Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

Akkaya, Buelent / Guah, Matthew Waritay et al. (eds.), Agile Management and VUCA-RR: Opportunities and Threats in Industry 4.0 towards Society 5.0. 316 pp. 2022:8 (Emerald, UK) <676-282>
ISBN 978-1-80262-326-0 hard ¥21,560.- (税込) US$ 100.00 *

Agile Management and VUCA-RR provides cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research and expert insight into the advancing technologies and new strategies being used in businesses settings, as well as for administrative and leadership roles in organizations. In times of VUCA-RR (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity, rapidity and radicality), Agile Management facilitates the competence, capacity, and confidence to adapt and innovate by promoting effective responses to the unexpected and unplanned agility challenges facing most organizations today, quickly turning challenges into opportunities through agility management. Agile Management and VUCA-RR demonstrates the different radical mindsets of organizational leadership globally and the implementation of strategies that are essential to create agile, entrepreneurial organizations that thrive in complex, ever-changing contexts. Chapters from international authors contribute substantially to the research and practice of agile software development through sharing knowledge gained from both their academic and professional communities. The challenges and solutions expressed by each group are presented to inform and teach, as well as guide us towards future working solutions.

Brough, Paula / Gardiner, Elliroma / Daniels, Kevin (eds.), Handbook on Management and Employment Practices. (Handbook Series in Occupational Health Sciences 3) X, 740 pp. 2021:8 (Springer, GW) <676-284>
ISBN 978-3-030-29009-2 hard ¥58,846.- (税込) EUR 249.99 *

This handbook focuses on the contribution of management and employment practices to the health and wellbeing of workers. It provides readers with a comprehensive oversight of the latest research and thinking on these issues, with content provided by leading researchers in each of the fields covered. This reference work is divided into six sections that cover leadership, change management, human resource management practices, managing disabilities, work-life interfaces, and emerging challenges. The topics covered represent an interdisciplinary perspective, integrating psychology, social sciences, biomedical sciences, economics, employment relations and management. Through a spectrum of chapters this volume provides the best available scientific evidence to professionals and stakeholders on the interplay between management practices, health and wellbeing.

Colley, John / Spyridonidis, Dimitrios, Unprecedented Leadership: Learning to Lead in Turbulent Times. (Palgrave Executive Essentials) 252 pp. 2022 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <676-286>
ISBN 978-3-030-93485-9 paper ¥7,058.- (税込) EUR 29.99 *

This book recognizes that crisis management has become a vital leadership skill. Its step-by-step approach, guides readers in identifying the severity and potential implications of a crisis situation, tackling core topics from crisis leadership and decision making to ethical responsibility and change initiatives. Grounded in cutting-edge theory, it uses engaging real world case studies alongside practical exercises, encouraging readers to formulate strategic responses and implementation. In a world where crises are arising with increasing frequency and magnitude, it is the leaders who have anticipated and evaluated possible scenarios, who have worked through books such as this one, that will be best-placed to survive in volatile, uncertain times. Furthermore, it suggests that challenges, managed well, may offer the opportunity to re-imagine organizations and even foster new growth. This is a valuable resource for MBA, Executive students and anyone wishing to develop their leadership skills in the most pragmatic and progressive ways.

E. Torabian, Juliette, Wealth, Values, Culture & Education: Reviving the Essentials for Equality & Sustainability. (Diversity and Inclusion Research) 146 pp. 2022:4 (Springer, GW) <676-287>
ISBN 978-3-030-92892-6 hard ¥25,890.- (税込) EUR 109.99

