This set maps articles from the four main fields that influence the study of mergers and acquisitions: economics, finance, strategic management and human resource management, and encompasses a range of further perspectives. With a multidisciplinary approach, these volumes integrate the main fields of reference for mergers and acquisitions, and are structured around the following issues: * the history of, and perspectives on, the modern business corporation and the role of mergers and acquisitions * causes of mergers and acquisitions activity * consequences of mergers and...
This set maps articles from the four main fields that influence the study of mergers and acquisitions: economics, finance, strategic management and hu...
Since the 1980s, the public sector has been undergoing major changes throughout the Western industrialized world, the transitional economies of central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and South East Asia. The main thrust of these changes has been to bring public sector management practices closer to those of the private sector. This raises the question of how far public and private sector management are comparable. This set examines the relationships between public sector and private sector management in terms of both classical management theory and the new public management that emerged in...
Since the 1980s, the public sector has been undergoing major changes throughout the Western industrialized world, the transitional economies of centra...
The dramatic growth in the level of international business has been one of the most dramatic features of the last 50 years: by the early 21st century virtually all business transactions involve transnationals at some point in the value chain. This comprehensive four volume set includes all major contributions to the field of international business. The articles collected include the pioneering works by Vernon, Hymer, Dunning, Casson, Caves and Rugman, which developed the early theory of the multinational enterprise along side more recent work by Ghoshal, Westney, Kogut, Zaheer and Birkinshaw...
The dramatic growth in the level of international business has been one of the most dramatic features of the last 50 years: by the early 21st century ...
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and the possibility of global accounting harmonization, have recently gained enormously in importance, both practically and from an academic and research perspective. Since 2005, European and Australian listed enterprises are required to use IFRS for Consolidated Financial Statements. Other countries - from New Zealand to China - are actively moving towards these standards. And now, the IFRS Board and the American Regulatory System are publicly committed to a convergence programme. This major work, edited by two leading experts in the field,...
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and the possibility of global accounting harmonization, have recently gained enormously in importa...
A new title in the Routledge Critical Perspectives on Business and Management series, this Major Work is a four-volume collection of cutting-edge and canonical research about supply chain management.
A new title in the Routledge Critical Perspectives on Business and Management series, this Major Work is a four-volume collection of cutting-edge a...
The process of brand management originated in US consumer goods companies in the 1930s and is now firmly established as a core activity within the marketing department of any significant enterprise. In recent years, there has been a great surge of scholarly and popular interest in the subject. Almost every university offers courses in this area; new journals have formed that focus on brand issues; and an ever-increasing number of books and research articles attest to the growing attention paid to brands and their management.
As work on brands and brand management flourishes now as it...
The process of brand management originated in US consumer goods companies in the 1930s and is now firmly established as a core activity within the ...
A new title from Routledge's acclaimed 'Critical Perspectives on Business and Management' series, 'Corporate Social Responsibility' is a four-volume collection of the field's very best scholarship.
A new title from Routledge's acclaimed 'Critical Perspectives on Business and Management' series, 'Corporate Social Responsibility' is a four-volume c...
Projects are all around us, from the research paper we are currently working on to the major organizational changes we observe in companies. They are a purposeful, time-limited integration of diverse knowledge to reach a unique outcome, and therefore, useful vehicles to manage deliberate change initiatives within and beyond organisations, from the launch of a new product to the acquisition of a new firm.
Especially in the 2000s we have seen a rapid expansion of project management, popularization and use of project management across different businesses, so that project and project...
Projects are all around us, from the research paper we are currently working on to the major organizational changes we observe in companies. They a...
Over the past four decades, the concept of corporate environmentalism has passed through multiple iterations. Prompted by landmark environmental events such the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring (1962), the Santa Barbara oil spill, the Cuyahoga River fire, Love Canal, Bhopal, the Exxon Valdez spill, the Brent Spar controversy, and many other horrifying disasters, conceptions of corporate environmentalism as mere regulatory compliance gradually gave way to newer management conceptions of 'pollution prevention', 'total quality environmental management', 'industrial...
Over the past four decades, the concept of corporate environmentalism has passed through multiple iterations. Prompted by landmark environmental ev...
Business and government are two of the most important actors in shaping our lives. This new four volume collection from Routledge s Major Works series, Critical Perspectives on Business and Management, will explore four key areas of the relationship: First, what is the balance of power between business and government? Second, what trends are apparent in the balance of power between business and government? Third, how effective is the relationship between business and government in terms of promoting economic growth and development? Fourth, can business be mobilized, and if so how, to help...
Business and government are two of the most important actors in shaping our lives. This new four volume collection from Routledge s Major Works ser...
