Palgrave Macmillan: 11161 books
Regulating Technological Innovation
A Multidisciplinary Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2011
Examining the regulatory issues of fostering technological innovation and its applications this book combines legal, economic and administrative science perspectives. It answers important questions such as what type of regulatory framework would best fit the needs of technology and innovation developments?
by Melanie Walker, Samuel Fongwa
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
The book makes a significant contribution to critical higher education studies, specifically to graduate employability research and to capabilities and education research. The book moves beyond the simplistic conception of alleged 'gaps' in graduate skills and 'mismatches' between employers and universities,...
The Modernisation of the Public Services and Employee Relations
Targeted Change
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2011
The Modernisation of the Public Services and Employee Relations provides an integrated and up-to-date account of changes in work and employment in the public services. The book examines a range of different sectors focusing on core public services, especially local government, the NHS and the civil service.
Equality, Inequalities and Diversity
Contemporary Challenges and Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2010
Equality, Inequalities and Diversity offers an authoritative critical analysis of equality, inequality and diversity in organizations. Using international examples it explores contemporary concepts and debates based on original research in a number of fields and sectors, an ideal course companion for anyone studying diversity.
Embedding CSR into Corporate Culture
Challenging the Executive Mind
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2014
Embedding CSR into Corporate Culture demonstrates that a new frontier for corporate social responsibility is possible in theory and practice. The key idea - discovery leadership - enables corporate managers to deal effectively with problems, issues, and value clashes occurring at the corporation-society interface.
Human Centered Management in Executive Education
Global Imperatives, Innovation and New Directions
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2017
Human Centered Management in Executive Education provides a comprehensive insight on innovation in Executive Education with a unique global scope. The book integrates studies and experiences of 32 distinguished scholars from 15 countries who are working in the development of theories and practices...
The 10 Principles of Open Business
Building Success in Today's Open Economy
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2014
The 10 Principles of Open Business is a practical guide to organizational design for the Twenty-First Century. Using case studies, the authors define the 10 principles of open business that organisations must adopt to both survive and thrive, and provide a practical method to assess the reader's own organization.
Value Creation, Reporting, and Signaling for Human Capital and Human Assets
Building the Foundation for a Multi-Disciplinary, Multi-Level Theory
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2014
The issues discussed in this book are the building blocks needed for an interdisciplinary theoretical framework that will allow for value creation and reporting by the most important assets organizations have, its human capital.
The Theory of Entrepreneurship
Creating and Sustaining Entrepreneurial Value
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2014
The Theory of Entrepreneurship examines the interiors of the entrepreneurial value creation process, and offers a new unified and comprehensive theory to afford empirical investigations as well as delineate a broader view of the entrepreneurial contextual milieu.
Management, Valuation, and Risk for Human Capital and Human Assets
Building the Foundation for a Multi-Disciplinary, Multi-Level Theory
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2014
Perspectives on Human Capital and Assets goes beyond the current literature by providing a platform for a broad scope of discussion regarding HC&A, and, more importantly, by encouraging a multidisciplinary fusion between diverse disciplines.
The Role of Institutional Investors in Corporate Governance
An Empirical Study
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2013
What role do independent institutional investors play in the corporate governance of listed German companies? The authors provide insight into an empirical and qualitative research study, exploring the importance of communication and the role, independence and expertise, responsibilities, influence and monitoring of institutional investors.
by M. LeClair
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2014
The already vibrant charitable sector in the US is in the midst of a transformation that is altering both the manner in which donations occur and the causes that are supported. Philanthropy in Transition examines the unique role that charitable giving has played in the US, from colonial times to the...
The Character of the Manager
From Office Executive to Wise Steward
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Explores Alasdair MacIntyre's criticisms of the manager and retrieves an interdisciplinary approach to character transforming arguments. The manager as wise steward is proposed as a model for virtuous management.
Managing Social Media and Consumerism
The Grapevine Effect in Competitive Markets
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013
Categorically reviews the theories of communication, best practices in social media and previous research, and analyzes the corporate involvement towards strategic and tactical stewardship in serving customer-centric business requirements.