"The book on offer here is fascinating. I do not think it is proper to classify it as 'philosophy' or 'sociology' or 'comparative education'. It is a work sui generis. Its cultural and historical range is extraordinary. Its illustrations are themselves arresting. Its literature is well outside disciplinary conventions and ranges across a number of languages. Mirabile dictu!" Professor Robert Cowen How have modern societies arrived at assuming: ? Culture is non-essential! ? Higher education is to train economically but not socio-politically active & engaged citizens! ? Economic wealth is the most important and prominent form of individual and national assets! ? Precariousness and socio-economic gaps are due to individuals' skills and capacities but not the failure of legal, political, and social systems! ? Freedom and equality are about "choices in having" but not necessarily about "ways of being and becoming"! Torabian argues these assumptions have not been constructed overnight and that COVID-19 has simply revealed their long-term fabrication and impact since the 1970s. This book is a fascinating voyage from the Middle Ages to today. It travels across different socio-cultural and political contexts drawing on arts, literary works, music, philosophical thoughts, economic and social concepts. It explores value systems and perceptions of wealth, poverty, and inequality and depicts the mutual impact and shifting role of (higher) education and culture and societies- particularly when related to social revolutions, political participation, and collective quests for equality and justice across time and spaces. Examining instrumentalisation of culture and education by the powerfulelite, Torabian delineates mechanisms through which values are fabricated and imposed on the masses. Drawing on some catching examples, she explains the authoritarian elite do so through visible rewards and punishments, while in capitalist societies power remains invisible and indirect. In both contexts, though, she skilfully demonstrates, the powerful groups transform the role and meaning of culture and higher education to facilitate normalisation and internalisation of their fabricated value system among the masses. Consequently, Torabian celebrates the recently accelerated quest for socio-ecological justice and sustainability across societies as a fortunate cosmopolitan shift. This, she believes, announces a rupture with the dominant capitalist ideology that has reigned the world since the 1970s through celebrity culture, media, propaganda, and by reducing higher education to an economic activity. The pursuit of a socio-ecological contract based on fairness, justice, and participation, Torabian argues, requires a renewed value system in which the socio-political role of culture and higher education can be revitalised. To this end, she introduces an innovative framework, i.e., the Big Wealth Pie (the topic of the author's upcoming book in this series) and proposes using transgressive education, resistance pedagogy, and teaching ignorance. She reckons such a social contract can be a global reality if "being" replaces the capitalist ideology of "having"; a process that can be started and reified by questioning what is or is not essential in socio-ecologically just societies. The book is thought-provoking and timely in questioning values and social institutions that have normalised precariousness, inequality, and poverty within a consumerist logic.

Galloway, Laura, Leadership: Perspectives from Practice. 208 pp. 2022:5 (Sage, UK) <676-288>
ISBN 978-1-5297-9343-7 hard ¥40,740.- (税込) GB￡ 143.00 *
ISBN 978-1-5297-9342-0 paper ¥12,532.- (税込) GB￡ 43.99 *

Examining contemporary issues of gender, culture and ethics, this concise and highly practical textbook covers the essential, need-to-know theories required by current and future leaders. Central to the book are the testimonies of six leaders from a diverse range of industries and company sizes, which provide real-life perspectives on leadership in organisations around the world. As a reader, you are invited to reflect on your own personal experiences of leadership and consider how good leadership practices can benefit organisations and the people working within them. Leadership: Perspectives from Practice is an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Leadership, as well as anyone looking to better their understanding of the realities of leadership and how practical leadership skills are developed. Laura Galloway PhD is Professor of Business and Enterprise at Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University, Director of the EBS Incubator and joint Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Entrepreneurship & Innovation.

Gavieiro Besteiro, Angel, Strategy in Action: A Holistic Management Strategy Framework to Navigate Businesses and Multinational Organizations. (Management for Professionals) 282 pp. 2022:4 (Springer, GW) <676-289>
ISBN 978-3-030-94758-3 hard ¥23,536.- (税込) EUR 99.99

How to develop best-practice strategy in a business or a multinational organization? Putting in value the strategy function and embracing a Holistic Management Strategy (HMS) framework would unleash performance for any business or organization. This book illustrates with real examples the HMS, a set of 10 frameworks that provide best-practice to design and develop strategy. The HMS approach is differentiated between business unit and divisional/group level, and adapted to situations of existing versus new markets and organic versus inorganic growth. The book introduces new topics such as integrated business model and strategy & financial plan at business unit level, attractiveness and opportunities framework for new markets linked with inorganic growth, portfolio horizons connected with the company's market valuation gap, leadership & management excellence programme (e.g. THICOSIV), company excellence based on a balanced designed and considered decision-making, the future of the strategy function, and seven meta-architectural levers to successfully address digital disruption.

Greco, Salvatore / Mousseau, Vincent et al. (eds.), Intelligent Decision Support Systems: Combining Operations Research and Artificial Intelligence - Essays in Honor of Roman Slowinski. (Multiple Criteria Decision Making) X, 390 pp. 2022:6 (Springer, GW) <676-290>
ISBN 978-3-030-96317-0 hard ¥40,014.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This book presents a collection of essays written by leading researchers to honor Roman S?owi?ski’s major scholarly interests and contributions. He is well-known for conducting extensive research on methodologies and techniques for intelligent decision support, where he combines operational research and artificial intelligence. The book reconstructs his main contributions, presents cutting-edge research and provides an outlook on the most promising and advanced domains of computer science and multiple criteria decision aiding. The respective chapters cover a wide range of related research areas, including decision sciences, ordinal data mining, preference learning and multiple criteria decision aiding, modeling of uncertainty and imprecision in decision problems, rough set theory, fuzzy set theory, multi-objective optimization, project scheduling and decision support applications. As such, the book will appeal to researchers and scholars in related fields.

