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Book SynopsisPrivate Sector Entrepreneurship in Global Health seeks solutions to serve those most in need, exploring new marketing and finance models, digital health innovations, and novel organizational processes emerging from the private sector.Table of ContentsIllustrations Tables Introduction Section A: Private Sector Health Care Innovation In Low- and Middle Income Countries Chapter 1: Innovative Health Service Delivery Models in Low- and Middle-Income Countries – What Can We Learn from the Private Sector? Chapter 2: Global Health Innovation: Exploring Program Practices and Strategies Chapter 3: The Future Of Health Care Access Chapter 4: For-Profit Health Care Providers at the Bottom of the Pyramid Chapter 5: Criteria to Assess Potential Reverse Innovations: Opportunities for Shared Learning Between High- and Low-Income Countries Section B: Understanding The Contributions Of Private Sector Health Care Services Chapter 6: Assessing Health Program Performance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Building a Feasible, Credible, and Comprehensive Framework Chapter 7: Performance Measurement for Innovative Health Programs: Understanding Efficiency, Quality, and Scale Chapter 8: Trans-National Scale-Up of Services in Global Health Section C: Vertical Cases – The Role Of The Private Sector In Addressing Major Diseases Chapter 9: Innovations in Tuberculosis Healthcare: Exploring the Evidence on Emerging Practices in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Chapter 10: Innovations in Malaria Healthcare: Exploring the Evidence on Emerging Practices in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Chapter 11: Innovative Practices in Global Health to Manage Diabetes Mellitus Chapter 12: Innovations in Global Mental Health Practice Section D: Horizontal Cases – The Role Of The Private Sector In Generating Integrated Solutions Chapter 13: Innovations in Privately Delivered Maternal, Newborn and Child Health: Exploring the Evidence Behind Emerging Practices Chapter 14: Scaling Up Primary Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Using Strategic Management Skills Chapter 15: Integrating Primary Care and Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in Low-and-Middle Income Countries Conclusion List Of Contributors

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Book SynopsisOrganizations, institutions, and individuals get stuck in spite of their innovative ideas and ambitious agendas. Never has the timing been better for a book that cuts through the theoretical jargon and delineates the exact political and managerial skills leaders need to move agendas forward. Whether you''re a team leader trying to lead change and innovation in a large corporation, an entrepreneur trying to gain support, a politician trying to expand your coalition, or an individual trying to advance your career and build networks, The Agenda Mover will give you the political and managerial leadership skills necessary to achieve results. Based on the premise that leadership competencies and skills can be learned, The Agenda Mover is the inaugural volume of the practitioner-oriented Pragmatic Leadership Series published in association with Cornell University Press. Each volume emphasizes specific skills of execution that leaders at all levels need to master. Visit pragmaTrade Review"Innovation and ideation are both very popular given the current business climate, but these alone are insufficient without pairing them with the ability to work great ideas through the maze of the organization. The Agenda Mover uniquely focuses on the critical skills of execution to unleash these great ideas. If you really want your organization to become more innovative, you need to read this book to ensure you can transform the innovative ideas into action plans that will change your organization." -- Andy Doyle, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Oppenheimer Funds"Professor Bacharach takes the abstract concept of leadership and provides a practical guide to producing results in the modern organization. The Agenda Mover clearly explains how the combination of technical competence and political acumen can be used to make a great idea reality. This is a must-read for every executive." -- Rob Manfred, Commissioner of Major League Baseball"We encounter a lot of leadership experts at Inc., but no one cuts through the hoo-haw surrounding the topic as brilliantly—or as entertainingly—as Sam. Readers of The Agenda Mover come away realizing that the core of leadership isn't the 'vision thing’ or the `charisma thing.’ It’s the execution thing. Leaders who follow Sam’s precepts don’t waste time on flash. Instead they acquire that one essential but all-too-rare attribute of effective leadership: They get things done." -- Eric Schurenberg, President and Editor-in-Chief, Inc. MediaTable of Contents1. The Political Competence of Execution 2. Anticipate the Agendas of Others: Know Where They're Coming From 3. Mobilize Your Campaign: Get Initial Support 4. Negotiate Support: Get the Buy-In 5. Sustain Your Campaign: Get Things Done Conclusion: "We" Not "I": You Can’t Do It Alone

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Book SynopsisFor many years, there has been quite a bit of talk about employee engagement as a means to lift corporate profits and reduce absenteeism and turnover. However, this talk has not produced better companies. In fact, the evidence shows that incivility and instances of employee abuse are getting worse. Additionally, with profit as the primary goal of organizations, most employees view any benign treatment they receive as a secondary convenience that will dissipate once corporate fortunes decline. That is, many employees still believe they are expendable in the eyes of their employers. This book turns that equation around by examining the practices of twenty-one companies that put the interests and needs of employees first. Profits are necessary but insufficient for corporate health. The companies featured in this book see it as their mission to offer people a better, more fulfilling life for themselves, and assist with that holistic journey by providing the organizational elements people need to reach their potential. They do this first by creating respectful and kind cultures that treat every person as an equal, sentient partner in the success of the company. Second, they diligently work to satisfy people's basic needs: financial security, belonging, meaning, autonomy, self-acceptance, self-confidence, and growth. The result is a web of fellow-feeling: earnest affection among people who feverishly work to live up to both the high standards of the institution and their obligations to one another. By providing a place where people can do their best work and thrive as individuals and as members of a cohesive community, everyone profits.Trade Review"Organizations are only as good as the people who work there. In Organizations for People, Michael O'Malley and Bill Baker show once more that we need to treat people with respect and kindness—because they deserve it. If you do so, good things follow, such as superior economic results and sustainable and harmonious integration in the larger fabric of society. A really important topic and a must-read."—Franz Heukamp, Dean, IESE Business School"O'Malley and Baker challenge their readers to build successful organizations based on 'people-centric' principles and, by extension, evolve from 'unvarnished capitalism' toward a refined system that still benefits from the advantages of innovation and competitive urgency while maintaining a serious commitment to a culture of ethical wellbeing. A thoughtful message for all leaders at this time of national reflection on the equity of our foundational economic system."—Edward Reilly, 17th President and former CEO of the American Management Association"In a refreshing anecdote to incivility and self-interest, O'Malley and Baker showcase 21 kind companies that have placed people and community at the center of their profit-making endeavors. In their psychologically incisive work, the authors provide countless examples of how humanity and capitalism can co-exist. Organizations for People is a timely reminder of how business can positively affect the lives of people inside and outside of the organization."—Steven Rattner, Chairman and CEO of Willett Advisors LLC and Economic Analyst on MSNBC's Morning Joe"Far too many leaders fail, not because they are without talent, but because they are without caring or concern for the people they lead. In Organizations for People, O'Malley and Baker elegantly introduce readers to a brand of leadership that never goes out of style: one that will improve your life, the lives of those you lead, and the members of the communities you serve."—Thomas A. Kolditz, Brigadier General, author of In Extremis Leadership, and Founding Director of the Ann & John Doerr Institute for New Leaders, Rice University"Leaders are looking for simple, impactful practices that they can implement—and this book is filled with them. The authors target areas of true value for organizations and present actionable examples that can transform business. By demanding better leadership, this timely work lays out human-centered processes and practices that leaders at all levels can use to meet business goals."—Donna M. Rapaccioli, Dean of the Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University"[An] upbeat volume that encourages organizations to shift their focus toward making employees' lives better while still meeting economic goals....the narrative is compelling, and the message that kindness and caring will serve organizations better in the long run than will competition and cutthroat policies is refreshing and important. Highly recommended."—L. B. Jabs, CHOICETable of Contents1. Mo 2. Vergonnen 3. Kindness 4. Unruly 5. Community 6. Basic Needs 7. Belonging 8. Meaning 9. Autonomy 10. Self-Acceptance 11. Self-Confidence 12. Growth

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Book SynopsisCreativity has long been thought of as a personal trait, a gift bestowed on some and unachievable by others. While we laud the products of creativity, the stories behind them are often abridged to the elusive "aha!" moment, the result of a momentary stroke of genius. In The Craft of Creativity Matthew A. Cronin and Jeffrey Loewenstein present a new way to understand how we innovate. They emphasize the importance of the journey and reveal the limitations of focusing on outcomes. Drawing on a wide range of scholarship, their own research, and interviews with professionals and learners who employ creativity in the arts, engineering, business, and more, Cronin and Loewenstein argue that creativity is a cognitive process that hinges on changing one's perspective. It's a skill that anyone can hone, and one that benefits from thinking with others and over time. Breaking new ground in the discussion about how we innovate, this book provides strategies that everyone can use to be more creative.Trade Review"Clear, digestible writing paired with the most up-to-date scholarship and illustrative examples invite even those with no prior knowledge of creativity or the science behind it into this outstanding book."—Roni Reiter-Palmon, University of Nebraska at Omaha"I have not seen another book that skillfully disseminates this knowledge to readers who are not pure researchers. Based on some of the most cutting-edge work in business and management, Cronin and Loewenstein provide actionable practices for the entire creative process."—Jing Zhou, Rice University"This book won't just convince you that everyone has the potential to be creative. It will show you how. It's a rare read on creativity that's engaging, evidence-based, and entirely useful."—Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals, Give And Take, and Option B with Sheryl Sandberg"The Craft of Creativity completely changed my thinking about creativity. It not only provides deep insights, but useful skill-building exercises, examples, and tools you can use on the job. A must-read for those eager for a new perspective on creativity and innovation."—Jennifer Mueller, author of Creative Change: Why We Resist ItHow We Can Embrace It"Matthew Cronin and Jeffrey Loewenstein show that creativity is more than you think: more practical, more transformational, and more learnable. Today's fast-paced, unpredictable world simply demands that you develop and use creativity—and this book helps you do it."—Heidi K. Gardner, Harvard Law SchoolTable of Contents1. Perspectives on Creativity 2. Getting Insight 3. Turning Potential into Inventions 4. Enlightenment as a Creative Product 5. Cues as Clues to the Process 6. Thinking Tools for the Road 7. The Value of Persistence 8. Developing the Craft of Creativity

