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

新しいベンチャーの創造　第3版
Burns, Paul, New Venture Creation: A Framework for Entrepreneurial Start-ups. 3rd ed. 560 pp. 2023:11 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <706-429>
ISBN 978-1-350-32183-0 hard ¥48,994.- (税込) GB￡ 170.00 *
ISBN 978-1-350-32179-3 paper ¥15,847.- (税込) GB￡ 54.99 *

Structured around the author's tried-and-tested New Venture Creation framework, this textbook encourages practical learning, enabling you to launch and develop your business. Broken down into three phases - Research, Business model development, Launch - the book provides a systematic approach which tells you everything you need to know and, most importantly, everything you need to do, to start a new venture. You will learn how organisations and entrepreneurs address issues via real life case insights and quotes, while fictional case studies are presented to explore how you might choose ways forward in your entrepreneurial journey. The popular and effective Workbook, which enables you to work through your thoughts and ideas on business development and construct a profile of your new venture, is now presented in a digital format. A new Digital links booklet directs to company websites and interviews with entrepreneurs, and these resources are designed so that they can be used concurrently with the book. This edition includes new material on the importance of anticipating new challenges and the need for re-strategizing and building resilience, while sustainability and diversity have been foregrounded in a re-examination of the case studies. New Venture Creation is the essential textbook for preparing for real-life entrepreneurial experience: accessible, practical and grounded in academic insight.

Carleton, Tamara / West, Shaun / Cockayne, W. R. (eds.), Inventing the Almost Impossible: Creating, Teaching, Funding, and Leading Radical Innovation. (Future of Business and Finance) 96 pp. 2023:8 (Springer, GW) <706-430>
ISBN 978-3-031-36223-1 hard ¥12,151.- (税込) EUR 49.99

Looking to pioneer scientific and technological breakthroughs that create entirely new industries? This book serves as your guide. It goes beyond patents, diving deep into the intersection of foresight, engineering, and business. Explore how teams at renowned organizations such as ARPA-E, IKEA, and H2 Green Steel create radical innovation. Through critical analysis, industry case studies, and teaching examples, an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars, practitioners, and mavericks offer practical advice for bringing visionary development to life. Whether you're seeking to invent the seemingly impossible or solve problems for which no market exists yet, this book renews the research agenda for the deliberate study of invention. It will inspire and provoke you to expand your thinking and push boundaries.

Chen, Jin, Enterprise Innovation Ecosystem: Theory and Practice. 344 pp. 2023:9 (Springer, GW) <706-431>
ISBN 978-981-9933-73-0 hard ¥34,030.- (税込) EUR 139.99 *

This book targets the key issues of both research and practice in innovation and strategic management fields and is regarded as one of the important works explaining enterprises from the innovation system perspective. The book is based on the existing literature involving national innovation system, regional innovation system, and industrial/sectional innovation system and reviews intra-organizational innovation system researches and inter-organizational innovation ecosystem literature. Accordingly, the book proposes a "core competence-based innovation ecosystem framework", indicating the importance of fit between firms' internal core competence and external innovation ecosystem, which is pivotal for leveraging the sustainable competitiveness advantages. In addition, the book further adopts multiple case studies, involving the firms' innovation ecosystems upon ten typical global enterprises in and out of China - e.g., Apple Inc., Siemens, Procter & Gamble, Microsoft Corporation, Google, Founder Group, Haier Group, China South Railway, Huawei, and Midea. Teachers and researchers from universities in innovation and strategic management fields and industrial management practitioners can benefit from the book.

Cruz, Marcio / Zhu, Tingting Juni, Developing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Digital Businesses and Beyond: A Diagnostic Toolkit. (International Development in Practice) 118 pp. 2023 (World Bank, US) <706-432>
ISBN 978-1-4648-2009-0 paper ¥8,767.- (税込) US$ 41.95 *

This toolkit provides practical resources for conducting entrepreneurial ecosystem assessments. It includes a framework, guidelines, and useful tools for performing diagnostics to inform policies supporting entrepreneurial ecosystems, including digital entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Daim, Tugrul U. / Dabic, Marina (eds.), Cybersecurity: A Technology Landscape Analysis. (Applied Innovation and Technology Management) 295 pp. 2023:8 (Springer, GW) <706-433>
ISBN 978-3-031-34842-6 hard ¥38,892.- (税込) EUR 159.99

Cybersecurity has become a critical area to focus after recent hack attacks to key infrastructure and personal systems. This book reviews the building blocks of cybersecurity technologies and demonstrates the application of various technology intelligence methods through big data. Each chapter uses a different mining method to analyze these technologies through different kinds of data such as patents, tweets, publications, presentations, and other sources. It also analyzes cybersecurity methods in sectors such as manufacturing, energy and healthcare.

