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New and Published Books

1. The Chinese Transformation of Corporate Culture

   By Colin Hawes

   Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

   In recent years, Chinese policymakers and corporate leaders have focused significant attention on the concept of corporate culture. This book will reveal the political, social and economic factors behind the enormous current interest in corporate culture in China and provide a wide range of case...

   Published May 27th 2012 by Routledge
2. Advances in Enterprise Information Systems II

   Edited by Charles Moller, Sohail Chaudhry

   For many years now Enterprise Information Systems have been critical in helping businesses successfully navigate the global market. The development that started with design and implementation of integrated systems has evolved to incorporate a multitude of perspectives and ideas. The...

   Published May 24th 2012 by CRC Press
3. Leadership in the Public Sector

   Promises and Pitfalls

   Edited by Christine Teelken, Ewan Ferlie, Mike Dent

   In view of the approaching age of austerity for the public sector, leadership is likely to continue to become a key theme. This edited volume brings together a host of material from the public sector to analyze the issue internationally. Teelken, Dent & Ferlie lead a team of contributors in...

   Published May 21st 2012 by Routledge
4. Social Networks, Innovation and the Knowledge Economy

   Edited by Isabel Salavisa, Margarida Fontes

   Series: Routledge Studies in Global Competition

   In this book, the authors illustrate how social networks can play a very significant role in the technological catch up process in moderate innovative countries. Using an innovative approach to the study of entrepreneurship in knowledge-intensive sectors, the book analyses the role of...

   Published May 21st 2012 by Routledge
5. E-Waste Management

   From Waste to Resource

   Edited by Klaus Hieronymi, Ramzy Kahhat, Eric Williams

   The landscape of electronic waste, e-waste, management is changing dramatically. Besides a rapidly increasing world population, globalization is driving the demand for products, resulting in rising prices for many materials. Absolute scarcity looms for some special resources such as indium. Used...

   Published May 21st 2012 by Routledge
6. Digital Virtual Consumption

   Edited by Mike Molesworth, Janice Denegri Knott

   Series: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology

   Digital media present opportunities for new types of consumption including desiring, buying, collecting, making, and even selling digital virtual goods. To these activities we can add those taking place in virtual communities of consumption, online shops, brand websites, and online auction houses...

   Published May 21st 2012 by Routledge
7. Improving Organizational Interventions For Stress and Well-Being

   Addressing Process and Context

   Edited by Caroline Biron, Maria Karanika-Murray, Cary Cooper

   This book brings together a number of experts in the field of organizational interventions for stress and well-being, and discusses the importance of process and context issues to the success or failure of such interventions. The book explores how context and process can be incorporated into...

   Published May 20th 2012 by Routledge
8. Privatization of Public Services

   Impacts for Employment, Working Conditions, and Service Quality in Europe

   Edited by Christoph Hermann, Jörg Flecker

   Series: Routledge Studies in Employment and Work Relations in Context

   Public services throughout Europe have undergone dramatic restructuring processes in recent years in connection with liberalization and privatization. While evaluations of the successes of public services have focused on prices and efficiency, much less attention has been paid to the impacts of...

   Published May 20th 2012 by Routledge
9. Men, Wage Work and Family

   Edited by Paula McDonald, Emma Jeanes

   Series: Routledge Research in Employment Relations

   In the last two decades there has been a plethora of research on a range of subjects collectively and rhetorically known as ‘work-life balance’. The bulk of this research, which spans disciplines including feminist sociology, industrial relations and management, has focused on the significant...

   Published May 20th 2012 by Routledge
10. The Right Choice

    Using Theory of Constraints for Effective Leadership

    By Ted Hutchin

    The need for competent leadership remains one of the most pressing issues facing organizations. Introducing a powerful technique to help readers become better decision makers, The Right Choice: Using Theory of Constraints for Effective Leadership supplies the understanding required to manage...

    Published May 20th 2012 by Productivity Press