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Book SynopsisIn the last decade, research on negative social evaluations, from adverse reputation to extreme stigmatization, has burgeoned both at the individual and organizational level. Thus far, this research has largely focused on major corporate risks. Corporate public relations and business executives intuitively know that a negative image deters important relationships—from customers and partners, to applicants, stakeholders, and potential funding. At the same time, business is conducted in an age of heightened connection, including digital platforms for criticism and a 24-hour news cycle. Executives know that some degree of public disapproval is increasingly unavoidable. Negative social evaluations can also put social actors on the map. In the era of identity politics, many political leaders express controversial views to appeal to specific audiences and gain in popularity. Through network and signaling effects, being controversial can potentially pay off. Thomas J. Roulet offers a framework for understanding not only how individuals and organizations can survive in an age of increasing scrutiny, but how negative social evaluations can surprisingly yield positive results. A growing body of work has begun to show that being "up against the rest" is an active driver of corporate identity, and that firms that face strong public hostility can benefit from internal bonding. Synthesizing this work with his original research, and drawing comparisons to work on misconduct and scandals, Roulet addresses an important gap by providing a broader perspective to link the antecedents and consequences of negative social evaluations. Moreover, he reveals the key role that audiences play in assessing these consequences, whether positive or negative, and the crucial function of media in establishing conditions in which public disapproval can bring positive results. Examples and cases cover Uber and Google, Monsanto, Electronic Arts, and the investment banking industry during the financial crisis. Trade Review"Thomas Roulet has very compellingly articulated the power of divisiveness in channeling negative social evaluations and perceived stigma to empower us into action and success, something that I have experienced personally in my professional life. Highly relevant and a must-read for professionals as well as researchers grappling with the velocity and impact of social perceptions in the increasingly digital world."—Navdeep Arora, former Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company"A careful and forensic analysis of why and how attacks by others on your capability or your character can in fact be positive and productive forces. The book takes us through a journey of in-groups, echo chambers, social trolls, post-truth narratives, and permanent peer evaluation to bring us fresh insights into the addictive practice of picking each other apart."—Rupert Younger, Director, Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation"This is a must-read for organization and management theory scholars. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the overlapping literatures that address how organizations are influenced by negative social evaluations. Roulet puts forward—convincingly—the strikingly counterintuitive idea that under certain conditions negative evaluations are beneficial—and, in contrast, that positive evaluations can have negative consequences for the targeted actors. How this happens, and the potential implications for society, are thought-provoking and often worrying. This is a timely and important book."—Royston Greenwood, Professor Emeritus, Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta, and Professorial Fellow, University of Edinburgh Business School"While not explicitly a management book, this is a fascinating study of the social-media fuelled and fast-changing landscape of public opinion, and the possible ways in which that might be beneficial."—Financial Times"Roulet's framework provides an important starting point for understanding how organizations and their members might survive in a world where everyone's a critic with easy access to a social platform."—Kimberly D. Elsbach, Administrative Science QuarterlyTable of ContentsIntroduction: A Framework to Understand Negative Social Evaluations 1. Where It All Begins: Understanding the Antecedents of Negative Social Evaluations 2. Resisting Hostility: Resilience to Negative Social Evaluations 3. Going Beyond Resilience and Capitalizing on Negative Social Evaluations 4. Practical Implications for Individuals, Organizations, and Society Conclusion: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisInstitutional review boards (IRBs) are panels charged with protecting the rights of humans who participate in research studies ranging from biomedicine to social science. Regulating Human Research provides a fresh look at these influential and sometimes controversial boards, tracing their historic transformation from academic committees to compliance bureaucracies: non-governmental offices where specialized staff define and apply federal regulations. In opening the black box of contemporary IRB decision-making, author Sarah Babb argues that compliance bureaucracy is an adaptive response to the dynamics and dysfunctions of American governance. Yet this solution has had unforeseen consequences, including the rise of a profitable ethics review industry.Trade Review"Beautifully done. Sarah Babb adroitly explains IRBs as but one expression of a general feature of distributed governance in the United States. Like it or not, this is what happens to ethics in complex systems."—Mitchell Stevens, Stanford University"Scientific research has long been portrayed as self-regulating, governed by practices of peer review and professionalism. But in recent decades, this self-regulation has been brought into question by research gone drastically wrong and transformed by federal policy. Focusing on institutional review boards, Regulating Human Research uses this case to document how the American state relies on private organizations to interpret and implement policy. In this succinct and insightful account, Sarah Babb illuminates policy developments and organizational changes that have been felt by a wide range of researchers, in academic and commercial institutions alike."—Elisabeth S. Clemens, Civic Gifts: Voluntarism and the Making of the American Nation-State"It sounded so good: colleagues reviewing each others' projects to ensure that human research subjects were properly protected. And yet that project, like many, went badly off the rails. Sarah Babb's exceptionally lucid book explains how a flexible, locally controlled system morphed into a quasi-legal body of arcane rules, spawned a new profession, and split into private and for-profit branches that do more to protect research institutions than research subjects. Rounding out her story and seamlessly stitching together several fields, Babb explains why the pressures of ambiguous federal rules nevertheless led to quite different compliance bureaucracies in other fields such as financial services and equal employment law. If you have time for only one piece on IRBs—or indeed on responses to federal regulation—this book should be your hands-down choice. Or you could just read it because it's a fantastic and elegant piece of scholarship."—Carol A. Heimer, Northwestern University and American Bar Foundation"[An] outstanding volume....Babb's discussion of the differences between the ways equal employment opportunity, IRBs, and financial services approach compliance is compelling, particularly her consideration for the reliance of IRBs and financial services on efficiency goals. Thoughtful and readable. Highly recommended."—K. E. Murphy, CHOICETable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Federal Crackdown and the Twilight of Approximate Compliance 2. Leaving It to the Professionals 3. Organizing for Efficiency 4. Ethics Review, Inc. 5. The Common Rule and Social Research 6. Varieties of Compliance Conclusion

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Book SynopsisInstitutional review boards (IRBs) are panels charged with protecting the rights of humans who participate in research studies ranging from biomedicine to social science. Regulating Human Research provides a fresh look at these influential and sometimes controversial boards, tracing their historic transformation from academic committees to compliance bureaucracies: non-governmental offices where specialized staff define and apply federal regulations. In opening the black box of contemporary IRB decision-making, author Sarah Babb argues that compliance bureaucracy is an adaptive response to the dynamics and dysfunctions of American governance. Yet this solution has had unforeseen consequences, including the rise of a profitable ethics review industry.Trade Review"Beautifully done. Sarah Babb adroitly explains IRBs as but one expression of a general feature of distributed governance in the United States. Like it or not, this is what happens to ethics in complex systems."—Mitchell Stevens, Stanford University"Scientific research has long been portrayed as self-regulating, governed by practices of peer review and professionalism. But in recent decades, this self-regulation has been brought into question by research gone drastically wrong and transformed by federal policy. Focusing on institutional review boards, Regulating Human Research uses this case to document how the American state relies on private organizations to interpret and implement policy. In this succinct and insightful account, Sarah Babb illuminates policy developments and organizational changes that have been felt by a wide range of researchers, in academic and commercial institutions alike."—Elisabeth S. Clemens, Civic Gifts: Voluntarism and the Making of the American Nation-State"It sounded so good: colleagues reviewing each others' projects to ensure that human research subjects were properly protected. And yet that project, like many, went badly off the rails. Sarah Babb's exceptionally lucid book explains how a flexible, locally controlled system morphed into a quasi-legal body of arcane rules, spawned a new profession, and split into private and for-profit branches that do more to protect research institutions than research subjects. Rounding out her story and seamlessly stitching together several fields, Babb explains why the pressures of ambiguous federal rules nevertheless led to quite different compliance bureaucracies in other fields such as financial services and equal employment law. If you have time for only one piece on IRBs—or indeed on responses to federal regulation—this book should be your hands-down choice. Or you could just read it because it's a fantastic and elegant piece of scholarship."—Carol A. Heimer, Northwestern University and American Bar Foundation"[An] outstanding volume....Babb's discussion of the differences between the ways equal employment opportunity, IRBs, and financial services approach compliance is compelling, particularly her consideration for the reliance of IRBs and financial services on efficiency goals. Thoughtful and readable. Highly recommended."—K. E. Murphy, CHOICETable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Federal Crackdown and the Twilight of Approximate Compliance 2. Leaving It to the Professionals 3. Organizing for Efficiency 4. Ethics Review, Inc. 5. The Common Rule and Social Research 6. Varieties of Compliance Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe global electronics industry is one of the most innovation-driven and technology-intensive sectors in the contemporary world economy. From semiconductors to end products, complex transnational production and value-generating activities have integrated diverse macro-regions and national economies worldwide into the "interconnected worlds" of global electronics. This book argues that the current era of interconnected worlds started in the early 1990s when electronics production moved from systems dominated by lead firms in the United States, Western Europe, and Japan towards increasingly globalized and cross-macro-regional electronics manufacturing centered in East Asia. By the 2010s, this co-evolution of production network complexity transformed global electronics, through which lead firms from South Korea, Taiwan, and China integrated East Asia into the interconnected worlds of electronics production across the globe. Drawing on literature on the electronics industry, new empirical material comprising custom datasets, and extensive personal interviews, this book examines through a "network" approach the co-evolution of globalized electronics production centered in East Asia across different national economies and sub-national regions. With comprehensive analysis up to 2021, Yeung analyzes the geographical configurations ("where"), organizational strategies ("how"), and causal drivers ("why") of global production networks, setting a definitive benchmark into the dynamic transformations in global electronics and other globalized industries. The book will serve as a crucial resource for academic and policy research, offering a conceptual, empirically driven grounding in the theory of these networks that has become highly influential across the social sciences.Trade Review"Henry Wai-chung Yeung provides a comprehensive and fascinating analysis of the decisive role of global production networks in driving the shift of global electronics industry to East Asia in the early 21st century. The book features rich and detailed firm level data, an excellent resource for both teaching and research. It is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the dominance of East Asia in the industry."—Yuqing Xing, Professor of Economics, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies"Henry Wai-chung Yeung's highly original and insightful book provides us understanding of a deeper and wider form of global production integration than that of global value chains. These are interconnected worlds of global production. The interdependencies that he captures shed light on new possibilities for global development, but also deep challenges and risks for global development policy, as well as global business."—Michael Storper, Professor of Economic Geography, London School of Economics; Distinguished Professor of Regional and International Development, UCLA"From startling revelations about the centrality of semiconductors in modern manufacturing to current debates on deglobalization, decoupling and the reshoring of global supply chains, the electronics industry has moved to center stage in public awareness. Interconnected Worlds could not be more timely in unpacking the regional roots of global electronics and bridging academic, firm strategy and policy domains."—Gary Gereffi, Emeritus Professor and Director of the Global Value Chains Center at Duke University, Durham, NC"This book is Yeung's remarkable update on his long-time study on electronic industry in Asia and the globe, comprising semi-conductors, cell phones, PCs and displays. It reflects his intellectual journey from his early focus on inter-national political economy to a new network approach on inter-firm and intra-firm production activities across national boundaries. It is timely and extremely helpful to understand the nature of the disruptions in global value chains since the US-China trade conflicts and the Covid-19, and also to derive effective responses to them."—Keun Lee, Distinguished Professor, Seoul National University; winner of the 2014 Schumpeter Prize"Yeung [has] made a significant contribution to our understanding of how the globe's most important technology-based industries are evolving."—Robert Huggins and Andrew Johnston, Eurasian Geography and Economics"[Interconnected Worlds] offers an empirical, grounded study that will inform research on the reconfiguration of global electronics production networks in the decades to follow... No doubt it will represent a 'benchmark for assessing changes in the early 2020s and beyond'."—Chun Yang, Regional Studies"Interconnected Worlds makes an excellent contribution to explaining the evolution of electronics GPNs by the integration of companies in East Asian [sic] or, alternatively, by tracking the shift of electornics GPNs to East Asia. It is a thorough and exhaustive piece of work and easily the most complete analysis of the electronics sector in East Asia and its integration with electronics GPNs."—Seamus Grimes, Economic GeographyTable of Contents1. Worlds of Electronics: From National Innovations to Global Production 2. Changing Fortunes in Global Electronics: A Brief History 3. Global Production Networks: A Theory of Interconnected Worlds 4. Geographical Configurations of Global Electronics Centered in East Asia 5. Firm Strategies and Organizational Innovations in Production Networks 6. Explaining Production Networks: Causal Drivers and Competitive Dynamics 7. Whither (De-)Globalized Electronics Production in the 2020s? Current Trajectories and Future Agendas

