Books on Economics, Business and Management - Administration Books

The New Institutionalism in Strategic Management, 19 - book by Ingram, Paul;Silverman, Brian

DESCRIPTION: Institutions are the "rules of the game" of economic behavior. They include the laws of states, the policies of organizations, and even the normative prescriptions of cultures. In this exciting volume, a diverse and accomplished group of scholars work to integrate theories of instituti... view more info and the price of this book.

Systems Perspectives on Resources, Capabilities, and Management Processes - book by Morecroft, John;Sanchez, Ron;Heene, Aime

DESCRIPTION: Traditional notions of stand-alone, "atomistic" organizations are giving way to new concepts about organizations and new modes of organizational interaction. Systems thinking is now becoming an essential skill for managers and management researchers who want to understand new kinds of c... view more info and the price of this book.

Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management, 20 - book by Ferris, Gerald

DESCRIPTION: This series, publishes monograph length conceptual papers designed to promote theory and research on important substantive and methodological topics in the field of human resources management.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Overview. (G.R. Ferris). Three roads to organizational justice (R. Cropan... view more info and the price of this book.

Geography and Strategy, 20 - book by Baum, Joel A C;Sorenson, Olav

DESCRIPTION: Some may find the timing of this volume ironic. As we move into the 21st century, the world ever seems a smaller place - transportation costs continue to fall, fiber optic networks speed information around the planet, and corporations operate on a global scale. One might reasonably ask... view more info and the price of this book.

Managing Multinationals in a Knowledge Economy, 15 - book by Cheng, Joseph;Hitt, Michael

DESCRIPTION: This volume includes contributing chapters from authors based in Asia, Europe, and North America to examine an emerging topic in the international management field - managing multinationals in a knowledge economy. They were selected to reflect the influences of three key factors - econo... view more info and the price of this book.

Multiunit Organization and Multimarket Strategy, 18 - book by Baum, Joel A C;Greve, Henrich R.

DESCRIPTION: A conspicuous feature of the modern economy is the multitude of multiunit systems that operate in several markets - an organizational form that arguably rivals the 'M-form' as the 20th century's most successful. Research traditions studying multiunit systems include the multimarket pers... view more info and the price of this book.

Managing International Business Ventures in China - book by Li, Jiatao

DESCRIPTION: This book encompasses the latest thinking on managing international business ventures in China's emerging economy. It examines key topics in areas, including management of joint ventures, human resource management, and strategic management. With contributions from world-renowned schol... view more info and the price of this book.

Multinationals, Environment and Global Competition, 9 - book by Lundan, Sarianna M

DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this book is to present leading research concerning the increasing strategic importance of environmental concerns within the multinational firm, and to explore the implications of corporate environmental strategy on public policy. The contributions present empirical resea... view more info and the price of this book.

Cooperative Strategies and Alliances - book by Contractor, Farok J.;Lorange, Peter

DESCRIPTION: Reflects the current state-of-the-art research in the alliance field. It is based on thirty-six papers contributed by leading academics at a conference hosted by Professors Contractor and Lorange at IMD, Switzerland. A follow-up to the original conference this book reflects the latest t... view more info and the price of this book.

New Technology Based Firms in the New Millennium Volume II, 2 - book by Oakey, Ray;During, Wim;Kauser, Seleema

DESCRIPTION: This ninth volume is the latest addition to a growing body of work that maps the evolution of high technology small firm research over almost a complete decade since 1993. Begun during a period of relative neglect of High Technology Small Firms (HTSFs) during the early 1990s, the book ... view more info and the price of this book.

Growth Through Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship - book by Khalil, Tarek;von Zedtwitz, Maximilian;Haour, Georges;Lefebvre, Louis A.

DESCRIPTION: This book is a selection of papers representing the best thinking of leading researchers and practitioners in the field of Management of Technology. Based on a conference on growth through business innovation and entrepreneurship, it addresses a wide range of starting points for technol... view more info and the price of this book.

Strategic Alliances in Eastern and Central Europe - book by Hyder, Akmal S.;Abraha, Desalegn

DESCRIPTION: The publication of this book is timely and appropriate because it deals with Eastern and Central Europe (ECE), and alliances with local partners with different attitudes, beliefs and ways of thinking. At the beginning of the 1990s many Western firms entered ECE hurriedly without thinkin... view more info and the price of this book.

Complex Systems and Evolutionary Perspectives on Organisations - book by Mitleton-Kelly, Eve

DESCRIPTION: In January 1995 the first Complexity Seminar was held at the London School of Economics, in the UK. This was quite a momentous occasion as it proved to be the turning point for the series of seminars, which had started in December 1992. That seminar and those that followed it, had a pro... view more info and the price of this book.

International Business Negotiations - book by Ghauri, Pervez;Usunier, Jean-Claude

DESCRIPTION: Today there is hardly any company that can claim that it is not involved in international business (IB). A huge body of literature is available on international business, but there are very few publications on the most important aspect of IB, namely negotiations. The purpose of this b... view more info and the price of this book.

International Business Negotiations - book by Ghauri, Pervez;Usunier, Jean-Claude

DESCRIPTION: Today there is hardly any company that can claim that it is not involved in international business (IB). A huge body of literature is available on international business, but there are very few publications on the most important aspect of IB, namely negotiations. The purpose of this b... view more info and the price of this book.

Internationalization of Research and Development and the Emergence of Global R & D Networks, 8 - book by Serapio, Jr, Manuel G.;Hayashi, Takabumi

DESCRIPTION: Three important developments underscore the internationalization of R&D since the early 1990s. First, MNCs from North America, Europe, and Japan have increased their cross-border investments in R&D. Second, the roles played by the overseas R&D facilities of these MNCs have e... view more info and the price of this book.

