded Creative: Creative Cultural Occupations Outside the Creative Industries Greg Hearn and Ruth Bridgstock 4. The Lab is Back – Towards a New Model of Innovation in Services Jon Sundbo and Flemming Sørensen 5. Beyond Western Views of Creativity and Innovation Lorraine Lim and Shinji Oyama PART II: CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP Introduction to PART II: Creative Entrepreneurship Chris Bilton and Stephen Cummings 6. Innovation is not the only thing Stephen Cummings, Margaret Maile Petty and Ben Walker 7. Learning to Fail: Lessons from Happenstance Chris Bilton 8. Good Work: Rethinking Cultural Entrepreneurship Kate Oakley 9. Going all the Way: The Creativity of Entrepreneuring in the Full Monty Chris Steyaert PART III: CREATIVE LEADERSHIP Introduction to Part III: Creative Leadership Chris Bilton and Stephen Cummings 10. Leading for Creativity in Turbulent Times Lucy K Küng 11. Unleashed? Developing Creativity Friendly Leadership Theory Suze Wilson and Sarah Proctor-Thomson 12. Creativity in Leadership Development Richard Hall and David Grant 13. Promoting Ensemble: Creative Leadership in Practice at the Royal Shakespeare Company Vikki Heywood, Chris Bilton and Stephen Cummings PART IV: CREATIVE ORGANISATION Introduction to Part IV: Creative Organisation Chris Bilton and Stephen Cummings 14. Transorganisational Work and Production in the Creative Industries Doris Eikhof 15. Fun-parks or parkour? The ambiguities and paradox of planning pro-creative office design. Torkild Thanem and Sara Winterstorm Värlander 16. Balancing Divergence and Convergence: Stimulating Creativity through Hybrid Thinking David Oliver, Loizos Heracleous, Claus Jacobs 17. Shaping Creative Organization through Arts-Based Interventions Giovanni Schiuma PART V: AROUND THE CREATIVE CYCLE 17. Creative Management in Practice: Bisociation with ‘Timely Balance’ Zhichang Zhu, Chris Bilton and Stephen Cummings
£165.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Business Models for Sustainability
Book SynopsisWith increasing awareness that innovative technology alone is insufficient to make sustainable lifestyles a reality, this book brings into sharp focus the need to create radical new business models. This insightful book provides a theoretically grounded but also realistic account of how the design of business models can be a critical component in the overall transition to sustainability, and one that transcends the usual focus on innovative technology.Weaving together key principles and components for business sustainability, the book highlights five very different pathways to the future for sectors ranging from microbreweries and printing through to clothing, mobility and plastics. Business has only just started the first few tentative steps towards a very different approach to creating and sustaining value, but this book concludes that enormous opportunities will emerge alongside new ways of creating and capturing value.Academics and postgraduate students in the fields of sustainable business, business organizations and industrial ecology will find this book brings a greater understanding of business strategy and structure to the discipline. While traditionally referenced and structured, this academic book is accessibly written with key principles that may also appeal to the consultant community.Contents: Preface 1. Business Models and Sustainability 2. Business Models: A Broad Perspective 3. Examples of Business Model Innovation in General Practice 4. The Principles and Components of Business Models for Sustainability 5. Case Study Sectors for Business Models for Sustainability 6. Conclusions References IndexTrade ReviewBusiness models and sustainability breaks new ground by combining three important insights. First, achieving sustainability requires socio-technical transitions that entail new technologies, production processes, lifestyles, and consumption patterns. Second, firms play crucial roles in mediating between sustainable production and consumption. Third, radical innovations require organizational innovations and new business models. Peter Wells successfully combines these 'big picture' ideas with rich in-depth case studies drawing on years of accumulated expertise. Highly recommended. --Frank W. Geels, University of Manchester, UK and Chairman of the Sustainability Transitions Research NetworkTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Business Models and Sustainability 2. Business Models: A Broad Perspective 3. Examples of Business Model Innovation in General Practice 4. The Principles and Components of Business Models for Sustainability 5. Case Study Sectors for Business Models for Sustainability 6. Conclusions References Index
£87.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Conflict Management Research
Book SynopsisGiven the breadth in the conflict and conflict management literatures, there have been few if any compilations that offered good coverage and quality depth, until now. This work provides both a good and timely review as well as insightful integration and extension of existing conflict research. As we would expect from these authors, the writing is good throughout and the chapters are well-organized, focused and concise. This is good reading that is sure to become a staple for conflict researchers.'- Allen C. Amason, Dean, College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University, US'The Handbook of Conflict Management Research is an important integration of the research literature that has blossomed over the last couple of decades. This volume of spectacular pieces of work will be a critical addition to the library of any serious scholar of conflict.'- Max H. Bazerman, Harvard Kennedy School, USManaging conflict in the workplace is one of the major challenges facing the leaders and managers of modern organizations. This comprehensive Handbook draws together current thoughts and research in conflict management.Specifically, it brings a wealth of knowledge from authorities in the field on emerging issues such as power in conflict, cognition and emotions in conflict, leading conflict from multiple perspectives and cultural orientations, the role of context in conflict and the teaching of conflict management. By enhancing the knowledge base around conflict and conflict management, this Handbook provides guidance to improve human interactions at the individual, dyad, team, organizational and societal levels.Altogether, the Handbook provides a crucial avenue for researchers and practitioners continued engagement in conflict research and management theory.Contributors: N.M. Ashkanasy, O.B. Ayoko, B. Barry, J. Bear, K. Behfar, C. Bendersky, J. Brett, K. Bollen, J. Brett, E.R. Burris, R.R. Callister, N. Chen Yi-feng, D. Conlon, R.E. de Vries, F.R.C. De Wit, S. Einarsen, M. Euwema, A.J. Ferguson, C.M. Fisher, M.J Gelfand, D.E. Gibson, E. Giebels, B. Gray, L.L. Greer, E.Hall, K. Hamilton, J.R. Harrington, A.C. Homan, K.A. Jehn, P.J. Jordan, A.A. Kane, S-H Kim, M.A. Korsgaard, L.M. Leslie, R.J. Lewicki, E.L. Lingo, B.J. Lucas, K.L. McGinn, S. Mohammed, M. Muchiri, P.C. Patel, R.S. Peterson, R.L. Pinkley, R.E. Ployhart, J.T. Polzer, R.A. Posthuma, M. Redeker, E.M. Rehel, F.A. Rink, S. Rispens, J. Sanchez-Burks, P. Satterstrom, J.E. Sawyer, D. Scheepers, M. Schweitzer, D.L. Shapiro, S-I. Shih, J. S. Tan, R. Tesler, D. Tjosvold, S.M.B. Thatcher, L.L. Thompson, G. Todorova, A.C. Troth, E.G. Ufkes, M. Ulrich, K.J.P.M. van Erp, R. Volkema, R. Wei, L.R. Weingart, K.M. Westerlaken, A. WongTrade Review‘Given the breadth in the conflict and conflict management literatures, there have been few if any compilations that offered good coverage and quality depth, until now. This work provides both a good and timely review as well as insightful integration and extension of existing conflict research. As we would expect from these authors, the writing is good throughout and the chapters are well-organized, focused and concise. This is good reading that is sure to become a staple for conflict researchers.’ -- Allen C. Amason, Dean, College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University, US'The Handbook of Conflict Management Research is an important integration of the research literature that has blossomed over the last couple of decades. This volume of spectacular pieces of work will be a critical addition to the library of any serious scholar of conflict.’ -- Max H. Bazerman, Harvard Kennedy School, USTable of ContentsPART I: ON THE NATURE OF CONFLICT 1. Types of Conflict: The History and Future of Conflict Definitions and Typologies Karen A. Jehn 2. Beneficial and Detrimental Effects of Conflict Sonja Rispens 3. Cooperative and Competitive Conflict Management in Organizations Dean Tjosvold, Alfred Wong and Nancy Yi Feng Chen 4. The Emergence of Intragroup Conflict: Variations in Conflict Configurations M. Audrey Korsgaard, Robert E. Ployhart and Michael D. Ulrich 5. Understanding High-stakes Conflicts Ellen Giebels, Elze G. Ufkes and Kim J. P. M. van Erp 6. Identifying Gaps between the Conceptualization of Conflict and its Measurement Corinne Bendersky, Julia Bear, Kristin Behfar, Laurie R. Weingart, Gergana Todorova and Karen A. Jehn PART II: ON THE EFFECTS OF CULTURE AND DIVERSITY 7. Power in Teams: Effects of Team Power Structures on Team Conflict and Team Outcomes. Lindred L. Greer 8. Conflict Cultures: A New Frontier for Conflict Management Research and Practice Michele J. Gelfand, Jesse R. Harrington and Lisa M. Leslie 9. Managing cross-culture conflicts: A close look at the implication of direct versus indirect confrontation Jeanne Brett, Kristin Behfar and Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks 10. National baselines of bullying: A Climato-economic perspective Evert van de Vliert and Ståle Einarsen PART III: CONFLICT WITHIN AND BETWEEN TEAMS 11. The Role of Voice in Managing Conflict Debra L. Shapiro and Ethan Burris 12. Strategies for Developing Trust through Constructive Conflict Resolution in Teams Randall S. Peterson and Amanda J. Ferguson 13. Conflict and Change in Teams: The Innovative Newcomer Challenge Floor A. Rink and Aimee A. Kane 14. Coping with Intragroup Conflict Frank R.C. De Wit, Karen A. Jehn and Daan Scheepers PART IV: THE ROLE OF COGNITION AND EMOTION 15. Team Mental Models and Intragroup Conflict Katherine Hamilton, Shin-I Shih, Rachel Tesler and Susan Mohammed 16. Conflict, Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Regulation at Work Ashlea C. Troth, Peter J. Jordan and Kristie M. Westerlaken 17. Anger at Work: Examining Organizational Anger Norms Impact on Anger Expression Outcomes Ronda R. Callister, Barbara Gray, Donald E. Gibson, Maurice E. Schweitzer and Joo Seng Tan PART V: CONFLICT AND NEGOTIATION 18. Reframing Hierarchical Interactions as Negotiations to Promote Change in Health Care Systems Patricia Satterstrom, Jeffrey T. Polzer and Robert Wei 19. Negotiation Processes as Sources of (And Solutions to) Interorganizational Conflict Elizabeth Long Lingo, Colin M. Fisher and Kathleen L. McGinn 20. Getting Something out of Nothing: Reaping or Resisting the Power of a Phantom BATNA Donald E. Conlon, Robin L. Pinkley and John E. Sawyer 21. Lies, Damn Lies,and Negotiation: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Nature and Consequences of Deception at the Bargaining Table Bruce Barry and Erin M. Rehel PART VI: ON THE ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT 22. Approaches to the study of employee’s territoriality, conflict, emotions and well-being Oluremi B. Ayoko, Neal M. Ashkanasy and Karen A. Jehn 23. Ethics in International Business Negotiations Richard A. Posthuma, Si-Hyun Kim and Roger Volkema 24. Understanding the messy relationship between faultlines and conflict Sherry M.B. Thatcher and Pankaj C. Patel PART VII: CONFLICT AND LEADERSHIP 25. Intragroup Conflict and the Interpersonal Leadership Circumplex: Matching Leadership Behaviors to Conflict Types Astrid C. Homan, Marleen Redeker and Reinout E. de Vries 26. Conflict at multiple levels: Transformational leadership and followers’ cultural orientation Oluremi B. Ayoko and Michael Muchiri PART VIII: LEARNING AND TEACHING CONFLICT MANAGEMENT/NEGOTIATION 27. Negotiator Bandwidth Leigh Thompson, Brian Lucas and Erika Hall 28. Mediating Hierarchical Labour Conflicts: Dynamics and Interventions Katalien Bollen and Martin C. Euwema 29. Teaching Negotiation: The State of the Practice Roy J. Lewicki INDEX
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Chinese Organizational Behavior:
Book SynopsisThis state-of-the-art Handbook encompasses theoretical and empirical research on Chinese organizational behavior over the last two decades of its renaissance, with prominent scholars providing critical reviews of empirical studies in Chinese societies on 14 important topics. This comprehensive Handbook explores limitations and challenges arising from attempts to develop indigenous theories and constructs applicable to Chinese social reality. Key contributors integrate the literature in their topic areas, providing directions for pushing forward the frontiers of research into a more culturally sensitive and powerful representation of Chinese organizational behavior. Areas examined include emotional intelligence, creativity and motivation, leadership, team conflicts, trust, power and business ethics. Experienced practitioner input is included. Scholars interested in research on international business and Chinese work behaviors and their effective management will find much of value in this compilation. Students of management, including organizational behavior, human resource management, strategic management, and international management will also find information and guidance that will prove invaluable as will practitioners who have business connections in China and other Chinese societies. Contributors: S. Aryee, M.H. Bond, P. Cardona, C.C. Chen, N.Y. Chen, X.-P. Chen, Z.X. Chen, F.M.-c. Cheung, M. Chong, W. Fan, R. Fischer, R. Friedman, P.P. Fu, D.N. Henry, S. Hornung, G.-h. Huang, X. Huang, K.-K. Hwang, T.-Y. Kim, S.J. Kulich, J.Y.M. Lai, C.K. Lam, L.W. Lam, D.C.-s. Lau, C. Lee, Y.-t. Lee, K. Leung, W. Li, W. Liu, V.M.-C. Lun, I. Ng, S.B.C. Ng, K. Peng, D.M. Rousseau, Y.F. Shang, P.B. Smith, L.J. Song, D. Tjosvold, A.S. Tsui, S.S. Wen, A. Wong, C.-S. Wong, J. Wu, M. Wu, J. Wuttke, E. Xu, J. Yao, H.H. Zhao, J. ZhouTrade ReviewI was once approached by a colleague with the question, 'You're an expert on China, right?' My reply was, 'No, I don't think anyone is an expert on China'. This book is essential study for those travelling in that direction. --Romie Frederik Littrell, Journal of International BusinessThe book serves us by collecting and examining an enormous amount of organizational studies that address management, leadership, organizational development and psychology. . . Bravo to the ground staff for the enormous amount of preparatory work and guidance they have provided in this volume, enabling and encouraging us to launch out on new explorations. --George Simons, Dialogin[T]he Handbook of Chinese Organizational Behavior, edited by Xu Huang and Michael Harris Bond, is among the best books on Chinese organizational behavior that I have read in recent years. It is a timely book, filling the huge gap between management practice and research in Chinese societies. --Danny Wedding, PsycCritiquesTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Why We Need this Edited Book Now! Xu Huang and Michael Harris Bond PART II: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES 2. Theorizing about Chinese Organizational Behavior: The Role of Cultural and Social Forces Kwok Leung 3. Contextualizing Research in a Modernizing China Anne S. Tsui 4. Locating Chinese Work Behavior in a Global Perspective Ronald Fischer 5. A Practitioner’s Perspective on Organizational Behavior in China Joerg Wuttke PART III: ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR RESEARCH IN THE CHINESE CONTEXT 6. Chinese Emotional Intelligence Chi-Sum Wong and Kelly Peng 7. Dirty Work in Chinese Societies Jennifer Y.M. Lai and Long W. Lam 8. Managing Social Comparison Processes Among Chinese Employees Catherine K. Lam and Xi Huang 9. Understanding Creativity and Innovation in Chinese Organizations Lynda Jiwen Song, Junfeng Wu and Jing Zhou 10. Abusive Supervision in Chinese Work Settings Serene Boon Ching Ng, Zhen Xiong Chen and Samuel Aryee 11. The Romance of Motivational Leadership: How do Chinese Leaders Motivate Employees? Xu Huang 12. Theory of Cooperation and Competition in Chinese Societies: Accomplishments and Challenges Dean Tjosvold, Alfred Wong, Nancy Yifeng Chen and Wendong Li 13. Building Teams in Chinese Organizations Isabel Ng, Yih-teen Lee and Pablo Cardona 14. Ostracism, Chinese Style Erica Xu and Xu Huang 15. Managing Conflicts in Chinese Societies Wu Liu and Ray Friedman 16. Enhancing Trust in Chinese Organizations Shan Shan Wen, Dora Chi-sun Lau and Long W. Lam 17. Forming and Reacting to Judgments of Organizational Justice by Chinese Employees Tae-Yeol Kim 18. Psychological Contracts of Chinese Employees Severin Hornung and Denise M. Rousseau 19. Job Insecurity in the Chinese Context: A Critical Review Guo-hua Huang, Helen Hailin Zhao and Cynthia Lee PART IV: INDIGENOUS CHINESE WORK BEHAVIORS 20. Chinese Personality and Vocational Behavior Fanny Mui-ching Cheung, Weiqiao Fan and Jingdan Yao 21. Chinese Work Values and Ethics in Organizational Contexts Steve J. Kulich and David N. Henry 22. Chinese Guanxi: The Good, the Bad and the Controversial Xiao-Ping Chen and Chao C. Chen 23. Relational Power in the Chinese Context Yu Fan Shang, Ping Ping Fu and Melody Chong 24. Paternalistic Leadership: From Here to Where? Min Wu and Erica Xu 25. Harmonizing Conflicting Views about Harmony in Chinese Culture Vivian Miu-Chi Lun 26. Social Exchange and Face Dynamism in Confucian Society Kwang-Kuo Hwang 27. Chinese Management Theories: Indigenous Insights or Lessons for the Wider World? Peter B. Smith PART V: CONCLUSION 28. There is Nothing More American than Research on Chinese Organizational Behavior: Into a More Culturally Sensitive Future Xu Huang and Michael Harris Bond Index
