It is widely accepted that management concepts such as strategic management, human resource management and management development have a well-defined body of knowledge designed to…

The welfare state faces various challenges in Scandinavia and many European countries today, including a poor work environment in the public sector, a growing democracy…

This book examines the services in and around the public domain. The author analyses a number of socio-cultural changes that are generally considered relevant to…

This book provides an in-depth understanding of key variables that play a significant role at the various stages of the innovation process, leading to successful…

One of the challenges met by green entrepreneurs and product developers who have tried to develop more sustainable products is that efforts to have better…

Does IT matter? This book argues that even as IT hardware, software, data and associated processes are becoming more of a commodity, it has never…

"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,…

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