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Islamic Finance in Western Higher Education: Developments and Prospects (IE Business Publishing)
by Ahmed Belouafi, Abderrazak Belabes and Cristina TrullolsThis is the first of its kind in its topical coverage of the developments and prospects of Islamic finance education at Western higher education. Intended to establish itself as a unique reference for academics and researchers this book gives an insight into ethics and values in curricula development at business schools and in finance departments.
Comparative Responses to Globalization: Experiences of British and Japanese Enterprises
by Maki UmemuraExplores how British and Japanese firms have responded to globalization from a long-term perspective. Incorporates studies from the 18th century and sheds light on the impact of the institutional setting, the influence of government and entrepreneurs, and the weight of historical contingency in conditioning firm responses to globalization.
Belief and Organization
by Peter Case, Heather Höpfl and Hugo LeticheExamines the alternative belief systems which contemporary organizational actors live by and through which they seek to find meaning within the dominant (neo)capitalist social order. This volume marks an attempt to move the study of belief forward within management and organization studies.
Disciplining the Transnational Mobility of People (International Political Economy Series)
by Martin Geiger Antoine PéCOUDThis volume scrutinizes new developments in contemporary mobility and migration politics and shows that they are based on a mix of traditional coercive interventions and less repressive and indirect practices.
Democracy in “Two Mexicos”: Political Institutions in Oaxaca and Nuevo León
by G. Correa-CabreraThis book explains some of the ways in which deteriorated socioeconomic conditions (inequality in particular) and institutional limitations (corruption, electoral exclusion, and a weak rule of law, among others) affect political stability in extremely unequal developing countries, like Mexico, where democracy is not yet fully consolidated.
Supply Chain Management: An Introduction to Logistics
by Donald WatersA broad general introduction to all essential aspects of logistics and supply chain management, set within the wider business context. The book uses well-developed pedagogy and numerous case studies, guiding the reader through the subject by retaining a strong focus on the application of theory and practical situations.
Discovering Leadership
A reader aimed at undergraduate, post-graduate and MBA students taking a module in Leadership, it brings together a collection of 24 highly-cited articles and specially commissioned pieces on leadership. Critical, yet accessible, it is an ideal introduction to the subject.
Introduction to Management
by Richard PettingerThis popular core textbook provides an authoritative introduction to business management. Covering all the functional areas of the field, the text provides a robust framework to help students understand the inter-relatedness of different aspects of management and how they fit together in an organisation. Strong emphasis is placed throughout on providing students with a thorough and practical grounding in the topic, with a focus on helping them developing effective management skills. Now in its fourth edition, Introduction to Management has been fully updated and expanded to cover new developments in the field. Written by a leading expert with extensive management experience, this is ideal reading for students studying introductory courses in management at undergraduate, postgraduate or MBA level. It does not require prior knowledge of business and management.
Strategic Leadership: Governance and Renewal
by Peter McKiernan Brian LeavyThis is a concise, thematic strategy text which will help students to see organizations from the perspective of the Chief Executive and to understand and debate the challenges, opportunities and issues which constitute the role of the CEO.
Empowering Women in Work in Developing Countries
by Maarten van Klaveren K. TijdensPresents the outcomes of a major 14-country project aimed at empowering girls and young women. Provides a discussion of their choices in life, comparing factors such as family background, health, education, employment opportunities and the use of and access to the internet.
Globalizing International Political Economy
by Nicola PhillipsDespite its claims to global scope and relevance, International Political Economy as a field of study remains entrenched in a narrow set of theoretical, conceptual and empirical foundations derived from the experiences of the advanced industrialized democracies. Bringing together specially commissioned chapters by leading authorities in each key area of debate, Globalizing International Political Economy provides a systematic examination and critique of contemporary IPE, and puts forward a new agenda for a truly 'global' political economy.
Services Marketing: Text and Cases
by Steve Baron Kim Harris Toni HiltonMarketing is crucial in any industry: for service based organisations it's absolutely critical. This textbook looks at the issues, models and theories behind services marketing. It is supported by a range of substantial international case studies and offers an insight into the operation of many different service industries.
The Practice and Theory of Project Management: Creating Value through Change
by Richard NewtonManaging projects, a prominent feature of working life, inevitably involves change at some level. Even though successful project management depends on organisational change, textbooks often fail to recognise this symbiotic nature. This book offers students a practical understanding of the strategic and organisational role of projects.
Economic Instruments of Security Policy: Influencing Choices of Leaders
by G. Shiffman James J. JochumGovernments have at their disposal many economic instruments to promote national security, such as sanctions, foreign aid, international trade, international finance and laws blocking funds for international terrorism. This book examines the use of theses economic policies and addresses how best to measure their effectiveness.