Dhaliwal, Spinder (ed.), Cases on Entrepreneurship and Diversity. (Elgar Cases in Entrepreneurship) 224 pp. 2024:1 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-435>
ISBN 978-1-80392-384-0 hard ¥28,820.- (税込) GB￡ 100.00 *

This erudite casebook draws from first-hand experiences to reflect upon different approaches to, mindsets regarding and attitudes towards entrepreneurship. With contributions from highly experienced academics from a variety of backgrounds, it will help entrepreneurship educators and teachers to decolonise business and innovation curricula while reflecting on key academic questions relating to unique entrepreneurial journeys.Key Features:Contributions from leading international scholarsPractical and useful learning outcomes, discussion questions and teaching notesTrue life experiences of entrepreneurs from around the globe to explore both their strengths and the challenges they face with their venturesCases on Entrepreneurship and Diversity will be essential for students of such disciplines as business and entrepreneurship who wish to fully understand how diversity affects their chosen fields. It will additionally be of use within executive and practitioner education programmes.

Dorff, Michael B., Becoming a Public Benefit Corporation: Express Your Values, Energize Stakeholders, Make the World a Better Place. (Stanford Social Innovation Review Books) 264 pp. 2023:11 (Stanford Business Books,, US) <706-436>
ISBN 978-1-5036-3280-6 hard ¥6,283.- (税込) US$ 28.00 *

There are now over 10,000 benefit corporations and public benefit corporations in the United States, including at least fifteen public companies. This is the authoritative guide for leaders, advisors, and board members. Entrepreneurs and leaders often have an inspiring vision for how their business can not only make money for shareholders, but also benefit society. In recent years a new legal structure has emerged, the "Benefit Corporation" or "Public Benefit Corporation," which helps organizations make this ethical vision a legally authorized and protected reality. Companies like Patagonia, Kickstarter, Warby Parker, Danone North America, Allbirds, and King Arthur Baking have become benefit corporations to help advance both their business and their broader mission. Rather than narrowly maximizing profits, they consider their businesses' impacts on employees, customers, suppliers, the environment and others. The goal of benefit corporations like these is to foster a new, more humane, and sustainable capitalism by pursuing both profits and mission. Benefit corporation status helps protect the company mission even when leadership changes-and in the face of pressure from investors, shareholders, bankers and lenders. Becoming a Public Benefit Corporation explains this exciting new type of corporation, when it makes sense, and how becoming a benefit corporation can help leaders and organizations balance the tradeoffs between profits and mission. Law professor and corporate governance expert Michael B. Dorff also covers the weaknesses of benefit corporations, arguing that the enforcement mechanisms around benefit corporations are currently too weak to prevent "purpose washing." With examples from top companies, the book shows mission-driven leaders, board members, and advisors how to use the benefit corporation structure to make the world a better place.

Edge, Charles / Pearson, Chip / Pearson, Amy Larson, The Startup Players Handbook: A Roadmap to Building SaaS and Software Companies. 679 pp. 2023:5 (Apress, US) <706-437>
ISBN 978-1-4842-9317-1 paper ¥10,936.- (税込) EUR 44.99

Eijdenberg, Emiel L. / Mukherjee, Malobi / Wood, J. (eds.), Innovation-Driven Business and Sustainability in the Tropics: Proceedings of the Sustainability, Economics, Innovation, Globalisation and Organisational Psychology Conference 2023 (SEIGOP 2023). 484 pp. 2023:8 (Springer, GW) <706-438>
ISBN 978-981-9929-08-5 hard ¥48,616.- (税込) EUR 199.99

