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Complexity and Management eBook Series

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  • Complexity and the Public Sector

    Edited by Chris Mowles, Karen Norman ...
    Series series Complexity and Management
    Since the early 1990s, public sector organisations have been overwhelmed with what has come to be termed New Public Management (NPM) methods. NPM idealises performance, metrics, transparency and marketisation. This book explores some of the tensions which arise in institutions where NPM methods prevail, introduces different ways of thinking about the task of managing for public good and offers a ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

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    A Critical Textbook

    by James Fitchett, Gavin Jack, Ming Lim, Michael Saren, Mark Tadajewski, Nick Ellis, Matthew Higgins ...
    Written by a team of renowned experts in the field, Marketing: A Critical Textbook provides a unique introduction and overview of critical approaches to marketing.Ideally suited to advanced students of marketing, the book uses examples and ′real world′ case studies to illustrate and discuss major alternative and critical perspectives on the subject, enabling students to constructively question the ... Read more

    $100.99 USD

  • Key Concepts in Creative Industries

    by John Hartley, Stuart Cunningham, Michael Keane, John Banks, Jason Potts, Terry Flew ...
    Series series SAGE Key Concepts series
    This guide to the emerging language of creative industries field is a valuable resource for researchers and students alike. Concise, extensively referenced, and accessible, this this is an exceptionally useful reference work.- Gauti Sigthorsson***, Greenwich University***"There could be no better guides to the conceptual map of the creative industries than John Hartley and his colleagues, pioneers ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Managing and Organizations

    An Introduction to Theory and Practice

    by Matthew Mount, Stewart R Clegg, Tyrone S. Pitsis ...
    Covering all the basics in organizational behaviour, as well critically reflecting on the institutions and practices of business life, the sixth edition of Managing and Organizations: An Introduction to Theory and Practice has been updated to include:· Cutting-edge content on diversity and inclusion, design thinking, followership and deglobalization· New and updated ′In Practice′ boxes offering ... Read more

    $104.99 USD

  • The Enactment of Strategic Leadership

    A Critical Perspective

    by Darko Tipurić ...
    This Open Access book explores the meaning and roles that strategy and leadership play in our lives. Based on decades of experience, the author contemplates whether we believe strategic leadership exists because it actually exists, or whether it exists because we believe it does? Both answers are true.The author argues that the duality of the essence of strategic leadership is clear. It may appear ... Read more

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  • Organizing & Organizations

    by Stephen Fineman, Yiannis Gabriel, David B P Sims ...
    Organizing and Organizations is well loved by students and lecturers for its accessible, conversational tone and insightful real-life examples introducing the study of organizations and organizational behaviour. Fineman, Gabriel and Sims, eminent academics in the field, cover a wealth of key concepts, research and literature leaving students informed and engaged.The Fourth Edition builds on the ... Read more

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  • Managing to Collaborate

    The Theory and Practice of Collaborative Advantage

    by Chris Huxham, Siv Vangen ...
    Collaboration between organizations on different continents can raise issues of economic development, health, the environment, risk sharing, supply chain efficiency and human resource management. It is an activity that can touch upon almost every aspect of business and social life. In this notable text, the authors combine rigorous theory with practical examples to create a useful, practical, one ... Read more

    $95.99 USD

  • Learning Outside the Academy

    International Research Perspectives on Lifelong Learning

    Edited by Richard Edwards, Jim Gallacher, Susan Whittaker ...
    This book weaves together different strands of research in the area of lifelong learning that concentrates particularly on learning in alternative settings and ways, such experiential learning and informal and community learning. Drawing upon international research, the book examines how these strands of research can contribute to each other.The contributions to this book are based on material ... Read more

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  • Managing Information and Knowledge in Organizations

    A Literacy Approach

    by Alistair Mutch ...
    Series series Routledge Series in Information Systems
    Knowledge is increasingly regarded as central, both to the successful functioning of organizations and to their strategic direction. Managing Information and Knowledge in Organizations explores the nature and place of knowledge in contemporary organizations, paying particular attention to the management of information and data and to the crucial en ... Read more

    $87.99 USD

  • Public Relations

    Concepts, Practice and Critique

    by Jacquie L′Etang ...
    "An excellent text for encouraging students to think critically about key public relations issues. Not only does it help students to develop a deeper appreciation of public relations, it also helps them to develop valuable learning skills."- Amanda Coady, The Hague University"A typically excellent piece of work from Jacquie L′Etang. Critical of every basic concept and provocative to all students. ... Read more

    $87.99 USD

  • Organisations and Management in Social Work

    Everyday Action for Change

    by Mark Hughes, Michael Wearing ...
    As a social worker, you could work in a variety of different organisations, each with their own purpose, culture and structure. Understanding and examining the complex issues involved in the management and organisational context of social work practice is crucial for practitioners and managers.This book helps you to develop strategies for ethical, reflective and relational practice, covers key ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Getting a PhD in Law

    by Dr Caroline Morris, Dr Cian C Murphy ...
    Getting a PhD in Law is a unique guide to obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of Law in the UK. While there is a wide range of study guides for PhD students in the social sciences and other science-based disciplines,there is very little information available on the process of obtaining a PhD in law. Research degrees in law share some attributes with those in related disciplines such as ... Read more

    $33.99 USD