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Book SynopsisExecutive development programs have entered a period of rapid transformation, driven by digital disruption and a widening gap between the skills that participants and their organizations demand and those provided by their executive programs. This work delves into the objective functions of the executive development space, analyzes the demand characteristics of the learners and the organizations that pay for the programs, and the ways in which business schools and other providers deliver (or not) on the promises they make regarding skill development and the continued value of learning to the organization. They show how a trio of disruptive forces (disintermediation, disaggregation and decoupling) which have figured prominently in industries disrupted by digitalization,are reshaping the structure of demand for executive development. The authors look at the future of executive development in the era of self-refining algorithms (aka machine learning) and wearable sensors and computers, and offer a compass for making the right choice for CEOs and CLOs who are guiding executive program design. Ultimately, they offer a guide for to optimize the learning production function for both skill acquisition and skill transfer – the two charges that the new skills economy has laid out for any educational enterprise.Trade Review"What's the best way to develop your best people? Moldoveanu and Narayandas answer this essential leadership question, at a moment in time when our competitiveness—if not our survival—depends on our leaders' ability to learn. After reading this rigorous, engaging book, my key takeaway is 'don't just trust your instincts."—Frances Frei, UPS Professor of Service Management, Harvard Business School"This book is as timely, especially after COVID-19, as it is precise in describing a pressing problem: the training and up-skilling of executives. The unprecedented changes that company executives will face in this new era, combined with the extraordinary developments in new digital affordances for training delivery, make this book essential for anyone who manages people."—Sanjay Sarma, Professor and Vice President for Open Learning, MIT"This important book provides academics and practitioners the vocabulary for understanding what new skill building systems and strategies are required to equip executives to compete in the digital age. Thoughtful and thorough, The Future of Executive Development will be your guide to the disruption of corporate learning, with respect to both means and ends."—Martin Reeves, Managing Director and Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group"The Future of Executive Development gives us a clear and exciting roadmap to address one of the great management challenges of our time: reinventing the way leaders learn, so they can stay ahead of the curve."—Matthew Breitfelder, Global Head of Human Capital, Apollo Global ManagementTable of Contents1. The Skills Gap and the Skills Transfer Gap 2. Executive Development Programs Enter the Digital Matrix 3. Disrupting the Landscape of Suppliers of Executive Development Programs 4. What Is to be Done? The Chief Learning Office's Compass and the Program Designer's Guide 5. From Know It Alls to Learn It Alls: Executive Development in the Era of Self-Refining Algorithms and Ubiquitous Measurement and Connectedness

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Book SynopsisThere is a complexity paradox that we all need to understand. We humans have a natural inclination towards connection, engagement, and creativity – all necessary skills to thrive in complexity. The problem is that the stress caused by uncertainty and ambiguity makes it difficult to tap into this inclination when we need it the most. This book offers a set of practices that help you not only understand complexity but actually hack into your own nervous system to bring your natural capacities back online. By paying close attention to your body, redefining your emotional experiences, and connecting more deeply to others, you can transform the anxiety, exhaustion, and overwhelm that complexity creates. Better still, as you unleash your natural complexity genius, you create the conditions for those around you to flourish in an uncertain world.Trade Review"The arrival of Unleash Your Complexity Genius is perfectly timed to help us navigate the moment. Compassionate and actionable, this wonderful book can help you access and use your innate genius for handling the complexity all of us find ourselves confronting today. I promise that you will find yourself taking a calming deep breath within the first few pages. But don't stop there, or you'll miss valuable tips for navigating your most perplexing challenges with humility and grace."—Amy C. Edmondson, Professor at Harvard Business School; author of The Fearless Organization"Imagine you could be in a fabulous workshop, taught by world-renowned facilitators, who are gifted at holding a space for your learning. Now imagine you can experience the workshop as quickly or slowly as you like, and you can re-take any part of it you want to do over. That is your opportunity in Unleash Our Complexity Genius. Don't just "read" this book. Open the cover and enter the workshop!"—Robert Kegan, Chief Knowledge Officer, The Developmental Edge, LLC"Simple yet powerful insights into how to find and unlock your own genius for dealing with complexity. Using GEMs, you will learn how to be yourself, deliver bigger outcomes, and make whatever you do enjoyable. Jennifer has worked closely with my leadership team, and I can attest for the applicability and efficacy of her advice."—Vinod Kumar, CEO, Vodafone Business"In today's world, effective leadership requires thriving in an increasingly complex world. Unleash Your Complexity Genius is an invaluable guide to proven practices to grow as a leader and be energized by facing complexity. I have benefitted immensely from these concepts in my own leadership journey and my work with these extraordinary authors."—Vas Narasimhan, CEO, Novartis"Jennifer and Carolyn continue to do incredible work to help us handle our complex, confusing and uncertain lives. Combining their expertise in adult development, biology and neurology with their experience in organisational and human behaviour, this book offers enlightening case studies, pinpoint diagnoses, and valuable advice. Even more generously, they have developed multiple practices to help brain and body reach peak fitness for this challenge of our times."—Nick Studer, CEO, Oliver WymanTable of Contents1. It's not just out there, it's in here: your nervous system meets complexity 2. Start with the present: The genius of noticing 3. Adjust yourself first: the genius of breathing, moving, and sleeping 4. Create the conditions for things to change: The Genius of experimenting 5. Emotions are the new facts: the Genius of laughing and wondering 6. Connections matter more than competence: the Genius of loving

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Book SynopsisHow do social relations, or guanxi, matter in China today and how can this distinctive form of personal connection be better understood? In Guanxi: How China Works, Yanjie Bian analyzes the forms, dynamics, and impacts of guanxi relations in reform-era China, and shows them to be a crucial part of the puzzle of how Chinese society operates. Rich in original studies and insightful analyses, this concise book offers a critical synthesis of guanxi research, including its empirical controversies and theoretical debates. Bian skillfully illustrates the growing importance of guanxi in diverse areas such as personal network building, employment and labor markets, informal business relationships, and the broader political sphere, highlighting guanxi’s central value in China's contemporary social structure. A definitive statement on the topic from a top authority on the sociology of guanxi, this book is an excellent classroom introduction for courses on China, a useful reference for guanxi researchers, and ideal reading for anyone interested in Chinese culture and society.Trade Review“Yanjie Bian is the pre-eminent scholar on social networks and guanxi in China and this monograph is the benchmark of his theoretical and methodological analysis of guanxi and its global implications. A must-read for scholars and students on social networks everywhere.”Nan Lin, Duke University “Combining deep knowledge of Chinese culture with expertise in global network theory, Professor Yanjie Bian offers the definitive book on guanxi – the interpersonal connections through which personal achievement happens in China, and often (by other names) in the West.”Ronald S. Burt, University of Chicago “[This] book provides valuable information regarding the complicated and myriad ways in which Chinese society functions and how this actually affects the politics and economics of society.”Asian AffairsTable of ContentsMap x Chronology xi Preface xiv 1 What is Guanxi? 1 Guanxi in Everyday Chinese Life 2 Guanxi as Local Knowledge 7 Theoretical Models of Guanxi in the Social Sciences 12 A SNA Approach toward Guanxi 19 Guanxi as Resource Mobilizer: A Concluding Note 25 2 Guanxi and Network Building 28 Guanxi Interaction as an Everyday Phenomenon 28 Guanxi Cultivation and Expansion through Banquets 38 Guanxi Exchanges at Events of Cultural Significance 47 Guanxi Networks and Social Class 54 A Concluding Note: Rural-Urban Differences 62 3 Guanxi and Jobs 66 The Maoist Era 67 The Post-Mao Era 72 The Dynamics of Guanxi 77 Empirical Evidence from Large-Scale Social Surveys 82 Summary 99 4 Guanxi and Business Founding 102 China's Business World: An Overview 102 Guanxi as Mechanisms of Self-Employment 107 Guanxi as Mechanisms of Business Founding 115 Entrepreneur Networks in Business Founding and Later Success 121 5 Guanxi and Organizational Development 128 Theoretical Perspectives on Guanxi-Organization Relations 128 Guanxi as Mechanisms of Organizational Governance 141 Guanxi as Mechanisms of Organizational Performance 154 Foreign Organizations in Guanxi Culture 161 6 Guanxi and Politics 168 Nepotism and Guanxi Networks in a Local Government 168 Guanxi Favoritism and the Politics of Promotion 176 Guanxi Favoritism in the Politicized Legal System 191 7 Guanxi and Social Structure 202 The Internal and External Logics of Guanxi 202 Guanxi Networks and Social Structure 207 Guanxi Networks as Social Structure 212 A Research Agenda 218 Bibliography 223 Chinese-Language References 242 Index 246