The edited volume presents the conference proceedings from the "Sustainability, Economics, Innovation, Globalisation and Operational Psychology Conference 2023" (SEIGOP 2023), organized by the Centre for International Trade and Business in Asia (CITBA) at James Cook University, Singapore. This edited volume places the highly dynamic, but also, jeopardized climatological - geographical region of the Tropics centre stage. The region is developing rapidly, with significant progress being made through the development of innovative technologies. The Tropics represent a region in which people live amid the greatest level of biodiversity anywhere on the planet. Nonetheless, propelled by rapid population growth, the Tropics is a region on the rise, with higher living standards and increased levels of international trade and investment. Densely populated emerging countries like India, Indonesia and Nigeria will be among the largest economies of the world by the end of the century. These upward socioeconomic trends are compromised by the impact of climate change on the Tropics' biodiversity. Such developments have forced policymakers, businesses, and local communities to search for more sustainable and creative ways to live and work. For these reasons, this edited volume presents theory-driven conceptual, qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods studies on the impact of innovation-driven businesses on the complex interplay of socio-cultural, economic, and environmental factors in the Tropics.

Eiselt, H. A. / Marianov, Vladimir (eds.), Uncertainty in Facility Location Problems. (International Series in Operations Research & Management Science 347) 390 pp. 2023:9 (Springer, GW) <706-439>
ISBN 978-3-031-32337-9 hard ¥41,323.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This book deals with an often-neglected feature of location problems, namely uncertainty, by combining two related fields: location theory and optimization. Written by leading researchers and practitioners in these fields, each chapter examines one aspect of the location process in different contexts, such as supply chains; location decisions under congestion; disaster management; design of resilient facilities; uncertainty in the health sector; and facility location in the retail sector under uncertainty. The book also addresses methodological aspects, such as chance-constrained approaches, heuristic algorithms, scenario approaches, and simulation. As such, it provides decision-makers with essential methods, tools and approaches to help them deal with these uncertainties. It is mainly intended for graduate students in the fields of operations research and logistics, as well as professionals in logistics and supply chain management.

Feinstein, Jonathan S., Creativity in Large-Scale Contexts: Guiding Creative Engagement and Exploration. 384 pp. 2023:10 (Stanford Business Books, US) <706-440>
ISBN 978-1-5036-3281-3 hard ¥7,854.- (税込) US$ 35.00 *

A new model for smarter creativity Innovators and creators work in cultural, economic, and social contexts that shape their work. These contexts are large-scale, filled with overwhelming multitudes of elements and possibilities-but these contexts can be fruitfully "mined" by creative teams. Creativity in Large-Scale Contexts, by Yale professor Jonathan S. Feinstein, introduces a groundbreaking new "network model" to describe how successful innovation can be focused, generated, and accelerated. The book will help teams and organizations innovate smarter and faster. Feinstein argues that in large-scale contexts creativity happens most efficiently when it is actively "guided" by a creative leader or team. Guiding creativity involves understanding, navigating, and actively using the cultural context, identifying puzzles and opportunities, and spanning these tensions to create novel connections. With thoughtful guidance, creators and creative teams can find their way through the thicket of possibilities faster, smarter, and with less waste. Creativity in Large-Scale Contexts draws on case studies of famous creators including Virginia Woolf, Albert Einstein, Indigenous artist Clifford Possum, transgender activist and engineer Lynn Conway, and Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey. Empirically grounded, this book will be essential for teaching and managing creativity and innovation and will open new avenues for future intellectual growth and practice in the field.

Fiet, James O., Entrepreneurship in a Time of Social Justice Advocacy. 319 pp. 2023:7 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <706-442>
ISBN 978-3-031-35462-5 hard ¥36,461.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book offers a critique of social justice theory and its impact on entrepreneurship scholarship. It traces its deep roots in postmodernism by positioning entrepreneurship within these new intellectual, social, and economic environments. It highlights current philosophical assumptions, with implications for boundary conditions that we apply as scientists. Science depends on theoretical assumptions and boundary conditions. Unfortunately, a glaring weakness in entrepreneurship research has been its general failure to identify these premises. No theory is universally applicable, so its assumptions and boundary conditions are what give it analytical power. Where do they come from? Simply stated, they come from a theory's philosophy of science. However, even more rare than stating assumptions and boundary conditions is to discuss a study's governing philosophy. In fact, no known research published in entrepreneurship has discussed a study's philosophical orientation. This provocative work details postmodern concerns related to critical theory, their origins, their status, and specifically how they impact entrepreneurship and those who are not designated as either the victimized or part of the white patriarchy. It will challenge the current direction of entrepreneurship research and confront the general acceptance of the tenets of postmodernism among management scholars.

