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Handbook of Middle Management Strategy Process Research

Edited by Steven W. Floyd, Bill Wooldridge

The premise of this volume is that the complex social processes that animate strategic decisions involve not only top-level executives, but also middle managers distributed throughout the organization. Designed for doctoral students and others interested in middle managers and strategy process, the Handbook integrates the threads of scholarly work in this domain and charts a course for future research. Chapters are written both by scholars who have ‘paved the way’ for the middle management perspective and scholars who have done recent, cutting edge research from this point of view. Learn More

February 2018 Hardback Price: $ 260.00 Web: $ 234.00
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Handbook of Research Methods in Complexity Science

Edited by Eve Mitleton-Kelly, Alexandros Paraskevas, Christopher Day

This comprehensive Handbook is aimed at both academic researchers and practitioners in the field of complexity science. The book’s 26 chapters, specially written by leading experts, provide in-depth coverage of research methods based on the sciences of complexity. The research methods presented are illustratively applied to practical cases and are readily accessible to researchers and decision-makers alike. Learn More

January 2018 Hardback Price: $ 330.00 Web: $ 297.00
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How to Keep your Research Project on Track

Edited by Keith Townsend, Mark N.K. Saunders

Research can be a lonely path and there are myriad challenges and problems to face with any research project. In this research methods book, novice and experienced researchers tell stories of when things went wrong in their research projects. Drawing on real life experiences, researchers from post graduate research students to experienced professors will benefit from these insider insights, advice and lessons about the practical difficulties and how they may be addressed. The result is an engaging read and a helpful and reassuring guide to the research process. Arranged as a series of chapters interspersed with vignettes the researchers’ stories provide the reader with insights into different facets and stages of the research process from finding a supervisor thorough designing surveys and conducting interviews and analysing data, to re-writing and dealing with feedback. It will be invaluable for doctoral and more experienced researchers grappling with the realities of undertaking research. Learn More

January 2018 Hardback Price: $ 130.00 Web: $ 117.00
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Research Agenda for Women and Entrepreneurship

Edited by Patricia G. Greene, Candida G. Brush

Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. The editors map out a vision for research on women and entrepreneurship and discuss aspiration, confidence and behaviours. They also delve into social identity, start-ups, crowdfunding and context to set the groundwork for future research on entrepreneurship and gender. Learn More

January 2018 Hardback Price: $ 130.00 Web: $ 117.00
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Research Handbook on Small Business Social Responsibility

Edited by Laura J. Spence, Jedrzej G. Frynas, Judy Muthuri, Jyoti Navare

The vast majority of businesses globally are small. If business is to be socially responsible, we need to go beyond the westernised concept of 'Corporate Social Responsibility', to develop 'Small Business Social Responsibility'. This agenda-setting Research Handbook on Small Business Social Responsibility includes leading research from around the world, including developed and developing country contexts. It provides a foundation for the further development of Small Business Social Responsibility as a scholarly subject and crucially important practice and policy field. Learn More

January 2018 Hardback Price: $ 210.00 Web: $ 189.00
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A Research Agenda for Entrepreneurial Cognition and Intention

Edited by Malin Brännback, Alan Carsrud

A Research Agenda for Entrepreneurial Cognition and Intention suggests new directions and approaches to study the internal thought processes of entrepreneurs by examining areas that have been under researched, ignored or overlooked. Learn More

January 2018 Hardback Price: $ 120.00 Web: $ 108.00
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Handbook of Human Resource Management in the Tourism and Hospitality Industries

Edited by Ronald J. Burke, Julia C. Hughes

The hospitality and tourism sector is an increasingly significant contributor to GDP worldwide, as well as a key source of employment in developing regions. Drawing on contemporary research, this Handbook provides a provocative review of the major human resource challenges facing the hospitality and tourism sector today. Learn More

January 2018 Hardback Price: $ 215.00 Web: $ 193.50
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Leadership, Popular Culture and Social Change

Edited by Kristin M.S. Bezio, Kimberly Yost

The newest generation of leaders was raised on a steady diet of popular culture artifacts mediated through technology, such as film, television and online gaming. As technology continues to expand access to and serve as a means of cultural production, popular culture is becoming increasingly egalitarian and capable of serving as a vehicle for ideological dissent and social change. These efforts do not happen without leaders or leadership. The chapters in this book examine works and creators of popular culture—from literature to film, music to digital culture—and address the ways in which popular culture shapes and is shaped by leaders and leadership around the globe as they strive to change their social systems for the better. Learn More

January 2018 Hardback Price: $ 135.00 Web: $ 121.50
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Knowing Her Place

Valerie Bevan, Caroline Gatrell

More women are studying science at university and they consistently outperform men. Yet, still, significantly fewer women than men hold prestigious jobs in science. Why should this occur? What prevents women from achieving as highly as men in science? And why are so few women positioned as ‘creative genius’ research scientists? Drawing upon the views of 47 (female and male) scientists, Bevan and Gatrell explore why women are less likely than men to become eminent in their profession. They observe three mechanisms which perpetuate women’s lowered ‘place’ in science: subtle masculinities (whereby certain forms of masculinity are valued over womanhood); (m)otherhood (in which women’s potential for maternity positions them as ‘other’), and the image of creative genius which is associated with male bodies, excluding women from research roles. Learn More

December 2017 Hardback Price: $ 120.00 Web: $ 108.00
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Decisions

Karin Brunsson, Nils Brunsson

Decisions and the complexity of decision-making are central topics in several social science disciplines, including those of social psychology, political science and the study of organizations. This book draws on insights from all of these disciplines and provides a concise overview of some of the most intriguing and salient observations and arguments in the research about decision-making. The book first deals with basic decision making logics and applies them to both individual and organizational decision making. The book then deals with consequences of decisions and the complications of making decisions in a political context, where many individuals and organizations are involved. Learn More