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Emerald Publishing Limited West Meets East: Toward Methodological Exchange
Book SynopsisThis book series' mission is to provide a forum for critique, commentary and discussion about key methodology issues in the strategic management field. Strategic management relies on an array of complex methods drawn from various allied disciplines to examine how managers attempt to lead their firms toward success. The seventh volume of the series is built around the theme of "West Meets East: Toward Methodological Exchange". Within this overarching theme, this volume consists of two parts. The first is "Developing Quantitative Techniques" and the second is ""Exploring Mixed Research Methods". With authors from an array of country backgrounds, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Russia, Singapore, the UK and the US, this volume will help promote methodological exchange between the West and the East.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Introduction: West Meets East: Toward Methodological Exchange. Using Baseline Models to Improve Theories about Emerging Markets. Strategic Management Research in Emerging Economies: A Lens Model Perspective. Item Response Theory and Construct Measurement in Emerging Markets. Multilevel Modeling for International Management Research. When West Meets East: Methods of Assessing Group Variation in Comparative Emerging Markets Research. Measuring “West Meets East” in Strategic Management Research Using Cultural Consensus Model and Cultural Mixture Model Analyses. Emerging Market Research Opportunities with Agent-Based Simulations. Non-Response in Cross-Cultural Surveys: Reflections on Telephone Survey Interviews with Chinese Managers. Making Strategic Management Research Relevant to Emerging Market Countries. MultiTheoretical Analysis in Organizational and Strategic Configurational Changes: Using Mixed Methods with Multilevel Rules for Innovation. Exploring Different Accounts: Depth Interviews Versus Self-Administered Questionnaires in Strategy and Management Research. West Meets East: Toward Methodological Exchange. Research Methodology in Strategy and Management. Research Methodology in Strategy and Management. Copyright page.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Women in STEM Careers: International Perspectives
Book SynopsisAdopting an international perspective, this book draws on current research from the United States, Australia and Europe to examine women's participation, advancement and leadership in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields.The book explores the nature of STEM careers across industry and academia, and presents the latest thinking on successful individual, organizational and educational initiatives related to women in STEM. Along with a select group of international contributors, Diana Bilimoria and Linley Lord provide a fresh perspective, based on success stories and successful initiatives, augmenting contemporary perspectives on the barriers and issues that women in STEM careers continue to face.Women in STEM Careers is a positive and insightful outlook on gender relations, which will be an invaluable resource for scholars, practitioners and policy-makers in organizations, human resources, academia, and government, as well as for women aspiring to or presently working in STEM fields.Contributors: M. Ayre, D. Bilimoria, I.L. Bleijenbergh, D. Bonner, K. Buse, E.L. Cadwalader, W.H. Chang, C. Figueiredo, M. Fitzpatrick, N.A. Fouad, J. Gill, J.M. Herbers, C. Herschberg, C. Holgersson, P. Höök, X. Liang, L. Lord, S. Male, M. Marinelli, J. Mills, M. Nowak, A.B. Popejoy, R. Singh, L. Stobbe, M. van den Brink, M.L. van Engen, C.J. Vinkenburg, A. WahlTrade Review'The debate on women in, or rather not sufficiently in, STEM including at senior levels within and across the Commonwealth and beyond continues to gather pace with increasing impatience. In an effort to move away from the usual negative approach of studying why women leave STEM areas, Diana Bilimoria from the US and Linley Lord from Australia along with their international contributors focus on a number of research studies across the US, Australia and Europe that examine why women stay and what organisations and broader societal practices are doing to encourage women's career development. Published by UK independent publisher, Edward Elgar, this solutions-based book is the standout text on a standout topic. It also highlights the value of comparative international policy-relevant research on women s economic empowerment across several Commonwealth countries and contexts.' --Judges' comments - Commonwealth Businesswomen Awards Publication of the Year'In an effort to move away from the usual negative approach of studying why women leave STEM areas, Bilimoria and Lord focus on a number of research studies across the United States, Australia and Europe that examine why women stay and what organizations and broader societal practices are doing to encourage women's career development. This exciting new volume has much to offer both academic researchers and practitioners in the field.' --Susan Vinnicombe OBE, Cranfield University, UK'Science and technology have become major contributors to our advancement and economic progress. But although more women than men now graduate from universities, women continue to face challenges in STEM fields such as engineering, mining, and university STEM teaching and research. Though progress is slowly being made, much more needs to be done. Diana Bilimoria and Linley Lord, along with their international contributors, address these concerns using theory and research evidence along with offering solutions. Organizational managers and government administrators interested in increasing women's participation and advancement in STEM disciplines need to examine this collection' --Ronald J. Burke, York University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: PART I: WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES IN STEM CAREERS 1. An Introduction to Women in STEM Careers: International Perspectives on Increasing Workforce Participation, Advancement and Leadership Diana Bilimoria, Linley Lord and Melissa Marinelli 2. Women Persisting in the Engineering Profession: The Role of the Ideal Self and Engagement Kathleen Buse and Diana Bilimoria 3. To Stay or to Leave: Factors that Differentiate Women Currently Working in Engineering from Those Who Left the Profession Romila Singh, Nadya A Fouad, Mary Fitzpatrick, Catia Figueiredo, Wen Hsin Chang 4. Deciding to Stay or Go: Understanding the Career Intentions of Women in the Australian Mining Industry Margaret Nowak, Melissa Marinelli, Linley Lord and Dede Bonner 5. Family Issues for Women Engineers Mary Ayre, Julie Mills and Judith Gill 6. Onwards and Upwards: Insights from Women Managers and Leaders in Engineering Melissa Marinelli and Linley Lord PART II: ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVES ADVANCING WOMEN IN STEM CAREERS 7. Women as Power Resources: Putting Theory into Practice Charlotte Holgersson, Pia Höök and Anna Wahl 8. Effective Practices to Increase Women’s Participation, Advancement and Leadership in US Academic STEM Diana Bilimoria and Xiangfen Liang 9. Professional Societies and Gender Equity in STEM Erin L. Cadwalader, Joan M. Herbers, and Alice B. Popejoy PART III: PRAXIS—CHANGING EXTANT DISCOURSE AND PRACTICE ABOUT WOMEN IN STEM CAREERS 10. Gender Equality Interventions in the STEM Fields: Perceptions, Successes and Dilemmas Marieke van den Brink and Lineke Stobbe 11. Dare to Care: Negotiating Organizational Norms on Combining Career and Care in an Engineering Faculty Channah Herschberg, Claartje J. Vinkenburg, Inge L. Bleijenbergh, and Marloes L. van Engen 12 ‘Engineering is Gendered’ is a Threshold Concept Sally Male Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Mastering the Ethical Dimension of Organizations:
Book SynopsisDonna Ladkin gives us an entirely novel and creative approach to thinking about, and importantly, doing and teaching ethics. The book is practice-based in the best sense of the word, using meditation and other attention techniques to enhance awareness, inquiry, and ultimately ethical insight at the personal and organizational levels. It is accessible to students at all levels of learning, with exercises that will generate personal insights. At the same time, it is grounded in a wide range of sources, both philosophical and managerial, that enhance the credibility of its approach. This book will enhance the ethics and the lives of people who read it and practice its approaches.'- Sandra Waddock, Boston College Carroll School of Management, US'This book guides students and practitioners through the building blocks of ethical practice. It provides readers with an opportunity to reflect on their beliefs and develop skills they need to competently resolve the thorny ethical problems of organizational life. Ladkin grounds her discussion in virtue ethics and the ethics of care but never lets the philosophic theories weigh it down. The book offers an intellectually sound, friendly, and helpful take on the practice of organizational ethics.'- Joanne B. Ciulla, University of Richmond, USWith the use of exercises, reflective prompts and case studies, Mastering the Ethical Dimension of Organizations offers a practice-based approach to developing the skills critical to responding ethically to organizational dilemmas.Starting from the premise that ethical issues within organizations rarely come 'packaged', this book encourages an understanding of ethics beyond organizational compliance systems or codes of conduct. Instead, it argues that our ability to respond ethically requires ethical perception, moral imagination and discernment akin to aesthetic judgement; capabilities it fosters through a clear, programmed approach.Engagingly and accessibly written by a leading communicator in the field, this book will be essential for postgraduate students of business, management or leadership. Human resource management professionals, corporate responsibility managers and those in other organizational roles will also find this to be an insightful resource.Trade Review‘Unusual and inviting critical self-reflection. . . a valuable resource’ Karen S. Moser, Category Chair, CMI Management Book of the Year‘Deals with the topic in creative and engaging ways.’ -- Suth Sacks, Category Judge, CMI Management Book of the YearDonna Ladkin gives us an entirely novel and creative approach to thinking about, and importantly, doing and teaching ethics. The book is practice-based in the best sense of the word, using meditation and other attention techniques to enhance awareness, inquiry, and ultimately ethical insight at the personal and organizational levels. It is accessible to students at all levels of learning, with exercises that will generate personal insights. At the same time, it is grounded in a wide range of sources, both philosophical and managerial, that enhance the credibility of its approach. This book will enhance the ethics and the lives of people who read it and practice its approaches.’ -- Sandra Waddock, Boston College, Carroll School of Management, US‘This book guides students and practitioners through the building blocks of ethical practice. It provides readers with an opportunity to reflect on their beliefs and develop skills they need to competently resolve the thorny ethical problems of organizational life. Ladkin grounds her discussion in virtue ethics and the ethics of care but never lets the philosophic theories weigh it down. The book offers an intellectually sound, friendly, and helpful take on the practice of organizational ethics.’ -- Joanne B. Ciulla, University of Richmond, USTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Dedication 1. Groundings 2. Paying Attention 3. Asking Artful Questions 4. Developing Moral Perception 5. Developing Moral Imagination 6. Building Blocks for Ethical Action 7. Taking Ethical Action 8. Navigating Organizational Systems Ethically 9. Ethics Beyond the Organization: Stakeholders and Intercultural Contexts 10. Continuing the Journey Towards Ethical Mastery Glossary Index
£94.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Mastering the Ethical Dimension of Organizations:
Book SynopsisDonna Ladkin gives us an entirely novel and creative approach to thinking about, and importantly, doing and teaching ethics. The book is practice-based in the best sense of the word, using meditation and other attention techniques to enhance awareness, inquiry, and ultimately ethical insight at the personal and organizational levels. It is accessible to students at all levels of learning, with exercises that will generate personal insights. At the same time, it is grounded in a wide range of sources, both philosophical and managerial, that enhance the credibility of its approach. This book will enhance the ethics and the lives of people who read it and practice its approaches.'- Sandra Waddock, Boston College Carroll School of Management, US'This book guides students and practitioners through the building blocks of ethical practice. It provides readers with an opportunity to reflect on their beliefs and develop skills they need to competently resolve the thorny ethical problems of organizational life. Ladkin grounds her discussion in virtue ethics and the ethics of care but never lets the philosophic theories weigh it down. The book offers an intellectually sound, friendly, and helpful take on the practice of organizational ethics.'- Joanne B. Ciulla, University of Richmond, USWith the use of exercises, reflective prompts and case studies, Mastering the Ethical Dimension of Organizations offers a practice-based approach to developing the skills critical to responding ethically to organizational dilemmas.Starting from the premise that ethical issues within organizations rarely come 'packaged', this book encourages an understanding of ethics beyond organizational compliance systems or codes of conduct. Instead, it argues that our ability to respond ethically requires ethical perception, moral imagination and discernment akin to aesthetic judgement; capabilities it fosters through a clear, programmed approach.Engagingly and accessibly written by a leading communicator in the field, this book will be essential for postgraduate students of business, management or leadership. Human resource management professionals, corporate responsibility managers and those in other organizational roles will also find this to be an insightful resource.Trade Review‘Unusual and inviting critical self-reflection. . . a valuable resource’ Karen S. Moser, Category Chair, CMI Management Book of the Year‘Deals with the topic in creative and engaging ways.’ -- Suth Sacks, Category Judge, CMI Management Book of the YearDonna Ladkin gives us an entirely novel and creative approach to thinking about, and importantly, doing and teaching ethics. The book is practice-based in the best sense of the word, using meditation and other attention techniques to enhance awareness, inquiry, and ultimately ethical insight at the personal and organizational levels. It is accessible to students at all levels of learning, with exercises that will generate personal insights. At the same time, it is grounded in a wide range of sources, both philosophical and managerial, that enhance the credibility of its approach. This book will enhance the ethics and the lives of people who read it and practice its approaches.’ -- Sandra Waddock, Boston College, Carroll School of Management, US‘This book guides students and practitioners through the building blocks of ethical practice. It provides readers with an opportunity to reflect on their beliefs and develop skills they need to competently resolve the thorny ethical problems of organizational life. Ladkin grounds her discussion in virtue ethics and the ethics of care but never lets the philosophic theories weigh it down. The book offers an intellectually sound, friendly, and helpful take on the practice of organizational ethics.’ -- Joanne B. Ciulla, University of Richmond, USTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Dedication 1. Groundings 2. Paying Attention 3. Asking Artful Questions 4. Developing Moral Perception 5. Developing Moral Imagination 6. Building Blocks for Ethical Action 7. Taking Ethical Action 8. Navigating Organizational Systems Ethically 9. Ethics Beyond the Organization: Stakeholders and Intercultural Contexts 10. Continuing the Journey Towards Ethical Mastery Glossary Index
£41.75
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Women in International