羽田尚子、小野有人著　研究開発管理の実際とイノベーション
Haneda, Shoko / Ono, Arito, R&D Management Practices and Innovation: Evidence from a Firm Survey. (SpringerBriefs in Economics) 99 pp. 2022:3 (Springer, GW) <676-291>
ISBN 978-981-16-9796-8 paper ¥7,058.- (税込) EUR 29.99

This Open Access book provides a detailed account of firms' research and development (R&D) management practices, and whether and how R&D management practices are associated with the success and the nature (explorative or exploitive) of innovation, using a unique survey of firms in Japan. While there is wide agreement that innovation is a key determinant for growth of firms, there are few studies that systematically and quantitatively investigate what firms do in their R&D management to create innovation. Utilizing insights from theoretical and empirical studies on innovation, the authors focus on the following four aspects of R&D management: the organizational structure of R&D, staged project management for R&D projects, compensation and incentive schemes for R&D personnel, and a firm's risk preferences and corporate culture. The authors examine whether and how R&D management practices are linked to the likelihood of firms' success in making product innovations and the choice between explorative and exploitive innovation. The book furnishes vital information that can be used as a reference for future theoretical and empirical analyses of R&D management practices and innovation. This monograph is highly recommended to academics and practitioners who seek an in-depth and detailed analysis of R&D management.This is an open access book.

Huang, Yujia / Hands, David, Design Thinking for New Business Contexts: A Critical Analysis through Theory and Practice. 210 pp. 2022:5 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <676-292>
ISBN 978-3-030-94205-2 paper ¥18,828.- (税込) EUR 79.99

This textbook identifies and critically explores the new business landscape through the lens of design thinking and contemporary industry practice, bridging the divide between the design and business domains. The book outlines the evolution of design thinking and the relationship between business and design, as well as provides in-depth studies of design thinking in turbulent business contexts, that includes the themes of sustainability, branding and organisational innovation. At its core, it articulates that design thinking is vital to establishing dynamic interdisciplinary thinking models that lead to organizational innovation. Featuring case studies and learning tasks, the book presents design thinking for readers as an organisational philosophy as opposed to a simple problem-solving tool.

Johannessen, Jon-Arild, The Philosophy of Tacit Knowledge: The Tacit Side of Knowledge Management in Organizations. (Emerald Points) 136 pp. 2022:5 (Emerald, UK) <676-293>
ISBN 978-1-80382-678-3 hard ¥12,936.- (税込) US$ 60.00 *

Knowledge management expert Jon-Arild Johannessen presents a comprehensive exploration of tacit knowledge based on the research problem: How can tacit knowledge be used to improve organizational performance in practice? To explore this problem, 50 short cases are presented and discussed to analyze and reflect on what tacit knowledge is, how it is developed, transferred and integrated, to improve performance. Tacit knowledge is hard to codify and specify, yet these short cases will demystify how tacit knowledge works in organizations and the benefits of it in relation to improving productivity and processes. The emphasis on short, easy to connect with cases in The Philosophy of Tacit Knowledge allows readers to develop their own models and policy strategies towards improving their own practice.

Jonek-Kowalska, Izabela, Effectiveness of Enterprise Risk Management: Determinants and Opportunities for Improvement. 154 pp. 2022:6 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <676-294>
ISBN 978-3-030-95375-1 hard ¥25,890.- (税込) EUR 109.99

Effective risk management is a crucial part of the success of any organization. In scholarly research, numerous publications have been written on the design of complex enterprise risk management systems, however very little consideration has been given to the effectiveness of implemented management solutions. This book seeks to fill this important gap. Based on a study featuring a representative group of 722 companies, the author presents the various determinants of risk management effectiveness, including behavioural determinants (such as attitude to risk) as well as internal and external determinants (such as human and financial resources and the environment in which the organization operates). Along with a theoretical and practical overview of the various considerations from an international perspective, the reader will gain an insight into the implications for practice. Ultimately, this book formulates conclusions and recommendations for the improvement of tools and systems of enterprise risk management.

木嶋恭一他編　高原康彦記念論集　第1巻：システム理論及びモデリング
Kijima, Kyoichi / Iijima, Junichi / Sato, Ryo et al. (eds.), Systems Research I: Essays in Honor of Yasuhiko Takahara on Systems Theory and Modeling. (Translational Systems Sciences 26) 290 pp. 2022:5 (Springer, GW) <676-295>
ISBN 978-981-16-9936-8 hard ¥40,014.- (税込) EUR 169.99 *

This book is in honor of Yasuhiko Takahara, a first-class researcher who has been active for some 50 years at the global level in systems research. Researchers and practitioners from Japan and other countries who have been influenced by Takahara have come together from far and wide to contribute their major research masterpieces in the field of systems research in the broadest sense.While the roots of Takahara's systems research are in general systems theory and systems control theory, he developed his research and teaching in diverse directions such as management information science, engineering, social simulation, and systems thinking. As a result, many of the researchers and practitioners he supervised or influenced have established their own positions and are now active around the world in a wide range of systems research.Volume I is a collection of their masterpieces or representative works in the field of systems theory andmodeling.

