Monograph on administrative aspects, organization and structure relating to interagency relations between the UN and specialized agencies - covers the functional decentralization of the system, the General Assembly and other organs concerned with coordination, the leadership rol…
Examines the orientation and outcome of economic policies in Greece, Spain and Portugal during the post-authoritarian period, 1975-95.
Although knowledge management (KM) has already helped numerous organizations achieve competitive advantages, many organizations have yet to embark on their knowledge management journey. Geared for executives and senior managers, Beyond Knowledge Management: What Every Leader Sho…
Argues that current "common sense" in management forms a historically and culturally specific way of thinking about work and society which is highly unlikely to be appropriate for the 21st century. Considers: some aspects of social relationships in the US in the period 1790-1870…
This work tells the story of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers' groundbreaking victory, drawing important lessons from this dramatic tale. Since the 1900s, large scale agricultural enterprises relied on migrant labor, a cheap, unorganized, and powerless workforce. In 1965…
Management, radical interest groups, associations, press (publishing) and voluntary organizations, failure, UK - case study, financing, leadership, decision making. References.
"From the recent experience of three of America's most sought-after strategic planning consultants - seasoned pros who are serving as advisors to more than 100 top organizations from coast to coast - comes the first completely pragmatic guide to identifying, systematizing, and i…
An exploration of changes in the political identity and economic strategies of Peru's working class in the 1970s and 80s. It uses a case study of Metal Empresa, a large factory in Lima, to trace the rise and fall of the labour movement through the successes and frustrations of i…
Report on current trends in democracy in Western Europe, the USA and Japan - discusses the collapse of traditional authority and institutional framework, core political ideology and political behaviour, the decline of leadership and the spread of bureaucracy, etc.
"A group of multidisciplinary and international researchers and scholars deliver their summary and analysis of current research and their views on how gender and work intersect along a variety of societal, economic, interpersonal, and organizational paradigms."--Jacket.
"Why do so few women occupy positions of power and prestige? Virginia Valian uses concepts and data from psychology, sociology, economics, and biology to explain the disparity in the professional advancement of men and women. According to Valian, men and women alike have implici…
Organizations today are awash in change. Managing change requires leaders to focus simultaneously on managing the business and providing effective leadership to the people. More often than not, it is the focus on the people side that loses out. This book offers a framework for u…
A study of the relationship between full-time union officials and shop stewards across the whole of British industry in 1986-91.
Christopher Ibbott examines how Vodafone has led the mobile communications industry to a global stage, sharing data and knowledge, negotiating commercial terms and operational excellence, all for significant global aggregation cost synergy advantage.
"Author Marc Rosenberg discusses the technological issues but, more importantly, assesses the dramatic strategic, organizational, and political issues involved in the process of making e-learning a reality. Written for professionals responsible for leading the revolution in work…
Offers four essential principles that lead to an engaged organization. Focuses on leadership and engagement, contains updated research findings on employee engagement and productivity, and includes case studies and stories from a wider range of industries and organizations.