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Book SynopsisHow do social relations, or guanxi, matter in China today and how can this distinctive form of personal connection be better understood? In Guanxi: How China Works, Yanjie Bian analyzes the forms, dynamics, and impacts of guanxi relations in reform-era China, and shows them to be a crucial part of the puzzle of how Chinese society operates. Rich in original studies and insightful analyses, this concise book offers a critical synthesis of guanxi research, including its empirical controversies and theoretical debates. Bian skillfully illustrates the growing importance of guanxi in diverse areas such as personal network building, employment and labor markets, informal business relationships, and the broader political sphere, highlighting guanxi’s central value in China's contemporary social structure. A definitive statement on the topic from a top authority on the sociology of guanxi, this book is an excellent classroom introduction for courses on China, a useful reference for guanxi researchers, and ideal reading for anyone interested in Chinese culture and society.Trade Review“Yanjie Bian is the pre-eminent scholar on social networks and guanxi in China and this monograph is the benchmark of his theoretical and methodological analysis of guanxi and its global implications. A must-read for scholars and students on social networks everywhere.”Nan Lin, Duke University “Combining deep knowledge of Chinese culture with expertise in global network theory, Professor Yanjie Bian offers the definitive book on guanxi – the interpersonal connections through which personal achievement happens in China, and often (by other names) in the West.”Ronald S. Burt, University of Chicago “[This] book provides valuable information regarding the complicated and myriad ways in which Chinese society functions and how this actually affects the politics and economics of society.”Asian AffairsTable of ContentsMap x Chronology xi Preface xiv 1 What is Guanxi? 1 Guanxi in Everyday Chinese Life 2 Guanxi as Local Knowledge 7 Theoretical Models of Guanxi in the Social Sciences 12 A SNA Approach toward Guanxi 19 Guanxi as Resource Mobilizer: A Concluding Note 25 2 Guanxi and Network Building 28 Guanxi Interaction as an Everyday Phenomenon 28 Guanxi Cultivation and Expansion through Banquets 38 Guanxi Exchanges at Events of Cultural Significance 47 Guanxi Networks and Social Class 54 A Concluding Note: Rural-Urban Differences 62 3 Guanxi and Jobs 66 The Maoist Era 67 The Post-Mao Era 72 The Dynamics of Guanxi 77 Empirical Evidence from Large-Scale Social Surveys 82 Summary 99 4 Guanxi and Business Founding 102 China's Business World: An Overview 102 Guanxi as Mechanisms of Self-Employment 107 Guanxi as Mechanisms of Business Founding 115 Entrepreneur Networks in Business Founding and Later Success 121 5 Guanxi and Organizational Development 128 Theoretical Perspectives on Guanxi-Organization Relations 128 Guanxi as Mechanisms of Organizational Governance 141 Guanxi as Mechanisms of Organizational Performance 154 Foreign Organizations in Guanxi Culture 161 6 Guanxi and Politics 168 Nepotism and Guanxi Networks in a Local Government 168 Guanxi Favoritism and the Politics of Promotion 176 Guanxi Favoritism in the Politicized Legal System 191 7 Guanxi and Social Structure 202 The Internal and External Logics of Guanxi 202 Guanxi Networks and Social Structure 207 Guanxi Networks as Social Structure 212 A Research Agenda 218 Bibliography 223 Chinese-Language References 242 Index 246

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Book SynopsisEmployment relations in advanced, post-industrial democracies have become increasingly insecure and uncertain as the risks associated with work are being shifted from employers and governments to workers. Arne L. Kalleberg examines the impact of the liberalization of labor markets and welfare systems on the growth of precarious work and job insecurity for indicators of well-being such as economic insecurity, the transition to adulthood, family formation, and happiness, in six advanced capitalist democracies: the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Spain, and Denmark. This insightful cross-national analysis demonstrates how active labor market policies and generous social welfare systems can help to protect workers and give employers latitude as they seek to adapt to the rise of national and global competition and the rapidity of sweeping technological changes. Such policies thereby form elements of a new social contract that offers the potential for addressing many of the major challenges resulting from the rise of precarious work.Trade Review"This book addresses one of the most pressing issues of the day: how precarious work is leading to precarious lives. By drawing on experiences in six diverse countries, it provides a potentially optimistic agenda for policy to halt or reverse the damage. In calling not only for wider social protection for all engaged in all forms of work but also for action, supported by worker organization, to change employer practices and stem the growth of precarious work, Kalleberg offers a useful alternative policy framework to the ultimately defeatist basic income approach where regulation of employers and of work itself is downgraded."—Jill Rubery, The University of Manchester "This latest book by Arne Kalleberg offers a powerful conception of precarity, how it takes distinct forms under different employment regimes, and – most important perhaps — how the rise of precarious work has reached deep into the private realm, threatening the well-being and family lives of workers. Sure to become a classic in the field."—Steven Peter Vallas, Northeastern University "Precarious work is by construction a relative concept (precarious compared to some standard), and Precarious Lives is a model and a guide of how to think about this concept across countries, which in turn helps us to use it more analytically in any one country. Kalleberg's analysis shines [and] I am convinced that Precarious Lives should become, and will become, the leading monographic analysis of precarious work."—Chris Tilly, ILR Review "In many ways, this book is vintage Kalleberg [...]. Using national-level statistics, Kalleberg carefully unpacks the complexity of precarious work and lives."—Ching Kwan Lee, American Journal of Sociology "From the doyen of precarious work research comes this comprehensive volume comparing the prevalence and consequences of job insecurity in six affluent democracies. [...]. The book is thorough, systematic and clear. Wherever prior research is dense or contradictory, Kalleberg is there to provide us a path through the thicket."—Allison Pugh, Social Forces "[I]nformative and thought-provoking [...]. This book makes a valuable contribution to the literature on employment relationships."—Relations industriellesTable of ContentsList of figures Acknowledgements Introduction Part I. Theoretical Foundations 1. The New Age of Precarious Work 2. Social Welfare Protection and Labor Market Institutions Part II. Manifestations of Precarious Work 3. Nonstandard Employment Relations 4. Job Insecurity Part III. Dimensions of Well-Being 5. Economic Insecurity 6. Transition to Adulthood and Family Formation 7. Subjective Well-Being Part IV. Responses to Precarious Work and Lives 8. Politics and Policies of Precarious Work Conclusion Notes References

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Book SynopsisAny organization, no matter how stolid, may be unsettled by the news that a new boss is about to take over. Talk in the hallways increases, staff worry about their jobs, uncertainty grows. Even when the change has happened, problems emerge when the boss who was hired to manage “from above” has to learn about the organization “from below.” In this book, Niklas Luhmann scrutinizes the relationship and shows how it is stretched to its limit by communication difficulties, demands for self-presentation, and disagreements concerning fundamental values. Many of the tensions crystallize around the question “who has the power?” It isn’t necessarily the boss, provided the employees are well versed in the art of directing their superiors. “Subtervision” is Luhmann’s term for this state of affairs, and tact is the most important means to this end. Yet caution is advised: whoever achieves mastery in subtervision may well become the new boss. This slim and thought-provoking book from one of the most influential sociologists of the twentieth century will be of great interest to anyone seeking to understand the dynamics and machinations of the workplace.Trade Review"While many know Niklas Luhmann in his capacity as a systems theoretician, few are aware that he has also written a number of important essays in organization theory. The New Boss represents an excellent introduction to this part of Luhmann's work: it is bristling with interesting ideas about leadership, formal organizations, groups and much more."—Richard Swedberg, Cornell UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: "The Same Boss as the Old Was?" Andreas Hess The New Boss The Spontaneous Creation of Order Subtervision or The Art of Directing Superiors AfterwordJürgen Kaube Sources of the Texts Notes

