This title was first published in 2003. Presenting information is a vital part of the job of both the medical director and other senior executives in the pharmaceutical industry, and yet the majority receive no training for this. Presentations have to be made internally to colleagues, clinical…
Hardback – 2018-09-30
Routledge
Routledge Revivals
Prior to 1914, wars had been comparatively small affairs using relatively small amounts of military supplies and, despite warnings, British industry and government initially failed to grasp the scale of the war with demand for munitions soon outstripping supply. This book chronicles the build-up of…
Hardback – 2018-07-31
Routledge
Routledge Studies in First World War History
Hardback – 2018-06-30
Routledge
Routledge Focus on Environment and Sustainability
Society is now facing challenges for which the traditional management toolbox is increasingly inadequate. Well-grounded theoretical frameworks, such as systems thinking and cybernetics, offer general level interpretation schemes and models that are capable of supporting understanding of complex…
Hardback – 2018-06-30
Routledge
Routledge-Giappichelli Systems Management
Routledge-Giappichelli Studies in Business and Management
Consumers spend approximately $93 billion on denim products every year. This consumption comes at a great cost, with thousands of litres of fresh water, hazardous chemicals and energy contributing to just one pair of jeans, leaving the environment and the industry vulnerable to pollution and…
Paperback – 2018-06-18
Routledge
In the pursuit of more muscle, enhanced strength, sustained endurance, and idealised physiques, an increasing number of elite athletes, recreational sport enthusiasts, and body-conscious gym-users are turning to performance- and image-enhancing drugs and substances (PIEDS). In many instances, such…
Paperback – 2018-06-13
Routledge
The fourth industrial revolution is developing globally, with no geographical centre. It is also taking place at enormous speed. This development will shape the workplaces of the future, which will be entirely different from the workplaces created by the first, second and third industrial…
Hardback – 2018-06-12
Routledge
Routledge Studies in the Economics of Innovation
Food sovereignty is an emerging discourse of empowerment and autonomy in the food system with the development of associated practices in rural and some urban spaces. While literature on food sovereignty has proliferated since the first usage of the term in 1996 at the Rome Food Summit, most has…
Paperback – 2018-06-09
Routledge
Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment
Most books on the biotechnology industry focus on scientific and technological challenges, ignoring the entrepreneurial and managerial complexities faced bio-entrepreneurs. The Business Models for Life Science Firms aims to fill this gap by offering managers in this rapid growth industry the tools…
Paperback – 2018-06-07
Routledge
Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology
This book traces how abstract managerial ideas about maximizing production flexibility and employee freedom were translated into concrete, day-to-day practices at the Motorola plant in East Kilbride, UK. Using eyewitness accounts, the book describes how employees dealt with the increased freedom…
Paperback – 2018-06-07
Routledge
Routledge Research in Employment Relations
If you own a car, use public transportation, go to work or school, use health care, shop or dine out, or are part of a metropolitan community, parking affects you, probably in more ways than you’ve thought about. Because parking has such a huge effect on what happens in cities and towns and how the…
Paperback – 2018-06-01
Routledge
Many companies limp along from day-to-day treating the quality side of the business as a necessary evil, and doing only what is minimally necessary for compliance to regulations. This kind of approach to compliance almost always results in inefficiencies and sometimes can result in a curious kind…
Hardback – 2018-05-25
Productivity Press