Book SynopsisResearch Handbook on Women in International Management is a welcome addition to the literature on international management, and a must-read for any scholar, from any country, seeking to develop theory and/or research in this field. The book is remarkable for its diversity, covering past, present and future, every region of the world, and many different types of international experience, and family circumstance. Thorough and thought-provoking.'- Kerr Inkson, The University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand and co-author, with Yvonne McNulty, of Managing Expatriates'This book provides a competent coverage of the key issues confronting women in international management. It offers a balanced view of the challenges women in many parts of the world face and the reasons why such challenges exist. It is timely and valuable contribution to the current debates in the international HRM literature.'- Dana Minbaeva, Copenhagen Business School, DenmarkThe Research Handbook on Women in International Management is a carefully designed collection of contributions that provides a thorough and nuanced discussion of how women engage in international management. It also offers important insights into emerging and new areas of research warranting future consideration.The Handbook commences by reviewing the history of the literature, from the development of the discipline through the current state of research, and progresses into examinations of how socio-cultural and organizational issues affect women, with reference to work/life issues and family. Matters affecting women in international management and work in diverse areas of the globe are then examined, including the Arab Middle East, East Asia, South America, and Western and Central Europe. Next, themes including self-initiated expatriation, women in non-traditional families, and women in the mining industry are explored. The Handbook concludes with a few explicitly reflective chapters by academics working within the field.Contributors: M. Baker, F.L. Cooke, M. Cowling, L. DeVriese, C. Dickie, N. Doherty, I. Fischlmayr, E.C. Harrison, K. Hutchings, I. Kollinger-Santer, P. Lirio, R. McGourty, S. McKenna, Y. McNulty, B. Metcalfe, S. Michailova, M. Moeller, B. Nagy, N. Napier, H. Primecz, J. Richardson, S. Shortland, L. Stroh, P. Tharenou, K. Thorn, J. TienariTrade Review‘Research Handbook on Women in International Management is a welcome addition to the literature on international management, and a must-read for any scholar, from any country, seeking to develop theory and/or research in this field. The book is remarkable for its diversity, covering past, present and future, every region of the world, and many different types of international experience, and family circumstance. Thorough and thought-provoking.’ -- Kerr Inkson, The University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand and co-author, with Yvonne McNulty, of Managing Expatriates‘This book provides a competent coverage of the key issues confronting women in international management. It offers a balanced view of the challenges women in many parts of the world face and the reasons why such challenges exist. It is timely and valuable contribution to the current debates in the international HRM literature.’ -- Dana Minbaeva, Copenhagen Business School, DenmarkTable of ContentsContents: Foreword PART I: REVIEWING THE HISTORY OF WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND THE CURRENT STATE OF PLAY 1. Women in International Management: Reviewing Past Trends and Identifying Emerging and Future Issues Kate Hutchings and Snejina Michailova 2. Women Expatriates: A Research History Susan Shortland PART II: ORGANISATIONAL AND SOCIO-CULTURAL ISSUES FOR WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT 3. Female Frequent Flyers: How Women Traveling Internationally Handle their Work/life Balance Iris Fischlmayr and Iris Kollinger-Santer 4. Women Gen X Global Managers Striving for Work/life Balance Pamela Lirio 5. Career and Family Expectations of Women in International Management: A View Across Generations Miriam Moeller, Nancy Napier and Rebekah McGourty PART III: WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT IN DIVERSE REGIONS OF THE GLOBE 6. Global Platforms, Local Politics: Arab Women in Transnational Organizations Leila DeVriese 7. Women Expatriates from East Asia Fang Lee Cooke 8. Where are the Voices from South America? Argentine, Brazilian, and Chilean Women in International Management Edelweiss Harrison 9. Differences in Working Hours of European High Status Men and Women: Causes and Consequences Marc Cowling and Linda Stroh 10. Hard Choices: Hungarian Female Managers Abroad Beata Nagy and Henriett Primecz PART IV: WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT – ISSUES MORE RECENTLY EXPLORED IN THE LITERATURE 11. Self-initiated Expatriation through a Gendered Lens Noeleen Doherty and Kaye Thorn 12. Self-initiated Expatriation by Women: Does it Help to Overcome the Glass Ceiling? Phyllis Tharenou 13. Women as Female Breadwinners in Non-traditional Expatriate Families: Status-reversal Marriages, Single Parents, Split Families, and Lesbian Partnerships Yvonne McNulty 14. They Always Look at You a Bit Oddly: Women Developing Career Capital through International Mobility in the Mining Industry Julia Richardson, Steve McKenna and Carolyn Dickie PART V: RESEARCHING WOMEN AND WOMEN AS RESEARCHERS 15. Representation as Scholars and Representing the Researched: The Gendered Position of UK and Australian Women Academics Researching Women in Management Internationally Beverly Metcalfe and Kate Hutchings 16. Reducing the Academic Gender Gap? Institutional Support for Women’s University Careers in the Liberal States Maureen Baker 17. No Gender, Please, We’re International Management Scholars! Janne Tienari
£177.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Managing Global Organizations: A Cultural
Book SynopsisAs its title implies, this book by three distinguished scholars puts a cultural perspective at the front and center of issues relating to current approaches to managing complex organizations. It does this by covering the most recent relevant findings by researchers from around the world and, most importantly, interpreting those findings in ways that provide useful guidelines and approaches for those in positions of organizational responsibility. For anyone studying or practicing management in challenging global-oriented contexts this volume is essential - and highly interesting - reading.'- Lyman W. Porter, University of California, Irvine, US'This book is a tour-de-force and a must-read for any scholar and practitioner who is interested in managing global organizations. From such topics as how to motivate, reward, lead, manage conflict, and structure work in different cultural contexts, the authors provide critical insights into how culture shapes all aspects of organizational behavior and a compelling vision of the future that awaits multinational and global organizations. Bravo to the authors for providing the field with a gold mine of information on managing organizations across cultures!'- Michele Joy Gelfand, University of Maryland, College Park, US'This book represents the very best of academic as well as field intensive thinking about cultural and global issues in organizations. While many people have focused on cultural and global issues in the past several decades, the field has largely lacked a systematic review and analysis of these issues in specific contexts. What Bhagat, Triandis and McDevitt offer the reader is a wonderfully comprehensive analysis of key issues of culture in organizations. This is absolutely a must reading for every serious scholar of global organizations.'- Chris Earley, Purdue University, USThe globalization of business is a reality that confronts organizations of all sizes from different nations and cultures. This book serves as a comprehensive guide for understanding the nature of cultural variations that affect important aspects of organizational behavior.The authors expertly cover all of the relevant functions that managers are concerned with in the process of managing global organizations. Various research-based theories and findings are discussed to explain the significance of cultural variations in these phenomena. Readers will gain a clear perspective on how cultural variations have the potential to affect organizational functioning and effectiveness across national borders.A mastery of the fundamental concepts and issues covered in this book will enable future managers of multinational and global corporations to become more effective in dealing with people in different countries and enhance organizational effectiveness on an ongoing basis. Scholars and students will also find this book a path-breaking resource for understanding this important topic.Trade Review‘. . . Anyone interested in managing on a global scale will find this important, offering insights on everything from structuring work under different cultural norms to rewards, organizational behavior practices, and more. All functions managers need to know are discussed in relation to managing global organizations, with numerous theories and findings exploring cultural variations and how they can affect a company’s pursuits around the world. In-depth discussions make this a ‘must’ for any college-level business reference collection; particularly those focusing on global business strategies.’‘. . . Anyone interested in managing on a global scale will find this important, offering insights on everything from structuring work under different cultural norms to rewards, organizational behavior practices, and more. All functions managers need to know are discussed in relation to managing global organizations, with numerous theories and findings exploring cultural variations and how they can affect a company’s pursuits around the world. In-depth discussions make this a ‘must’ for any college-level business reference collection; particularly those focusing on global business strategies.’‘. . . Anyone interested in managing on a global scale will find this important, offering insights on everything from structuring work under different cultural norms to rewards, organizational behavior practices, and more. All functions managers need to know are discussed in relation to managing global organizations, with numerous theories and findings exploring cultural variations and how they can affect a company’s pursuits around the world. In-depth discussions make this a ‘must’ for any college-level business reference collection; particularly those focusing on global business strategies.’ -- The Midwest Book Review‘As its title implies, this book by three distinguished scholars puts a cultural perspective at the front and center of issues relating to current approaches to managing complex organizations. It does this by covering the most recent relevant findings by researchers from around the world and, most importantly, interpreting those findings in ways that provide useful guidelines and approaches for those in positions of organizational responsibility. For anyone studying or practicing management in challenging global-oriented contexts this volume is essential - and highly interesting - reading.’ -- Lyman W. Porter, University of California, Irvine, US‘This book is a tour-de-force and a must-read for any scholar and practitioner who is interested in managing global organizations. From such topics as how to motivate, reward, lead, manage conflict, and structure work in different cultural contexts, the authors provide critical insights into how culture shapes all aspects of organizational behavior and a compelling vision of the future that awaits multinational and global organizations. Bravo to the authors for providing the field with a gold mine of information on managing organizations across cultures!’ -- Michele Joy Gelfand, University of Maryland, College Park, US‘This book represents the very best of academic as well as field intensive thinking about cultural and global issues in organizations. While many people have focused on cultural and global issues in the past several decades, the field has largely lacked a systematic review and analysis of these issues in specific contexts. What Bhagat, Triandis and McDevitt offer the reader is a wonderfully comprehensive analysis of key issues of culture in organizations. This is absolutely a “must” reading for every serious scholar of global organizations.’ -- Chris Earley, Purdue University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Preface 1. Introduction to Managing the Global Organization 2. Culture and Cultural Frameworks 3. Culture and Globalization 4. Cultural Variations in Communications 5. Cultural Variations in Negotiation, Conflict Management, and Decision-making 6. Cultural Variations in Work Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Organizational Commitment 7. Cultural Variations, Work, and Organizational Stress and Coping 8. Cultural Variations in Group Process and Work Teams 9. Cultural Variations and Leadership 10. Cultural Variations and Organizational Design 11. Cultural Variations in Technology Transfer and Knowledge Management (written in collaboration with Ian McDevitt) 12. Cultural Variations in International Human Resources Management 13. Emergent Issues in Managing the Global Organization 14. Managing the Global Organization in a Cross-Cultural Perspective: The Future Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Research on International Strategic
Book SynopsisThe Handbook provides an impressive state-of-the-art overview of the international strategic management field as an area of scholarly inquiry. The great strength of the work is the thoughtfulness of the messages conveyed by the expert team of authors. The implications for future international strategy research and for international management practice are profound and will influence the next generation of scholars in international strategy as well as senior level managers. Corporate executives will continue to operate in a world that is far from flat and will use this volume as a reliable compass, in the form of powerful conceptual frameworks, to navigate uncharted territory in the global economy. The Handbook presents a collection of 24 original research papers that should serve international strategy scholars and reflective MNE managers alike. Contributors: L. Allen-Ford, C.G. Asmussen, G.R.G. Benito, J. Birkinshaw, P. Brugman, P. Buckley, J.P. Doh, A. Eapen, W.G. Egelhoff, T. Galvin, A.S. Gaur, N. Greidanus, B. Grogaard, B.L. Kedia, A. Kolk, R. Krishnan, J. Li, Y. Li, S.M. Lundan, H. Merchant, D. Mukherjee, R. Narula, N.G. Noorderhaven, J. Oetzel, L. Oxelheim, B. Petersen, J. Pinkse, S. Prashantham, T. Randoy, M. Rivera-Santos, C. Rufin, A.M. Rugman, G.D. Santangelo, D. Singh, A. Stonehill, D. Szyliowicz, R.L. Tung, A. Verbeke, L.S. Welch, J. Wolf, H.E. Yildiz, L. Zander, U. ZanderTrade Review’Verbeke and Merchant have assembled a remarkable collection of brand new essays by the who's-who of international business. It will become a standard reference for both junior and senior scholars working in this increasingly important area.’ - Ravi Ramamurtim, Northeastern University, US ’Leading thinkers about the multinational enterprise offer both concise syntheses and critical reflections of the state of the art on international strategic management research. They in particular highlight the potential of internalization theory as a central paradigm for the field, and critically examine pertinent issues such as the complex notion of distance in international business. Refreshingly, they do not shy away from naming flaws in recent work, while offering avenues to improve the quality and impact of future research.’ - Klaus Meyer, University of Bath, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Alain Verbeke and Hemant Merchant PART I: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT 1. Twenty Key Hypotheses that Make Internalization Theory the General Theory of International Strategic Management Birgitte Grøgaard and Alain Verbeke 2. The End of the Opportunism versus Trust Debate: Bounded Reliability as a New Envelope Concept in Research on MNE Governance Alain Verbeke and Nathan Greidanus 3. The New Eclectic Paradigm and International Business Strategy Sarianna M. Lundan 4. The Multinational Enterprise as a Global Factory Peter Buckley 5. Dynamics of Foreign Operation Modes and their Combinations: Insights for International Strategic Management Gabriel R.G. Benito, Bent Petersen and Lawrence S. Welch 6. Triple Testing the Quality of Multinationality–Performance Research Alain Verbeke and Paul Brugman PART II: STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITIES IN INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT 7. New Ideas about Organizational Design for Modern MNEs William G. Egelhoff and Joachim Wolf 8. Initiative in Multinational Subsidiaries Julian Birkinshaw and Shameen Prashantham 9. Collaboration Across Borders: Benefits to Firms in an Emerging Economy Rekha Krishnan, Niels G. Noorderhaven and Alex Eapen 10. Joint Venture Configurations in Big Emerging Markets Hemant Merchant 11. Building Competitive Advantage in International Acquisitions: Grey Box Conditions, Culture, Status and Meritocracy Udo Zander, Lena Zander and H. Emre Yildiz 12. What Can International Finance Add to International Strategy? Lars Oxelheim, Trond Randøy and Arthur Stonehill PART III: THE IMPLICATIONS OF DISTANCE FOR INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY 13. A New Perspective on the Regional and Global Strategies of Multinational Services Firms Alan M. Rugman and Alain Verbeke 14. Foundations of Regional versus Global Strategies of MNEs Christian Geisler Asmussen 15. New Insights on the Role of Location Advantages in International Innovation Rajneesh Narula and Grazia D. Santangelo 16. The Tenuous Link between Cultural Distance and International Strategy: Navigating the Assumptions of Cross-Cultural Research Hemant Merchant, Rosalie L. Tung and Alain Verbeke 17. Institutional Distance and International Strategy Deeksha Singh and Ajai S. Gaur 18. Real Options Theory and International Investment Strategy: Past, Present and Future Jing Li, Yong Li and Alan M. Rugman PART IV: NEW TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT 19. Management Research on Emerging Markets: Existing Trends and Future Opportunities Hemant Merchant and Lori Allen-Ford 20. Institutions and International Entrepreneurship Dara Szyliowicz and Tiffany Galvin 21. Offshoring and MNC Strategy Debmalya Mukherjee and Ben L. Kedia 22. Bottom-of-the-Pyramid Strategies and Networks Miguel Rivera-Santos and Carlos Rufín 23. Reconceptualizing the MNE–Development Relationship: The Role of Complementary Resources Jonathan P. Doh and Jennifer Oetzel 24. Multinational Enterprises and Climate Change Strategies Ans Kolk and Jonatan Pinkse Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd CSR as a Management Idea: Ethics in Action