Flores, Ricardo / Bauman, Antonina, Group and Team Work. (Teaching Methods in Business) 224 pp. 2024:1 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-443>
ISBN 978-1-80037-108-8 hard ¥24,497.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00 *
ISBN 978-1-80037-110-1 paper ¥8,342.- (税込) GB￡ 28.95 *

Setting out a step-by-step guide to the implementation of a theoretically robust team work-centric approach to education, Group and Team Work explains valuable team work theory and its practical dynamics. It details specific approaches educators can take to effectively play different roles, such as that of facilitator, instructor and coach, thus depicting a varied and detailed picture of team work in higher education.Offering a concise overview of team learning pedagogies, this accessible book provides globally relevant teaching strategies alongside invaluable supplementary resources. Chapters discuss factors that may impact the way that team work can and should be structured in modern business schools. Ultimately, they insist that educators must reconsider current team work practices in order to achieve better results.This essential book will provide lecturers of business, management and entrepreneurship with crucial teaching strategies that will aid in class engagement. It will also be useful for PhD students working in higher education institutions.

イノベーション研究の新地平
Goulet, Frederic / Vinck, Dominique (eds.), New Horizons for Innovation Studies: Doing Without, Doing With Less. (Destabilisation, Discontinuation and Decline as Horizons for Transformation) 336 pp. 2023:12 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-445>
ISBN 978-1-80392-554-7 hard ¥34,584.- (税込) GB￡ 120.00 *

This timely book takes an insightful look at rethinking innovation and how lessons can be learnt from what is a major turning point in our contemporary societies: the urgent need to reduce the use or consumption of certain substances and technologies due to the dangers they pose to our environments and current way of life. Using theoretical reflection and empirical work in a broad range of sectors including agriculture, food, health, religion, energy, packaging, markets and digital technology, eminent scholars utilise new perspectives to enrich our understanding of innovation processes and how these can be transformed.New Horizons for Innovation Studies provides a deep dive into what our production and consumption processes are, how they could be innovated differently and how those innovations could interrogate social science concepts and in particular science and technology studies. Chapters explore key case studies and topics for innovation studies, such as the reduced use of antibiotics and pesticides, car-free cities, bans on plastic use and decreasing meat consumption. Further, the book challenges both the partial and complete withdrawal of certain substances and technologies that currently sit at the heart of our contemporary lifestyles, and explores the emergence of alternatives as well as the potential resistance, risks and outcomes.This engaging book will provide a thought-provoking read for scholars and graduate students in innovation policy, science and technology studies and public policy.

Greco, Fabio, Startup Ecosystems: Components for an Interpretative Model and International Benchmarks. (Studies on Entrepreneurship, Structural Change and Industrial Dynamics) 118 pp. 2023:8 (Springer, GW) <706-446>
ISBN 978-3-031-34413-8 hard ¥29,168.- (税込) EUR 119.99

This book analyzes the components of the startup ecosystem, including the characteristics that can favor or disadvantage the development of new innovative ventures. The author believes it is essential to identify crucial variables of start-up ecosystems that have a context-specific influence on the well-being and development of startups. In this regard, the book analyzes the concept of the start-up ecosystem both from the point of view of scholars and professionals. The author then deals with the diverse approaches to studying startup ecosystems, which have over the years become increasingly complex, and less linear, making systematization indispensable. The author provides therefore a classification with a transversal logic with respect to this diversity of contributions in the literature. The main theoretical contributions to start-up ecosystems are grouped according to the attention they place on three different variables: territorial contexts, resources, and actors. The author also presents qualitative, interview-based, research using narrative analysis mode to understand the three variables.The work provides, on the one hand, the proposal of a framework as a theoretical interpretative model useful both for the description of the fundamental components of the start-up ecosystem, and also useful for giving a boost to future research. On the other hand, the book also presents evidence of a practical nature useful to support and guide the choices of startup founders and of managers of companies and institutions that orbit within start-up ecosystems.