December 2017 Hardback Price: $ 99.95 Web: $ 89.96
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December 2017 Paperback Price: $ 35.00 Web: $ 28.00
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Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship and Leadership

Edited by Richard T. Harrison, Claire Leitch

This Research Handbook argues that the study of entrepreneurs as leaders is a gap in both the leadership and the entrepreneurship literatures. With conceptual and empirical chapters from a wide range of cultures and entrepreneurship and leadership ecosystems, the Research Handbook for the first time produces a systematic overview of the entrepreneurial leadership field, providing a state of the art perspective and highlighting unanswered questions and opportunities for further research. It consolidates existing theory development, stimulates new conceptual thinking and includes path-breaking empirical explorations. Learn More

December 2017 Hardback Price: $ 260.00 Web: $ 234.00
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Globalisation and Democracy

Edited by Jonathan Michie

There could hardly be a more appropriate time in world history to be revisiting the issues of globalisation and democracy. After almost two centuries of what might be regarded as globalisation in the current usage of the term, has fallen into disrepute. Voters have used the ballot box to reject both the concept of globalisation and the mainstream parties that promoted it. The UK voted to leave the EU, in the 2016 ‘Brexit’ referendum, and the US elected Donald Trump as President. This collection brings together the key writings on globalisation and democracy exploring the progression of globalisation as well as themes such as employment, international trade, technology and the environment amongst other important issues. This collection provides both scholarly and lay readers an opportunity to analyse how globalisation has impacted the world we live in today. Learn More

December 2017 Hardback Price: $ 1,220.00 Web: $ 1,098.00
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Organizational Opportunity and Deviant Behavior

Petter Gottschalk

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December 2017 Hardback Price: $ 130.00 Web: $ 117.00
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Managing Natural Resources

Edited by Gerard George, Simon J.D. Schillebeeckx

Managing the natural environment is fundamental to many businesses, yet management scholars have understudied how natural resources are acquired and deployed, how they constrain and challenge strategy and innovation, and how they differ from more conventionally studied resources in management. This book captures leading and thought-provoking conceptual and empirical contributions on how organizations (ought to) interact with such natural resources. The authors apply and extend management theories to the natural resource context, thereby opening up multiple avenues for future research. Learn More

December 2017 Hardback Price: $ 145.00 Web: $ 130.50
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Handbook of Methods in Leadership Research

Edited by Birgit Schyns, Rosalie J. Hall, Pedro Neves Neves

This volume provides an overview of a variety of quantitative and qualitative methods for leadership research, authored by scholars in the areas of leadership and research methodology. Integrating insights from other research areas, it provides novel approaches and multiple techniques for leadership research in a straightforward fashion. Because the volume is designed to help leadership researchers get their first insights into specific methods and their potential application to leadership research, it is appropriate for multiple audiences. These include academics and practitioners wanting to try a new method, as well as advanced undergraduate and graduate students wanting an overview of a variety of techniques. It will also be helpful to readers and reviewers as they endeavour to better understand and assess the quality of existing leadership research. Learn More

December 2017 Hardback Price: $ 240.00 Web: $ 216.00
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Field Guide to Leadership Development

Edited by Steve Kempster, Arthur F. Turner, Gareth Edwards

This Field Guide offers a rich variety of academic approaches to facilitate leadership development in adults. It is an invaluable resource, giving insightful worked examples linked to theory and reflective commentary. The extensive experiences of world leading exponents of leadership development are distilled into practical application for immediate use. Learn More

November 2017 Hardback Price: $ 145.00 Web: $ 130.50
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The Elgar Companion to Innovation and Knowledge Creation

Edited by Harald Bathelt, Patrick Cohendet, Sebastian Henn, Laurent Simon

This unique Companion provides a comprehensive overview and critical evaluation of existing conceptualizations and new developments in innovation research. It draws on multiple perspectives of innovation, knowledge and creativity from economics, geography, history, management, political science and sociology. The Companion brings together leading scholars to reflect upon innovation as a concept (Part I), innovation and institutions (Part II), innovation and creativity (Part III), innovation, networking and communities (Part IV), innovation in permanent spatial settings (Part V), innovation in temporary, virtual and open settings (Part VI), innovation, entrepreneurship and market making (Part VII), and the governance and management of innovation (Part VIII). Learn More

November 2017 Hardback Price: $ 350.00 Web: $ 315.00
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Global Infrastructure Networks

Colin Turner, Debra Johnson

Infrastructure represents the core underpinning architecture of the global economic system. Adopting an approach informed by realism, this insightful book looks at the forces for the integration and fragmentation of the global infrastructure system. The authors undertake a thorough examination of the main internationalised infrastructure sectors: energy, transport and information. They argue that the global infrastructure system is a network of national systems and that state strategies exert powerful forces upon the form and function of this system. Learn More

November 2017 Hardback Price: $ 125.00 Web: $ 112.50
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Global Women Leaders

Regina Wentzel Wolfe, Patricia H. Werhane

Global Women Leaders showcases narratives of female leaders in business, nonprofit organizations and the public sector who have achieved leadership positions despite cultural obstacles and gender bias. Featuring leaders from India, Japan, Jordan and the United Kingdom, the book examines how these women have overcome challenges and served as role models in their professions. Learn More

November 2017 Hardback Price: $ 110.00 Web: $ 99.00
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Foreign Direct Investment and the Chinese Economy

Chunlai Chen

Foreign Direct Investment and the Chinese Economy provides a comprehensive overview of the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI), with extensive empirical evidence, on the Chinese economy in the last three and a half decades. Learn More

October 2017 Hardback Price: $ 120.00 Web: $ 108.00
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