Book SynopsisThere is much written about management fashion and about corporate social responsibility (CSR), but nothing which combines the two. This volume provides unique insight into both CSR and the travels of management ideas. It gets to the detail of CSR in practice, its institutions and actors in different contexts, and shows how it can be better understood with the broader lens of 'CSR as a management idea'. Both those with interests in CSR and in management ideas will benefit from this collection.'- Andrew Sturdy, University of Bristol, UKCSR (corporate social responsibility) has become a widely diffused concept in the business world. This book explores CSR as a management idea, that is, as a tool for organizational reform. It shows that CSR has much in common with other popular management ideas such as lean production, total-quality-management, just-in-time, business-process-reengineering and six sigma, but there are also significant differences.The book demonstrates how CSR standards are set and spread in the business community, but also what happens when CSR reaches management and is implemented and used in daily operations. The results represent a significant contribution to the literature on CSR by generalizing the concept and its operationalization. Moreover, the book contributes to organizational literature by highlighting important differences between popular management ideas and how they affect organizations.CSR as a Management Idea will prove invaluable to researchers and practitioners with an insight in the subject of CSR and business management. Students of more advanced courses in management and business ethics will also find plenty of innovative information from this important study.Contributors: M. Ardenfors, T. Borglund, N. Egels-Zandén, M. Frostenson, S. Furusten, M. Jutterström, M. Kallifatides, P. Norberg, S. Walter, A. WerrTrade Review‘There is much written about management fashion and about corporate social responsibility (CSR), but nothing which combines the two. This volume provides unique insight into both CSR and the travels of management ideas. It gets to the detail of CSR in practice, its institutions and actors in different contexts, and shows how it can be better understood with the broader lens of “CSR as a management idea”. Both those with interests in CSR and in management ideas will benefit from this collection.’ -- Andrew Sturdy, University of Bristol, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. CSR as a Management Idea Mats Jutterström and Peter Norberg 2. Similarities and Differences between Management Ideas Mats Jutterström 3. Talking and Taking Responsibility from a Historical Perspective Peter Norberg 4. Organizations that Set CSR Standards Mats Jutterström 5. CSR and the Consultancy Sector – what is Offered, and by Whom? Staffan Furusten, Andreas Werr, Matilda Ardenfors and Sabine Walter 6. CSR Consultants in Interaction with Industry Tommy Borglund 7. Conflicts Surrounding the CSR Manager Tommy Borglund and Peter Norberg 8. CSR Travels into the Organization Magnus Frostenson 9. CSR as a Practice: Conflicting Principles – a Practical Dilemma Markus Kallifatides and Niklas Egels-Zandén 10. Results on Similarities and Differences Mats Jutterström and Peter Norberg 11. CSR as a Management Idea – Discussing the Contribution Mats Jutterström and Peter Norberg Appendix: CSR Standard-setters Index
£94.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Business Models for Sustainability
Book SynopsisWith increasing awareness that innovative technology alone is insufficient to make sustainable lifestyles a reality, this book brings into sharp focus the need to create radical new business models. This insightful book provides a theoretically grounded but also realistic account of how the design of business models can be a critical component in the overall transition to sustainability, and one that transcends the usual focus on innovative technology.Weaving together key principles and components for business sustainability, the book highlights five very different pathways to the future for sectors ranging from microbreweries and printing through to clothing, mobility and plastics. Business has only just started the first few tentative steps towards a very different approach to creating and sustaining value, but this book concludes that enormous opportunities will emerge alongside new ways of creating and capturing value.Academics and postgraduate students in the fields of sustainable business, business organizations and industrial ecology will find this book brings a greater understanding of business strategy and structure to the discipline. While traditionally referenced and structured, this academic book is accessibly written with key principles that may also appeal to the consultant community.Contents: Preface 1. Business Models and Sustainability 2. Business Models: A Broad Perspective 3. Examples of Business Model Innovation in General Practice 4. The Principles and Components of Business Models for Sustainability 5. Case Study Sectors for Business Models for Sustainability 6. Conclusions References IndexTrade ReviewBusiness models and sustainability breaks new ground by combining three important insights. First, achieving sustainability requires socio-technical transitions that entail new technologies, production processes, lifestyles, and consumption patterns. Second, firms play crucial roles in mediating between sustainable production and consumption. Third, radical innovations require organizational innovations and new business models. Peter Wells successfully combines these 'big picture' ideas with rich in-depth case studies drawing on years of accumulated expertise. Highly recommended. --Frank W. Geels, University of Manchester, UK and Chairman of the Sustainability Transitions Research NetworkTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Business Models and Sustainability 2. Business Models: A Broad Perspective 3. Examples of Business Model Innovation in General Practice 4. The Principles and Components of Business Models for Sustainability 5. Case Study Sectors for Business Models for Sustainability 6. Conclusions References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Management Education for the World: A Vision for
Book SynopsisFor many years commentators have described what is wrong with business schools - characterizing them as the breeding grounds of a culture of greed and self-enrichment in global business at the expense of the rest of society and of nature. Management Education for the World is a response to this critique and a handbook for those seeking to educate and create knowledge for a new breed of business leaders. It presents a vision for the transformation of management education in service of the common good and explains how such a vision can be implemented in practice. The 50+20 vision, as it is also known, was developed through a collaborative initiative between the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative, the World Business School Council for Sustainable Business and the U.N.-backed Principles of Responsible Management Education and draws on the expertise of sustainability scholars, business and business school leaders and thought leaders from many other walks of life.This book explores the 21st century agenda of management education, identifying three fundamental goals: educating and developing globally responsible leaders, enabling business organizations to serve the common good, and engaging in the transformation of business and the economy. It is a clarion call of service to society for a sector lost between the interests of faculty, business and the schools themselves at the expense of people and planet. It sees business education stepping up to the plate with the ability of holding and creating a space to provide responsible leadership for a sustainable world embodied in the central and unifying element of the 50+20 vision, the collaboratory. Management Education for the World is written for everyone concerned or passionate about the future of management education: consultants, facilitators, entrepreneurs and leaders in organizations of any kind, as well as policymakers and others with an interest in new and transformative thinking in the field. In particular, teachers, researchers, students and administrators will find it an invaluable resource on their journey.Trade Review'50+20 not only raises the sights for those charged with the development of our future leaders, but also provides a clear roadmap for delivering on that ambition. As such, it is an important contribution to a journey of transformation that affects not only the future of business, but the very planet itself.' --Paul Polman, Unilever, US'The 50+20 initiative is an ambitious effort that highlights the urgent need for radical change in what we teach and how management education is delivered today. In a world that faces so many different and fast-evolving challenges, the initiative is indeed timely and needed.' --Peter Bakker, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Switzerland'We now finally have a blueprint that can be used as a foundation for a new contract between business schools and society. Changing the way we educate our business leaders for tomorrow will change the world for the better.' --Rakesh Khurana, Harvard Business School, USTable of ContentsContents: Preamble Welcome to the Year 2112 Our Journey – A Process of Co-creation The Context of Our Work Part I: The Challenge 1. Imagine a World Worth Living In 2. Imagine Business Contributing to Society 3. Imagine Leaders Who Act for the World 4. Imagine Management Educators as Custodians of Society Part II: The Vision 5. A Vision of Management Education for the World 6. Educating and Developing Globally Responsible Leaders 7. Enabling Business Organizations to Serve the Common Good 8. Engaging in the Transformation of Business and the Economy Part III: The Implementation 9. Implementing the Vision 10. Towards a New Breed of Faculty 11. Towards a New Type of Business School Conclusion Epilogue Appendices Bibliography Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Research on Promoting Women’s Careers
Book SynopsisProfessors Vinnicombe, Burke, Blake-Beard, and Moore have assembled an internationally and intellectually diverse cast of contributors to chronicle and examine the implications of the seismic shift in women's roles in the global workforce. Collectively, they make a strong case for why advancing women s careers is a key business as well as societal issue that must be addressed if the full potential of all societal members is to be tapped. This book belongs on the bookshelf of all scholars of gender and career issues as an essential reference.'- Gary N. Powell, University of Connecticut, US'This is an excellent book posing key questions about women and careers in leadership, such as why do women have less access to the top jobs. It presents research on women's experiences in leadership, discusses the barriers they face as well as initiatives to promote their career advancement. I can see this being a critical resource for those who research and teach women in management.'- Fiona Wilson, University of Glasgow, UK'As more women take on highly visible leadership roles, such as CEO or C-suite executive, I am often asked whether there continues to be a need for research on women's career development. This book effectively answers the challenge behind that question by documenting the status of women in business and by marshaling empirical evidence of gender effects on careers. The chapters provide a rich, theoretically grounded overview of women's career development and action steps for accelerating the growth of women's representation in leadership.'- Alison M. Konrad, Western University, CanadaWhy is it that relatively few women achieve senior management positions despite their increasing levels of education and years of work experience? How can we change this?In a changing world where women have dominated as graduates from universities in the West, recent research has shown that the same trend is also strikingly evident in the newly emerging markets. Tapping into this female talent pool is extremely important and advancing women s careers has become a key business issue. This Handbook lays out a number of promising approaches. First the business case for doing so is presented. The challenges facing women are reviewed, followed by various programs that address particular needs such as mentoring, leadership development programs for women, work and family initiatives, and succession planning. Finally, case studies of award-winning organizational initiatives are described.The book identifies obstacles women face in career advancement and possible initiatives to address them. The work will be highly sought by scholars and doctoral students interested in women in organizations. Human resource managers and consultants will also find plenty of invaluable information in this resource.Contributors: D. Anderson, S.M. Barnett, S.A. Berry, G. Bhattacharya, D. Bilimoria, S. Blake-Beard, L. Brook, R.J. Burke, S. Caleo, S.D. Carter, S.S. Case, S. Dinolfo, E. Doldor, S.L. Fielden, K. Giscombe, J. Graham, A. Gupta, C.E.J. Härtel, G.F. Härtel, S.A. Haslam, R. Hawarden, M.E. Heilman, M.M. Hopkins, S.V. Horner, C.M. Hunt, M.M.S. Kats, S. Kumra, X. Liang, S. Mavin, L.L. Moore, J.T. Nadler, S.M. Nkomo, J.S. Nugent, A.J. Oetama-Paul, D.M. Ohse, D.A. O Neil, K. Peters, C. Quental, M.K. Ryan, R. Sealy, F. Sheridan, V. Srinivasan, M.S. Stockdale, N. Sultana, R. Sumner, J.M. Turell, A. Valenti, H. van Emmerik, S. Vinnicombe, J. Williams, W.M. Williams, A. Wittenberg-CoxTrade ReviewThis is the best single volume I have read that places lack of advancement of women in businesses into context, discusses the continuing challenges facing career women, examines several specific sectors and finishes up with good ideas on how to support the development of women.'--James McRitchie, Corporate Governance'Professors Vinnicombe, Burke, Blake-Beard, and Moore have assembled an internationally and intellectually diverse cast of contributors to chronicle and examine the implications of the seismic shift in women's roles in the global workforce. Collectively, they make a strong case for why advancing women's careers is a key business as well as societal issue that must be addressed if the full potential of all societal members is to be tapped. This book belongs on the bookshelf of all scholars of gender and career issues as an essential reference.'--Gary N. Powell, University of Connecticut, US'This is an excellent book posing key questions about women and careers in leadership, such as why do women have less access to the top jobs. It presents research on women's experiences in leadership, discusses the barriers they face as well as initiatives to promote their career advancement. I can see this being a critical resource for those who research and teach women in management.'--Fiona Wilson, University of Glasgow, UK'As more women take on highly visible leadership roles, such as CEO or C-suite executive, I am often asked whether there continues to be a need for research on women's career development. This book effectively answers the challenge behind that question by documenting the status of women in business and by marshaling empirical evidence of gender effects on careers. The chapters provide a rich, theoretically grounded overview of women's career development and action steps for accelerating the growth of women's representation in leadership.'--Alison M. Konrad, Western University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Advancing Women’s Careers: A Key Business Issue Ronald J. Burke and Susan Vinnicombe PART I: SETTING THE SCENE 1. Gender Ratios in Organizations: Managerial and Cross-Cultural Issues Hetty van Emmerik and Merel M.S. Kats 2. The Continuing Challenge of Incorporating Race and Ethnicity into Research on Women’s Management Careers Stella M. Nkomo 3. Sprinters, Marathoners and Relay Runners: Profiles of Women’s Career Development Over Time Deborah A. O’Neil, Margaret M. Hopkins and Diana Bilimoria 4. Stop Fixing Women, Start Building Management Competencies Avivah Wittenberg-Cox PART II: CHALLENGES FACING CAREER WOMEN 5. Theoretical Advances in the Study of Sexual Harassment Margaret S. Stockdale, Seth A. Berry, Joel T. Nadler, Dawn M. Ohse and Gargi Bhattacharya 6. Gender Stereotypes and their Implications for Women’s Career Progress Suzette Caleo and Madeline E. Heilman 7. Women’s Occupational Motivation: The Impact of Being a Woman in a Man’s World Kim Peters, Michelle K. Ryan and S. Alexander Haslam 8. Women’s Impact on Women’s Careers in Management: Queen Bees, Female Misogyny, Negative Intra-relations and Solidarity Behaviours Sharon Mavin and Jannine Williams 9. Organizational Politics: The Missing Link to Women’s Progression into Managerial Roles Elena Doldor 10. Glass Networks: How Networks Shape the Careers of Women Directors on Corporate Boards Rosanne Hawarden 11. Beyond Bias and Barriers: A Biopsychosocial Lens for Understanding Gender Communication in Organizations Susan S. Case and Angela J. Oetama-Paul 12. Prejudice Against Women Leaders: Sex of Voice Fiona Sheridan PART III: WOMEN IN SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONAL SECTORS AND ROLES 13. Women in Professional Services Firms Camilla Quental 14. Gender Differences in the Academic Work Experiences of Faculty at Early, Middle and Late Career Stages Diana Bilimoria, Xiangfen Liang, Shani D. Carter and Jeffrey M. Turell 15. Where are the Women in Academic Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fields? Wendy M. Williams, Susan M. Barnett and Rachel Sumner 16. Breakthrough for Women on UK Boards Ruth Sealy 17. Women Professionals in the Software Services Sector in India Vasanthi Srinivasan and Amit Gupta 18. A Gendered Analysis of International Career Development: Progress, Pitfalls and Prospects Savita Kumra PART IV: SUPPORTING WOMEN’S CAREER DEVELOPMENT 19. Advancing Women: A Focus on Strategic Initiatives Julie S. Nugent, Sarah Dinolfo and Katherine Giscombe 20. Women’s Leadership Programmes are Still Important Susan Vinnicombe, Lynda L. Moore and Deirdre Anderson 21. The Effect of Race and Migration on the Managerial Advancement of Women Charmine E.J. Härtel, Nasreen Sultana and Günter F. Härtel 22. Factors Supporting Women’s Career Advancement: Differences between Male and Female CEOs in the United States Alix Valenti and Stephen V. Horner 23. Best Practice Case Studies Lesley Brook and Jacey Graham 24. E-Coaching as a Technique for Developing the Workforce and Entrepreneurs Carianne M. Hunt and Sandra L. Fielden Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Women in International
