This important book is for anyone who wants to make the most of work-based learning: employees, employers, educationalists, policy makers and researchers. It sheds light on ways of giving full-time em
This collection of seventeen articles examines the design and manufacturing of long lasting products and the effects of planned and managed obsolescence on ecological sustainability. Divided into five
Organizational and industrial psychologists examine the attitudes and behaviors of individuals working in organizations that expose them, their families, and the organization itself to risk. In sectio
From the perspective of delivering Successful, projects, the value of a skilled project sponsor and project manager outweighs many other factors. Projects need leaders Who can give them vision, ident
Disruptive Business is a provocative and insightful redefinition of innovation as an outcome of human behaviour, a dynamic in constant change requiring the shaping of new responses in business and the
`This book distills the learning from practical experience and academic research and represents a significant contribution to the challenges we face in transforming government and public services in a
Robison (Agriculture, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University) and Ritchie (international relations, Michigan State University) use the Social Capital Paradigm to explain why social re
The pharmaceutical and healthcare industry is hugely complex because it involves so many markets, products, processes and intermediaries. It is also heavily regulated, global, and used by everyone at
Three unassailable facts will strike you as soon as you start to read The Future of Innovation: a€￠ One: innovation is the new mantra; whether you're involved in teaching art and design, new product d
One of the most significant and yet largely overlooked factors influencing performance and workplace problem solving in many large organizations is that of national culture. Managers, and the organiza
Projects are risky undertakings, and modern approaches to managing projects recognise the central need to manage the risk as an integral part of the project management discipline. Managing Risk in Pro
The public expects organizations to come together and cooperate in times of crisis, yet we know that organizations often fall short of this anticipation. Today inter-organizational structures are the
The life and death of Mary I, Queen of Scots (1542-1587) gave rise to competing narratives and rhetorics in British literature and politics throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, argues Staines (Engl
Bubna-Litic (strategic management, U. of Technology, Sydney, Australia) brings together 10 chapters by scholars who consider the relationship between spirituality and corporate social responsibility,
Throughout the world, indigenous rights have become increasingly prominent and controversial. The recent adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
The adage "man works from sun to sun; woman's work is never done" is particularly true of women who work on farms. In this study of farmwomen, labor and politics in Germany from 1871-1933, Jones (hist
Looks at what a business needs from its people to succeed, what gets in the way, and the role of communication in helping to bridge the gap. This title examines how businesses can use internal communi
Everyone is already painfully aware of our predicament - ecological extinctions, dwindling fossil fuel reserves and economic chaos. The solutions are less obvious, despite the many opportunities that
Design for Sustainability is a practical approach to design which focuses on the challenges and issues faced by those designing consumer products in the 21st Century. It is written from a design persp
Great Writers on Organizations presents succinctly each of the contributions made by 80 of the most prominent management thinkers to the understanding of organizational behaviour and managerial thinki
David Hillson's and Ruth Murray-Webster's Understanding and Managing Risk Attitude will help you understand the human aspects of risk management and to manage proactively the influence of human behavi
The book addresses a crucial issue for all involved in education and training: the transfer of learning to new and different contexts. Educators, employers and learners face the problem of ensuring th
The role of internal audit is changing. The Sarbanes-Oxley legislation in the US and the Combined Code for Corporate Governance in the UK focused on the need to demonstrate the active management of ri
The one thing that all well-run, profitable construction projects have in common is that they benefit from good project managers. People who have the skills to plan the project, manage it and keep it
A project is more than an assembly of methods, tools and resources. Projects often seem to have a soul. They require dedication, belief and commitment. The only way to gain experience of a project, as
Offering an anthropological perspective, this volume explores the changing relations between law and governance, examining how changes in the structure of governance affect the relative social signifi
Sets forth the steps necessary in the planning and design process to prepare basic employee training and subsequent development programs. Trainers are guided through identifying and analyzing training
Officials of a British company offering management training explains how to plan and run programs in which people learn to manage by managing. They show how to set up the necessary frameworks, describ
In a globalised world economy, delivering the aspirations of sustainability is proving to be difficult. Progress is held back by competing objectives within a complex interplay of factors. Finding sol
Intense pressures pose considerable challenges to executives striving to succeed in an environment of increasing volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. Today’s leaders are constantly fight
Many organizations profit hugely by utilizing a Project Management Office (PMO); it means they achieve benefits from standardizing and following project management policies, processes, and methods. Ho
Previous editions of Action Learning in Practice established this authoritative overview of action learning around the world. Over the last decade the move towards action-based organizational learning
Do your performance measures seek primarily to detect and control undesirable activities, rather than sharing and rewarding productive behaviour? Every organisation needs to measure its performance an
The ability of individuals to work together to facilitate the delivery of a project can be a major factor in determining its success. By misinterpreting or even missing the signs of underlying politic
There is consistent pressure on all academics to publish, publish, publish. But not unless they have been awarded their PhD - considered by most to be the starting step of an academic career. So while
Burke (emeritus, organizational behavior, U. of Michigan, UK), Tomlinson (management, John Carroll U., US), and Cooper (organizational psychology and health, Lancaster U., UK) present 12 papers explor
Taylor has an impressive background in physics, applied nuclear science, and economics and has worked both as a university lecturer and private sector consultant in these fields. In this text, Taylor
So long as there are weaknesses that can be exploited for gain, companies, other organizations and private individuals will be taken advantage of. This theoretically-based but hugely practical book fo
Whatever the future holds, one thing is sure: nothing is certain except uncertainty. Prediction is always hard, especially about the future, but the biggest risk is not taking any risk at all. All bus