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Book SynopsisWhy do some countries succeed while others struggle? Why are some firms profitable while rivals fail? Why do some marriages thrive and others end in divorce? These questions seem unrelated, but societies, companies, and marriages have one important thing in common: they involve more than one individual. They thus face the same fundamental challenges. How can people be made to help rather than hurt each other? How can they use sacrifice, cooperation, and coercion to promote the common good? In this introductory text, Tore Ellingsen equips readers to answer essential questions around the success and failure of humans in groups, drawing on behavioral game theory, psychology, and sociology. He emphasizes how other-regarding preferences such as altruism and dutifulness matter for societies’ prosperity, and analyzes the role of culture in the form of shared values and understandings. One lesson is that cooperation is facilitated when people anticipate that they will hold common memories of past behavior, especially if agreements take precedence over leaders’ authority. A groundbreaking text, Institutional and Organizational Economics is essential reading for students and scholars of economics, political science, sociology, and public administration.Trade Review“Institutional and Organizational Economics not only provides a superb development of the ideas of organizational economics, using the tools of basic game theory, but also offers fascinating connections to history, sociology, and literature. A tour de force.”Oliver D. Hart, Harvard University“This slim volume offers an amazing wealth of ideas about institutions and organizations. The exposition nicely combines historical and experimental evidence with clear and simple behavioral game theoretic explanations. A book to instruct and delight students and scholars alike.”Avinash Dixit, Princeton UniversityTable of ContentsPreface 1 The Organizational Challenge 2 Sacrifice 3 Selfishness, Rationality, and Utility 4 Situations, Games, and Cooperation 5 Shared Understandings and Values 6 Predicting Behavior in Games 7 A Model of Anarchy 8 Changing the Game 9 Coordination 10 Authority’s Limitations 11 Relationships 12 Third-party Punishment 13 Coercion: Costs and Benefits 14 Contracts and Governance 15 Limited Liability and Corporate Finance 16 Asymmetric Information 17 Application: The Oil-Pool Problem 18 Conclusion 19 More Food for Thought 20 Further Reading Postface Answers to Exercises Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisNow available in paperback with a new preface and foreword by Stella Nkomo. How might imperialist, masculinist and white supremacist grips on leadership be loosened? In this thought-provoking and accessible new study, Helena Liu suggests that anti-racist feminism can challenge conventional models and practices of power. Combining a critical review of leadership theory with enlightening examples from around the world, the book shows how the intellectual and activist elements of feminist movements provide antidotes to contemporary leadership research and practice. For those interested in management, organisation, feminism, race and many more studies, it sets the agenda for a radical reimagining of control and leadership in all its forms.Trade Review“Helena Liu writes an incisive critique of whiteness and anti-woman scholarship while articulating a stirring call for change in the way we think about, practice and research Leadership. A must-read for any scholar seriously engaging with Leadership.” Sadhvi Dar, Queen Mary University of LondonTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: The Violences of Leadership Dominance Purity Destruction Salvation Part II: Anti- Racist Feminist Redemption Anti-Racist Feminisms Undoing Leadership White Allyship Restoration

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Book SynopsisIn an increasingly globalized world, mobility is a new defining feature of our lives, livelihoods and work experiences. This book is a first in utilising transnational migration studies as a new theoretical framework in management and organization studies. Ozkazanc-Pan presents a much-needed new concept for understanding people, work and organizations in a world on the move while attending to growing inequality associated with work in changing societies.Trade Review''This comprehensive and engaging book provides a valuable way in which organization studies can engage with transnational migration studies. Ozkazanc-Pan initiates a valuable theoretical conversation.'' Raza Mir, William Paterson University"What happens when we acknowledge mobility as the natural order of the social world? How does our thinking about people, about diversity, and inequality in the workplace need to change? Drawing on Transnational Migration Studies, the author extends an ontology of mobility for understanding possible selves under conditions of dynamic global change. Moving beyond fixed notions of identity and culture, and bringing in power and history, she demonstrates the profound ethical and epistemological implications, as well as needed change, in the ways in which difference has been theorized, researched, valued, and reproduced in the diversity and cross-cultural management fields. Both critical and hopeful, her transnational perspective is a much-needed intervention aiming to toward a fundamental transformation in the conversation about multiculturalism and inequality in organizations." Marta B. Calás and Linda Smircich, University of MassachusettsTable of ContentsIntroduction Transnational migration studies Transmigrants Hybrid selves Cosmopolitans Diversity Research After Mobility: Multiculturalism Inequalities on the Move Mobile methodologies Imagining a Transnational Future for Research on Differences

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Book SynopsisIn an increasingly globalized world, mobility is a new defining feature of our lives, livelihoods and work experiences. This book is a first in utilising transnational migration studies as a new theoretical framework in management and organization studies. Ozkazanc-Pan presents a much-needed new concept for understanding people, work and organizations in a world on the move while attending to growing inequality associated with work in changing societies.Table of ContentsIntroduction Transnational migration studies Transmigrants Hybrid selves Cosmopolitans Diversity Research After Mobility: Multiculturalism Inequalities on the Move Mobile methodologies Imagining a Transnational Future for Research on Differences

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Book SynopsisThe liberating promise of big data and social media to create more responsive democracies and workplaces is overshadowed by a nightmare of election meddling, privacy invasion, fake news and an exploitative gig economy. Yet, while regressive forces spread disinformation and hate, 'guerrilla democrats' continue to foster hope and connection through digital technologies. This book offers an in-depth analysis of platform-based radical movements, from the online coalitions of voters and activists to the Deliveroo and Uber strikes. Combining cutting edge theories with empirical research, it makes an invaluable contribution to the emerging literature on the relationship between technology and society.Table of Contents1. Introducing Mobile Power and Guerrilla Politics 2. Mobile Power 3. The Spread of Viral Politics 4. Infectious Domination, Contagious Revolutions 5. Guerrilla Democracy 6. Radical (Im)materialism 7. Organic Leadership for Liquid Times 8. Mobile Organizing in the 21st Century

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses common management and work practices in professional service organizations. Alvehus opens important discussions on what it means to work, manage, and be managed in such professional organizations, casting light on classic conflicts. He takes everyday work as a starting point and adopts a critical view that focuses on challenges and struggles in both public and private settings. He offers new perspectives and key insights for the future of professionalism. Providing a comprehensive overview of the field, this book is an important guide for understanding how professionalism is maintained in today’s organizations. It will be essential reading for students and scholars of management and leadership.Table of Contents1. Work in Professional Service Organizations 2. Professionalism from an Institutional Logics View 3. The Ambiguity of Professional Service Work 4. Control, and Control over Control 5. The Politics of Leadership 6. Superfi cial Hybridity 7. Understanding the Logic of Professionalism 8. The Future of Professional Work

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses common management and work practices in professional service organizations. Alvehus opens important discussions on what it means to work, manage, and be managed in such professional organizations, casting light on classic conflicts. He takes everyday work as a starting point and adopts a critical view that focuses on challenges and struggles in both public and private settings. He offers new perspectives and key insights for the future of professionalism. Providing a comprehensive overview of the field, this book is an important guide for understanding how professionalism is maintained in today’s organizations. It will be essential reading for students and scholars of management and leadership.Table of Contents1. Work in Professional Service Organizations 2. Professionalism from an Institutional Logics View 3. The Ambiguity of Professional Service Work 4. Control, and Control over Control 5. The Politics of Leadership 6. Superfi cial Hybridity 7. Understanding the Logic of Professionalism 8. The Future of Professional Work

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Book SynopsisEPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Individuals’ behaviours at work are known to be shaped by cold, or cognitive-motivational, processes as well as hot, or affect-motivational, processes. To date, employee proactivity research has mainly focused on the ‘cold’ side. But emotion has been proposed to ‘energize’ employees’ proactivity, especially in interdependent and uncertain work environments. In this pioneering work, expert scholars offer new thinking on the process by examining how emotion can drive employees’ proactivity in the workplace and how, in turn, that proactivity can shape one’s emotional experiences.Table of ContentsForeword by Sharon K. Parker Emotion and Proactivity at Work: Where Are We Now? ~ Kelly Z. Peng and Chia- Huei Wu PART I: Emotion and Proactivity – Why and How It Matters Feeling Energized to Become Proactive: A Systematic Literature Review of the Affect– Proactivity Link ~ Kelly Z. Peng, Wanlu Li, and Uta K. Bindl Igniting Initiative: Clarifying the Conceptualization of the Energized- to Pathway of Proactivity ~ R. David Lebel and Daniya Kamran- Morley PART I I: The Role of Emotion in Shaping Proactivity in Different Contexts A Multilevel Model of Emotions and Proactive Behaviour ~ Neal M. Ashkanasy Aff ective Events and Proactivity ~ Sandra Ohly and Laura Venz Exploring Cross- Domain Relations between Emotional Energy and Proactivity ~ Kan Ouyang Job Insecurity and Discretionary Behaviours at Work: A Discrete Emotions Perspective ~ Emily Guohua Huang, Bingjie Yu, and Cynthia Lee Other-Praising Emotions and Employee Proactivity ~ Chia- Huei Wu and Chenwei Li Leader’s Anger and Employee Upward Voice ~ Wu Liu, Fenghao Wang, and Zhenyu Liao Aff ectand Proactivity in Teams ~ Hector P. Madrid and Malcolm Patterson The Dual Pathway Model of Group Aff ective Tone on Team Creativity: The Role of Team Task Complexity and Supportive Context ~ Nai- Wen Chi PART III: The Emotional Consequences of Proactivity Proactivity and Well- Being: Initiating Changes to Fuel Life Energy ~ Shunhong Ji, Zhijun Chen, and Francesco Cangiano Affective Consequences of Proactivity ~ Hannes Zacher Conclusions and Future Directions ~ Chia-Huei Wu and Kelly Z. Peng

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Book SynopsisFrom Occupy, to the Indignados and the Arab Spring, the uprisings that marked the last decade ignited a re-emergence of participatory democracy as a political ideal within organizations. This pioneering book introduces cybernetic thinking to politics and organizational studies to explore the continuing development of this radical idea. With a focus on communication and how alternative social media platforms present new challenges and opportunities for radical organising, it sheds new light on the concepts of self-organization, consensus decision making, individual autonomy and collective identity. Revolutionising the way in which anarchist activists and theorists think about organizations, this unprecedented investigation makes a major contribution to the larger discussion of direct democracy.Table of Contents2011: The Year Everything Nothing Changed. Radical Left Social Movements and Communication Networks Anarchism and Cybernetics. A Missed Opportunity Revisited Control Part One ~ Tactics, Strategy and Grand Strategy Control Part Two ~ The Individual and the Collective. Autonomy Through Organisation Communication Part One ~ Noise, Overload and Communication in the Age of Social Media Communication Part Two ~ Building Alternative Social Media from the Ground Up Anarchist Cybernetics in Practice

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Book SynopsisWhy does the City of London, despite an apparent commitment to recruitment and progression based on objective merit within its hiring practices, continue to reproduce the status quo? Written by a leading expert on diversity and elite professions, this book examines issues of equality in the City, what its practitioners say in public and what they think behind closed doors. Drawing on research, interviews, practitioner literature and internal reports, it argues that hiring practices in the City are highly discriminating in favour of a narrow pool of affluent applicants, and future progress may only be achieved by the state taking a greater role in organizational life. It calls for a policy shift at both the organizational and governmental level to address the implications of widening inequality in the UK.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Capital and Context Part 1: Why the City Isn't Fair 2. Reputation and Respect 3. Qualifications and Complexity 4. Scarcity and Similarity 5. Status and Stereotypes Part 2: Why Diversity Doesn't Work 6. Diversity and Diffusion 7. Capital and Control 8. Stigma and Shame 9. Ridicule and Resistance 10. Rethinking Respect