Book SynopsisResearch Handbook on Women in International Management is a welcome addition to the literature on international management, and a must-read for any scholar, from any country, seeking to develop theory and/or research in this field. The book is remarkable for its diversity, covering past, present and future, every region of the world, and many different types of international experience, and family circumstance. Thorough and thought-provoking.'- Kerr Inkson, The University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand and co-author, with Yvonne McNulty, of Managing Expatriates'This book provides a competent coverage of the key issues confronting women in international management. It offers a balanced view of the challenges women in many parts of the world face and the reasons why such challenges exist. It is timely and valuable contribution to the current debates in the international HRM literature.'- Dana Minbaeva, Copenhagen Business School, DenmarkThe Research Handbook on Women in International Management is a carefully designed collection of contributions that provides a thorough and nuanced discussion of how women engage in international management. It also offers important insights into emerging and new areas of research warranting future consideration.The Handbook commences by reviewing the history of the literature, from the development of the discipline through the current state of research, and progresses into examinations of how socio-cultural and organizational issues affect women, with reference to work/life issues and family. Matters affecting women in international management and work in diverse areas of the globe are then examined, including the Arab Middle East, East Asia, South America, and Western and Central Europe. Next, themes including self-initiated expatriation, women in non-traditional families, and women in the mining industry are explored. The Handbook concludes with a few explicitly reflective chapters by academics working within the field.Contributors: M. Baker, F.L. Cooke, M. Cowling, L. DeVriese, C. Dickie, N. Doherty, I. Fischlmayr, E.C. Harrison, K. Hutchings, I. Kollinger-Santer, P. Lirio, R. McGourty, S. McKenna, Y. McNulty, B. Metcalfe, S. Michailova, M. Moeller, B. Nagy, N. Napier, H. Primecz, J. Richardson, S. Shortland, L. Stroh, P. Tharenou, K. Thorn, J. TienariTrade Review‘Research Handbook on Women in International Management is a welcome addition to the literature on international management, and a must-read for any scholar, from any country, seeking to develop theory and/or research in this field. The book is remarkable for its diversity, covering past, present and future, every region of the world, and many different types of international experience, and family circumstance. Thorough and thought-provoking.’ -- Kerr Inkson, The University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand and co-author, with Yvonne McNulty, of Managing Expatriates‘This book provides a competent coverage of the key issues confronting women in international management. It offers a balanced view of the challenges women in many parts of the world face and the reasons why such challenges exist. It is timely and valuable contribution to the current debates in the international HRM literature.’ -- Dana Minbaeva, Copenhagen Business School, DenmarkTable of ContentsContents: Foreword PART I: REVIEWING THE HISTORY OF WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND THE CURRENT STATE OF PLAY 1. Women in International Management: Reviewing Past Trends and Identifying Emerging and Future Issues Kate Hutchings and Snejina Michailova 2. Women Expatriates: A Research History Susan Shortland PART II: ORGANISATIONAL AND SOCIO-CULTURAL ISSUES FOR WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT 3. Female Frequent Flyers: How Women Traveling Internationally Handle their Work/life Balance Iris Fischlmayr and Iris Kollinger-Santer 4. Women Gen X Global Managers Striving for Work/life Balance Pamela Lirio 5. Career and Family Expectations of Women in International Management: A View Across Generations Miriam Moeller, Nancy Napier and Rebekah McGourty PART III: WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT IN DIVERSE REGIONS OF THE GLOBE 6. Global Platforms, Local Politics: Arab Women in Transnational Organizations Leila DeVriese 7. Women Expatriates from East Asia Fang Lee Cooke 8. Where are the Voices from South America? Argentine, Brazilian, and Chilean Women in International Management Edelweiss Harrison 9. Differences in Working Hours of European High Status Men and Women: Causes and Consequences Marc Cowling and Linda Stroh 10. Hard Choices: Hungarian Female Managers Abroad Beata Nagy and Henriett Primecz PART IV: WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT – ISSUES MORE RECENTLY EXPLORED IN THE LITERATURE 11. Self-initiated Expatriation through a Gendered Lens Noeleen Doherty and Kaye Thorn 12. Self-initiated Expatriation by Women: Does it Help to Overcome the Glass Ceiling? Phyllis Tharenou 13. Women as Female Breadwinners in Non-traditional Expatriate Families: Status-reversal Marriages, Single Parents, Split Families, and Lesbian Partnerships Yvonne McNulty 14. They Always Look at You a Bit Oddly: Women Developing Career Capital through International Mobility in the Mining Industry Julia Richardson, Steve McKenna and Carolyn Dickie PART V: RESEARCHING WOMEN AND WOMEN AS RESEARCHERS 15. Representation as Scholars and Representing the Researched: The Gendered Position of UK and Australian Women Academics Researching Women in Management Internationally Beverly Metcalfe and Kate Hutchings 16. Reducing the Academic Gender Gap? Institutional Support for Women’s University Careers in the Liberal States Maureen Baker 17. No Gender, Please, We’re International Management Scholars! Janne Tienari
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Management and Creativity
Book SynopsisThis Handbook draws on current research and case studies to consider how managers can become more creative across four aspects of their business: innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership and organization - and does so in an accessible, engaging and user-friendly format.That managers need to be 'more creative' has become something of a mantra, but little has been written about what this actually means and how it might be achieved. The Handbook of Management and Creativity presents a coherent collection of original chapters from leaders in multiple disciplines, combining current research pre-occupations with practical solutions and strategies in the field. Each chapter combines new research, practical examples and tools, case studies, visual aids, and questions for discussion, designed to stimulate debate and reflection in the workplace or in the seminar room.The book is thematically organized, making it easy to navigate for the general reader and allowing managers, university course directors and students to extract readings relevant to their individual requirements. It is suitable for managers across all industries and advanced students of management and creativity, as well as researchers interested in applying creativity research to industry.Contributors include: N. Beech, C. Bilton, R. Bridgstock, S. Cummings, D. Eikhof, D. Grant, G. Greig, E. Gulledge, R. Hall, G. Hearn, L. Heracleous, V. Heywood, C. Jacobs, L. Keung, L. Lim, M. Malle Petty, K. Oakley, D. Oliver, S. Oyama, S. Proctor-Thomson, G. Schiuma, F. Sorensen, C. Steyaert, J. Sundbo, T. Thanem, S. Vaerlander, B. Walker, S. Wilson, Z. ZhuTrade ReviewChris Bilton's and Stephen Cummings' Handbook of Management and Creativity collects some of the very best research on creativity and why and how it matters to companies and their management. It is an important addition to our understanding of the management of creativity and talented and creative people. --- Richard Florida, University of Toronto, Canada, New York University, US and author, Rise of the Creative ClassTable of ContentsContents: 1. A Framework for Creative Management and Managing Creativity Chris Bilton and Stephen Cummings PART I: CREATIVE INNOVATION Introduction to Part I; Creative Innovation Chris Bilton and Stephen Cummings 2. Improvisational Practice and Innovation: Shock, Horror and Confounding Expectations in Film Making Elizabeth Gulledge, Gail Greig and Nic Beech 3. The Curious Case of the Embedded Creative: Creative Cultural Occupations Outside the Creative Industries Greg Hearn and Ruth Bridgstock 4. The Lab is Back – Towards a New Model of Innovation in Services Jon Sundbo and Flemming Sørensen 5. Beyond Western Views of Creativity and Innovation Lorraine Lim and Shinji Oyama PART II: CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP Introduction to PART II: Creative Entrepreneurship Chris Bilton and Stephen Cummings 6. Innovation is not the only thing Stephen Cummings, Margaret Maile Petty and Ben Walker 7. Learning to Fail: Lessons from Happenstance Chris Bilton 8. Good Work: Rethinking Cultural Entrepreneurship Kate Oakley 9. Going all the Way: The Creativity of Entrepreneuring in the Full Monty Chris Steyaert PART III: CREATIVE LEADERSHIP Introduction to Part III: Creative Leadership Chris Bilton and Stephen Cummings 10. Leading for Creativity in Turbulent Times Lucy K Küng 11. Unleashed? Developing Creativity Friendly Leadership Theory Suze Wilson and Sarah Proctor-Thomson 12. Creativity in Leadership Development Richard Hall and David Grant 13. Promoting Ensemble: Creative Leadership in Practice at the Royal Shakespeare Company Vikki Heywood, Chris Bilton and Stephen Cummings PART IV: CREATIVE ORGANISATION Introduction to Part IV: Creative Organisation Chris Bilton and Stephen Cummings 14. Transorganisational Work and Production in the Creative Industries Doris Eikhof 15. Fun-parks or parkour? The ambiguities and paradox of planning pro-creative office design. Torkild Thanem and Sara Winterstorm Värlander 16. Balancing Divergence and Convergence: Stimulating Creativity through Hybrid Thinking David Oliver, Loizos Heracleous, Claus Jacobs 17. Shaping Creative Organization through Arts-Based Interventions Giovanni Schiuma PART V: AROUND THE CREATIVE CYCLE 17. Creative Management in Practice: Bisociation with ‘Timely Balance’ Zhichang Zhu, Chris Bilton and Stephen Cummings
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Entrepreneurial
Book SynopsisWith a wide-ranging set of contributions, this book provides a compilation of cutting-edge original research in the field of entrepreneurial opportunities. The book reopens the subject from diverse perspectives focusing on theories and approaches to entrepreneurial opportunities. It provides a brief history of the idea of opportunity and a framework how opportunities develop in space and place. Further, this Research Handbook looks at process and context-based views on the topic. It also includes the latest research on impact factors, such as individual values on creating entrepreneurial opportunities. The book has been complemented by an outstanding Delphi panel of six leading scholars of the field: Lowell Busenitz, Dimo Dimov, James O. Fiet, Denis Grégoire, Jeff McMullen and Mike Wright. This carefully edited selection of current and topical contributions will be of immense value to students, researchers and scholars interested in the field of entrepreneurial opportunities.Contributors include: C. Albornoz, J.E. Amorós, T. Baker, B. Bjerke, L. Busenitz, M. Chiasson, D. Dimov, J.O. Fiet, J. Gaddefors, W.B. Gartner, D.A. Grégoire, A. Haas, T.P. Kenworthy, S. Korsgaard, A. Kurczewska, C. Léger-Jarniou, F. Linán, M. Marchesnay, J.S. McMullen, S.P. Sassmannshausen, F. Sautet, B.T. Teague, S. Tegtmeier, S.J. Vliamos, R.D. Wadhwani, M. WrightTrade Review'It was with great anticipation that I learned Catherine Leger-Jarniou and Silke Tegtmeier were combining their considerable talents to produce a Research Handbook on Opportunity Formation. This is an incredibly important and timely topic in the field of Entrepreneurship and they did not disappoint. They have assembled a formidable list of notable thought leaders in the field and skillfully combined and edited chapters each shedding key insights into the often elusive understanding of the nexus of opportunity recognition and new venture creation. Even a quick perusal of the table of contents reveals this is a must read for researchers, policy makers, and anyone engaged in the quest to advance theory and practice in Entrepreneurship in general and opportunity formation in particular. The breadth and depth of coverage make this volume a must add to any Entrepreneurship research library.' --Charles H. Matthews, University of Cincinnati'This book contains important theoretical, empirical, and methodological discussions on entrepreneurial opportunity. With contributions from leading scholars from around the world, it will have a significant impact on entrepreneurship research.' --Karl Wennberg, Linkoping University, Sweden'Leger-Jarniou and Tegtmeier's bold attempt at bringing together the wisdom of opportunity researchers should offer research scholars with a sound body of knowledge, not always available in such compendiums. It should also trigger creative engagement with the subject and its application in practice among seasoned academics and policymakers. Young academics and early stage doctoral students researching entrepreneurial opportunities will find this book particularly beneficial in understanding the current trends and advancing their research agendas/thought process. Opportunity being a very topical theme in entrepreneurship, this handbook justifies itself by discussing and redefining important theoretical, empirical and methodological contributions.' --Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging EconomiesTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Reopening the Debate – a Delphi Panel of the Leading Scholars in Research on Entrepreneurial Opportunities PART I ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES – THEORIES AND APPROACHES 1. A Brief History of the Idea of Opportunity William B. Gartner, Bruce T. Teague, Ted Baker and R. Daniel Wadhwani 2. Starting a Business Venture Rationally or Naturally – Exploiting an Opportunity in Space or Developing a Place Björn Bjerke and Johan Gaddefors 3. Austrian Market Theory and the Entrepreneurial Function as Opportunity Recognition Frederic Sautet PART II THE OPPORTUNITY FORMATION PROCESS 4. Beyond Discovery: Exploring the Field of Entrepreneurship without a Discovery View Steffen Korsgaard and Sean Patrick Sassmannshausen 5. The Opportunity Development Process of Nascent Entrepreneurs Silke Tegtmeier and Catherine Léger-Jarniou PART III ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS 6. Understanding the Knowledge - Opportunities - Entrepreneurship Mechanism Spyros J. Vliamos 7. A Shaped Fate: Interpreting Opportunity through an Actor Network Lens Thomas P. Kenworth and Mike Chiasson 8. From Information to Opportunity. The Role of Boundary Spanners in Sensing and Seizing Opportunities Aurore Haas 9. Opportunity: From Semantic Concept to Pragmatic Tool Michael Marchesney PART IV IMPACT FACTORS ON OPPORTUNITY FORMATION 10. Why are Some Individuals Willing to Pursue Opportunities and Others Aren’t? The Role of Individual Values Francisco Linán and Agnieszka Kurczewska 11. The Effect of Entrepreneurship Education on Opportunity Recognition Self-efficacy Carlos Albornoz and José Ernesto Amorós Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Research on Management Ideas and
