Business and Management

In 1974, Maurice Zeitlin published a seminal article in The American Journal of Sociology, criticizing managerial theory and evidence, which ended one era in the analysis of the large corporation's ownership and control and began a new one.

Starting with the colonial period, but focusing especially on the Progressive era, Richard Foglesong offers both a narrative account and a theoretical interpretation of urban planning in the United States.

Taking a hard look at the crisis afflicting Western economies in recent years, Manuel Castells suggests that the very structures that fostered economic growth since 1945 are the same structures that are now undermining these economics.

Recent surveys show that more than half of American entrepreneurs share ownership in their business startups rather than going it alone.

A new international maritime order was forged in the early modern age, yet until now histories of the period have dealt almost exclusively with the Atlantic and Indian oceans.

Rules for the Global Economy is a timely examination of the conditions under which international rules of globalization come into existence, enabling world economic and financial systems to function and stabilize.

A practical guide for professionals, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and college students who want to achieve personal success without compromising their moralsWhether in our daily work or in our personal life, even the most conscientious people with the best intentions can make ethically questionable decisions.

Das Buch von Karen Dittmann und Konstantin Dirbanis enthält den kompletten Lernumfang für die Zertifizierung zum IPMA® Level D sowie des Basiszertifikats (GPM).

The practical methods refined from startups to Fortune 500s that equip you to master the four streams, outperform as a manager, and advance your career.

Das Buch von Karen Dittmann und Konstantin Dirbanis enthält den kompletten Lernumfang für die Zertifizierung zum IPMA® Level D sowie des Basiszertifikats (GPM).

There is a leadership skill no one taught youyet it determines the quality of every decision you make.

Con un entorno que cambia a un ritmo cada vez más acelerado, el nivel de incertidumbre que rodea tanto a las empresas ya establecidas como a las de nueva creación es muy elevado.

A practical guide for professionals, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and college students who want to achieve personal success without compromising their moralsWhether in our daily work or in our personal life, even the most conscientious people with the best intentions can make ethically questionable decisions.

The Human Interface and the Management of Information thematic area, HIMI 2026, held as part of the 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2026 (HCII 2026), took place in Montreal, QC, Canada, during July 2026.

An authoritative and comprehensive graduate textbook on the modern insurance sectorThe traditional role of insurers is to insure idiosyncratic risk through products such as life annuities, life insurance, and health insurance.

'An amazing portrait of how grifters came to be called visionaries and high finance lost its mind.

The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for EveryoneMicrosoft's CEO tells the inside story of the company's continuing transformation, while tracing his own journey from a childhood in India to leading some of the most significant changes of the digital era.

Volumes have been written about the value of more and better education.

Many individuals proclaim that global capitalism is here to stay.

This book examines how businesses construct enduring brands by prioritizing genuine customer relationships over tactical persuasion techniques.

This ambitious work presents a critique of traditional welfare theory and proposes a new approach to it.

In business, as in other aspects of life, we learn and grow from the examples set by others.

The Japan Teachers' Union, which represents 500,000 elementary and lower secondary school teachers, is an important interest group in Japanese politics.

If you want to be a successful leader in today's business world, you need to think like an activist.

How do you remember more and forget less?

Since the early 1980s, a vast number of jobs have been created in the affluent economies of the industrialized world.

Most analysts of corporations and industries adopt the focal perspective of a single prototypical organization.

You were born to be great, to succeed - to be a powerful, confident, happy person.

Richard Branson is an iconic businessman.

A 2021 'BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR' - THE INDEPENDENT'A mouthpiece for our anxieties and a tonic for our hearts.

The Human Interface and the Management of Information thematic area, HIMI 2026, held as part of the 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2026 (HCII 2026), took place in Montreal, QC, Canada, during July 2026.

The Human Interface and the Management of Information thematic area, HIMI 2026, held as part of the 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2026 (HCII 2026), took place in Montreal, QC, Canada, during July 2026.

The largely untold stories of innumerable, rather humble, lives spent 'in service' are lying just below the surface of many great houses.

Many people struggle to make time for God in their busy schedules or just aren't morning people--this book addresses those issues by helping Christians establish (and stick with) a spiritual morning routine.

You already know what happened.

Earn Income Online While Keeping Your Identity PrivateFaceless AI Business shows how ordinary people build sustainable online businesses without showing their faces, revealing their names, or using their real identities.

Artificial Intelligence can generate images, write essays, compose music, and imitate creativity.

SERIES INTRODUCTION: Two Series, One System Why You Picked Up This BookSomething in your AI practice isn't working.

There is a quite dignified suffering, that comes not from failure but from living by rules you never chose to examine.

In January 2026, Ray Dalio called the AI moment a bubble, at 80% of dot-com euphoria.

SERIES INTRODUCTION: Two Series, One System Why You Picked Up This BookSomething in your AI practice isn't working.

Starting a green recycling business isn't just about managing waste; it's about reimagining resources.

You finished the track.

For a business to thrive competitively in today's marketplace, it needs to have an effective e-commerce channel.

Develop a strategic approach to Procurement capable of creating one of your organization's greatest competitive advantages.

Building and Sustaining a Coaching Culture is the ideal book for everyone who is passionate about coaching and who has an interest in creating an environment that supports learning and growth.

Managing Change: A Critical Perspective explores how and why change occurs in organizations and how the change process can be managed effectively.

Highly accessible and student-friendly, Human Resource Management in a Business Context is the core text for the CIPD Level 7 Advanced module, Human Resource Management in Context, and is also essential reading for other undergraduate and postgraduate HR and business degrees.

Ideal for anyone studying an introductory module in organisational behaviour, Introduction to Organisational Behaviour is a rigorous critique of all essential organisational behaviour topics.