Herrera, Milton M. (ed.), Business Model Innovation for Energy Transition: A Path Forward Towards Sustainability. (Palgrave Studies in Democracy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship for Growth) 108 pp. 2023:7 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <706-447>
ISBN 978-3-031-34792-4 hard ¥10,936.- (税込) EUR 44.99

This book presents a dynamics model-based perspective for attaining the energy transitions by business model innovation. It examines how dynamic business modelling and innovation studies can assist in the sustainability transitions field, highlighting the role of technological innovation system (TIS) and dynamic performance management (DPM). In the last decade, renewables have operated in the context of emerging societal transitions. Indeed, one of the current challenges for the energy sector is to transform business models in tune with shifting societal and market conditions. This work shows how dynamic business modelling captures the feedback loops and the behaviour of performance measures to contribute the energy transitions. Besides, this book offers an in-depth discussion on innovation measurement to designing index of green technology, which it will prove useful to those studying management sciences, energy, innovation, and sustainability.

Haefner, Alexander / Hofmann, Sophie, Listening for Managers: How to Lead More Effectively Through Good Listening Skills. (essentials) 55 pp. 2023:8 (Springer, GW) <706-448>
ISBN 978-3-662-67623-3 paper ¥3,643.- (税込) EUR 14.99

Managers who listen well thus create trusting relationships with their employees. They promote job satisfaction, employee loyalty and performance. Good listening reduces the risk of burnout. The book provides tips for managers to improve their listening skills and thus lead more effectively.Unfortunately, self-perception and the image of others often diverge greatly: those who believe themselves to be good listeners are often perceived quite differently by others. This makes critical self-reflection, external feedback and practice all the more important. The book provides a variety of suggestions for this.

経営・組織研究におけるフェミニスト研究方法論ハンドブック
Katila, Saija / Merilaeinen, Susan / Bell, Emma (eds.), Handbook of Feminist Research Methodologies in Management and Organization Studies. (Research Handbooks in Business and Management) 494 pp. 2023:11 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-449>
ISBN 978-1-80037-702-8 hard ¥63,404.- (税込) GB￡ 220.00 *

The Handbook of Feminist Research Methodologies in Management and Organization Studies focuses on the interlinkages between feminist theories, methodologies and research methods. This groundbreaking Handbook analyses classic feminist theoretical texts and their methodological implications as well as topical approaches to management and organization studies, including postcolonial feminism, critical race theory and new feminist materialisms. The book discusses what kind of methodological and methods-related concerns different theoretical approaches call forth and highlights them through empirical examples. Featuring contributions from leading scholars in the field of management and organization studies, the book examines knowledge production through different theoretical perspectives, including standpoint feminism, feminist post-structuralism, postcolonial feminism and queer analysis. Providing a critical and analytical lens through which to view traditional research practices, it offers insight into how to tackle ethical and practical issues related to feminist research. This book is a vital resource for graduate and postgraduate students in management and organization as well as gender and management. It also provides feminist scholars with a comprehensive overview of the contemporary debates in the field. The book is a key resource for any student and scholar engaged in qualitative methodologies and research methods in management, and organization studies and social sciences in general.

Katsikopoulos, Konstantinos V., Cognitive Operations: Models that Open the Black Box and Predict our Decisions. 235 pp. 2023:7 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <706-450>
ISBN 978-3-031-31996-9 hard ¥36,461.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book examines how people make decisions under risk and uncertainty in operational settings and opens the black box by specifying the cognitive processes that lead to human behavior. Drawing on economics, psychology and artificial intelligence, the book provides an innovative perspective on behavioral operations. It shows how to build optimization as well as heuristic models for describing human behavior and how to compare such models on various dimensions such as predictive power and transparency, as well as discussing interventions for improving human behavior. This book will be particularly valuable to academics and practitioners who seek to select a modeling approach that suits the operational decision at hand.

