The Thirty Years' War (1618-48) is a central episode in early modern history. This revised edition of Geoffrey Parker's text incorporates recent research whilst retaining the range and depth of coverage of the first edition. It continues to provide a narrative and analytical account of the war.

First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The aim of this study was to develop a substantive theory for leading a change process towards achieving synergy between the business units of a globally diversified organization. A modernist qualitative research methodology was followed. Casing was employed as research design. Grounded theory was applied as research strategy. The participants were selected on the basis of their involvement in synergy activities in the Company. In-depth interviews and requested essays were used as data collection methods to explore participants experiences with synergy. Two focus group interviews were...