Organizational Theory & Behaviour

Human Resource Management (HRM) is fundamentally shaped by institutional and cultural factors, such as the different political environments and soc...

This book provides a new understanding of the constellations of logics in Japanese management practices in Asia and the West. Through comparative e...

Learning and Forgetting in Development NGOs draws on a range of theoretical approaches and empirical evidence to explore how development organisati...

Leaders face new challenges as they cope with changes in culture, technology and the workplace. In this edited volume, based on a conference at Cla...

First published in 1988, this book offers a comprehensive description of the functions and performance of organisational surveys from a wide range ...

The term humanisation was introduced in humanistic studies to develop a humanist way of thinking about organisations and human relations. It stems ...

Organizational research methods (ORM) are making an ontological turn by studying the nature of Being, becoming, and the meaning of existence in the...

The nature of human resource development (HRD) has been, and remains, a contested topic the debate was sparked in part by Monica Lees seminal 2001...

This title was first published in 2002: Health systems across the globe face similar problems: controlling costs while maintaining or improving hea...

In all periods of time, there is a perceived shortage of qualified, credible, and robust leadership skills. At the same time, what is regarded as s...

Chinas 30-year market transition and its integration into the world economy provide a unique opportunity for exploring the nature of large-scale ec...

There has never been a better time to study, practice, and experience creative leadership. In the fluid and turbulent economic and social environme...

In organizations these days, there are two cultures, two sets of expectations, two languages; that of the business-as-usual organization and separa...

This title was first published in 2000. Exploring issues surrounding the constitution of managerial knowledge, newer forms of organizational contro...

First published in 1998, revised in 2021, this volume develops and tests an information-processing model of organization, within the context of the...

The management of organizational behavior is a critically important source of competitive advantage in todays organizations. Managers must be able ...

Managers today are faced with numerous complex challenges speckled with paradoxes. They must have a sharp economical focus while simultaneously eng...

The unifying theme of Women and Careers is womens educational and employment success, with the objective of profiling supportive public policy in g...

Islamic finances phenomenal growth owes to the Shariah compliant nature of its financial instruments. Shariah forbids the charging of interest (Rib...

In Reproductive Medicine and the Life Sciences in the Contemporary Economy, Alexander Styhre and Rebecka Arman illuminate issues that have given ri...

Beer is widely defined as the result of the brewing process which has been refined and improved over centuries. Beer is the drink of the masses it...

This title was first published in 2001. The core of this thoroughly revised book is a directory of more than 700 methods. Each entry typically comp...

The ability of organisations to cyberconnect is becoming increasingly important for superior performance. Cyberconnecting: The Three Lenses of Dive...

Today's leader needs to be equipped with the tools and skills to find an effective way to collaborate with others. Global organizations today are h...