木嶋恭一他編　高原康彦記念論集　第2巻：システム管理の理論と実際
Kijima, Kyoichi / Iijima, Junichi / Sato, Ryo et al. (eds.), Systems Research II: Essays in Honor of Yasuhiko Takahara on Systems Management Theory and Practice. (Translational Systems Sciences 27) 179 pp. 2022:5 (Springer, GW) <676-296>
ISBN 978-981-16-9940-5 hard ¥40,014.- (税込) EUR 169.99 *

This book is in honor of Yasuhiko Takahara, a first-class researcher who has been active for some 50 years at the global level in systems research. Researchers and practitioners from Japan and other countries who have been influenced by Takahara have come together from far and wide to contribute their major research masterpieces in the field of systems research in the broadest sense.While the roots of Takahara's systems research are in general systems theory and systems control theory, he developed his research and teaching in diverse directions such as management information science, engineering, social simulation, and systems thinking. As a result, many of the researchers and practitioners he supervised or influenced have established their own positions and are now active around the world in a wide range of systems research.Volume II is a collection of their masterpieces or representative works in the fields of systems management theory and practice.

Lawrence, Kenneth D. / Pai, Dinesh R. (eds.), Applications of Management Science. Volume 21. 248 pp. 2022:8 (Emerald, UK) <676-297>
ISBN 978-1-80071-552-3 hard ¥23,716.- (税込) US$ 110.00 *

Applications of Management Science showcases current studies in the application of management science, contributing to the solution of significant managerial decision-making problems. To those involved in the applications of multi-criteria decision making, data envelopment analysis, and decision making, in a realistic managerial problem-solving environment through the use of state-of-the-art management science modeling, this is a must read. The research presented by academics in Volume 13 significantly aids in the deconstruction of managerial decision-making problems with management science methodologies. Specifically focusing on the applications of management science methodologies data envelopment analysis and multi-criteria decision making, this collection is split into three sections: Data Envelopment Analysis, Optimization Modeling, Business Analytical Modeling. Applications of Management Science is core for those academics, researchers, and practitioners of management science in mitigating significant managerial decision-making problems, for both the public and the private sectors.

Leach, Chris, How to Save the FMCG Industry: A Practical Guide for Building Collaboration between Suppliers and Retailers. 240 pp. 2022:4 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <676-298>
ISBN 978-3-030-92985-5 hard ¥11,766.- (税込) EUR 49.99

In the fast-moving consumer goods industry (FMCG), collaboration is often cited as the logical way for suppliers and retailers to create value. Yet, suppliers' experience has shown that doesn't always happen, due in large part to the power of the retailer and a focus on the short term. In the last thirty years the industry has seen rapid change, with the growth of discounters, online shopping and consolidation of retailers. These changes have brought more opportunities to the industry but also more complexity, challenges and costs to manage for both sides. It's no secret that retailers have sought to leverage their increasing power with suppliers with never ending discussions of cost reduction, while suppliers attempt to engage them with discussions for longer term growth. This results in tension, with the retailer interested in short term activity and the supplier interested in supporting medium term growth. How can these two parties work together to deliver value to the consumer and shopper and ultimately, support the industry? This book presents first-hand research on how to navigate through these challenges. It identifies new and relevant tools and techniques to develop better, and more valuable collaboration between retailers and suppliers in today's challenging markets. In this notoriously secretive industry, the full value and opportunities of collaboration between retailer and supplier has yet to be fully accomplished. Traditional ways of working need to change if the industry has a chance of succeeding into the 21st century. With case studies, examples and practical frameworks, this book a brings a focus onto the industry, whilst at the same time providing implementable ideas, suggestions and solutions to improve value creation in this business-to-business context.

Lussier, Robert N. / Achua, Christopher F., Leadership: Theory, Application, & Skill Development. 7th ed. 672 pp. 2022:6 (Sage, UK) <676-299>
ISBN 978-1-07-187059-4 paper Int'l Student ed ¥36,467.- (税込) GB￡ 128.00 *

Packed with self-assessments, applications, and exercises, Leadership: Theory, Application, and Skill Development 7e offers a highly practical introduction to leadership theories and concepts. Bestselling author Robert N. Lussier and Christopher F. Achua provide integrated coverage of global, ethical, and social issues help prepare students for a wide range of leadership situations and challenges. New to this Edition: * 23 new case studies profiling a diverse group of relevant leaders, including Satya Nadella, Kim Ng, Jose Andres, Alicia Garza, Joey Walt, Rosalind Brewer, LeBron James, Jess Kutch, and Beto Perez * New expanded coverage of diversity, equity, and inclusion explains why DEI is a moral, ethical, legal, and organizational imperative * Reorganized Part IV: Organizational Leadership now combines change leadership with crisis leadership and strategic leadership with high-performance leadership * New examples, references, statistics, and new coverage of emerging leadership trends and issues Key Features: * Chapter-opening and chapter-closing case studies illustrate how real leaders use theories and concepts to achieve their goals * You Make the Call feature provides scenarios that challenge students to make ethical, socially conscious decisions * Self-Assessments help students understand their own unique leadership strengths * Applying the Concept feature helps students check their understanding of key theories and approaches * Developing Your Leadership Competences exercises tied to AACSB competencies provide students with opportunities to hone their leadership skills and confidence