Book SynopsisWhat makes this book a unique innovative source full of surprising insights is that management panaceas are examined by most competent scholars. In highly readable chapters it is pointed out what it takes to successfully adapt panaceas to different contexts. Adaptation is necessary since management panaceas are all but 'all-healing' and without contextualization they lose their persuasive power which is a crucial ingredient for their healing power.'- Alfred Kieser, Mannheim University and Research Zeppelin University, GermanyOver time management ideas and panaceas have been presented alternately as quick fix cures for all corporate ills and the emperor's new clothes, beset by flaws and problems. This Handbook provides a different approach, suggesting that management ideas and panaceas should not be either adopted or rejected outright, but gives guidance in the art of assessing and applying management ideas and panaceas to various situations and contexts.The contributors discuss the ways in which researchers, organizational actors and higher educational institutions can more wisely test the relevance of management ideas and panaceas, and adapt these to fit organizations in various contexts. They conclude that, in order to accomplish wiser relevance-testing and adaptation, there is a need for diversity, critical examination and transparency.All students, scholars and researchers in management and organization with an interest in the adaptation and translation of management ideas and panaceas, will find this book to be of interest. Reflective practitioners will find the focus on context illuminating and helpful.Contributors: E. Abrahamson, C. Abrahamson Löfström, N.J. Adler, S.B. Alavi, S. Ansari, P.A. Bamberger, E. Belogolovsky, A. Berthoin Antal, P. Bhatanacharoen, S. Bohn, S. Bort, P. Boselie, C. Brewster, T. Clark, D. Collins, A. Galander, D. Greatbatch, J. Hanham, S.-w. Hsu, P. Lamb, P. Lillrank, P.Maassen, A. Mamman, C. Mazza, J. McCormick, Ö. Ohlsson, A. Örtenblad, M. Parker, J. Reinecke, P. Reinmoeller, B. Rombach, C.-C. Rüling, H.P. Saxi, B. Stensaker, J. Strandgaard Pedersen, P. Thomas, P. Walgenbach, S.R. Whittle, M. ZawadzkiTrade Review‘I was fascinated by the prospect of this book and it did not disappoint. This book underscores in bold that many of the FMI discourses do concern “people at work”. If this volume helps to alter practice among managers, including HRM and HRD managers, and their educators, then this can only be to the good.’ -- Ruth E Slater, Management Learning‘What makes this book a unique innovative source full of surprising insights is that management panaceas are examined by most competent scholars. In highly readable chapters it is pointed out what it takes to successfully adapt panaceas to different contexts. Adaptation is necessary since management panaceas are all but “all-healing” and without contextualization they lose their persuasive power which is a crucial ingredient for their healing power.’ -- Alfred Kieser, Mannheim University and Research Zeppelin University, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION 1. Establishing the Art of Contextualizing Management Ideas and Panaceas as a Research Field Anders Örtenblad 2. The Anatomy of Managerial Panaceas: Ontology, Epistemology and Technology Paul Lillrank 3. Turning a Management Innovation into a Management Panacea: Management Ideas, Concepts, Fashions, Practices, and Theoretical Concepts Suleika Bort 4. Putting Panaceas into Practice … Or Not: Translating Discourse into Social Practice in Complex and Contested Terrains Pete Thomas PART II PANACEAS IN NEED OF CONTEXTUALIZATION 5. Panacea or Pandora’s Box? The Role of Fairness Perceptions and Interpersonal Competitiveness in Determining how Pay Secrecy Affects Individual Task Performance Elena Belogolovsky and Peter A. Bamberger 6. The Curious Case of Japanese Management: A Nation as a Panacea Paul Lillrank 7. The Importance of Context when Applying Social Cognitive Theory in Organizations John Mccormick, Seyyed Babak Alavi and José Hanham 8. The Search For Panaceas In Strategic Human Resource Management: A Wrong Turn For HRM Research? Paul Boselie and Chris Brewster PART III CONTEXTUALIZATION BY VARIOUS GROUPS OF ACTORS 9. The Art of Constructive Criticism Östen Ohlsson and Björn Rombach SECTION A CONTEXTUALIZATION BY RESEARCHERS 10. Changing the Story: Management Panaceas as Narrative Interventions Susan Rosina Whittle 11. Researcher Intervention in the Process of Contextualizing Fashionable Management Ideas: Some Previous Experiences Anders Örtenblad 12. A Stakeholder Approach to Advising on the Relevance of Management Ideas and Panaceas Anders Örtenblad, Shih-Wei Hsu and Peter Lamb SECTION B CONTEXTUALIZATION BY ORGANIZATIONAL ACTORS 13. Conveying the Adaptation of Management Panaceas: The Case of Management Gurus Timothy Clark, Pojanath Bhatanacharoen and David Greatbatch 14. Neutralizing Managerial Panaceas: How Universities Cope with Management Fads Peter Maassen and Bjørn Stensaker 15. The Creativity of Organizations in Taking Corporate Social Responsibility: Handling Conflicting Institutional Demands Stephan Bohn, Anne Galander and Peter Walgenbach 16. Excellence and Intelligence: Managing Practice Adaptation in Organizations and Fields Shaz Ansari, Patrick Reinmoeller and Juliane Reinecke 17. When a Managerial Panacea was Translated Rationally: The Case of Corporatization in the Swedish State-Owned Mail Enterprise Carina Abrahamson Löfström 18. Artistic Interventions in Organizations: Beyond the Fad Ariane Berthoin Antal 19. Good Reading Makes Good Action: Nothing so Practical as a Managerial Panacea? Carmelo Mazza and Jesper Strandgaard Pedersen SECTION C CONTEXTUALIZATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION 20. Smuggling Panaceas by Management Gurus: A Critical Approach Michał Zawadzki 21. Empowering Students to Translate Management Panaceas Anders Örtenblad, Peter Lamb and Shih-Wei Hsu PART IV COMMENTS AND REFLECTIONS 22. Management Reforms as Fashion? Critical Remarks from a Philosophy of Science Perspective Hans Petter Saxi 23. Theory as Fashion: What are Management Ideas For? Martin Parker 24. Managerial Panaceas, Sensemaking and Identity Construction in Contemporary Organizations Charles-Clemens Rüling 25. Global Wisdom: Not a Panacea, But Absolutely Necessary for Transcending Managerial Failures Nancy J. Adler 26. Towards a Normative Theory of Contextualizing Management Ideas and Panaceas Anders Örtenblad Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Foreign Operation Methods: Theory, Analysis,
Book SynopsisPresenting a clear and instructive toolkit for upper level undergraduate and postgraduate students to successfully understand and analyse foreign operation methods, this revised second edition brings up to date its unparalleled coverage with new theoretical and empirical research and the latest company case material. As experts in the field, the authors share their wealth of international knowledge to give the book a strong cross-cultural appeal.New to this edition:? an extended analysis using new and relevant case studies for students to explore foreign operation methods in the full range of small, large and multinational firms updated strategic analyses of emerging concerns, such as mode combination, flexibility and development over time a thorough overview of theoretical perspectives to encourage better understanding of the 'why, what and how' of mode decisions an updated mode strategy section which allows you to challenge existing perspectives and research. Influenced by the needs of the next generation of international business, management and marketing students, this second edition provides the most comprehensive coverage of foreign operation methods in current literature, and will be an excellent introduction to the nature and range of mode options available to companies as they internationalise.Trade Review'This is an important book. Many of us have a remarkably narrow view of what foreign operation methods entail. Now we can be exposed to the full range of operation methods in use today, as this book takes us well beyond entry modes. It explains longitudinal method use where change is the norm rather than the exception. If you have time to read only one book on foreign operation methods, this is the one!' --Rebecca Piekkari, Aalto University, Finland'`New forms of international venturing continue to emerge but these necessarily involve adaptations on exchange through the market and hierarchies, and by contracting. In this edition of Foreign Operation Methods, Welch and his co-authors present to a wide audience of practitioners, policy makers, scholars and students a comprehensive compilation of theoretical perspectives, descriptive expositions of a multitude of modes of operation, and importantly, strategic perspectives on mode changes and combinations as the firm's internationalisation evolves. This is the most complete book available on this topic written by scholars and accessible to all.' --Peter Liesch, The University of Queensland, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I INTRODUCTION AND THEORY 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical approaches PART II MODES OF OPERATION 3. Franchising 4. Licensing 5. Management contracts 6. International outsourcing 7. Project operations 8. Exporting 9. Alliances 10. Foreign direct investment PART III STRATEGIES 11. Mode switching and stretching strategies 12. Mode combination strategies 13. Mode flexibility strategies PART IV CONCLUSION 14. Conclusion Index
£134.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Foreign Operation Methods: Theory, Analysis,
Book SynopsisPresenting a clear and instructive toolkit for upper level undergraduate and postgraduate students to successfully understand and analyse foreign operation methods, this revised second edition brings up to date its unparalleled coverage with new theoretical and empirical research and the latest company case material. As experts in the field, the authors share their wealth of international knowledge to give the book a strong cross-cultural appeal.New to this edition:? an extended analysis using new and relevant case studies for students to explore foreign operation methods in the full range of small, large and multinational firms updated strategic analyses of emerging concerns, such as mode combination, flexibility and development over time a thorough overview of theoretical perspectives to encourage better understanding of the 'why, what and how' of mode decisions an updated mode strategy section which allows you to challenge existing perspectives and research. Influenced by the needs of the next generation of international business, management and marketing students, this second edition provides the most comprehensive coverage of foreign operation methods in current literature, and will be an excellent introduction to the nature and range of mode options available to companies as they internationalise.Trade Review'This is an important book. Many of us have a remarkably narrow view of what foreign operation methods entail. Now we can be exposed to the full range of operation methods in use today, as this book takes us well beyond entry modes. It explains longitudinal method use where change is the norm rather than the exception. If you have time to read only one book on foreign operation methods, this is the one!' --Rebecca Piekkari, Aalto University, Finland'`New forms of international venturing continue to emerge but these necessarily involve adaptations on exchange through the market and hierarchies, and by contracting. In this edition of Foreign Operation Methods, Welch and his co-authors present to a wide audience of practitioners, policy makers, scholars and students a comprehensive compilation of theoretical perspectives, descriptive expositions of a multitude of modes of operation, and importantly, strategic perspectives on mode changes and combinations as the firm's internationalisation evolves. This is the most complete book available on this topic written by scholars and accessible to all.' --Peter Liesch, The University of Queensland, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I INTRODUCTION AND THEORY 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical approaches PART II MODES OF OPERATION 3. Franchising 4. Licensing 5. Management contracts 6. International outsourcing 7. Project operations 8. Exporting 9. Alliances 10. Foreign direct investment PART III STRATEGIES 11. Mode switching and stretching strategies 12. Mode combination strategies 13. Mode flexibility strategies PART IV CONCLUSION 14. Conclusion Index
£41.95
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Export Marketing
Book SynopsisThe Research Handbook on Export Marketing provides a wealth of vital knowledge from scholars who are experts in their fields from around the world. The book emphasizes the most topical issues in international marketing today - small and medium enterprises, exporting performance, the services sector, new products, and dynamic capabilities. The articles are well written and informative. The volume makes an excellent contribution to this important literature.'- Gary Knight, Willamette University, USThere has been a proliferation of research published in the area of export marketing in the last four decades. As research output has grown, some previous research has noted that poor conceptualization of performance measures can produce weak theoretical foundations that may eventually become irrelevant in practice. This Handbook aims to inject rigor into this debate and will act as a starting point for future research on export marketing.The Research Handbook on Export Marketing profiles the following main theoretical frameworks used in export marketing: contingency theory; the eclectic paradigm; industrial organization theory; resource-based theories; relational exchange theory; internationalization process theory; network theory; agency theory and transaction cost economics. The different measures of export marketing performance cited in the literature, together with the nature of the relationships between antecedent variables and dependent variables of export marketing performance, are also examined. With expert contributions, this book outlines the development of export marketing theory from its inception to the current day and explores the utility of export marketing theory in assessing export marketing performance.Giving prominence to theoretical approaches in export marketing, this book will provide a necessary reference point for academics and students alike researching export marketing. Practitioners engaged in the pursuit of export management will also benefit from this insight.Contributors include: Y. Ali, M. Amin, S. Arora, Y. Asseraf, B. Aykol, V. Bamiatzi, D.L. Dean, F. Durrieu, I. Ferreira, J. Heyl, A. Hinterhuber, C.C. Julian, E.T. Kahiya, I. Kardes, O.T. Koc, L.C. Leonidou, L.-Y. Li, S.M. Liozu, J. Liu, T.K. Madsen, G.O. Ogunmokun, J.C. Pinho, S. Rezaei, Md. A. Saleh, S. Samiee, A. K. Shamsuddoha, A. Shoham, C.A. Solberg, A.A. C. TeixeiraTrade Review‘The Research Handbook on Export Marketing provides a wealth of vital knowledge from scholars who are experts in their fields from around the world. The book emphasizes the most topical issues in international marketing today – small and medium enterprises, exporting performance, the services sector, new products, and dynamic capabilities. The articles are well written and informative. The volume makes an excellent contribution to this important literature.’ -- Gary Knight, Willamette University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Impact of Export Promotion Programs on SME Export Performance: Empirical Evidence from an Emerging Nation M. Y. Ali and A. K. Shamsuddoha 2. Dynamic Capabilities and International Performance of SMEs: The Interaction Effect of Relational Social Capital José Carlos Pinho 3. The Impact of Strategic Orientations on Export Marketing Strategy: New Classification and Typology Yoel Asseraf and Aviv Shoham 4. Organizational Characteristics and Performance of Public Export Promotion Agencies: Portugal and Ireland Compared Inês Ferreira and Aurora A. C. Teixeira 5. Internationalization Processes of Professional Service Firms Tage Koed Madsen 6. Pricing Capabilities: Design, Development and Validation of a Scale and Implications for Export Marketing Stephan M. Lizou and Andreas Hinterhuber 7. The Impact of Globalization Drivers on Strategy-Performance Relationships in International Markets Carl Arthur Solberg and François Durrieu 8. Antecedents and Consequences of SME Importers’ Relationship with Foreign Suppliers: A Transaction Cost Approach Md. Abu Saleh, M. Yunus Ali and Craig C. Julian 9. The Dynamic Nature of the Export Development Undertaking: Implications for Researchers and Practitioners Eldrede T. Kahiya, David L. Dean and Jeff Heyl 10. A Capacity Building Framework for the Internationalisation of Firms from Emerging Economies Soma Arora 11. The Effect of Prior Assessment of New Product Ideas on the Performance of New Product Export Ventures in International Marketing Gabriel O Ogunmokun and Ling-yee Li (Esther) 12. Using the Eclectic Paradigm as a Theoretical Lens to Examine the Performance Outcomes of Financial Services Exporters Craig C. Julian 13. The Resource-Based View (RBV) and the Industrial Organization Theoretical Frameworks: Are Both Required to Explain Export Marketing Performance Craig C. Julian 14. The Impact of Knowledge Management, Brand Orientation and Global Marketing Strategy on Performance Craig C. Julian, Sajad Rezaei and Muslim Amin 15. Evolution of the Export Marketing Literature Through Cavusgil’s Seminal Writings Ozlem Tuba Koc and Jingting Liu 16. Cavusgil’s Contribution to Export Marketing Management and Strategy Vassiliki (Vicky) Bamiatzi and Ilke Kardes 17. Exploring the Theoretical Foundations of the Exporter-Importer Relationship Research Saeed Samiee, Leonidas C. Leonidou and Bilge Aykol Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Elgar Introduction to Organizational Discourse
