African american management history

This second edition serves as a guide for navigating modern business complexities with wisdom, empathy, and a focus on long-term success. An essential read for students, managers, and entrepreneurs, it challenges traditional business paradigms and invites readers to incorporate cooperative strate...

A nose and three eyes

A NOTABLE AFRICAN BOOK OF 2024 (BRITTLE PAPER) Written by iconic Egyptian novelist Ihsan Abdel Kouddous, this classic of love, desire, and family breakdown smashed through taboos when first published in Arabic and continues to captivate audiences todayIt is 1950s Cairo and 16-year-old Amina is en...

The know-how of public leaders in collective politics

From small, local associations to national social movements, this work demonstrates how we can make more meaningful assertions about what leaders do and how they do it to better push for systemic social change.

Developing insights on branding in the b2b context

This book presents an in-depth exploration of contemporary business-to-business branding practices. Bringing together both theoretical and practical views on the subject, the editors curate a range of business case studies, offering guidance on strategy in B2B contexts, use of the brand, how mist...

Sdg2 - zero hunger

SDG2 links food security, nutrition and a sustainable but climate resilient agriculture. This multi-dimensional goal encompasses several specific targets and indicators, aimed at ending hunger, improving nutrition and achieving food security through sustainable and resilient agriculture and incom...

Resistance, resilience, and recovery from disasters

This book showcases research in disaster response in Southeast Asia of particular interest for those studying disaster and mental health, and for providers of mental health and psychosocial support. Contributors cover topics ranging from resistance to disasters to resilience and recovery interven...

Music, mattering, and criminalized young men

A cutting-edge study grounded in a new feminist arts-based research and intervention tool, this book propounds an effective new methodology for social research and fundamental human engagement.

The new hr

James and Lori Spina bring their academic and corporate backgrounds together to analyse and direct on how strategic human resources cohesively contribute towards gaining competitive advantage, above average profits, building and retaining talent, sustaining financial strength, and addressing chal...

The culture of women in tech

Including a series of commentaries derived from research undertaken by the author with women working in tech clusters located within 'tech cities' in the UK, USA and East Asia regions, this book exposes the serious 'problem' of women's position in the tech industry and helps to find solutions and...

The future of scholarship on diversity and inclusion in organizations

This volume explores the future of diversity and inclusion (D&I) in organizations, offering new perspectives, theories, and predictions. It highlights emerging scholars, critiques existing practices, and suggests directions for change, providing hope for positive advancements in organizationa...

The dark side of leadership

This volume explores the dark side of leadership – the unethical, unlawful, and unconscionable practice in which some leaders engage. The book includes contributions from scholars from the worlds of education, business, nursing, and other relational-oriented fields of inquiry and practice.

Disreputable women

Disreputable Women is a deeply transdisciplinary study of how black women use sex work and place making to claim economic, bodily, and sexual autonomy in a militarized city that is intent on displacing and caging them. Christina Jessica Carney distills the production of these "disreputable women"...

Microcelebrity around the globe

This anthology uses in-depth interdisciplinary case studies from across the globe to examine the practice and concept of microcelebrity. Taking account of highly contextualized cultural settings and social histories, the chapters present scholarly interpretations of microcelebrity as it has proli...

Airline economics in europe

In recent years, the European air transport industry has seen a number of important changes, with more on the horizon. This comprehensive work presents a multi-faceted analysis of the air industry in Europe, how it has developed in recent years, and how it is set to develop further into the future.

Appraisal and repair of existing concrete structures

Written by an author with over 45 years’ experience in research and practice, Appraisal and Repair of Existing Concrete Structures contains essential knowledge required by practising civil and structural engineers as well as students studying structural appraisal.

Cultures of sustainable peace

With an emphasis on addressing gender-based violence and the role of women and cultural work in peacebuilding, the chapters in this book represent the fruit of collaborative work across borders, between artists, activists and academics, bringing a wide range of disciplinary perspectives to bear o...

Uncovering dinosaur behavior

A revelatory, up-to-date account of everything we now know about dinosaur behavior, from a renowned global expertOur understanding of dinosaur behavior has long been hampered by the inevitable lack of evidence from animals that went extinct more than sixty-five million years ago and whose daily b...

Families in nigeria

This edited collection focuses upon the diversity, adaptability, and strengths of Nigerian families. Examining intimate relationships, both preceding and within the context of marriage, as well as the dynamics among family members, the chapters investigate how Nigerian families have responded to ...

Sdg7 - ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy

SDG7 visualizes a world in which energy is universally accessible, efficient and renewable in order to create sustainable, inclusive and resilient communities. This book explores the implementation challenges of SDG7, offers potential solutions, and maps out a way in which global energy systems m...

Consumer culture theory

The chapters in this volume are selected from the best papers presented at the 11th Annual Consumer Culture Theory Conference held in Lille, France in July 2016. They represent the cutting edge in qualitative consumer research.

Fostering diversity and inclusion in the social sciences

This volume explores how social sciences can combat injustices and support diversity, equity, and inclusion. It examines the impact of systemic racism and classism, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, and emphasizes the need for educators to address power, privilege, and oppression to promot...

The afterlife of frankenstein

In this anthology, scholar of the fantastic David Sandner explores the first hundred years of Frankenstein’s influence. Dr. Frankenstein’s monster is one of the most iconic figures in English literature, popularized through decades of writing, film, and comedy. But even before the invention of fi...

Technology, society, and conflict

Technology, Society, and Conflict comprehensively studies and systematically highlights technological inequalities as a source of conflict in digital development while developing an economic and legal approach to resolving them.