Marques, Joan / Dhiman, Satinder (eds.), Leading With Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Approaches, Practices and Cases for Integral Leadership Strategy. (Future of Business and Finance) 496 pp. 2022:6 (Springer, GW) <676-300>
ISBN 978-3-030-95651-6 hard ¥23,536.- (税込) EUR 99.99

This book guides managers and leaders toward greater insight and more deliberate practices in regards to diversity, equity, and inclusion addressing leadership, operations, and the educational environments. The authors consider the qualities of awakened leadership as critical components for establishing and nurturing a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment. The book argues that the only way destructive conflicts can be resolved on a lasting basis is through profound collaboration, which can be embedded in performance structures by questioning biases, and becoming aware of limiting mindsets and traditions, that keep parts of society subjugated. It offers a wide range of constructive approaches that lead to higher awareness, thus, better understanding and focus on stakeholders. Finally, it presents examples of diversity-engendered issues and their resolutions from around the globe.

Mars, Matthew M. / Jensen Schau, Hope (eds.), How Alternative is Alternative?: The Role of Entrepreneurial Development, Form, and Function in the Emergence of Alternative Marketscapes. (Advances in the Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Economic Growth 29) 228 pp. 2022:8 (Emerald, UK) <676-301>
ISBN 978-1-80071-774-9 hard ¥23,716.- (税込) US$ 110.00 *

There is a growing class of entrepreneurs who, for a range of reasons, are working to create viable alternatives to mainstream production and consumption models. Existing literature that cuts across multiple fields illustrates the unique features, challenges, and value propositions of alternative forms of entrepreneurship. Yet, the complexities associated with how alternative marketscapes form and function remain "fuzzy." Volume 29 of Advances in the Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Growth asks, "How alternative are alternative marketscapes?" In doing so, greater clarity is gained on the underlying economic, organizational, and social conditions and environments within which alternative marketscapes develop. The volume includes theoretical arguments and case studies that view alternative entrepreneurship not as co-existing with, but rather transforming mainstream entrepreneurship, and challenge the understanding of alternative entrepreneurship as being inherently altruistic. The exploration of ingenuity and innovation, in conjunction with cases that illustrate the diversity of alternative market contexts, generates organizational and system-level applications. The volume authors provide entrepreneurs and companies a concise understanding of alternative marketscapes that paves the way for development and success.

Mbeteh, Alfred / Pellegrini, Massimiliano M., Entrepreneurship Education in Africa: A Contextual Model for Competencies and Pedagogies in Developing Countries. (Entrepreneurial Behaviour) 216 pp. 2022:8 (Emerald, UK) <676-302>
ISBN 978-1-83909-703-4 hard ¥20,482.- (税込) US$ 95.00 *

Entrepreneurship education as a potential antecedent of entrepreneurial spirit has too often been limited to Western theories. Entrepreneurship Education in Africa contributes to the body of knowledge of entrepreneurship education and youth entrepreneurship. The book uses Sierra Leone as a case study which dynamics are similar to other developing countries in Africa and around the world. Presenting a contextual approach to entrepreneurship education in resource-bounded contexts such as those currently faced by African countries, and in general, by developing countries, Mbeteh and Pellegrini offer a unique framework based on entrepreneurial competences and pedagogical approaches as a structure to build effective entrepreneurship education programmes within developing countries. Serving as a reference point for future researchers to engage with entrepreneurship education in developing countries, and occupying a gap in current research, Entrepreneurship Education in Africa is an important resource for scholars and professionals interested in business, entrepreneurship, and education. The Entrepreneurial Behaviour series is focused on expanding the scope of Entrepreneurial Behaviour theory and analysis and enriching practice by encouraging multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary approaches.