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Book SynopsisHow can we reimagine the relationship between academia and activism to provide new opportunities for social change? Based on an ethnography with an anti-violence feminist collective, this vibrant and vital book develops an interdisciplinary approach to activism and activist research, helping us reimagine the role of scholarship in the fight against social inequality. With its reflections on novel tools that can be utilized in the fight for social justice, this book will be a valuable resource for academics in critical management studies, sociology, gender studies, and social work as well as practitioners and policymakers across the social services sector.Table of ContentsPart 1: The Academic/Activist 1. Setting Out 2. Unsettling the In/Out Part 2: Ties That Bind; Ties That Break 3. Outside of Ourselves 4. Passionate, Sad, Angry People Part 3: Vulnerable Bodies 5. Gendered Bodies 6. LGBT+ Bodies 7. Radically Unsettled Bodies Part 4: A Story Like Mine 8. An Account of Ourselves 9. Through Diff erence Conclusion: Our Words Must Spill

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Book SynopsisHow can we reimagine the relationship between academia and activism to provide new opportunities for social change? Based on an ethnography with an anti-violence feminist collective, this vibrant and vital book develops an interdisciplinary approach to activism and activist research, helping us reimagine the role of scholarship in the fight against social inequality. With its reflections on novel tools that can be utilized in the fight for social justice, this book will be a valuable resource for academics in critical management studies, sociology, gender studies, and social work as well as practitioners and policymakers across the social services sector.Table of ContentsPart 1: The Academic/Activist 1. Setting Out 2. Unsettling the In/Out Part 2: Ties That Bind; Ties That Break 3. Outside of Ourselves 4. Passionate, Sad, Angry People Part 3: Vulnerable Bodies 5. Gendered Bodies 6. LGBT+ Bodies 7. Radically Unsettled Bodies Part 4: A Story Like Mine 8. An Account of Ourselves 9. Through Diff erence Conclusion: Our Words Must Spill

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Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED FOR THE BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2022 Does ‘woke capitalism’ improve capitalism’s image or does it threaten the future of democracy? From Nike’s support for Colin Kaepernick, to Gillette’s engagement with the toxic masculinity debate, the 21st century has seen a sharp increase in corporations taking over public morality, a phenomenon which has come to be known as ‘woke capitalism’. Carl Rhodes takes us on a lively and fascinating history of woke capitalism – from 1950s corporate social responsibility, through 1980s neoliberalism, tracing it alongside the adoption and mutation of the term ‘woke’ from Black American culture – and brings us right up to current-day debates. By examining the political causes that woke capitalism has co-opted, and the social causes that it has not, he argues that this surreptitious extension of capitalism has serious implications for us all.Trade Review“The workplace has become politicised as never before and companies are struggling to adjust to the demands of younger consumers and employees… [Woke Capitalism] examines the history of this phenomenon — from corporate social responsibility, through neoliberalism and the debates about the topic — as well as the political causes it has adopted and the implications for all of us.” Financial Times"Carl Rhodes explores how the corporate world’s calculated embrace of social justice poses a significant societal threat. This book not only unveils the hypocrisies and self-serving nature of ‘woke capitalism’, but also its pernicious effect on democracy." LSE Review of Books“Revealing the history of woke capitalism from the 1950s through to today, this is a must-read for anyone interested in current affairs, political debate, and how to truly advance transformative causes and movements.” Love ReadingTable of ContentsThe Problem With Woke Capitalism Corporate Populists The Woke Reversal Capitalism Goes Woke Shareholder Primacy A Wolf in Woke Clothing All That Glitters is Not Green The CEO Activist The Race to Wokeness Racial Capitalism/Woke Capitalism The Best a Woke Corporation Can Be The Right Hand Gives Getting Woke to Woke Capitalism

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Book SynopsisWe all have to work to pay the bills – but what influence do we really have over our pay and working conditions? The emergence of the global economy, digital technologies, mass migration, gig work and zero hours contracts have thrust this question to the forefront of HRM. So how can we keep the ‘human’ in human resource management faced by these pressures? This book adopts a critical approach to today’s major workplace challenges. It turns traditional HRM on its head by placing workers’ perspectives towards the workplace alongside those of managers to create an HRM textbook for the 21st century. Written by two experienced and research-active authors, the book: • locates control of labour costs and productivity at the heart of HRM policy and practice; • covers key issues that are overlooked in many textbooks, including conflict and resistance, the ‘new’ unitarism, migration and the challenges of Artificial Intelligence; • adopts a critical approach that will appeal more to students who don’t wish to become traditional managers; • includes current examples and case studies from the international world of work and business that will bring the subject to life. This is a comprehensive one-stop resource for students and lecturers alike.Table of ContentsDetailed Contents List of Boxes, Figures and Tables List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Notes on the Authors Acknowledgements Introduction: Where’s the ‘Human’ in Human Resource Management? Part 1: Where We’ve Been… 1. What’s HRM Really About? 2. What’s So Special About HR Strategy? 3. The Employment Relationship 4. Conflict and Resistance at Work 5. Societal Contexts and Global Trends 6. Trade Unions 7. Management Styles Part 2: Where We’re Heading… 8. The ‘New’ Unitarism 9. Flexible Working 10. Services and Aesthetic and Emotional Labour 11. Migrant Workers 12. Corporate Social Responsibility Part 3: What All This Means for HRM 13. Recruitment and Social Networks 14. Discrimination and Diversity 15. Pay and Rewards 16. Employee Participation and Involvement 17. Training and Development 18. Work–Life Balance 19. Artificial Intelligence and HR Analytics With Yu Zheng Summary and Conclusions Case Studies List of Films About Human Resource Management Glossary of Key Concepts References Names Index Subject Index

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Book SynopsisWe all have to work to pay the bills – but what influence do we really have over our pay and working conditions? The emergence of the global economy, digital technologies, mass migration, gig work and zero hours contracts have thrust this question to the forefront of HRM. So how can we keep the ‘human’ in human resource management faced by these pressures? This book adopts a critical approach to today’s major workplace challenges. It turns traditional HRM on its head by placing workers’ perspectives towards the workplace alongside those of managers to create an HRM textbook for the 21st century. Written by two experienced and research-active authors, the book: • locates control of labour costs and productivity at the heart of HRM policy and practice; • covers key issues that are overlooked in many textbooks, including conflict and resistance, the ‘new’ unitarism, migration and the challenges of Artificial Intelligence; • adopts a critical approach that will appeal more to students who don’t wish to become traditional managers; • includes current examples and case studies from the international world of work and business that will bring the subject to life. This is a comprehensive one-stop resource for students and lecturers alike.Table of ContentsDetailed Contents List of Boxes, Figures and Tables List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Notes on the Authors Acknowledgements Introduction: Where’s the ‘Human’ in Human Resource Management? Part 1: Where We’ve Been… 1. What’s HRM Really About? 2. What’s So Special About HR Strategy? 3. The Employment Relationship 4. Conflict and Resistance at Work 5. Societal Contexts and Global Trends 6. Trade Unions 7. Management Styles Part 2: Where We’re Heading… 8. The ‘New’ Unitarism 9. Flexible Working 10. Services and Aesthetic and Emotional Labour 11. Migrant Workers 12. Corporate Social Responsibility Part 3: What All This Means for HRM 13. Recruitment and Social Networks 14. Discrimination and Diversity 15. Pay and Rewards 16. Employee Participation and Involvement 17. Training and Development 18. Work–Life Balance 19. Artificial Intelligence and HR Analytics With Yu Zheng Summary and Conclusions Case Studies List of Films About Human Resource Management Glossary of Key Concepts References Names Index Subject Index

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Book SynopsisFollowing the global financial crisis of 2008, there has been significant interest among scholars and activists in alternative forms of organization that operate according to noncapitalist logic, including Alternative Consumer Cooperatives (ACCs). Using the example of Turkey, where neoliberal economics combined with authoritarian politics formed conditions that have profound social and economic consequences, this book investigates ACCs as spaces for prefigurative food politics. Offering a novel perspective on alternative forms of organizing, this book challenges the easy assumptions of what it means to be a scholar working on activism in the global north and shows how, through the foundational values of solidarity, reciprocity and responsibility, it is possible to create new and imaginative forms of politics and activism.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Experimenting with Direct Democracy The Politics of Food: Alignment for Solidarity and Resistance Against Neo-Liberalism and Authoritarianism: The Background to Food Politics in Turkey Political Economy of Consumer Cooperatives in Turkey Alternative Consumer Cooperatives in the Making of a Public Sphere Experimenting with an Alternative to the Capitalist Food Provisioning System The Governance of Alternative Consumer Cooperatives Instead of a Conclusion References

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Book SynopsisInsurance is an important – if still poorly understood – mechanism for dealing with a broad variety of risks associated with modern life. This book conducts an in-depth examination of one of the largest and longest-established private insurance industries in Europe: British life insurance. In doing so, it draws on over 40 oral history interviews to trace how the sector has changed since the 1970s, a period characterized by rampant financialization and neoliberalization. Combining insights from science and technology studies and economic sociology, this is an unprecedented study of the evolution of insurance practices and an invaluable contribution to our understanding of financial capitalism.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Life Insurance in the Age of Finance Chapter 2: Financialization, Quantification and Evaluation Chapter 3: Shifting Boundaries between Insurance and Finance Chapter 4: Actuaries Going on a Random Walk Chapter 5: ‘Authors of Their Own Misfortune’ Chapter 6: ‘Taking Account of What the Market Has To Say’ Chapter 7: Managing Risk in Insurance Chapter 8: The Long Road to Solvency II (and Back Again?) Chapter 9: De-Risking Pensions, Managing Assets Chapter 10: Financial Evaluation and the Future of Insurance Society References