Book SynopsisOur knowledge and understanding of organizations is both enabled and constrained by an invisible relationship of power that is embedded in the ways in which we act and speak. This book offers a succinct but comprehensive introduction to the vast field of organizational discourse analysis, the approach that studies organization as a linguistic phenomenon, and offers an original approach to investigate the relationship between materiality and discourse. Three original images of discourse are employed: discourse as a map, discourse as organizing and discourse as a mask. These metaphors are used as cognitive tools to highlight different implications and perspectives on discourse. The book critically compares and contrasts various linguistic-focused approaches to the study of organizations, and proposes the use of linguistic phenomena in connection with other methodologies. One section even offers an exemplification of the proposed approach to discourse analysis, presenting a map of discursive terrain, which plays a central role in the reproduction of local organizational and management discourses. This rich and approachable introduction is targeted at graduate and doctoral students, as well as non-specialist academics who want to familiarize themselves with the organizational discourse debate.Trade Review'Finally there is a book that explores the depths and contours of organizational discourse in a way that is simultaneously sophisticated and accessible. Marco Berti's achievement is to have canvassed a multitude of theoretical and methodological ways that discourse is deployed in the study of organizations, and to have distilled that into a comprehensive framework of metaphors. The result is a novel and valuable approach to organizational discourse analysis that synthesizes the field without sacrificing any of its complexity.' --Carl Rhodes, University of Technology Sydney, Australia'Research on organizational discourse has indeed become one of the most fruitful and interesting areas in the field of organization and management studies, and has not only improved our understanding of how communication works, but also helps to ''see'' how discourses shape reality. The book introduces three ''images'' of discourse with the purpose of both illustrating and enabling the emergence of new knowledge and meaning: organizational discourse as a map, as organizing and as a mask. Moreover it provides a concrete exemplification of an application of organizational discourse analysis: the global institution of business education. The heuristic potential of the approach is employed to critically describe a complex inter-organizational field of practices relevant to how we ''do'' society through discourses.' --Silvia Gherardi, University of Trento, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: The Aim and Structure of the Book 1. Language and Organization 2. The Discourse of Organizational Discourse 3. The Power of Metaphors 4. Discourse as a Map 5. Discourse as Organizing 6. Discourse as Mask: Silence, Emptiness and Ambiguity in Discourse 7. Organizational Discourse Analysis in Practice: The Case of Business Education Discourse 8. References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Monopolies, Mergers and Competition Policy
Book SynopsisThis book collects some of the author's most illuminating recent papers on competition policy published since the turn of the millennium. They focus on three main themes: how technological innovation leads to monopolistic market structures and is reciprocally influenced by them; how competition agencies deal with the links from merger to economic efficiency, static and dynamic; and the behavioral problems posed by 'tacit' collusion and monopoly power in vertical market chains. Taken together they provide unique insight into competition, mergers and monopolies from one of the leading pioneers in the field.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction F.M. Scherer PART I MONOPOLIES AND MONOPOLIZATION 1. F.M. Scherer (2008), ‘Technological Innovation and Monopolization’, in Wayne D. Collins and Joseph Angland (eds), Issues in Competition Law and Policy, Volume II, Chapter 44, Chicago, IL, USA: American Bar Association, 1033–68 2. F.M. Scherer (2011), ‘Standard Oil as a Technological Innovator’, Review of Industrial Organization, 38 (1), May, 225–33 3. F.M. Scherer (2003), ‘Microsoft and IBM in Europe’, Antitrust and Trade Regulation Report, 84 (2090), January 24th, 65–6 4. Frederic M. Scherer (2013), ‘Abuse of Dominance by High Technology Enterprises: A Comparison of U.S. and E.C. Approaches’, Economia e Politica Industriale – Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, 38 (1), March, 39–62 PART II MERGER POLICY 5. F.M. Scherer (2006), ‘A New Retrospective on Mergers’, Review of Industrial Organization, 28 (4), June, 327–41 6. F.M. Scherer (2012), ‘Merger Efficiencies and Competition Policy’, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Note DAF/COMP/WD(2012)47, October, 2–9 7. F.M. Scherer (2009), ‘On the Paternity of a Market Delineation Approach’, American Antitrust Institute Working Paper #09-01, February, 2–10 8. William S. Comanor and F.M. Scherer (2013), ‘Mergers and Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry’, Journal of Health Economics, 32 (1), January, 106–13 PART III OTHER MONOPOLISTIC PRACTICES 9. F.M. Scherer (2015), ‘The Federal Trade Commission, Oligopoly, and Shared Monopoly’, Review of Industrial Organization, 46 (1), February, 5–23 10. F.M. Scherer (2004), ‘Vertical Relations in Antitrust: Some Intellectual History’, Antitrust Bulletin, 49, Winter, 841–58 11. Brief for William S. Comanor and Frederic M. Scherer as Amici Curiae Supporting Neither Party (2006), Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc., Petitioner v. Psks, Inc., Respondent’, the Supreme Court of the United States of America, No. 06-480, title page, i–iii, 1–11 12. F.M. Scherer (2004), ‘Retailer-Instigated Restraints on Suppliers’ Sales: Toys “R” Us (2000)’, in John Kwoka and L.J. White (eds), The Antritrust Revolution, 4th edn, Case 16, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 441–55 13. Frederic M. Scherer (2012), ‘Class Actions in the U.S. Experience: An Economist’s Perception’, in Jürgen G. Backhaus, Alberto Cassone and Giovanni B. Ramello (eds), The Law and Economics of Class Actions in Europe: Lessons from America, Chapter 3, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 27–36 PART IV POLICY FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 14. F.M. Scherer and Jayashree Watal (2014), ‘Competition Policy and Intellectual Property: Insights from Developed Country Experience’, John F. Kennedy School of Government Faculty Research Working Paper RWP14-013, February, 1–33 Index
£102.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Research on Nonprofit Economics and
Book SynopsisNonprofit organizations are arguably the fastest growing and most dynamic part of modern market economies in democratic countries. This Handbook explores the frontiers of knowledge at the intersection of economics and the management of these entities. Top researchers in the field review the role, structure, and behavior of private, nonprofit organizations as economic units and their participation in markets and systems of public service delivery, assess the implications of this knowledge for the efficient management of nonprofit organizations and the formulation of effective public policy, and identify cutting-edge questions for future research.Building on the success of the first edition, this thoroughly revised and expanded edition explores: (1) areas of general agreement from previous research; (2) areas of conflicting results and unexplored questions; (3) the relative roles of theory, data availability, and empirical analysis in explaining gaps in our knowledge; and (4) what must be done to improve our knowledge and extend the literature. Selected original chapters addressing especially challenging topics include: the value of risk management to nonprofit decision-making; nonprofit wages theory and evidence; the valuation of volunteer labor; property tax exemption for non-profits; when is competition good for the third sector; product diversification and social enterprise; international perspectives; the application of experimental research; and the macroeconomic effects of the nonprofit sector.This book is a valuable resource for academics, but the concerns of nonprofit sector managers and decision-makers are also addressed, making it a useful reference for practitioners as well.Contributors include: S. Alaimo, J. Alm, N. Bania, J. Bergdoll, W. Bowman, E. Brown, T. Calabrese, C.F. Chang, G.L. Chikoto-Schultz, J.J. Cordes, K. Coventry, L. Faulk, M.F. Grace, F. Handy, T.D. Harrison, B.T. Hirsch, P. Hughes, R.A. Irvin, M. Jegers, L. Leete, W. Luksetich, D.A. Macpherson, L. Mook, D.G. Neely, S.M. Oster, A.E. Preston, J. Quarter, P. Rooney, R. Sansing, B.A. Seaman, E. Searing, D.L. Sjoquist, A. Slivinski, R. Steinberg, R. Stoycheva, D. Teles, D.Tinkelman, S. Toepler, E.C. Tortia, H.P. Tuckman, V. Valentinov, D.R. YoungTable of ContentsContents: Foreword: toward a new economics by Lester M. Salamon Introduction: the expanding frontiers of economics and nonprofit management research - revisited Bruce A. Seaman and Dennis R. Young 1. Income diversity and nonprofit financial health Cyril F. Chang, Howard P. Tuckman and Grace L. Chikoto-Schultz 2. Revenue Interactions: crowding out, crowding in, or neither? Daniel Tinkelman and Daniel Gordon Neely 3. Public policies and private foundations: payout rates and the (dreaded) excise tax Patrick Rooney, Richard Sansing and Jon Bergdoll 4. Capital structure Marc Jegers 5. Asset composition Woods Bowman, Thad Calabrese and Elizabeth Searing 6. Competition and collaboration: When are they good for the the nonprofit sector? Teresa D. Harrison and Renée A. Irvin 7. Markets with competition between for-profit and nonprofit firms Eleanor Brown and Alan Slivinski 8. Nonprofit wages: theory and evidence Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and Anne E. Preston 9. Modeling nonprofit behavior Patricia Hughes and William Luksetich 10. Static and dynamic pricing strategies: How unique for nonprofits? Bruce A. Seaman 11. Nonprofits and the value of risk management Martin F. Grace 12. Contracting out Salvatore Alaimo 13. Product diversification and commercial ventures Sharon M. Oster 14. Internal organization and governance Ermanno C. Tortia and Vladislav Valentinov 15. Franchises and federations: the economics of multi-site nonprofit organizations Dennis R. Young and Lewis Faulk 16. The valuation of volunteer labor Neil Bania and Laura Leete 17. Assessing nonprofit performance Joseph J. Cordes and Katherine Coventry 18. Social accounting for value creation in nonprofits Laurie Mook and Femida Handy 19. State and federal tax policy toward nonprofit organizations: James Alm and Daniel Teles 20. The property tax exemption for nonprofits David L. Sjoquist and Rayna Stoycheva 21. Government funding policies Stefan Toepler 22. The social economy: an international comparison Jack Quarter and Laurie Mook 23. Nonprofit organizations and the macroeconomy Richard Steinberg Index
£182.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Research on Nonprofit Economics and
Book SynopsisNonprofit organizations are arguably the fastest growing and most dynamic part of modern market economies in democratic countries. This Handbook explores the frontiers of knowledge at the intersection of economics and the management of these entities. Top researchers in the field review the role, structure, and behavior of private, nonprofit organizations as economic units and their participation in markets and systems of public service delivery, assess the implications of this knowledge for the efficient management of nonprofit organizations and the formulation of effective public policy, and identify cutting-edge questions for future research.Building on the success of the first edition, this thoroughly revised and expanded edition explores: (1) areas of general agreement from previous research; (2) areas of conflicting results and unexplored questions; (3) the relative roles of theory, data availability, and empirical analysis in explaining gaps in our knowledge; and (4) what must be done to improve our knowledge and extend the literature. Selected original chapters addressing especially challenging topics include: the value of risk management to nonprofit decision-making; nonprofit wages theory and evidence; the valuation of volunteer labor; property tax exemption for non-profits; when is competition good for the third sector; product diversification and social enterprise; international perspectives; the application of experimental research; and the macroeconomic effects of the nonprofit sector.This book is a valuable resource for academics, but the concerns of nonprofit sector managers and decision-makers are also addressed, making it a useful reference for practitioners as well.Contributors include: S. Alaimo, J. Alm, N. Bania, J. Bergdoll, W. Bowman, E. Brown, T. Calabrese, C.F. Chang, G.L. Chikoto-Schultz, J.J. Cordes, K. Coventry, L. Faulk, M.F. Grace, F. Handy, T.D. Harrison, B.T. Hirsch, P. Hughes, R.A. Irvin, M. Jegers, L. Leete, W. Luksetich, D.A. Macpherson, L. Mook, D.G. Neely, S.M. Oster, A.E. Preston, J. Quarter, P. Rooney, R. Sansing, B.A. Seaman, E. Searing, D.L. Sjoquist, A. Slivinski, R. Steinberg, R. Stoycheva, D. Teles, D.Tinkelman, S. Toepler, E.C. Tortia, H.P. Tuckman, V. Valentinov, D.R. YoungTable of ContentsContents: Foreword: toward a new economics by Lester M. Salamon Introduction: the expanding frontiers of economics and nonprofit management research - revisited Bruce A. Seaman and Dennis R. Young 1. Income diversity and nonprofit financial health Cyril F. Chang, Howard P. Tuckman and Grace L. Chikoto-Schultz 2. Revenue Interactions: crowding out, crowding in, or neither? Daniel Tinkelman and Daniel Gordon Neely 3. Public policies and private foundations: payout rates and the (dreaded) excise tax Patrick Rooney, Richard Sansing and Jon Bergdoll 4. Capital structure Marc Jegers 5. Asset composition Woods Bowman, Thad Calabrese and Elizabeth Searing 6. Competition and collaboration: When are they good for the the nonprofit sector? Teresa D. Harrison and Renée A. Irvin 7. Markets with competition between for-profit and nonprofit firms Eleanor Brown and Alan Slivinski 8. Nonprofit wages: theory and evidence Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and Anne E. Preston 9. Modeling nonprofit behavior Patricia Hughes and William Luksetich 10. Static and dynamic pricing strategies: How unique for nonprofits? Bruce A. Seaman 11. Nonprofits and the value of risk management Martin F. Grace 12. Contracting out Salvatore Alaimo 13. Product diversification and commercial ventures Sharon M. Oster 14. Internal organization and governance Ermanno C. Tortia and Vladislav Valentinov 15. Franchises and federations: the economics of multi-site nonprofit organizations Dennis R. Young and Lewis Faulk 16. The valuation of volunteer labor Neil Bania and Laura Leete 17. Assessing nonprofit performance Joseph J. Cordes and Katherine Coventry 18. Social accounting for value creation in nonprofits Laurie Mook and Femida Handy 19. State and federal tax policy toward nonprofit organizations: James Alm and Daniel Teles 20. The property tax exemption for nonprofits David L. Sjoquist and Rayna Stoycheva 21. Government funding policies Stefan Toepler 22. The social economy: an international comparison Jack Quarter and Laurie Mook 23. Nonprofit organizations and the macroeconomy Richard Steinberg Index
£42.70
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Routines, Strategies and Management: Engaging for