Morgan, Tony / Jaspersen, Lena J., Design Thinking for Student Projects. 392 pp. 2022:6 (Sage, UK) <676-303>
ISBN 978-1-5297-6170-2 hard ¥40,740.- (税込) GB￡ 143.00 *
ISBN 978-1-5297-6169-6 paper ¥13,671.- (税込) GB￡ 47.99 *

Employers look for more than just a good degree. Candidates are expected to be able to creatively solve problems, manage change, demonstrate commercial awareness, and collaborate and communicate at different levels. Increasingly, universities are helping their students gain these skills through team-based projects, utilising innovation to solve real-world problems. Created with direct input from students and packed with advice and guidance from leading industry experts, this textbook walks readers through the steps necessary to deliver a team-based project, facilitating the development of key employability skills along the way. Readers can also connect with each other and create their own projects and teams via the book's LinkedIn group. Suitable for undergraduates and postgraduates across all disciplines undertaking team-based modules and courses, as well as those studying independently, Design Thinking for Student Projects is the essential guide to learning practical Design Thinking and employability skills. Tony Morgan is an Associate Professor in Innovation Management Practice at the University of Leeds. Lena J. Jaspersen is a University Academic Fellow in Innovation Management at the University of Leeds.

Newbery, Robert / Baranchenko, Yevhen / Bell, Colin (eds.), Entrepreneurial Place Leadership: Negotiating the Entrepreneurial Landscape. (Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research 15) 240 pp. 2022:7 (Emerald, UK) <676-305>
ISBN 978-1-80071-029-0 hard ¥23,716.- (税込) US$ 110.00 *

A place-led perspective of entrepreneurial development is becoming increasingly important, given narratives around entrepreneurial ecosystems, contexts, and the design of entrepreneurial institutions. In a world where we recognise entrepreneurial means, ends and values in terms of locations with meaning, this latest volume in Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research explores the phenomenon of Entrepreneurial Place Leadership. Defining Entrepreneurial Place Leadership in terms of how locations with entrepreneurial meaning are created, maintained, exploited, and amplified to generate future value, this edited collection considers how entrepreneurs lead in a complex entrepreneurial landscape. Leading international scholars act as guides through a heterogeneous landscape of individual dwellings, communities, and planned settlements. Topics include: an exploration of entrepreneurial responsibility to place in rural Nova Scotia; an analysis of culture in Entrepreneurial Support Organisations in Spain; a discussion of entrepreneurial implementation of policy in Italy; and the introduction of a tool for managing a complex solution ecosystem in Australia. Each chapter reflects upon the contribution of the author's research to academic theory and makes policy and practice recommendations - as such this book is a useful resource for academics, students, and entrepreneurial place leaders. Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research is an official book series of the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE). Each volume is designed around a specific theme of importance to the entrepreneurship and small business community with articles collectively exploring and developing theory and practice in the field.

Rajagopal, Ananya, Women Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets: Managing Performance within Ecosystems. (International Marketing and Management Research) 154 pp. 2022:3 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <676-306>
ISBN 978-3-030-89769-7 hard ¥11,766.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This book focuses on social perspectives of women's entrepreneurship, in the context of work-life balance and crowd-based business modelling, and economic perspectives associated with quality-of-life expectations. It focuses on the convergence of business perspectives and the social values and lifestyle of women entrepreneurs. The attributes of women entrepreneurship in developing economies have been discussed with focus on new entrepreneurial trends, changing organizational design and workplace environment, frugal innovation and technology, and shifts in market behavior.The book presents a six-box strategy including learned knowledge, scope of enterprise, innovation and technology, social values, design-development, and entrepreneurial business modeling. The core argument underlies in critically examining the practical, tacit, and intuited strategies to redesign entrepreneurial business models against conventional social values of women entrepreneurs. The author analyzes positivist, constructivist, pragmatist, interpretivist, and phenomenological perspectives to explain entrepreneurial behavior of women and derive cognitive synthesis to enhance business performance, entrepreneurial mindset, and perceptual schema.

Samans, Richard / Nelson, Jane, Sustainable Enterprise Value Creation: Implementing Stakeholder Capitalism through Full ESG Integration. 288 pp. 2022:5 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <676-307>
ISBN 978-3-030-93559-7 hard ¥7,058.- (税込) EUR 29.99 *

This book provides a practical guide to the creation of sustainable enterprise value and implementation of the principles of stakeholder capitalism for corporate boards and management teams. The authors argue that business leadership is on the threshold of a new era driven by major shifts in technology, society, political economy and climate change. They set this transition in international and historical context and outline a comprehensive leadership agenda for fully integrating environmental, social, governance (ESG) and data stewardship risks and opportunities into corporate governance, strategy, reporting and partnerships. This systematic approach is illustrated with good practices by leading companies and includes an explanation of how sustainability reporting is making the leap into formal accounting standards set by the same body that oversees international financial accounting standards and what companies should do to prepare. The book’s combination of scholarly analysis and practical guidance make it a valuable resource for anyone seeking to navigate the new business context, whether from the perspective of a board director, C-suite executive, manager, policymaker, scholar or student.