How to Manage Experience Sharing - book by Andriessen , J.H. Erik;Fahlbruch, Babette

DESCRIPTION: This book has grown from a workshop that brought together researchers and practitioners from a wide range of areas, including the safety domain. The focus of the workshop was on the well-known issue of organisational learning and organisational memory. The special merit of the book is t... view more info and the price of this book.

Fostering Productivity, 263 - book by Gelauff, G.;Klomp, L.;Raes, S.;Roelandt, T.

DESCRIPTION: The main purpose of this book is to enhance the understanding of differences in productivity performance between countries and sectors and to improve our insight in the drivers of productivity levels and its growth. Due to demographics the speed-up of productivity growth will be of incr... view more info and the price of this book.

Bioterrorism Preparedness, Attack and Response, 4 - book by Blair, John;Fottler, Myron;Zapanta, Hon. Albert C.

DESCRIPTION: A volume that provides a view into the world of Bioterrorism and how it could affect the healthcare system of the United States. It will lead the reader along a journey that shows ramifications to health, politics, and everyday common actions. The book starts out by informing the reader... view more info and the price of this book.

North American Economic and Financial Integration, 10 - book by Rugman, Alan

DESCRIPTION: This book contains selected papers first presented at the "Canada-United States Business Conference" held at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, on April 11-12, 2003. The set of 18 chapters in this book are grouped into three major sections. Part I deals with regional e... view more info and the price of this book.

Research Methodology in Strategy and Management, 1 - book by Ketchen, David J;Bergh, Donald D

DESCRIPTION: Research methods present the strategic management field with great opportunities and challenges. This first volume includes three types of chapters aimed at exploiting the opportunities and meeting the challenges. One group of chapters addresses broad issues of science, including the st... view more info and the price of this book.

Managing Customer Relationships on the Internet - book by Lindstrand, Angelika;Johanson, Jan;Sharma, Dharma

DESCRIPTION: For marketers, the internet is increasing in importance. One important marketing issue is how to initiate, develop, and manage relationships with customers through the internet. This holds true for marketing of goods and services, in domestic as well as international markets. This book ... view more info and the price of this book.

Business Strategy over the Industry Lifecycle, 21 - book by Baum, Joel A C;McGahan, Anita

DESCRIPTION: The field of Strategic Management has explored a range of new questions regarding technical change, firm capabilities, and executive decision-making, producing insights into the development of firms and unfolding of competition over time. These insights point to the importance of indust... view more info and the price of this book.

Managing Networks in Transition Economies - book by Johanson, Martin

DESCRIPTION: Over the past twenty years, several countries in Europe, Central and South America and Asia have undergone a transition from a planned economy to a market economy. Some observers have described this process as perhaps the biggest economic experiment of the last few centuries. However, k... view more info and the price of this book.

Non-Business Actors in a Business Network - book by Hadjikhani, Amjad;Thilenius, Peter

DESCRIPTION: In their foreign markets, MNCs interact not only with customers and suppliers but also with governments and bureaucrats. The book is an outcome of several years of research on MNCs market activities in developing and industrialized countries. Different from the earlier studies this book... view more info and the price of this book.

Beyond Borders - book by Spithoven, A.;Teirlinck, P.

DESCRIPTION: At the beginning of the twenty-first century it is common sense that science, technology and innovation will be of increasing importance to the well being of all. Nobody can turn a blind eye to the penetrating ways progress in communication technologies, new materials and biotechnology ... view more info and the price of this book.

Research Methodology in Strategy and Management, 2 - book by Ketchen, David J;Bergh, Donald D

DESCRIPTION: Research methods present the strategic management field with great opportunities and challenges. This second volume of Research Methodology in Strategy and Management includes three types of chapters. One set of chapters describes challenges and opportunities inherent in particular cont... view more info and the price of this book.

International Entrepreneurship, 8 - book by Shepherd, Dean;Katz, Jerome A.

DESCRIPTION: This eighth volume in the series Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth focuses on international entrepreneurship. We are fortunate to draw on scholars both new to the field as well as some of those who founded this unique speciality. Topics include: international socia... view more info and the price of this book.

Politics and the Corporation, 14 - book by Prechel, Harland

DESCRIPTION: This volume focuses on the ways in which corporations exercise political power, and how changes in the political-legal arrangements in which corporations are embedded affect their organizational behavior. Drawing from a range of theoretical perspectives, the articles in this collection ... view more info and the price of this book.

An International Handbook of Tourism Education - book by Airey, David;Tribe, John

DESCRIPTION: As tourism matures as an academic subject and the number of tourism higher education providers continues to expand world-wide, there is an increasing interest in its educational aspects. At the same time the development of research into education issues related to tourism means that the... view more info and the price of this book.

Strategy Process, 22 - book by Szulanski, Gabriel;Porac, Joseph;Doz, Yves

DESCRIPTION: Enduring scholarly interest in the process of strategy making stems from an abiding assumption that some ways of strategizing are more efficacious than others, and thus lead to higher firm performance in the long run; higher than luck alone would bring. Expressions of interest in and en... view more info and the price of this book.

New Technology-Based Firms in the New Millennium IV - book by During, Wim;Oakey, Ray;Kauser, Seleema

DESCRIPTION: This eleventh volume derived from the Annual International High Technology Small Firms (HTSFs) Conference, and the edited book series of which it forms part, is a detailed testimony to the progress of academic research on this specialist, but highly important, area of industrial activit... view more info and the price of this book.