Palgrave Macmillan Uk: 6973 books
Future Work
How Businesses Can Adapt and Thrive In The New World Of Work
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2011
The way we work is changing in the Internet age. The new majority of the workforce, women, Generation Y, the over-50s, as well as growing numbers of men share a need for greater control and choice about where, how and when they work. This is a guide to the skills you will need and the challenges you will face in the 21st century world of work.
Brand Breakout
How Emerging Market Brands Will Go Global
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
Written by the world's leading thinkers on brand strategy, this book looks at what Asian and emerging market brands need to do to succeed in international markets and the challenges they face when competing with western brands.
Capital Returns
Investing Through the Capital Cycle: A Money Manager’s Reports 2002-15
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2016
We live in an age of serial asset bubbles and spectacular busts. Economists, policymakers, central bankers and most people in the financial world have been blindsided by these busts, while investors have lost trillions. Economists argue that bubbles can only be spotted after they burst and that market...
Vladimir Nabokov
A Literary Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
A clearly written, insightful study of Nabokov the novelist, providing an expert analysis of the 17 novels he wrote during a career spanning more than 50 years: one of the most impressive, challenging, and controversial literary achievements of our time.
Abjection and Representation
An Exploration of Abjection in the Visual Arts, Film and Literature
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
Abjection and Representation is a theoretical investigation of the concept of abjection as expounded by Julia Kristeva in Powers of Horror (1982) and its application in various fields including the visual arts, film and literature. It examines the complexity of the concept and its significance as a cultural category.
India Reloaded
Inside India’s Resurgent Consumer Market
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016
Brands and businesses from across the globe have tried to leverage the India opportunity, based upon simplistic and widely-held assumptions. This book takes a critical look at these myths and contradictions from an inside perspective, presenting a fresh and nuanced perspective on the opportunities...
Doing the Right Thing
The Importance of Wellbeing in the Workplace
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2011
A common metaphor for modern life is 'keep the plates spinning', but it is becoming increasingly hard to balance professional and private lives, and this takes its toll. The authors examine the working relationship between the organisation and employee, and establish new ways that managers can broker a better deal for all concerned.
The Female Leadership Paradox
Power, Performance and Promotion
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
The best-kept secret in corporate life is the vanishing act of women on their way to the top. Despite massive attention to the issue the number of women in top positions remains shockingly low. This book shows what women themselves can do to optimize their careers and how this can bring benefits to the companies and organizations they work for.
Darwinian Fitness in the Global Marketplace
Analysing the Competition
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2012
Reviews theories of competition and existing literature, and examines the attributes of market competition and strategies adhered to by firms in the global marketplace. Provides an in-depth analysis of a broad spectrum of important topics on competitive strategies and tactics.
Materializing Europe
Transnational Infrastructures and the Project of Europe
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2010
This book explores the relationships between European integration and material infrastructures. Taking transnational infrastructures as the focal point of study, the book focuses on the various forms of mediation between the material, institutional and discursive levels of European integration and fragmentation in a truly transnational perspective.
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Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
Italian Banking and Financial Law provides a thorough overview of the banking sector in Italy, offering historical perspectives, insight into current developments and suggestions for future evolution.
A Business and Labour History of Britain
Case studies of Britain in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2011
By bringing together and critically engaging with accounts of certain themes in business and labour history, and utilizing original research, this book aims to widen understanding of industrial society and provide a background to further study and research in the area management and labour relations history.
Policing for Peace in Northern Ireland
Change, Conflict and Community Confidence
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2013
This is the first in-depth analysis of the transition from the RUC to the PSNI seen through the eyes of key figures, inside and outside the organization. It provides a fresh insight into the wider social and political context in which this change occurred and is a significant contribution to the story of the Northern Ireland peace process.
Managing in a Political World
The Life Cycle of Local Authority Chief Executives
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2010
Steve Leach identifies the key challenges facing chief executives in British local government in operating in an environment where party politics is a dominant force. It discusses the basis on which chief executives apply for posts and manage the interview process, and the importance of the 'honeymoon period' - the first 6-9 months.