Book SynopsisThe dynamic interplay of routines, strategies and management allows companies to successfully move forward within their industries. This book contributes to a coherent conceptualization of strategy, organization and management from a practice perspective, identifying strategy as realized in the action.Simon Grand provides a theoretical framework and detailed exploration in the context of two attractive empirical cases. He discusses topics such as theorizing routine dynamics, managerial engagement and managing routines as strategies to provide a detailed exploration of the importance of organizational routines for strategy. This book will be of interest to researchers in the areas of organizational studies, strategic management, technological innovation and the creative industries. The empirical case studies will also be of use to students and scholars of various disciplines.Trade ReviewThis book deals elegantly with the questions about the role of management raised by strategy as practice research: If strategy is emergent and based on the actions of people who work in and for the organization and if these people have agency, what is the role of management in creating strategic direction? It provides a comprehensive overview and novel synthesis of research relevant to the question of how management actions and enacted routines produce realized strategies through the multiplicity of actions taken in the performance of organizational work. Through Grand's theorizing of engagement regimes, strategic management becomes a fully dynamic activity connecting the micro (enacted performances of routines in organizations) and the macro (realized strategies). --Martha S. Feldman, University of California, IrvineTable of ContentsContents: 1. Researching Routines as Strategies – A Strategy-as-practice View 2. Theorizing Routine Dynamics – A Practice View 3. Managerial Engagement – A Practice View on Strategic Management 4. Managing Routines as Strategies – A Case in Haute Couture Textiles 5. Routinizing Strategic Management – A Case in Software Engineering Conclusion References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Origins of Organizing
Book SynopsisThe origins of organizing are conventionally seen as emerging from the historiographical works of Western social scientists in the early 20th century. Here, the authors address a gap in current literature by exploring previously unrecognized or marginalized global origins in both modern and ancient history. This innovative collection of original, research-based work covers a variety of historical epochs and theoretical streams from ancient civilizations to modern movements in philosophy and the social sciences. Among other topics, the chapters evaluate ideas of organizing by Quakers, 16th-century Jesuits and communities in the Roman Empire and ancient China. The authors creatively and insightfully engage with the historiography and philosophy of organizing, presenting alternatives to the dominant Western-focused development of organizational theory and practice. Origins of Organizing is significant in expanding the field of organizational theory to incorporate key examples that move away from mainstream and traditional perspectives. It will serve as a complementary text for graduate students in the fields of organization theory, management history and critical management studies.Contributors include: J. Bento da Silva, C. Bettin, M. Brigham, G. Burrell, P. Case, B. Czarniawska, W. Dai, H. Gaggiotti, I. Iordanou, D. Kavanagh, M. Kostera, P. Krzyworzeka, A.J. Mills, T. PeltonenTrade Review'We need to reflect upon the historical origins of organizing that extend far further than people usually think. This reflection must be critical and open to alternative histories and explanations. Origins of Organizing does just that. This book offers fascinating insights not only for those interested in organization and management history or critically oriented management and organizational studies, but for anyone engaged with organization theory or management practice, seeking for a deeper understanding of what organizing is all about. This is because the book is compiled and written in a reflexive manner that does not offer one truth but a number of perspectives that help to enrich our understanding of organizing and its various origins.' --Eero Vaara, Aalto University School of Business, Finland'Origins of Organizing is a major contribution to the ''historic turn'' in organization theory. For those wishing to explore this fascinating aspect of organizational analysis I can think of no better source. Simply an outstanding collection of essays by some of the world's foremost thinkers in the field. Highly recommended.' --John Hassard, University of Manchester, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: In search of alternative origins of organizing Tuomo Peltonen, Hugo Gaggiotti and Peter Case PART I THEORETICAL ORIGINS 1. Chaos: The Unspeakable Other to Origins and Organizing Gibson Burrell 2. Revisiting the sociological origins of organization theory: The forgotten legacy of Pitirim Sorokin Tuomo Peltonen 3. Neglecting the Anthropological Origins of Organizing: causes and consequences Hugo Gaggiotti, Monika Kostera and Paweł Krzyworzeka 4. She Came and Stayed: A de Beauvoirean Approach to Organizing Caterina Bettin and Albert J. Mills PART II HISTORICAL ORIGINS 5. Organizing in the Roman Empire Barbara Czarniawska 6. A Daoist epistemology for understanding an alternative origin of organizing Wenjin Dai 7. The Origins of Organizing in the Sixteenth Century Jose Bento da Silva and Ioanna Iordanou 8. The Quakers: Forgotten Pioneers Donncha Kavanagh and Martin Brigham Index
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ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Financial Management: USGAAP and IFRS Standards,
Book SynopsisThis book combines the fundamentals of finance with relevance and effectiveness. It allows for the practice of this subject and covers all the programs of business schools, universities' finance courses, and engineering schools. This book is a relevant tool to acquire all the knowledge required for examination success and the achievement of proven practical competences.Table of ContentsContents Introduction xi Chapter 1. Value: IFRS vs. US GAAP 1 1.1. Value and the time 1 1.1.1. Cost of money, interest rate (nominal and real) 2 1.2. The time value of money: US GAAP 3 1.3. Future value and present value: capitalization and discounting in discrete time 4 1.3.1. Simple interest 4 1.3.2. Compound interest 9 1.4. US GAAP: future value and present value of rules of time travel 10 1.4.1. US GAAP: Effective annual rate and annual percentage rate 13 1.4.2. US GAAP: the determinants of interest rates 16 1.5. Annuities and unearned income: IFRS 19 1.5.1. Value of a sum of constant annuities 19 1.5.2. Current value of a sum of constant annuities 20 1.5.3. The updating of constant sums over an infinite period: the return 21 1.6. Calculating net present value and future value: US GAAP 22 1.6.1. Constant annuities of cash flows 22 1.6.2. Perpetuity 28 1.6.3. Growing cash flows 30 1.7. Market value 35 1.7.1. Relation required rate: value 36 1.7.2. Valuation of fixed rate debt 37 1.8. Actuarial rate of return 38 1.9. Value and risk 40 1.9.1. Probabilities and expected returns 40 1.9.2. Uncertain expected rate of return 41 1.9.3. Couple profitability, a risk: representation of expectation/standard deviation 41 1.9.4. Introduction to diversification: the case of two assets 42 1.9.5. Notions of diversification and non-diversifiable risk 43 1.9.6. Modeling randomized profitability with a two-factor model 45 1.10. Value and information 46 1.10.1. Information and uncertainty 46 1.10.2. Information efficiency 50 1.10.3. Exercises 50 Chapter 2. Diagnosis of Financial Statements: IFRS 57 2.1. Economic and financial analysis of business data 57 2.1.1. Principles and levels of study 57 2.1.2. Typology of financial analysis 61 2.1.3. Destination of the financial statement analysis 63 2.2. Financial reading of the balance sheet 66 2.2.1. Principles of financial statement preparation 67 2.2.2. Mechanism 70 2.2.3. Functions: financing, investment, exploitation and distribution 79 2.2.4. Investment study 95 2.2.5. Random analysis 114 2.2.6. Undetermined analysis 125 Chapter 3. Analysis of the Financial Structure: IFRS vs. US GAAP 131 3.1. Major functions of the French Accounting Plan 131 3.1.1. Assets 131 3.1.2. Current liabilities 133 3.1.3. Sustainable resources 135 3.1.4. Fixed assets 141 3.1.5. Calculation of global net revolving fund 142 3.2. The need for working capital requirement (WCR) 144 3.2.1. WCRE (or WCE) 145 3.2.2. WCREE 145 3.2.3. Recommendations on the need for working capital 147 3.2.4. WCR in days of HVAC 149 3.3. Net cash 154 3.3.1. Cash flow and the result are linked without being correlated 155 3.3.2. Analysis and recommendations 156 3.3.3. Financial analysis in market value 160 3.3.4. Presentation of the balance sheet in net asset values 162 3.3.5. Structural risks 164 3.3.6. The risk of imminent failure 164 3.3.7. Recommendations 164 3.4. Balance sheet analysis: US GAAP 164 3.4.1. Balance sheet features 165 3.4.2. Balance Sheet Diagnosis 170 Chapter 4. Analysis of Activity: Analysis of Profit and Loss Account: IFRS vs. US GAAP 179 4.1. Profitability and management performance 179 4.1.1. Intermediate Management Balances 180 4.1.2. Current exploitation 183 4.1.3. Non-operating current 191 4.2. Management indicators of the Banque de France 193 4.2.1. Partial or current indicators 194 4.2.2. Global indicators 198 4.3. Correspondences of FCA indicators – Banque de France 200 4.4. CAF cash flow 202 4.4.1. Principles 202 4.4.2. FCA approach 204 4.4.3. Analysis of the Order of Chartered Accountants 205 4.5. Renewed indicators (IFRS) of management 205 4.5.1. EBITDA 206 4.5.2. ROA 206 4.5.3. ROE 206 4.5.4. NOPAT 206 4.5.5. ROCE 206 4.5.6. COFROI 206 4.5.7. Free cash flow 207 4.5.8. EVA MVA 207 4.6. Income statement analysis: US GAAP 207 4.6.1. Case study 1: Mydeco Corporation 221 4.6.2. Case study 2: Atlas 224 Chapter 5. Analysis of Operational Profitability and Risk: IFRS 227 5.1. Profitability according to the chosen full cost model 228 5.1.1. Results Achieved in Full Cost by Analysis Centers and Unit Cost of Indirect Costs 228 5.1.2. Study 232 5.1.3. Results obtained in full cost by activity (Activity by Costing) 232 5.2. Budget based on normal activity 235 5.2.1. Activity 236 5.2.2. Budget for which indirect costs are unbundled in terms of being variable and fixed 236 5.2.3. Cost-effectiveness 236 5.2.4. Profitability 246 5.3. The breakeven point 249 5.3.1. Representation250 5.3.2. Indicators of profitability 252 5.3.3. Decision-making 253 5.4. Operating leverage 262 5.5. Return on equity 270 5.5.1. Economic profitability 271 5.5.2. Leverage 272 5.5.3. Financial Leverage 272 Chapter 6. Analysis by Ratios: IFRS 277 6.1. Composition and evolution ratios 277 6.1.1. Flow/Level 279 6.1.2. Level/Level 280 6.1.3. Levels/Flows 283 6.1.4. Flux/Flux 285 6.1.5. Flow/Level 286 6.1.6. Combination 287 6.2. Database 289 6.2.1. Activity ratios, profitability, balance, investment, debt, profitability of the Banque de France 290 6.2.2. Expeditious method of credit managers 300 Chapter 7. Analysis by Flux Tables: IFRS vs. US GAAP 305 7.1. Functional chart of the French Accounting Plan 306 7.1.1. Table of changes in total net working capital WC 306 7.1.2. Table of changes in working capital requirement 323 7.1.3. Synoptic diagram of the links between two-year financial statements 326 7.2. Financing table of the Banque de France 327 7.2.1. Functional balance 327 7.2.2. Cash flow statement 330 7.3. Cash flow statement of the French Association of Chartered Accountants 339 7.3.1. Net cash flows from operations 339 7.3.2. Net cash flows from investments 342 7.3.3. Net cash flows related to financing 342 7.3.4. Change in balance sheet cash position 343 7.3.5. Diagnosis of the financing table of the French Association of Chartered Accountants 343 7.4. Free cash flow table spanning several years 345 7.4.1. The method 347 7.5. Summary of the restatements of financing and flow tables 353 7.5.1. Table 353 7.5.2. Risk diagnosis 354 7.6. Statement of cash flow analysis: US GAAP 359 7.6.1. Features of cash flow statement 359 7.6.2. Cash flow statement diagnosis 362 7.7. Statement of stockholders’ equity 364 Conclusion 367 Glossary 369 Bibliography 379 Index 381
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ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc SME Internationalization Strategies: Innovation
Book SynopsisInternationalization is a strategic issue for companies as it is today the central axis for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Market expansion and the growing importance of emerging markets offer new development opportunities for SMEs to use innovative strategies - such as head-deck strategies - to effectively penetrate these markets. This book focuses on understanding these new strategies. Why do SMEs use head-of-bridge strategies in order to internationalize? How do they deploy such strategies abroad? Based on the example of five manufacturing SMEs, which are at different stages of internationalization, this book highlights the main motivations, stages of deployment but also difficulties encountered in this direction. This book is a tool for assessing potential locations and provide managers with a new alternative in terms of internationalization, enabling rapid identification of key stakeholders, adapting their international development plan and anticipating potential pitfalls.Table of ContentsPart 1. Internationalization of SMB, choice of localization and bridgehead strategies : A review on LiteratureChapter 1. Internationalization strategies of SMBChapter 2. Localization strategies of SMBPart 2. Research methodology and empirical study presentationChapter 3. Epistemology and research methodologyChapter 4. Internationalization of the five SMBPart 3. Deployment of bridgehead strategies : motivations, actions, difficultiesChapter 5. the motivations for bridgehead strategies implementationsChapter 6. Implementation of bridgehead strategies
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ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Innovation and Development: The Politics at the
Book SynopsisInnovation, often tempered by the language of inclusion, has become an indispensable element of contemporary development policy and practice in the so-called Global South. Driven by multinational companies, public–private partnerships and social enterprises, “innovation for development” aims to co-produce social goods (things of value) such as poverty alleviation with associated profit through innovative market-led solutions, opening up untapped and unserved markets in the developing world and exploiting the potential “fortune at the bottom of the pyramid”. But innovation for development is a contested notion with the capacity to shelter multiple political agendas. By reviewing existing academic theory and discussing four in-depth case studies from Bangladesh and India, this book interrogates how innovation for development is being framed, its politics and the impacts it is having on rural communities on the ground. The analysis suggests both an emerging hegemony constructed around a neoliberal, market-led agenda and the existence of countervailing voices that question this framing, sometimes radically so. Table of ContentsList of Acronyms ix Preface xi Introduction xv Part 1. Theoretical Foundations: Innovation for Development, the Rise of a New Discourse 1 Chapter 1. The Project of Development as a Discourse 3 1.1. Discourses, framings and narratives 4 1.1.1. The order of the discourse 4 1.1.2. Framings and narratives 7 1.2. Development as a discourse: underdevelopment and “the others” 9 1.2.1. After post-development: the contemporary situation 15 1.2.2. Technology, innovation and development: a contested political field 18 1.3. Conclusion 20 Chapter 2. The Cross-fertilization of Innovation into the Lexicon of Development 23 2.1. Economic development and the role of innovation 25 2.1.1. Growth theories and innovation 25 2.1.2. Evolutionary theory and innovation systems 27 2.1.3. Innovation systems and developing countries 29 2.2. Reviewing the innovation and development literature 32 2.2.1. Resource-constrained innovation (RCI): bricolage, frugality and jugaad 34 2.2.2. The fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid 38 2.2.3. Critics of the BOP approach 40 2.2.4. Appropriate technology and grassroots innovations 41 2.2.5. “Inclusion”: an emerging discursive bridge 45 2.3. Conclusions 47 Part 2. Learning from the Field 53 Introduction to Part 2 55 Chapter 3. The Tale of the Poor as Market-led Consumers. 57 3.1. Grameen Shakti 58 3.1.1. Creating resource-constrained innovation 60 3.1.2. The green sub-narrative 65 3.1.3. Institutional weaknesses and voids. 68 3.1.4. Empathy and creating social value 69 3.2. Grameen Shakti’s overall innovation and development narrative 71 3.3. Conclusion 76 Chapter 4. The Tale of the Poor as Market-led Co-producers 79 4.1. The case of Mother Earth 80 4.1.1. The Industree ecosystem 80 4.1.2. The problems of rural production 84 4.1.3. Transforming production 87 4.1.4. Mother Earth’s educating mission 89 4.2. Mother Earth’s overall innovation and development narrative 93 4.3. Conclusion 98 Chapter 5. The Tale of “Inclusive Business Models” 99 5.1. The case of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) 100 5.1.1. IIMB’s mission as a project of Western-inspired modernity 100 5.1.2. An “Indian way to modernity” 105 5.1.3. Inclusive business models and inclusive innovation 107 5.2. IIMB’s overall innovation and development narrative 110 5.3. Conclusion 114 Chapter 6. The Tale of Science, Technology and Innovation for Social Revolution 117 6.1. The case of the People’s Science Movements (PSMs) 118 6.1.1. Competing narratives of science, technology and development in independent India 118 6.1.2. Pro-poor innovation for productive networks 121 6.1.3. Innovation as a political artifact 126 6.2. The People’s Science Movements’ overall innovation and development narrative 131 6.3. Conclusion 133 Chapter 7. The Politics at the Bottom of the Pyramid 135 7.1. Words, meanings and politics 137 7.1.2. Comparing the case studies 138 7.2. Self-help and inclusion: key buzzwords connecting innovation to development 144 7.2.1. Self-help 144 7.2.2. Inclusion 146 7.2.3. Some important limitations 147 7.3. Closing thoughts 149 Epilogue 153 References 155 Index 179
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