Shou, Yongyi / Kang, Mingu / Park, Young Won, Supply Chain Integration for Sustainable Advantages. 159 pp. 2022:2 (Springer, GW) <676-308>
ISBN 978-981-16-9331-1 hard ¥25,890.- (税込) EUR 109.99 *

This book offers a systematic literature review and a set of empirical studies on supply chain integration. Supply chain management is recognized as an essential means for firms to achieve competitive advantages, in which supply chain integration is regarded as the core for operational excellence: shorter lead time, lower inventory, faster delivery, and higher product and service quality. Using data from an international survey of manufacturing firms, an interrelated set of studies that investigate supply chain integration from different perspectives at multiple levels are conducted. Intra-organizational factors such as products, production systems, and socio-technical systems are examined to understand their effects on supply chain integration, indicating that firms need to implement different types of supply chain integration for specific competitive priorities. Then, the outcomes of supply chain integration, including its impact on risk management and sustainability management, are investigated from an inter-organizational perspective. The firm is embedded in a manufacturing network, a global supply chain, or both, and it can use supply chain integration as a strategic action for risks. Sustainability has been a vital issue for manufacturers, and supply chain integration can enhance its success. This book makes significant contributions to the relevant literature on supply chain integration and offers insights to supply chain managers in manufacturing industries.

Steiber, Annika, Leadership for a Digital World: The Transformation of GE Appliances. (Management for Professionals) 138 pp. 2022:5 (Springer, GW) <676-309>
ISBN 978-3-030-95753-7 hard ¥17,651.- (税込) EUR 74.99

The pace of change today is unprecedented. As more than one observer has said, change itself has changed. Technologies and markets in virtually every industry are now subject to rapid and unpredictable change, placing a premium on the ability to successfully manage new paradoxes, such as being entrepreneurial and efficient, as well as able to sense shifts and rapidly respond and secure enough stability for quality and efficiency. In short, enterprise leaders face a paradigm shift in management, and they will be forced to transform their organizations in order to survive in the 21st century. This book will provide leaders with the fundamental principles for managing a firm in the digital economy, as well as the Rendanheyi business model, developed for the new century. Finally, the book will provide leaders with a case, based on GE Appliances, on how they can effectively transform their own organizations. Foreword by Edgar Schein and Peter Schein.

Terry, Quharrison / Keeney, Scott "DJ SKEE", The Metaverse Handbook: Innovating for the Internet's Next Tectonic Shift. 224 pp. 2022:7 (Wiley, US) <676-310>
ISBN 978-1-119-89252-6 hard ¥6,036.- (税込) US$ 28.00 *

The metaverse is here. Are you ready? In?The Metaverse Handbook: Innovating for the Internet's Next Tectonic Shift, a duo of experienced tech and culture experts delivers a can't-miss guide to participating in the most promising new technology since the advent of the web. Through dozens of metaverse creator case studies and concise, actionable insights, you'll walk away from this book understanding how to explore and implement the latest metaverse tech emerging from blockchain, XR, and web3. In The Metaverse Handbook, you'll discover: What the metaverse is, why you should care about it, and how to build your metaverse strategyThe history of the metaverse and primers on critical technologies driving the metaverse, including non-fungible tokens, XR, the blockchain, and web3How to unearth unique metaverse opportunities in digital communities, commerce, and immersive experiences As the metaverse has rapidly become the technology platform and marketing buzzword of the future, this new reality for companies, creators, and consumers is not easily understood at the surface level. Those who aim to be at the forefront of this exciting new arena must first understand the foundations and central technologies of the metaverse. An essential resource for digital professionals, creators, and business leaders in the vanguard of the coming technology revolution,?The Metaverse Handbook?provides the go-to roadmap for your journey into the metaverse.

Vollero, Agostino, Greenwashing: Foundations and Emerging Research on Corporate Sustainability and Deceptive Communication. (Emerald Points) 152 pp. 2022:5 (Emerald, UK) <676-312>
ISBN 978-1-80117-967-6 hard ¥12,936.- (税込) US$ 60.00 *

Greenwashing is an emerging trend that seeks to overemphasize the sustainability practices by companies to their customers. In a comprehensive analysis of this widespread marketing and corporate communication practice, Agostino Vollero examines the understanding of greenwashing, provides a systematic review of available literature review, and reflects on theoretical approaches and research trends. Additionally explored are specific case studies that offer lessons in avoiding the greenwashing trap and a build a look to the future in this context. Greenwashing: Foundations and Emerging Research on Corporate Sustainability and Deceptive Communication showcases fascinating insights and new perspectives in this field, which will be of great interest to scholars of Management, Marketing Communications, Corporate Communication, Accounting and Business Ethics.