Keast, Robyn / Voets, Joris / Meek, Jack W. et al. (eds.), A Modern Guide to Networks. (Elgar Modern Guides) 352 pp. 2023:10 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-452>
ISBN 978-1-80088-397-0 hard ¥34,584.- (税込) GB￡ 120.00 *

A Modern Guide to Networks identifies five core characteristics of contemporary networks and translates these into ten key pieces of guidance for researchers and practitioners. Arguing that a knowledge-practice gap has emerged due to the lack of contact between network practitioners and researchers, contributors chart a more collaborative future for the field. They identify how research can be effectively translated and implemented to shape the future of social networks.A Modern Guide to Networks highlights the key dimensions of today's networks, advancing knowledge of how networks operate and how they will function in the future. It showcases the diversity of these networks through extensive case studies, examining experiments in network structure, governance, management, leadership, and evaluation. Combining academic perspectives with practice-based insights, it pushes disciplinary boundaries and provides unique insights into researching and participating in social networks.Providing a state-of-the-art overview of modern networks, it will prove invaluable to academics and researchers in organization studies, public administration and management, and social networks. It will also be a useful resource for practitioners seeking guidance on how to adapt to the rapid evolution of networks.

Kshetri, Nir, Blockchain in the Global South: Opportunities and Challenges for Businesses and Societies. 172 pp. 2023:7 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <706-453>
ISBN 978-3-031-33943-1 hard ¥9,720.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This book discusses the unique and unusual characteristics of the blockchain and the industries and markets affected by this technology in the Global South. Its main objectives are to 1) provide a comprehensive review of economic, health, social, political, entrepreneurial, and environmental impacts of blockchain, 2) present evidence from countries, industries, and firms to broaden the understanding of the contexts, mechanisms, and outcomes associated with blockchain projects, and 3) analyze the enablers and opportunities that can be tapped and barriers that may impede the implementation of blockchain projects in these economies.Given that in many way blockchain has a much higher value proposition for economies in the Global South than for their counterparts in the more developed Global North, it has the potential to make up for the lack of effective formal institutions - rules, laws, regulations, and their enforcement - as well as improve administrative aspects, such as maintenance of standards, monitoring and compliance. This work fills a gap in scholarly research and will appeal to researchers interested in the potential of blockchain to boost entrepreneurship, reshape governance, improve supply chain efficiency, and curb corruption in emerging economies.

Landesz, Tamas / Varghese, Sangeeth / Sargsyan, K. (eds.), Future Intelligence: The World in 2050 - Enabling Governments, Innovators, and Businesses to Create a Better Future. (Future of Business and Finance) 240 pp. 2023:9 (Springer, GW) <706-454>
ISBN 978-3-031-36381-8 hard ¥12,151.- (税込) EUR 49.99
ISBN 978-3-031-36384-9 paper ¥9,720.- (税込) EUR 39.99

The first quarter of the 21st century introduced the world to rapid uncertainty, be it the social-political and financial crises, or pandemics, or the shaking up of well-established democracies with an increasing rise in populism. At the same time, the technological promise has taken off with automation, artificial intelligence, and nanotechnologies increasingly becoming an economic reality. This open-access book brings together experts of specific domains, through the windows of their experience, and in a crowdsourced fashion, to analyze these world developments to develop an overall view, a compelling case of what we should be prepared for, as we march towards 2050. Topics covered include the future of leadership, the future of solving global challenges, and designing a way of life in harmony with nature. Other topics include disruptive entrepreneurship, the relevance of geographical borders, game-changing future innovations, education, and networked learning,interplanetary travel, and communication. The book also places an importance on the role of empathy, mindfulness, presence, and sharing becoming the anchors for future decision-making by 2050. Of general interest to anyone eager to understand the future of the world, this book is particularly useful for planners, policymakers, strategists and entrepreneurs.

ジェンダーとリーダーシップ研究ハンドブック　第2版
Madsen, Susan R. (ed.), Handbook of Research on Gender and Leadership. 2nd ed. (Research Handbooks in Business and Management) 528 pp. 2024:1 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-455>
ISBN 978-1-03-530688-6 hard ¥66,286.- (税込) GB￡ 230.00 *

Although some progress has been made in recent decades in getting women into top positions in government, business and education, there are persisting challenges with efforts to improve opportunities for women in leadership. This essential second edition of the Handbook of Research on Gender and Leadership comprises the latest research from the world's foremost scholars on women and leadership, exposing problems and offering both theoretical and practical solutions on strengthening the impact of women worldwide.This thoroughly-revised Handbook provides a brief overview of the current position of women in leadership, explores theories (both established and emerging) focused specifically on women, and examines with both theoretical and empirical research some of the factors that influence women's motivations to lead. Updated chapters provide a much-needed focus on intersectionality and illustrate nuanced research frameworks. They delineate some of the most persistent barriers to women's leadership success and conclude with contemporary findings on how best to develop women leaders to improve their status worldwide.The Handbook of Research on Gender and Leadership will appeal to scholars and advanced students in leadership and entrepreneurship. It will be essential reading for leadership coaches, practitioners and business people, particularly those who facilitate leadership programs for women.