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Book SynopsisThis volume explores where, how and why the cooperative model is having a distinctive, transformational impact in driving socio-economic changes in a post-pandemic 21st century world. Drawing from a diverse range of examples, the book sheds light on how today’s cooperatives and a co-operative way of organising might serve new societal demands. It examines organisational structures and governance models that develop socio-economic resilience in cooperatives. The book’s contributors reveal how the very pursuit of cooperative values and principles challenges market fundamentalism and promotes participatory democracy. This is a timely contribution to recent debates around transformative economies and an invaluable resource for scholars and activists interested in alternative ways of organising.Table of Contents1. Introduction: European Co-operativism in a Changing World - Julian Manley, Anthony Webster and Olga Kuznetsova Part 1: Seeds: Identifying the Space for Co-operatives in Addressing Social Challenges 2. Star and Shadow Cinema: A Grassroots Interface between DIY Culture, New Co-operativism and the Commons - Christo Wallers 3. Beyond Green-washing: Sustainable Development and Environmental Accountability through Co-operators’ Eyes (a French Perspective) - François Deblangy 4. Exploring the Role of Worker Co-operatives in the Co-creation of Meaningful Work - Kiri Langmead and Anthony Webster 5. The Promise and Perils of Corporate Governance-by-Design in Blockchain-Based Collectives: The Case of dOrg - Morshed Mannan 6. ‘Our Club, Our Community, Our Future’: Co-operation, Deindustrialization and Motherwell Football Club’s Journey to Community Ownership - David Stewart Part 2: Bridges: Co-operative Culture and Education 7. Co-operation for Asset-Based Community Development: The Example of the Community Explorers Project at Leicester Vaughan College - Malcolm Noble 8. Engaging Universities in Capacity Building for a Co-operative Economy - Andrei Kuznetsov and Olga Kuznetsova Part 3: Growth: The Preston Model, Co-operation and Community Wealth Building 9. The Strange Death of Co-operative Britain? Comparing the Development of British Co-operation with Wider European Trends and Emerging Strategies for a 21st-Century Revival - Anthony Webster 10. How Far Can the Co-operative Character Extend? The Sense of Co-operation and Co-operative Councils - Julian Manley and Temidayo Eseonu 11. Community Wealth Building in Preston: Successes and Challenges of Co-operation in Action - Ioannis Prinos 12. ‘Can a Leopard Change Its Spots?’ How the Established Model of the Mondragon Co-operatives Struggles to Adapt to a Changing World - Julian Manley 13. Possibilities and Challenges of the ‘Sorachi Model’: Learning from Preston’s Attempts to Rebuild the Region - Hiroshi Sakai 14. Conclusion: Clues to a Co-operative Future? Julian Manley, Olga Kuznetsova and Anthony Webster

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Book SynopsisWhy does the City of London, despite an apparent commitment to recruitment and progression based on objective merit within its hiring practices, continue to reproduce the status quo? Written by a leading expert on diversity and elite professions, this book examines issues of equality in the City, what its practitioners say in public and what they think behind closed doors. Drawing on research, interviews, practitioner literature and internal reports, it argues that hiring practices in the City are highly discriminating in favour of a narrow pool of affluent applicants, and future progress may only be achieved by the state taking a greater role in organizational life. It calls for a policy shift at both the organizational and governmental level to address the implications of widening inequality in the UK.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Capital and Context Part 1: Why the City Isn't Fair 2. Reputation and Respect 3. Qualifications and Complexity 4. Scarcity and Similarity 5. Status and Stereotypes Part 2: Why Diversity Doesn't Work 6. Diversity and Diffusion 7. Capital and Control 8. Stigma and Shame 9. Ridicule and Resistance 10. Rethinking Respect

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Book SynopsisScholars and students working in a wide range of disciplines including organization studies, political sociology, political science, history, social movement studies, third sector studies, humanitarian and development studies, and social work studies. Activists and practitioners.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. What are Social Change Makers and Social Change Organisations? 2. The Big Picture: Social Change Makers and Social Change Organisations in Historically Variable Contexts 3. Ways of Making Change 4. No Such Thing as a Free Gift: The Sources and Consequences of Resource Choices 5. People Making Change 6. Collaboration, Competition and Conflict 7. Outcomes of Social Change Making Conclusions: Organising for Change Appendix: Our Projects

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Book SynopsisPublished in collaboration with BUIRA, this book provides a critical review of the field of industrial relations (IR) and evaluates its future in the rapidly evolving world of work. Written by key names in IR, the book captures the significant transformations that have taken place within the field over the past decade. It traces the historical development of IR, exploring its ongoing impact on our lives. The chapters delve into various aspects, including union organization and mobilization, the influence of new technology, and the examination of intersectionality in the context of work and employment. This is an invaluable resource for academics and students of employment and industrial relations, as well as HR professionals, trade union organizations and representatives.Table of Contents1. Introduction - Stephen Mustchin and Andy Hodder 2. Frames of Reference - Edmund Heery 3. Capitalist Crises and Industrial Relations Theorising – Guglielmo Meardi 4. ‘Embedded Bedfellows: Industrial Relations and (analytical) HRM - Tony Dundon and Adrian Wilkinson 5. Trade Unions in a Changing World of Work – Melanie Simms 6. Expanding the Boundaries of Industrial Relations as a Field of Study: The Role of ‘New Actors’ – Steve Williams 7. The State and Industrial Relations: Debates, Concerns, and Contradictions in the Forging of Regulatory Change in the United Kingdom – Miguel Martínez Lucio and Robert MacKenzie 8. Labour Markets – Jill Rubery 9. Industrial Relations and Labour Law: Recovery of a Shared Tradition? – Ruth Dukes and Eleanor Kirk 10. Conflict and Industrial Action – Gregor Gall 11. Exploring ‘New’ Forms of Work Organisation: The Case of Parcel Delivery in the UK – Sian Moore, Kirsty Newsome and Stefanie Williamson 12. Intersectionality and Industrial Relations – Anne McBride and Jenny Rodriguez

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Book SynopsisSponsored by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, a Division of the American Psychological Association This book brings together research findings from I/O psychology and related disciplines to identify new approaches and strategies for making training more effective. They also provide models for measuring the benefits of training in terms of increased output, payroll savings, and more. You'll discover how better to evaluate training needs, how to design better training methods, and how to structure questionnaires to get the information you want. Includes instructional techniques based on cognitive and behavioral theory and covers such diverse factors as work-group settings, informal training by peers, and the socialization process of the newcomer.Table of ContentsForeword by Raymond A. KatzellPrefaceThe Authors 1. Critical Training Issues: Past, Present, and Future Part One: Training Systems Issues 2. Assessing Training Needs: Critical Levels of Analysis 3. Using Utility Analysis to Assess Training Outcomes 4. Evaluating Change Due to Training Part Two: Learning and Cognitive Issues 5. Training the Information Processor: A Review of Cognitive Models 6. Individual Attributes and Training Performance 7. Behavior Approaches to the Training and Learning Process Part Three: Social Systems Issues in Training Research 8. Aging and the Training and Learning Process 9. Retraining Midcareer Workers for the Future Workplace 10. Socialization, Resocialization, and Training: Reframing the Research AgAnda 11. Training the International Assignee Part Four: Commentaries on the Training Issues 12. A Historical Perspective on Training 13. The AgAnda for Theory and Research 14. Contributions to the Practice of Training Name IndexSubject Index

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Book SynopsisReveals the strategies and leadership behaviors required to manage and integrate fundamental change. Uses illustrative examples of CEOs who have successfully led radical rethinking of purpose and priorities, vision, and the very structure and functions of the organization itself.Trade Review"The indispensable leadership handbook for men and women who mustmanage the massive change, complexity, and opportunity that markour time." --Frances Hesselbein, president and CEO, The PeterDrucker Foundation "This new book helps us see that fundamental change is bothpersonal and relentlessly systemic, or it is nothing at all."--Peter Senge, author of The Fifth DisciplineTable of ContentsPreface. The Authors. Choosing the Fundamental Change Strategy. Creating a Learning Organization: Balanced Rewards for Results andImprovement. Leading a Vision-Driven Change Effort: A Commitment to theFuture. Focusing the Effort: Crucial Themes That Drive Change. Resolving the Leader's Personal Dilemmas: Style and Behavior. Aligning the Organization: Integration of Roles, Systems, andRewards. Leading the Transition: Strategies for Process, Commitment, andCommunication. Epilogue: Visionary Leaders and Transformed Organizations. References. Suggestions for Further Reading. Index.

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Book SynopsisMust reading for academics and executives alike. Leading business scholar Chris Argyris helps readers understand why individuals and organizations are unable to learn from their action, then presents the steps that must be taken to change.Trade Review"Knowledge for Action is must reading for academics and executives alike. Chris Argyris once again demonstrates that he is the leading scholar in helping us understand why individuals and organizations are unable to learn from their actions and what steps must be taken to develop this essential capability. No executive who desires his organization to improve and learn continuously, or academic who wants to develop usable as opposed to merely useful theory, can do so without understanding the message of this book." (Michael Beer, professor of business administration, Harvard Business School)Table of ContentsUNCOVERING ROADBLOCKS TO IMPROVEMENT. Ineffective Learning in Organizations. Defensive Routines That Limit Learning. DIAGNOSING AND INTERVENING IN THE ORGANIZATION. Step One: Interview and Observe the Players. Step Two: Organize the Findings for Learning and Action. Step Three: Conduct Meaningful Feedback Sessions. Step Four: Facilitate the Change Seminar with Live Cases. USING KEY LEARNINGS TO SOLVE PROBLEM SITUATIONS. Explosive Relationships: Stopping Button Pushing. Mistrust: Overcoming Resentment and Rebuilding Trust. New Team Leadership: Managing the Clash of Expectations andNeeds. CEO's Performance Review: Getting Feedback from Below. Managing Exchanges That Could Go Ballistic: Discussing andCorrecting Out-of-Control Routines. Conclusion: A Model for Change and Improvement. Appendix: Design Causality: Explaining, Acting On, and IntegratingDiverse Perspectives.

