How economists explain standard oil and Wal-Mart

By Anne Mayhew

"This is a story about stories and specifically about some of the stories that Americans have told themselves about corporate economic power." In this book,...

Published July 1st 2008 by Routledge.

Alternative Dispute Resolution

A Practical Guide

By Charles Chatterjee

The Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system provides an opportunity whereby the deficiencies, and costs, of court and arbitration proceedings may be avoided. In this work,...

Published June 27th 2008 by Routledge.

By Nobuki Mochida

The intergovernmental fiscal issue is highly relevant given the worldwide movement toward more decentralized governance in both industrial and developing countries. Over the course of...

Published June 26th 2008 by Routledge.

Work Motivation

Past, Present and Future

Edited by Ruth Kanfer, Robert Pritchard, Gilad Chen

This edited volume in SIOP's Organizational Frontiers Series presents the current thinking and research on the important area of motivation Work Motivation is a central...

Published June 25th 2008 by Routledge Academic.

Social Networks

An Introduction

By Jeroen Bruggeman

Social Networks: An introduction is the first textbook that combines new with still-valuable older methods and theories.

Designed to be a core text for graduate...

Published June 24th 2008 by Routledge.

By Allan Williams, Vladimir Baláž

Two unconnected but important recent academic and policy debates have focussed on the idea of the knowledge-based economy and the economic consequences of increasing international...

Published June 23rd 2008 by Routledge.

Edited by Raymond Sin-Kwok Wong

As we enter the 21st century it is clear that the economic growth China has enjoyed has been extraordinary. Although Western countries continue to dominate...

Published June 18th 2008 by Routledge.

Edited by Curtis Milhaupt, Kon-Sik Kim, Hideki Kanda

Over the past ten years, the corporate governance environment in East Asia has undergone a significant transformation. The Asian Financial crisis, together with Japan’s long...

Published June 18th 2008 by Routledge.

A Problem Redefined

By Martin Bloom

Goodwill, sometimes purchased but often more significantly internally generated, is the major constituent of the value of many listed companies. Accounting aims to provide users...

Published June 16th 2008 by Routledge.

Issues and Challenges

Edited by Mohammed Saad, Girma Zawdie

This volume contributes to the expanding literature on "triple helix" innovation - focusing on developing countries. Based on practical cases and experiences from Africa, Latin America and Asia,...

Published June 13th 2008 by Routledge.