Mukhametzyanov, Irik Z., Normalization of Multidimensional Data for Multi-Criteria Decision Making Problems: Inversion, Displacement, Asymmetry. (International Series in Operations Research & Management Science 348) 292 pp. 2023:8 (Springer, GW) <706-457>
ISBN 978-3-031-33836-6 hard ¥34,030.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book presents a systematic review of multidimensional normalization methods and addresses problems frequently encountered when using various methods and ways to eliminate them. The invariant properties of the linear normalization methods presented here can be used to eliminate simple problems and avoid obvious errors when choosing a normalization method. The book introduces valuable, novel techniques for the multistep normalization of multidimensional data. One of these methods involves inverting the normalized values of cost attributes into profit attributes based on the reverse sorting algorithm (ReS algorithm). Another approach presented is the IZ method, which addresses the issue of shift in normalized attribute values. Additionally, a new method for normalizing the decision matrix is proposed, called the MS method, which ensures the equalization of average values and variances of attributes. Featuring numerous illustrative examples throughout, the book helps readers to understand what difficulties can arise in multidimensional normalization, what to expect from such problems, and how to solve them. It is intended for academics and professionals in various areas of data science, computing in mathematics, and statistics, as well as decision-making and operations.

Paul, Sanjoy Kumar / Agarwal, Renu et al. (eds.), Supply Chain Risk and Disruption Management: Latest Tools, Techniques and Management Approaches. (Flexible Systems Management) 244 pp. 2023:6 (Springer, GW) <706-458>
ISBN 978-981-9926-28-2 hard ¥38,892.- (税込) EUR 159.99 *

In this book, a risk management approach starts off by discussing important issues related to managing supply chain disruption risks from various perspectives during VUCA times. It explores the essence and principles relating to managing these risks and provides the framework and multi-goal model groups for managing such unknown-unknown risks and subsequent disruptions at a global scale.The book explores and presents the latest developments across different emerging topics in supply chain risk and disruption management. These include (i) an overview of supply chain risk, and disruption management tools, techniques, and approaches, (ii) a review on uncertainty modeling for decentralized supply chain systems, (iii) supply chain deep uncertainties and risks - the 'new normal', (iv) emergent technologies for supply chain risk and disruption management, (v) supply chain resilience strategies for times of unprecedented uncertainty, (vi) the role of blockchain in developing supply chain resilience against disruptions, (vii) a qualitative study on supply chain risk management adopting blockchain technology, (viii) assessment of risks and risk management for agriculture supply chain, (ix) resilience of agri-food supply chains: Australian developments after a decade of supply and demand shocks, (x) prioritization of risks in the pharmaceutical supply chains (xi) improving medical supply chain disruption management with the blockchain technology, and (xii) impacts of resilience practices on supply chain sustainability.The book contributes significantly to the growing body of knowledge concerning the theory and practice of managing supply chain risks and disruptions in strategic management, operations and supply chain, and sustainability literature. It presents contemporary, innovative and latest developments in applying smart management tools, techniques and approaches for managing supply chain risk and disruption and future-proofing supply chains to become agile, resilient and sustainable.

Schwartz, Barry / Bernacchio, Caleb et al. (eds.), Traditions of Practical Wisdom in Business and Management. 284 pp. 2023:7 (Springer, GW) <706-459>
ISBN 978-3-031-25896-1 hard ¥36,461.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book deals with the development of key traditions of practical wisdom, particularly in Aristotelian virtue ethics, but also extending to other traditions such as Confucianism and Islam. It includes historical perspectives in philosophy, and offers views on the core concept of phronesis or practical wisdom and associated themes such as the idea of 'good' in good judgment, decision making in particular contexts, uncertainty, the acquisition of wisdom, and deliberation. It also includes an exploration of more contentious themes, such as reciprocity in the virtues, techne vs praxis, and standards.

