The expansion of outsourcing and offshoring activities, and the emergence of new sourcing models, have profoundly challenged existing management concepts and practices. …
Because it is difficult—if not impossible—to understand contemporary management theory and practice without an appreciation of its historical heritage, this new one-stop reference …
This new 4-volume collection will include the seminal literature in corporate reputation, both foundational articles and state of the art research. The collection will bring …
Innovation is the means by which organizations survive and thrive in uncertain and turbulent conditions. Technological change, globalization, and changing patterns of consumption …
Originally published between 1994 and 2000 the volumes in this set discuss: the successful implementation of radical, technological innovations within business organizations.issues …
Alfred D. Chandler (1918–2007) was the founder of modern business history. He was a critical early influence on strategic management and is famous for the dictum that ‘structure …
Rosabeth Moss Kanter (b. 1943)—described by The Economist as ‘one of the few women in recent years to have achieved genuine guru status’—introduced the concept of ‘empowerment’ …
Lean organizations know that for a 5S program to be successful there needs to be implementation throughout all areas of the business. Marketing, design, accounting, engineering, …
Projects are all around us, from the research paper we are currently working on to the major organizational changes we observe in companies. They are a purposeful, time-limited …
Corporate governance is a relatively new field, but has now moved from the margins to the mainstream of business and management education. However, discovering the origins and …
