Behavioural economics

This book focuses on the concepts of social capital, corporate social responsibility, and economic development in relation to economic theory of institutions and behavioural economics.

Stress isundoubtedly one of the major work-related illness and is even more likely in times of economic uncertainty and downturn.

In today's globalised world there is a need to investigate new trends in the global economy which impact on Europe.

This volume addresses the subject of uncertainty from the point of view of an extended conception of rationality.

Participation and social responsibility in innovation is the core theme of this book.

This book deals with the organizational use of aesthetic means.

Our lives are full of defining moments, but do we recognize them?

This book reports empirical material from three case studies in the pharmaceutical industry, the biotechnology industry and the domain of academic research.

This book presents the current and future issues facing opera houses and opera companies.

With their word-of mouth advocacy of products or brands, superpromoters influence us and how we buy with the power of enthusiasm.

So what is a member-owned business?

The cultural sector is gaining increasing importance in our economies, consistantly registering growth rates above average GDP.

In the past talent was largely an issue for Human Resources personnel.

Corporate social responsibility is examined in this book as multi-stakeholder approach to corporate governance.

If we ask simply whether Japanese business has changed, our answer must be an unequivocal yes and this is answered with a primary focus on technology, the traditional source of Japan's strong competitiveness.

This book discusses the impact of government policy, other institutional arrangements, organizational practices, collective and individual behaviour, on things of importance to many of us: work, employment, pay, work environments, learning, participation and voice.

Employee and manager rebellions occur more often than you might think.

Delivers a strong contribution to the field of research on emotions in organizations offering original pieces of research.

Misbehaviour in organizations can be difficult for management to detect and correct, and as a consequence, the cost to organizations can be high.

This book investigates how organizations can be designed for efficiency.

Issues of visibility and invisibility are becoming increasingly apparent in gender research in organizations.

Through sharing the research methodologies, and describing intervention and change techniques used in leadership development, this book, written by IGLC-INSEAD professors and leadership coaches, contributes to a better understanding of how organizations may go beyond coaching in order to create best places to work.

Based on qualitative work in car plants in Argentina, this book offers new insights for an understanding of workers' collective struggles in a radical perspective.

A book which brings together world-class experts in HR Management to work with top HR directors to overcome the most pressing issues facing senior HR specialists today.

This book from the acclaimed management writer Adrian Furnham, explores the dark side of leadership and how and why leaders can have a negative impact upon their companies and organisations.

Specially selected from The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics 2nd edition, each article within this compendium covers the fundamental themes within the discipline and is written by a leading practitioner in the field.

An affirmative post-structural philosophy of organisation inspired by Arnold Gehlen's philosophical anthropology, Michel Foucault's history of medicine and Gille Deleuze's early philosophical works.

The theory of path dependence continues to attract great interest in a range of disciplines.

Storytelling in organizations is a notion that encompasses both the stories that the organization produces and the ones told by its members.

Organizational values are a hot topic as private and public organizations are not only evaluated according to their products and profits, but also according to the circumstances of the product - labour conditions, materials, risks, human rights and social responsibility.

Do countries benefit from their Membership in the WTO.

Performance is the key outcome of high morale, and the reason why it should be taken so seriously: with research gathered from some of the world's largest employee opinion databases and best academic centres, the authors lay out the morale-performance connection.

A cutting edge look at the experience of worker representation in the employment relations of workplace health and safety.

This book is designed to scrutinize the Russian business sector in transition with special attention to firm organization, business integration, corporate governance, and company management.

Drawing upon current literature on the history and politics of therapeutic cultures and upon original, qualitative research this book was produced in response to rapidly growing interest in the rise of 'new' HRD practices such as coaching, 'soft skills' training and personal development training.

Women's Leadership challenges traditional concepts of leadership that draw on the male experience and offers an alternative construction that emerges from the female experience.

Eco-Innovation considers the impact industry has on our environmental surroundings whilst exploring the need for more sustainable development.

More and more adults participate as employees in games at work and in public and voluntary organizations.

Many business leaders do not take care of their health.

Historical translations and underground transfers of knowledge and values between cultural domains merit more attention.

Recent research in the field of business strategy has shown that strategic flexibility can be achieved through a scenario planning perspective for long-term competition and performance.

Why is it that more and more people like their work, but can no longer support the conditions under which they must practice it?

After a decade of 'union organizing' in Britain, the time has come to make a thoroughgoing assessment of it.

Including practical advice on how to conduct a stress audit and how to target stress 'hot spots' within an organization, Organizational Stress Management provides a fresh strategic model for the manager concerned with the negative effects stress can have both on company performance and the quality of life of individuals at work.

The purpose of this work is to enhance understanding and the overall learning experience in OB, and ultimately, to help shape a more conscious workforce of people who have what it takes to succeed during uncertain times despite the ebb and flow of the market.

This book investigates whether and why social structure influences cooperative organizational strategic decision making in an international relations context.

Building upon the work of Donald Schon, this edited collection expands the research into the idea of the reflexive practice - understanding how to create better solution-oriented practices for business during turbulent and chaotic situations.

Speculative Communities investigates the financial world's influence on the social imagination, unraveling its radical effects on our personal and political lives.

Every year, about 25,000 new products are introduced in the United States.

Great leaders embrace a higher purpose to win.