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The Sociology of Contemporary Work: What It Is, and Why We Need It (2024)
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Korczynski, M. (2024). The Sociology of Contemporary Work: What It Is, and Why We Need It. Bristol University Press

This book injects a burst of energy into the sociology of work, offering a perspective that is both innovative and deeply informed.

Leading sociology of work scholar, Marek Korczynski, praises the discipline’s comprehensive approach to theory, its... Read More about The Sociology of Contemporary Work: What It Is, and Why We Need It.

Concise Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility (2024)
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Matthews, L., Bianchi, L., & Ingram, C. (Eds.). (2024). Concise Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility. Edward Elgar Publishing

This Concise Encyclopedia is an interdisciplinary overview of the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). It not only incorporates well-established concepts proffered by highly influential voices, but also captures the perspectives of tomorro... Read More about Concise Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility.

Double Your Price: The Strategy and Tactics of Smart Pricing (2023)
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Falzani, D. (2023). Double Your Price: The Strategy and Tactics of Smart Pricing. FT Publishing International

Getting your pricing strategy right is the difference between sustainable growth, investing in product development, and happy, engaged customers and stakeholders. Harvard Business Review research shows that pricing has almost 4 times as much influenc... Read More about Double Your Price: The Strategy and Tactics of Smart Pricing.

Routledge Handbook of Chinese Business and Management (2023)
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Nolan, J., Shuming, Z., & Kamoche, K. (Eds.). (2024). Routledge Handbook of Chinese Business and Management. Routledge

This handbook, representing the collaboration of 36 scholars, provides a multi-faceted exploration of Chinese business and management.

The volume represents an ‘inside-out’ perspective, offering local knowledge and experience, in conjunction with... Read More about Routledge Handbook of Chinese Business and Management.

A Retrospect on Poverty and Inequality Lessons from before the pandemic (2022)
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Romeshun, K., Sarma, V., & Samarakoon, I. (2022). A Retrospect on Poverty and Inequality Lessons from before the pandemic. Centre for Poverty Analysis

The Digital Supply Chain (2022)
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MacCarthy, B. L., & Ivanov, D. (Eds.). (2022). The Digital Supply Chain. Elsevier

The Digital Supply Chain is a thorough investigation of the underpinning technologies, systems, platforms and models that enable the design, management, and control of digitally connected supply chains. The book examines the origin, emergence and bui... Read More about The Digital Supply Chain.

The lived experiences of African international students in the UK: Precarity, consciousness and the law (2022)
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Marson, J., Ferris, K., & Dirisu, M. (2022). The lived experiences of African international students in the UK: Precarity, consciousness and the law. Anthem Press

This study presents the findings from an investigation of the lived experiences of international students from sub-Saharan Africa in the United Kingdom. It demonstrates their reactions to immigration rules, the restrictive approaches to employment st... Read More about The lived experiences of African international students in the UK: Precarity, consciousness and the law.

Small Business, Big Government and the Origins of Enterprise Policy: The UK Bolton Committee (2021)
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Wapshott, R., & Mallett, O. (2021). Small Business, Big Government and the Origins of Enterprise Policy: The UK Bolton Committee. Routledge

The Report of the Committee of Inquiry on Small Firms (the Bolton Committee Report) was produced at a time of significant political change. The 1970s in the UK saw the beginning of the end for interventionism and ‘big government’ and the emergence of... Read More about Small Business, Big Government and the Origins of Enterprise Policy: The UK Bolton Committee.

Special issue. Volume 169 (2021): Industry 3.5 for Sustainable Migration and Total Resource Management (2021)
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Chien, C.-F., Tseng, M.-L., Girard Tan, R., Tan, K., & Velek, O. (Eds.). (2021). Special issue. Volume 169 (2021): Industry 3.5 for Sustainable Migration and Total Resource Management. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105505

Incorporating Sustainability in Management Education: An Interdisciplinary Approach (2019)
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Amaeshi, K., Muthuri, J. N., & Ogbechie, C. (Eds.). (2019). Incorporating Sustainability in Management Education: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98125-3

© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019. All rights reserved. Responding to the pressing need of business schools to incorporate sustainability thinking into their curricula, this new book offers fresh thinking on how to achieve this i... Read More about Incorporating Sustainability in Management Education: An Interdisciplinary Approach.

Western Bankers in China: Institutional Change and Corporate Governance (2018)
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Nolan, J. (2018). Western Bankers in China: Institutional Change and Corporate Governance. Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

When China’s economic reforms were beginning, there was an expectation in the west that China’s financial markets would be opened to western banks and that China’s banks would be reformed along western lines. Joint ventures between Chinese banks and... Read More about Western Bankers in China: Institutional Change and Corporate Governance.

Business Law (2018)
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Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2018). Business Law. (5). Oxford University Press

Managing health, safety and well-being: ethics, responsibility and sustainability (2018)
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Jain, A., Leka, S., & Zwetsloot, G. I. (2018). Managing health, safety and well-being: ethics, responsibility and sustainability. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1261-1

To achieve sustainable progress in workplace and societal functioning and development, it is essential to align perspectives for the management of health, safety and well-being. Employers are responsible for providing every individual with a working... Read More about Managing health, safety and well-being: ethics, responsibility and sustainability.

Bank Funding Strategies – The Use of Bonds and the Bail-in Effect (2018)
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Crespi, F., & Mascia, D. V. (2018). Bank Funding Strategies – The Use of Bonds and the Bail-in Effect. (1). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69413-9

Songs of the Factory: Pop Music, Culture and Resistance (2014)
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Korczynski, M. (2014). Songs of the Factory: Pop Music, Culture and Resistance. Cornell University Press

Imagining Women's Careers (2014)
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Cohen, L. (2014). Imagining Women's Careers. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199697199.001.0001

This book is about women’s careers, how they think about and enact their working lives, and how these patterns change, or stay the same, over time. It focuses on seventeen women, based in the same northern English city but working in a variety of occ... Read More about Imagining Women's Careers.

Foreign Direct Investment, Governance, and the Environment in China: Regional Dimensions (2014)
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Zhang, J. (2014). Foreign Direct Investment, Governance, and the Environment in China: Regional Dimensions. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137318657

Policy Transfer and Learning in Public Policy and Management: International Contexts, Content and Development (2013)
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Carroll, P., & Common, R. (Eds.). (2013). Policy Transfer and Learning in Public Policy and Management: International Contexts, Content and Development. Routledge

A typical image of the making and administration of policy suggests that it takes place on an incremental basis, involving public servants, their ministers and, to a more limited extent, a variety of interest groups. Yet, much policy making is based... Read More about Policy Transfer and Learning in Public Policy and Management: International Contexts, Content and Development.

Alternative logistic concepts and their effect within the company and the supply chain (2006)
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Farr, R., & Holm, S. (2006). Alternative logistic concepts and their effect within the company and the supply chain. VIVACE project

This document presents findings from the simulation of a focused factory at Volvo Aero, Trollhättan. A series of experiments were carried out, aimed at testing a range of alternative logistic concepts. Each concept describes an approach to the contro... Read More about Alternative logistic concepts and their effect within the company and the supply chain.

Investigation of strategic capacity issues in the aerospace sector
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Wang, K., Buxton, D., Farr, R., & MacCarthy, B. Investigation of strategic capacity issues in the aerospace sector. VIVACE project consortium

The business environment is changing fast and radically. Traditional capacity planning has limitations in today’s dynamic environments, particularly from a strategic perspective in the aerospace sector. This document sets out to identify the unique c... Read More about Investigation of strategic capacity issues in the aerospace sector.