The idea of human resource management has become topical and controversial. The term suggests that people in any organization are an asset to be upgraded and fully utilized rather than merely a variable cost to be minimized. This in turn implies that the way in which people are managed is a matter of crucial strategic concern. Increased international competition has produced various initiatives world-wide for new approaches to management, in particular human resource management. This searching set of interpretations, first published in 1983, will be of interest to serious practitioners and...
The idea of human resource management has become topical and controversial. The term suggests that people in any organization are an asset to be upgra...
The Making of English Popular Culture provides an account of the making of popular culture in the nineteenth century.
While a form of what we might describe as popular culture existed before this period, John Storey has assembled a collection that demonstrates how what we now think of as popular culture first emerged as a result of the enormous changes that accompanied the industrial revolution. Particularly significant are the technological changes that made the production of new forms of culture possible and the concentration of people in urban areas that created significant audiences...
The Making of English Popular Culture provides an account of the making of popular culture in the nineteenth century.
Leadership has never been more important and divisive than it is today. The idea and discourse of the leader remains a critical factor in organizational and societal performance, but there is evident tension between the persistent focus on the critical importance of individual leaders and the increasing emphasis on collective leadership. The Routledge Companion to Leadership provides a survey of the contentious and dynamic discipline of leadership.
This collection covers key themes in the field, including advances in leadership theory, leadership in a range of contexts and...
Leadership has never been more important and divisive than it is today. The idea and discourse of the leader remains a critical factor in organization...
This third edition of "Leadership in Organizations: Current Issues and Key Trends" builds on the success of the previous versions, with new and updated chapters providing fresh and lively insights into a subject that can often be tricky to pin down."
Leadership in Organizations" carefully balances theory and practice, including critical perspectives, to examine fundamental questions about the meaning of leadership, its use and its development. Readers will benefit from the text s rich use of cases and examples of real-life tensions, challenges and successful outcomes of leadership...
This third edition of "Leadership in Organizations: Current Issues and Key Trends" builds on the success of the previous versions, with new and upd...
This third edition of "Leadership in Organizations: Current Issues and Key Trends" builds on the success of the previous versions, with new and updated chapters providing fresh and lively insights into a subject that can often be tricky to pin down."
Leadership in Organizations" carefully balances theory and practice, including critical perspectives, to examine fundamental questions about the meaning of leadership, its use and its development. Readers will benefit from the text s rich use of cases and examples of real-life tensions, challenges and successful outcomes of leadership...
This third edition of "Leadership in Organizations: Current Issues and Key Trends" builds on the success of the previous versions, with new and upd...
This book offers a thoroughly researched and accessibly written account of the John Lewis Partnership. It describes what the JLP is, how it works, and what other businesses can learn from it. The US/UK model of the firm, with its emphasis on shareholder value and its openness to the market in the buying and selling of businesses, is prone to a number of problematic consequences for employees, suppliers, and sometimes share-holders. The JLP represents a contrast to this model - one that has implications beyond the small niche of mutually-owned firms. The JLP has lessons for organizations...
This book offers a thoroughly researched and accessibly written account of the John Lewis Partnership. It describes what the JLP is, how it works, and...