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Book SynopsisI>Cases in International Organizational Behavior is an ideal supplement to organizational behavior and principles of management courses.Table of ContentsList of Exhibits. List of Contributors. Preface. 1. Rough Times At Nomura: Allen Bird, Ron Dalbell, Richard Madigan, Jim Noble, and Prema Venkat. 2. Chiba International, Inc: Nina Hatvany and Vladimir Pucik. 3. Euro Disneyland: Stewart Black, Hal B. Gregersen and Sonali Krishna. 4. Computex Corporation: Martin Hilb. 5. Ellen Morre in Bahrain: Gail Ellement, Martha Maznevski, and Henry W. Lane. 6. TDK de Mexico: Manab Thakur. 7. IKEA: P. Grol, C. Schoch and CPA. 8. Olivia Francis: Mark Mendenhall. 9. How Much Sleaze is too Much?: Asbjorn Olsand. 10. Chicago Medical Supplies Corporation: Explaining Sales in India: Lynne H. Rosansky. 11. Colgate Palmolive in Post-Apartheid South Africa: David T. Bealy. 12. Leadership of TQM in Autocratic Settings: Asbjorn Olsand. 13. Chang Koh Metal Ptd. Ltd, in China: Thomas Begley. 14. Rus Wane Equipment: Joint Venture in Russia (A) and (B) and Note on Russia's History and Recent Business Environment: Stanislaav V. Shekshnia and Sheila M. Puffer. 15. The Donor Services Department: Joyce Osland. 16. Nissan Italiz, SPA: Ayako Asakura and Susan Schneider. 17. Creating a Learning Organization Through HRM: A German-Czeck Joint Venture (A): Dianne J. Cyr and Susan C. Schneider. 18. Technogrid Group and A/O Navicon: J. Stewart Black and Marat Shinkarev.

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Book SynopsisManaging Public-Private Strategic Alliances is a volume in the book series Research in Strategic Alliances that focuses on providing a robust and comprehensive forum for new scholarship in the field of strategic alliances. In particular, the books in the series cover new views of interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks and models, significant practical problems of alliance organization and management, and emerging areas of inquiry. The series also includes comprehensive empirical studies of selected segments of business, economic, industrial, government, and non-profit activities with wide prevalence of strategic alliances. Through the ongoing release of focused topical titles, this book series seeks to disseminate theoretical insights and practical management information that should enable interested professionals to gain a rigorous and comprehensive understanding of the field of strategic alliances.Managing Public-Private Strategic Alliances contains contributions by leading scholars in the field of strategic alliance research. The chapters in this volume cover a number of significant topics that speak to the critical issues in managing strategic alliances involving public-private enterprises in various industries and countries. The topics cover both the broader issues, such as contracting and bundling public sector infrastructure and services, formation of innovation alliances and alliance portfolios, and competing institutional logics in public-private alliances, and the more focused problems of trust-building, sustainability-oriented co-innovation, and organizational justice in multipartner alliances. The chapters include empirical as well as conceptual treatments of the selected topics, and collectively present a wide-ranging review of the noteworthy research perspectives on managing public-private strategic alliances.

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Book SynopsisManaging Public-Private Strategic Alliances is a volume in the book series Research in Strategic Alliances that focuses on providing a robust and comprehensive forum for new scholarship in the field of strategic alliances. In particular, the books in the series cover new views of interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks and models, significant practical problems of alliance organization and management, and emerging areas of inquiry. The series also includes comprehensive empirical studies of selected segments of business, economic, industrial, government, and non-profit activities with wide prevalence of strategic alliances. Through the ongoing release of focused topical titles, this book series seeks to disseminate theoretical insights and practical management information that should enable interested professionals to gain a rigorous and comprehensive understanding of the field of strategic alliances.Managing Public-Private Strategic Alliances contains contributions by leading scholars in the field of strategic alliance research. The chapters in this volume cover a number of significant topics that speak to the critical issues in managing strategic alliances involving public-private enterprises in various industries and countries. The topics cover both the broader issues, such as contracting and bundling public sector infrastructure and services, formation of innovation alliances and alliance portfolios, and competing institutional logics in public-private alliances, and the more focused problems of trust-building, sustainability-oriented co-innovation, and organizational justice in multipartner alliances. The chapters include empirical as well as conceptual treatments of the selected topics, and collectively present a wide-ranging review of the noteworthy research perspectives on managing public-private strategic alliances.

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Book SynopsisThis Research in Organizational Sciences volume explores and questions the received wisdom of organizational sciences. The chapters in this volume (and the companion volume) seek to establish boundary conditions for important organizational constructs and processes. They illustrate the importance of context for interpreting the received wisdom of organizational science by showing when constructs must be adapted to changing circumstances.The volume begins with four chapters looking at the construct of leadership. Each of these addresses an important aspect of our understanding of leadership and its practice. The four chapters on leadership are followed by five chapters dealing with other organizational processes including motivation, organizational change, the role of diversity in organizations and organizational citizenship. The last three chapters deal with the issue of knowledge in large systems. Two chapters address how information may be transmitted across organizations and generations of workers. The final chapter deals with the use of information by organizational decision-makers.The 12 papers in this volume all, in some way question received wisdom and present alternatives which expand our understanding of organizational behaviour. These chapters each strive to present new ways of understanding organizational constructs, and in so doing reveal how received wisdom does not always lead to best practice in research or application. It is our hope that these chapters illustrate how challenging received wisdom in organizational studies can provide new ways of thinking about organizational processes. These new ways of thinking in turn can provide better understanding of the processes necessary to increase organizational effectiveness.

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Book SynopsisThis Research in Organizational Sciences volume explores and questions the received wisdom of organizational sciences. The chapters in this volume (and the companion volume) seek to establish boundary conditions for important organizational constructs and processes. They illustrate the importance of context for interpreting the received wisdom of organizational science by showing when constructs must be adapted to changing circumstances.The volume begins with four chapters looking at the construct of leadership. Each of these addresses an important aspect of our understanding of leadership and its practice. The four chapters on leadership are followed by five chapters dealing with other organizational processes including motivation, organizational change, the role of diversity in organizations and organizational citizenship. The last three chapters deal with the issue of knowledge in large systems. Two chapters address how information may be transmitted across organizations and generations of workers. The final chapter deals with the use of information by organizational decision-makers.The 12 papers in this volume all, in some way question received wisdom and present alternatives which expand our understanding of organizational behaviour. These chapters each strive to present new ways of understanding organizational constructs, and in so doing reveal how received wisdom does not always lead to best practice in research or application. It is our hope that these chapters illustrate how challenging received wisdom in organizational studies can provide new ways of thinking about organizational processes. These new ways of thinking in turn can provide better understanding of the processes necessary to increase organizational effectiveness.

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Book SynopsisThe latest volume in the Research in Management series, co-edited by Linda L. Neider and Chester A. Schrieshiem, reports on Advances in Authentic and Ethical Leadership. The eight insightful chapters are contributed by national and international scholars spanning the fields of leadership, organizational behavior, and research methodology. Among the areas discussed and linked to authentic and/or ethical leadership are mindfulness, decision making, the role of character, antecedents, substitutes for leadership, psychological capital, and some of the “dark side” aspects associated with authenticity. Advances in Authentic and Ethical Leadership is a book that should be purchased by anyone currently or anyone considering doing research in the area.

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Book SynopsisThe latest volume in the Research in Management series, co-edited by Linda L. Neider and Chester A. Schrieshiem, reports on Advances in Authentic and Ethical Leadership. The eight insightful chapters are contributed by national and international scholars spanning the fields of leadership, organizational behavior, and research methodology. Among the areas discussed and linked to authentic and/or ethical leadership are mindfulness, decision making, the role of character, antecedents, substitutes for leadership, psychological capital, and some of the “dark side” aspects associated with authenticity. Advances in Authentic and Ethical Leadership is a book that should be purchased by anyone currently or anyone considering doing research in the area.

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Book SynopsisMuch of our life is consumed looking for quantitative relationships. For example, How much more sleep do I need at night to make me feel better? How many calories do I need to eliminate to lose weight? How much larger does my budget on the job need to be for me to be more effective? All these quantitative questions are preceded, and depend on, qualitative questions. For example, before I decide how much extra sleep I need at night, I need to determine if extra sleep will actually make me feel better. In another example, I need to determine if a larger budget will make me more effective on the job, before I think about how much more money I will need. What elements influence job performance, and how do they interact? We spend much of our life trying to find answers to such quantitative and qualitative questions. We are, then, in search of a kind of intelligence that includes numbers but is also above and beyond them. We call it “supernumerary” intelligence (SI).To aid our quest for SI, we use Quantitative CyberQuest (QCQ) and the Public Administration Genome Project (PAGP) as useful tools. QCQ is a philosophy as well as an analytic tool that helps in exploring the supernumerary. QCQ is particularly wellsuited for sorting out variables as well as their interrelations. It involves a combination of statistics, systems analysis, research methodology, qualitative research, and artificial intelligence. QCQ also provides a relatively easy to understand but still powerful set of tools and guidancemechanisms to pilot (the “Cyber” part) users in their “Quest” for supernumerary relationships.

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Book SynopsisMuch of our life is consumed looking for quantitative relationships. For example, How much more sleep do I need at night to make me feel better? How many calories do I need to eliminate to lose weight? How much larger does my budget on the job need to be for me to be more effective? All these quantitative questions are preceded, and depend on, qualitative questions. For example, before I decide how much extra sleep I need at night, I need to determine if extra sleep will actually make me feel better. In another example, I need to determine if a larger budget will make me more effective on the job, before I think about how much more money I will need. What elements influence job performance, and how do they interact? We spend much of our life trying to find answers to such quantitative and qualitative questions. We are, then, in search of a kind of intelligence that includes numbers but is also above and beyond them. We call it “supernumerary” intelligence (SI).To aid our quest for SI, we use Quantitative CyberQuest (QCQ) and the Public Administration Genome Project (PAGP) as useful tools. QCQ is a philosophy as well as an analytic tool that helps in exploring the supernumerary. QCQ is particularly wellsuited for sorting out variables as well as their interrelations. It involves a combination of statistics, systems analysis, research methodology, qualitative research, and artificial intelligence. QCQ also provides a relatively easy to understand but still powerful set of tools and guidancemechanisms to pilot (the “Cyber” part) users in their “Quest” for supernumerary relationships.

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