Xing, Xin / Tian, Meng (eds.), Impact on Higher Education Transformation and Leadership Development: Overseas Leadership Development Programmes for Chinese University Leaders. (East-West Crosscurrents in Higher Education) 146 pp. 2022:5 (Springer, GW) <676-313>
ISBN 978-981-19-0066-2 hard ¥28,244.- (税込) EUR 119.99

This book studies impact of "Overseas Leadership Development Programmes for Chinese University Leaders in the Central and Western Regions of China," a research project funded by National Office for Education Sciences Planning (No. CIA170270), China. It is intended to enhance university leaders' professionalism and to achieve impact on both the individual and institutional levels. The empirical data was collected using a mixed-methods approach including policy documents, learning diaries, a quantitative survey, and individual interviews. From the standpoint of transnational education, the book scrutinizes the context of the Chinese higher education governance system, the provision of overseas leadership development programmes, the needs of Chinese university leaders, the leadership development impact on the university leaders' personal views regarding leadership, and its impact on institutional development and change. The book also addresses the challenges faced by these leaders when implementing the changes after their leadership development sections, explaining how these leadership development sections met or failed to meet the national goals of promoting innovation and social justice in university leaders' work.The findings presented here will greatly enrich readers' knowledge concerning Chinese university leaders' professionalism and professional development. Further, the respective chapters provide evidence-based recommendations for educational practitioners, policymakers, overseas trainers, and researchers who are interested in developing university leaders' professionalism through targeted leadership development, making the book a valuable resource for leadership development, policymaking, and further educational research.

Timming, Andrew R., Applied Statistics: Business and Management Research. 432 pp. 2022:6 (Sage, UK) <676-152>
ISBN 978-1-4739-4744-3 hard ¥43,874.- (税込) GB￡ 154.00 *
ISBN 978-1-4739-4745-0 paper ¥14,526.- (税込) GB￡ 50.99 *

Written for the non-mathematician and free of unexplained technical jargon, Applied Statistics: Business and Management Research provides a user-friendly introduction to the field of applied statistics and data analysis. Featuring step-by-step explanations of how to carry out successful quantitative research, and supported by examples from IBM (R) SPSS (R) Statistics, this textbook is an essential resource for students and researchers of business and management. A range of online resources for both students and lecturers, including a teaching guide, PowerPoint slides and datasets, are available via the companion website. Andrew R. Timming is Professor of Human Resource Management and Deputy Dean Research & Innovation in the School of Management at RMIT University, Australia.

Birdthistle, Naomi / Hales, Rob (eds.), Attaining the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of Decent Work and Economic Growth. (Family Businesses on a Mission) 124 pp. 2022:6 (Emerald, UK) <676-155>
ISBN 978-1-80382-490-1 paper ¥6,899.- (税込) US$ 32.00 *

Attaining the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of Decent Work and Economic Growth focuses on Sustainable Development Goal number eight (SDG8): inclusive and sustainable economic growth and productive employment for all. Examining family businesses in Brazil, UK, Australia, and Algeria, each case study presents a unique perspective from their respective countries of how the SDG8 translates into culture and the practice of doing business, providing insights and key takeaways into how family businesses can play a role promoting decent work and economic growth. The United Nations' (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 Goals pledged by 193 nations in 2015 which would help engender an improved, fairer, and more sustainable world - one in which 'no one is left behind'. The SDGs are a call to action, to develop innovative solutions to the most complex, societal, and environmental global challenges. In Family Businesses on a Mission, series editors Naomi Birdthistle and Rob Hales bring together international case studies to illustrate how family businesses can attain the UN 2030 SDGs. Accessible to those working in the field beyond academia - such as family business practitioners, family business owners, government and policymakers, members of NGOs, business associations and philanthropic centres - the book series equally appeals to those with a general interest in entrepreneurship and business.

Chadwick, Simon / Widdop, Paul / Anagnostopoulos, C. et al. (eds.), The Business of the FIFA World Cup. 276 pp. 2022:4 (Routledge, UK) <251-41230>
ISBN 978-0-367-64020-0 hard ¥34,188.- (税込) GB￡ 120.00
ISBN 978-0-367-64017-0 paper ¥9,968.- (税込) GB￡ 34.99

The FIFA World Cup is arguably the biggest sporting event on earth. This book is the first to focus on the business and management of the World Cup, taking the reader from the initial stages of bidding and hosting decisions, through planning and organisation, to the eventual legacies of the competition. The book introduces the global context in which the World Cup takes place, surveying the history and evolution of the tournament and the geopolitical background against which bidding and hosting decisions take place. It examines all the key issues and debates which surround the tournament, from governance and corruption to security and the media, and looks closely at the technical processes that create the event, from planning and finance to marketing and fan engagement. Analysis of the Women's World Cup is also embedded in every chapter, and the book also considers the significance of World Cup tournaments at age-group level.No sport business or management course is complete without some discussion of the FIFA World Cup, so this book is essential reading for any student, researcher or sport business professional looking to fully understand global sport business today.