This book presents an in-depth study of organizational change and innovation in one of the UK's leading retail leisure companies. Based on a particular level of access, the authors provide a longitudinal study of the management process in action - both the formal, on stage aspects of strategic change and the informal, political behaviour of those involved. Subjects covered include: the changing contexts of the public house business; from management to managing; change processes and politics; control and empowerment; and gender and public house management.