Sociology

This textbook provides an introductory-level description of the history and current status of human resource management (HRM) in Japanese companies and its potential for future development.

This book focuses on nurturing students’ creativity through the integration of music and other creative art forms.

Klausurtagungen oder Strategie-Workshops sind für Unternehmen bewährte Formate, um strategisch wichtige Themen abseits des Tagesgeschäfts zu erarbeiten.

This book foregrounds socioecological stewardship in urban spaces.

This book focuses on urban redevelopment and neighborhood gentrification in three global contexts: New York City (USA), London (UK) and Seoul (South Korea).

This book presents a new way of examining cities to reveal the many and varied meanings which are written into urban landscapes.

Fostering a Civil Workplace: Strategies for Personal and Organizational Success provides research-based solutions to promote a positive work environment.

This volume provides a broad and comprehensive overview of the many ways in which pragmatism has influenced contemporary debates in the philosophy of science.

States of Emergency (1983) examines the co-ordinated Government planning in Britain to counter major strikes in vital industries, an effort that began in earnest during the aftermath of the First World War.

Ficciones en piedra saca a flote las circunstancias que llevaron a la aparicion de una serie de monumentos y memoriales emblematicos en la ciudad de Bogota en el transcurso de los siglos, las maneras como ellos recogieron las expectativas de unos grupos, estamentos, clases sociales y campos de la produccion cultural y la forma como quedaron envueltos en profundas contradicciones por cuenta de la urbanizacion, la masificacion urbana, las contradicciones estructurales de la ciudad y la conflictividad nacional.

State Responsiveness and State Activism (1989) provides a unique comparative account of some of the most fundamental social changes that have taken place in the western world and the role played in these changes by the state.

This book gives voice to an indispensable yet often overlooked group of care workers in China’s eldercare industry.

Should our beliefs be proportioned to our evidence?

This book focuses on nurturing students’ creativity through the integration of music and other creative art forms.

This book examines the recurring phenomenon in film and television where two strikingly similar productions are released in close succession.

This book explores the topic of interspecies emotional labour through the work of guide dogs and their instructors.

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare organizations is no longer a futuristic concept-it's here, reshaping patient care, optimizing operational efficiency, and enhancing diagnostic accuracy.

This book leads to a transformative journey through the world of human resources development (HRD) in the digital age, where technology and innovation converge to redefine the workplace.

This essential guide empowers readers to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool for efficiency, financial viability, growth and innovation, and as a force for positive social and environmental impact, creating sustainable shared value for all stakeholders.

Commentators today generally agree that we are at an inflection point in the history of capitalism.

Sport, Media and Discrimination provides critical, inter-disciplinary and international perspectives on how sports media constructs and reinforces discrimination in contemporary societies.

This book offers an analytical perspective of the unfolding militarization in the Italian island of Sardinia, grounded in extensive ethnographic fieldwork, and using in-depth documentation analysis.

This book offers a fresh perspective on the impact of religious beliefs on global diplomacy and security, challenging the conventional wisdom that religion is a source of conflict and violence.

This book offers a fresh perspective on the impact of religious beliefs on global diplomacy and security, challenging the conventional wisdom that religion is a source of conflict and violence.

This Handbook is a first-of-its-kind, high-quality reference resource guiding readers through the burgeoning fields of queer and trans studies in religion, and pointing them toward the newest directions these fields are taking or should take.

This contributed volume collects innovative papers by scholars from Europe, India, and the USA to investigate how spirituality can contribute to renewing business in response to the challenges of the Anthropocene era.

Constantin Nikiforoff was educated by premier Russian soil scientists but fled after the 1917 revolution.

This book examines the way securitization (and representations) of Islam and Muslims varies from one national context to another in Western Europe over the longue durée, in contrast to most literature that assumes a homogenous post-9/11 securitization of Islam in the West.

Constantin Nikiforoff was educated by premier Russian soil scientists but fled after the 1917 revolution.

This book leads to a transformative journey through the world of human resources development (HRD) in the digital age, where technology and innovation converge to redefine the workplace.

This edited volume conducts linguistic and literary analyses of the discourse involving race, religion and royalty (3R) in Malaysia.

This book addresses the pressing need for a comprehensive understanding of Organisational Identity (OI) as essential to building effective, viable, and credible organisations.

This book explores some of the most daunting workforce challenges in healthcare services in history.

This Handbook is a first-of-its-kind, high-quality reference resource guiding readers through the burgeoning fields of queer and trans studies in religion, and pointing them toward the newest directions these fields are taking or should take.

This book addresses the pressing need for a comprehensive understanding of Organisational Identity (OI) as essential to building effective, viable, and credible organisations.

Algorithms and artificial intelligence increasingly drive our lives, cognitive inputs supplant physical inputs in the workplace, and big philanthropies rather than governments tackle many societal problems.

This book delves into the fascinating intersection of video gaming, social dynamics, and affective neuroscience, offering a comprehensive exploration of how gaming impacts the brain, influences social interactions, and shapes emotional experiences.

This book explores some of the most daunting workforce challenges in healthcare services in history.

This book examines the way securitization (and representations) of Islam and Muslims varies from one national context to another in Western Europe over the longue durée, in contrast to most literature that assumes a homogenous post-9/11 securitization of Islam in the West.

This book delves into the fascinating intersection of video gaming, social dynamics, and affective neuroscience, offering a comprehensive exploration of how gaming impacts the brain, influences social interactions, and shapes emotional experiences.

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, banks are not only financial institutions but also technology-driven enterprises.

Neoliberalism is a politico-economic framework that emphasizes deregulation, free trade, and minimal government intervention in the economy; further, it suggests that social issues are best addressed through market mechanisms.

This edited volume conducts linguistic and literary analyses of the discourse involving race, religion and royalty (3R) in Malaysia.

This contributed volume collects innovative papers by scholars from Europe, India, and the USA to investigate how spirituality can contribute to renewing business in response to the challenges of the Anthropocene era.

This volume serves as the solution-oriented counterpart to volume 1’s exploration of environmental impact and health implications.

This book offers an analytical perspective of the unfolding militarization in the Italian island of Sardinia, grounded in extensive ethnographic fieldwork, and using in-depth documentation analysis.

Swami Vivekananda remains one of the most influential and contested figures in modern Indian history.

Ethnic Minorities in Israel and Turkey: Inside Outsiders offers a compelling comparative analysis of state- minority relations, revealing how national identity is constructed and contested through the lens of two of the region's most enduring ethnic conflicts.