Soldiers on international missions

This book investigates how the lives of soldiers deployed on international missions are affected during deployment and after returning home to family, work, and civilian life. Analyses are based on unique longitudinal data, comprehensive and deep interviews, making it possible to follow the impac...

Advances in management accounting

Advances in Management Accounting (AIMA) is a publication of quality applied research in management accounting. The journal’s purpose is to publish thought-provoking articles that advance knowledge in the management accounting discipline and are of interest to both academics and practitioners.

Building the party

Reimagining business education

This book discusses the rationale for, and design of, the first Business Education Jam. It reviews key challenges and articulates a vision for how the role and delivery of business education could be reimagined in a time when business schools struggle to identify the innovations necessary to meet...

Europe without borders

The contested creation of free movement—for people and goods—in the Schengen area of EuropeEurope is a place of free movement among nations—or is it? The Schengen area, established in 1985 and today encompassing twenty-nine European countries, allows people, goods, and capital to cross borders wi...

Living innovation

Drawing upon real-world examples from across the globe, Lee and Lim explain the fundamentals of innovation, introduce emerging innovation tools, and outline new innovation strategies in order to demonstrate how innovation can contribute to the greater social good.

Contemporary global issues in human resource management

Focusing on current workplace issues and employee and employer expectations of Human Resource Management in a rapidly changing business environment, this book examines current trends of HR practices and expands on current literature.

Satire, comedy and mental health

Satire, Comedy, and Mental Health examines how satire helps to sustain good mental health in a troubled socio-political world. Through an interdisciplinary dialogue and a close analysis of satire in various media, the book argues that satire helps us cope in a sick world through its ambiguous com...

Models of start-up thinking and action

Volume 18 will focus on approaches to thinking about and creating the start-up. Both theoretical and empirical manuscripts that consider all aspects of start-up planning, thinking and action will be considered. We also encourage practice-based research and manuscripts that explore cutting-edge p...

Empowering female climate change activists in the global south

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. Reimagining intersectional research, this book addresses the urgent need to develop gender-just solutions that empower those who are experiencing environmental degradation i...

Designing for cycle traffic

Designing for Cycle Traffic compares and evaluates international principles and practices for designing for cycle traffic. It is essential reading for designers and planners in traffic and highway engineering, transport planning, and urban design.

Competencies for effective leadership

What makes a leader? In this critical time of change for leaders, it has become increasingly important to understand the competencies associated with leadership. This essential book explores the ways in which Brent Ruben's Leadership Competency Scorecard can be used within an organizational setting.

Medusa's daughters

The witchy women are Medusa’s daughters indeed—their gaze kills. But rather than sending heroes to slay them, the writers of this collection celebrate the deadliness of these femmes fatales. After a period of decline, Gothic literature underwent a revival at the end of the 1800s. As the century t...

New perspectives in hospitality management

New Perspectives in Hospitality Management is a unique collection of articles that represent the very highest level of scholarship in the sphere of hospitality research. The articles published in this collection identify some emergent themes that have subsequently established themselves as key tr...

Africa

Civil Engineering Special Issue: Africa focus on important civil engineering projects in Africa.

Sport startups

Sport Startups: New Advances in Entrepreneurship examines the global growth of startup enterprises in the sports sector and addresses how they contribute to new developments in business innovation and entrepreneurship.

International migration, covid-19, and environmental sustainability

With contributions from world-renowned scholars, this book tackles recent universal subject matter and ties it to key contemporary issues, including globalisation and sustainability, that are related to international migration and its impacts.

The astructural bias charge

This collection of outstanding essays addresses the concern of an astructural bias. Contemporary interactionists and their critics, social theorists, and students of sociology who are interested in assessing the ability of SI to fully address the social circumstances and social problems of an inc...

New perspectives in climate change

New Perspectives in Climate Change is a unique collection of articles that discuss key areas of research among academics in the field. These include the following: - Climate change adaptation - Vulnerability to and mitigation of climate change This collection provides an unparalleled insight into...

First light

In this bilingual collection (Turkish and English), Zafer Senocak returns to the language of his childhood even as he writes from Germany, his home since he was eleven. Readers will find explorations of migration, exile, memory, identity, and the fine line between reason and belief — themes that ...

Food for thought

Service-learning research is expanding globally, with significant growth in Asia. This book highlights efforts from China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and India, showcasing diverse studies and the strong connections between universities and communities. It emphasizes student learning, commun...

Vicarious warfare

America has been at war for most of the 20th and 21st centuries and during that time has progressively moved towards a vicarious form of warfare, where key tasks are delegated to proxies, the military’s exposure to danger is limited, and special forces and covert instruments are on the increase. ...

Corporate fraud exposed

Corporate Fraud Exposed uncovers the motivations and drivers of fraud including agency theory, executive compensation, and organizational culture. It delves into the consequences of fraud for various firm stakeholders, and its spillover effects on other corporations, the political environment, an...

Mad hazard

Revealing an academic career not dependent on prestige and academic power, but also not untouched by hierarchy and academic politics, Mad Hazard is appealing for readers interested in the field of social theory, and beyond that, those interested in the evolution of intellectual life in the presen...

Data engineering for data-driven marketing

Offering a thorough exploration of the symbiotic relationship between data engineering and modern marketing strategies, Data Engineering for Data-Driven Marketing uses a strategic lens to delve into methodologies of collecting, transforming, and storing diverse data sources.

Surrogacy in russia

Surrogacy in Russia focuses on commercial surrogacy workers in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union. Examining workers' reproductive migrations, the study presents insights into cross-border reproductive treatment and travels for assisted reproduction, and links to ethnicity, fem...