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1. Rosabeth M. Kanter

   By Michael Wood

   Edited by John C. Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   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’ into management thought. She is the subject of this new collection from Routledge’s acclaimed Critical Evaluations in...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
2. Henry Mintzberg

   Edited by John C. Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   Henry Mintzberg (b. 1939) is one of the world’s leading thinkers in management and strategic planning. New from Routledge’s Critical Evaluations in Business and Management series, this new four-volume collection brings together the best and most influential critical writing on Mintzberg and his...

   Published December 1st 2011 by Routledge
3. John P. Kotter

   Edited by John C. Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   John P. Kotter (b. 1947), a leading authority on business leadership and change, is the subject of this new collection from Routledge’s acclaimed Critical Evaluations in Business and Management series. It brings together in two volumes the best critical evaluations of his work. The collection is...

   Published December 13th 2010 by Routledge
4. Michael Porter

   Edited by John Wood, Mike Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   Michael Porter (b. 1947) has been described by The Economist as ‘the doyen of living management gurus’. Boldly introducing the language and concepts of economics into management theory, his work has focused on how a firm (or a region) can build a competitive advantage and develop a competitive...

   Published September 28th 2009 by Routledge
5. Chris Argyris

   Edited by John C. Wood, Michael Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   Chris Argyris (b. 1923) was one of the key figures in the Human Relations Movement in the 1960s and 1970s; he is widely regarded as the founding father of the learning organization. His work has made substantial contributions to the understanding of organizational behaviour, organizational learning...

   Published April 19th 2009 by Routledge
6. A History of Macroeconomic Policy in the United States

   By John H. Wood

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History

   Keynes asked whether his ‘visionary’ ideas would overcome the interests opposed to change. However, an examination of the histories of monetary and fiscal policies suggests that this is a false distinction. The interests and ideas associated with government policies are seldom opposed. The...

   Published December 15th 2008 by Routledge
7. Alfred D. Chandler: Critical Evaluation

   Edited by John C Wood, Michael C Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   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 follows strategy’. This two-volume collection, a new title in the Routledge Major Works series, Critical Evaluations in...

   Published December 23rd 2007 by Routledge
8. The Self and Social Relationships

   Edited by Joanne V. Wood, Abraham Tesser, John G. Holmes

   Although the two major research areas of the "Self" and "Social Relationships" have flourished, they have done so largely independently of each other. More and more research, however, has indicated that relationships shape the nature of the self and identity, and that self-views influence...

   Published August 21st 2007 by Psychology Press
9. H. Igor Ansoff Critical Evaluations in Business and Management 2 vol

   Edited by John C Wood, Michael C Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   The visionary theories of H. Igor Ansoff (1918–2002) on strategic business management have inspired worldwide acclaim. Called ‘the father of strategic management’ by Henry Mintzberg, he proposed that long-term profitability for a company results only from a commitment to understanding the political...

   Published June 27th 2007 by Routledge
10. Herbert Simon (3 Volume set)

    Edited by JOHN CUNNINGHAM WOOD, MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM WOOD

    Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

    Herbert Simon (1916–2001) was a polymathic intellectual. A founding figure of the field of artificial intelligence, he gained renown in the 1950s (with Allen Newell) as the creator of the first ‘thinking machine’. Simon was also a central figure during the cognitive revolution in psychology in the...

    Published March 28th 2007 by Routledge