Sociology: work and labour

The world we live in is increasingly complex.

Intersectionality and Ethnic Entrepreneurship brings together a group of eminent and up-and-coming young scholars who apply an intersectional perspective to the study of ethnic entrepreneurship.

Intersectionality and Ethnic Entrepreneurship brings together a group of eminent and up-and-coming young scholars who apply an intersectional perspective to the study of ethnic entrepreneurship.

2020 will mark thirty years since the first publication of Judith Butler's ground-breaking book, Gender Trouble.

2020 will mark thirty years since the first publication of Judith Butler's ground-breaking book, Gender Trouble.

Many business-to-business (B2B) managers think that customers act rationally and base decisions mostly on price, customer loyalty isn't considered.

Many business-to-business (B2B) managers think that customers act rationally and base decisions mostly on price, customer loyalty isn't considered.

Public relations has been swift to grasp social media, yet its impact on public relations practice remains relatively unexplored.

Public relations has been swift to grasp social media, yet its impact on public relations practice remains relatively unexplored.

The growth of philanthropic foundations in numbers and significance raises two immediate questions.

The growth of philanthropic foundations in numbers and significance raises two immediate questions.

Leadership is about influencing others to move in a certain direction and there are many ways of achieving this influence.

Leadership is about influencing others to move in a certain direction and there are many ways of achieving this influence.

During much of the twentieth century, informal employment and entrepreneurship was commonly depicted as a residue from a previous era.

During much of the twentieth century, informal employment and entrepreneurship was commonly depicted as a residue from a previous era.

The experience of Hong Kong's innovative and creative industries and the challenges they face serves as an important case study for other Chinese and Asian cities that are actively developing their innovative and creative industries in the era of globalization.

The experience of Hong Kong's innovative and creative industries and the challenges they face serves as an important case study for other Chinese and Asian cities that are actively developing their innovative and creative industries in the era of globalization.

In recent years, the profound impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on fostering new forms of entrepreneurship has become increasingly evident.

The use of non-secular, religious, concepts in contemporary managerial discourse to legitimise leadership, organisation and work has been undertheorised.

The use of non-secular, religious, concepts in contemporary managerial discourse to legitimise leadership, organisation and work has been undertheorised.

There has been an increasing interest in financial markets across sociology, history, anthropology, cultural studies, and related disciplines over the past decades, with particular intensity since the 2007-2008 crisis which prompted new analyses of the workings of financial markets and how "e;scandals of Wall Street"e; might have huge societal ramifications.

There has been an increasing interest in financial markets across sociology, history, anthropology, cultural studies, and related disciplines over the past decades, with particular intensity since the 2007-2008 crisis which prompted new analyses of the workings of financial markets and how "e;scandals of Wall Street"e; might have huge societal ramifications.

Civic engagement in this book is understood to include attendance at booked National Health Service appointments; compulsory attendance at school; the take-up of a variety of State benefits in cash and kind, such as Pension Credit and free school meals; and attendance at work.

Civic engagement in this book is understood to include attendance at booked National Health Service appointments; compulsory attendance at school; the take-up of a variety of State benefits in cash and kind, such as Pension Credit and free school meals; and attendance at work.

The circular economy describes a world in which reuse through repair, reconditioning and refurbishment is the prevailing social and economic model.

The circular economy describes a world in which reuse through repair, reconditioning and refurbishment is the prevailing social and economic model.

While entrepreneurship is widely cited as playing a key role in economic development, job creation, and advances in well-being in capitalist nations, there has been an overwhelming focus on the firm, firm founders, and founders' strategies and decision-making processes.

While entrepreneurship is widely cited as playing a key role in economic development, job creation, and advances in well-being in capitalist nations, there has been an overwhelming focus on the firm, firm founders, and founders' strategies and decision-making processes.

The existence and persistence of regional disparities between European regions require context-tailored policies to promote structural change.

The existence and persistence of regional disparities between European regions require context-tailored policies to promote structural change.

How has New Public Management influenced social policy reform in different developed welfare states?

How has New Public Management influenced social policy reform in different developed welfare states?

First published in 1985, this book provides a descriptive study of social activities in a neurosciences laboratory.

First published in 1985, this book provides a descriptive study of social activities in a neurosciences laboratory.

Successful innovation is a true challenge and especially when today's companies are intertwined in close inter-organisational relationships and networks with e.

Successful innovation is a true challenge and especially when today's companies are intertwined in close inter-organisational relationships and networks with e.

Leadership studies today resembles a bewildering diversity of theories, concepts, constructs and approaches, struggling in huge part for meaning, relevance and impact.

Leadership studies today resembles a bewildering diversity of theories, concepts, constructs and approaches, struggling in huge part for meaning, relevance and impact.

Lexicon of Pulse Crops integrates botanical and linguistic data to analyze and interpret the grain legume significance from the earliest archaeological and written records until the present day.

Lexicon of Pulse Crops integrates botanical and linguistic data to analyze and interpret the grain legume significance from the earliest archaeological and written records until the present day.

Gendered processes of globalisation, transnationalisation and urbanisation are increasing local and global inequalities and widening the gap between the rich and the poor.

Gendered processes of globalisation, transnationalisation and urbanisation are increasing local and global inequalities and widening the gap between the rich and the poor.

How are men, masculinities and gender power implicated within global institutions?

How are men, masculinities and gender power implicated within global institutions?

In 21st Century Airlines: Connecting the Dots, Nawal Taneja addresses the challenges and opportunities facing the airline industry as it tries to innovate and create products and services that are radically different by 'connecting the dots' at four key levels: recognizing the implications of global events, improving cross-functional collaboration within the organization, working more closely with the travel chain, and providing much higher engagements with connectors within the social networks.

In 21st Century Airlines: Connecting the Dots, Nawal Taneja addresses the challenges and opportunities facing the airline industry as it tries to innovate and create products and services that are radically different by 'connecting the dots' at four key levels: recognizing the implications of global events, improving cross-functional collaboration within the organization, working more closely with the travel chain, and providing much higher engagements with connectors within the social networks.

Within contemporary culture, 'leadership' is seen in ways that appeal to celebrated societal values and norms.

Within contemporary culture, 'leadership' is seen in ways that appeal to celebrated societal values and norms.

Diverse philosophies constitute the theoretical ground of the study of the aesthetic side of organization.

Diverse philosophies constitute the theoretical ground of the study of the aesthetic side of organization.