Creative Labour: Working in the Creative Industries (Critical Perspectives on Work and Employment)
by Chris Smith Alan McKinlayCreative Labour provides an insight into the unique employment issues affecting workers in film, television, theatre, arts, music, radio and new media.In the UK alone, more than 1 million people work in the creative industries, generating billions of pounds in exports each year. These workers have to contend with elastic working hours, employment and promotion uncertainty and vigorous competition for each role. Creative Labour offers a contemporary perspective on a fascinating area of study and a rapidly growing area in developed economies.Key benefits:• Grasp the realities of work behind the industry façade• Evaluate real-life case-studies through a flexible, critical mindset• Tailor your management decisions to the needs of creative staff
See the Virgin Blest: The Virgin Mary in English Poetry
by B. SpurrThis is a fascinating literary-critical study of the ways the Virgin Mary has been presented in English poetry, from the later Middle Ages to today. It includes several focused studies on a particular poet and his/her representation of the Virgin, blending historical, theological and cultural issues with the dominant literary-critical approach.
The Formation of 20th-Century Queer Autobiography: Reading Vita Sackville-West, Virginia Woolf, Hilda Doolittle, and Gertrude Stein
by G. JohnstonIn their literary autobiographies, modernists Vita Sackville-West, Gertrude Stein, Virginia Woolf, and H.D. (Hilda Doolittle) challenge the scientific figures of the perverse lesbian, particularly those promulgated by Havelock Ellis and Sigmund Freud. By multiplying their 'I's, manipulating subject and object divisions, undermining boundaries between writer and audience, and using repetition to code erotic moments, these writers queer the terms of autobiography. That queering requires understanding autobiography as more institutional than introspective, and the autobiographies themselves question the very theories that determine them: theories of lesbianism, female development, and memory.
Reading Management and Organization in Film (Management, Work and Organisations)
by Emma BellThe advent of film has meant that we are able to capture in great detail - and often inadvertently - the enduring aspects of our working lives. Reading Management and Organisation in Film provides a new framework for understanding organizational theory and its development in a vital new way.
Women and the Divine: Touching Transcendence
by G. Howie J'Annine JoblingThis collection explores the question of whether it is possible to re-concieve the catagory of trancendence from a feminist perspective. The contributors use the concept of transcendence to approach questions relating to the body, desire, and subjectivity, while offering a response to secular relativism.
Business Law (Macmillan Law Masters)
by Stephen JudgeWith its real-world business-orientated approach, Business Law has been fully updated in line with the Companies Act 2006, and also streamlined to address the needs of today's student of this fascinating and fast-moving subject. Providing a salient introduction to law in a business context, this is a valuable learning companion.
The Development of Modern Business
by Simon Ville Gordon BoyceThis text blends economic theory with empirical evidence to chart business development over the last two centuries in the UK, the United States, Japan and Australia. It addresses enduring concerns for entrepreneurs and managers and demonstrates the value of an historical perspective from which to judge present day issues. Each chapter considers an issue of current significance, introduces theories to illuminate the topic, and discusses historical evidence and debates. Also included are relevant case studies and original documents. Discussion questions, statistical tables, and further reading are appended to each chapter.
Working Life: Renewing Labour Process Analysis (Critical Perspectives on Work and Employment)
by Chris Smith Paul ThopmspnLabour process theory is consolidated in Working Life to develop a credible account of the relationships between capitalist political economy, work systems and the strategies and practices of actors in the employment relationship. Beyond this, the book explores the future of labour process analysis.
Expats and the Labor Force: The Story of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (The Economics of the Middle East)
by G. Naufal I. GencAn investigation into the labor force in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries primarily focusing on labor migration and remittances. The GCC countries have the highest share of foreign labor in the world. The authors examine the multidimensional aspects of such a large foreign population.
Politics in China: Moving Frontiers (CERI Series in International Relations and Political Economy)
by F. Mengin J. RoccaFaced with the usual list of paradoxes that plague our views of China: it is a communist regime with a capitalist economy; an authoritarian state with an entrepreneurial spirit; a unified nation with tendencies toward fragmentation, the contributions to this volume work to go beyond them and to seek new paths to understanding China. To do so, the essays avoid the conventional approaches toward Chinese politics that focus on either evolutionist (culturally bound) or functionalist (role bound) issues. Rather than separate state from society, these essays explore how the interweaving of these different spheres creates a hazy border between them. The contributors explore the moving frontiers between other spheres as well, such as rural and urban populations, internal evolution and external influence, and money and politics. This book does not aim to offer a new framework of analysis for understanding Chinese politics, but to open up new directions for research and study on the topic. The internationally diverse scholars in this volume offer readers an intriguing look at the present and future of China research.
The Philippines in Crisis: Development and Security in the Aquino Era, 1986-91
by W. ThompsonThe eruption of Mt. Pinatuba represented more than the smothering of America's Clark Air Force Base and many of President Corazon Aquino's development plans. It also served as a metaphor both for the collapse of Philippine-American base negotiations, presaging an end to nearly a century of strategic relations, and for Aquino's unsuccessful attempt to undo the colossal damage of the Marcos era and construct coherent development programs. This book explores the connections between two central functions of third world governments - development and security - in an analysis of Aquino's six crisis-filled years.