Shin, Geon-Cheol / Whitaker, Mark D., The Korean Wave in a Post-Pandemic World: BTS, Cosmax and Squid Game. 658 pp. 2023:9 (Springer, GW) <706-460>
ISBN 978-981-9936-82-3 hard ¥34,030.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book presents an analysis of how the economic Korean Miracle spread into the cultural "Korean Wave" (Hallyu). First only in Asian countries and then around the world, the rising popularity of the Korean Wave continued within the pandemic-despite or even because of policies of digital lockdowns. Partially, this has been by design as Korea for decades has had a very strong fast development drive in telecommunications and that aided the growth of its cultural wave. Partially however, this became exclusively by default how the Korean Wave had to spread increasingly in a digital manner after 2020 globally, in response to many countries' rules regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in their attempts to enforce a decline in face-to-face content consumption. In retrospect, this has meant only more digital growth and innovation for the Korean Wave in past years compared to other cultures' entertainment complexes that suffered more. Korea's earlier digital readiness combined with later lockdown conditions and pushed the Korean Wave further ahead. Despite the ending of COVID-19 lockdowns in many countries, a greater digital aftermath will continue in the cultural industry and in the economy in general. This is due to changes created in cultural preferences, in organizational investments, and in communication technologies due to those lockdowns. Thus, the authors examine how the Korean Wave coped actively with a pronounced digital shift by default in all aspects of media including production, distribution, and consumption. In turn, they examine how the greater digital shift in the world's culture and economy influenced the Korean Wave's entertainment performances, TV dramas, and cosmetics-among other areas. The authors analyze general trends in the Korean Wave's economics, culture, and technology along with specific strong cases of the K-pop boy group BTS, the cosmetics manufacturer Cosmax, and the television series Squid Game. Since the Korean Wave continues to grow in popularity within a more exclusive digital socialization, future implications of such a competitive digital world economy and multi-polar digital world culture are discussed for all countries as well.

Thate, Michael / Zsolnai, Laszlo (eds.), Humanities as a Resource and Inspiration for Humanizing Business. (Virtues and Economics 7) 239 pp. 2023:9 (Springer, GW) <706-462>
ISBN 978-3-031-33524-2 hard ¥38,892.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This book highlights the relevance of the grand traditions of the humanities as an untapped resource for business-world problems. In a time where the humanities are viewed as in decline or in threat of collapse altogether, this book enacts and extends the best of the humanities toward prevailing challenges within the complex realities of our current cultural moment. The book presents how the humanities can contribute to humanizing business and management. It explores and discusses various ways to integrate the views and approaches of the humanities in business and management research, practice, and education responding to the unprecedented challenges of the Anthropocene. The relations between humanities and social sciences is also discussed, as models and theories of business and management are based on insights of social sciences. The book is an outcome of the "Humanities for Business" project of Princeton University Faith and Work Initiative, the European SPES Institute, Leuven, and the Business Ethics Center of Corvinus University of Budapest. It is of great value to researchers, students, policy makers and research institutions interested in using humanities for renewing and humanizing business and management.

Tiwari, Manoj Kumar / Kumar, Madhu Ranjan et al. (eds.), Applications of Emerging Technologies and AI/ML Algorithms: International Conference on Data Analytics in Public Procurement and Supply Chain (ICDAPS2022). (Asset Analytics) 408 pp. 2023:7 (Springer, GW) <706-463>
ISBN 978-981-9910-18-2 hard ¥41,323.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This book provides practical insights into applications of the state-of-the-art of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for solving intriguing and complex problems in procurement and supply chain management. The application domain includes perishable food supply chain, steel price prediction, electric vehicle charging infrastructure design, contract price negotiation, reverse logistics network design, and demand forecasting. Further, the book highlights the advanced topics in the procurement field, like AI in green procurement and e-procurement in the pharma sector. Furthermore, the book covers applications of well-established methodologies such as heuristics, optimization, game theory, and MCDM based on the nature of the problem. The inclusion of the vaccine supply chain digital twin and blockchain-based procurement signals the significance of the book. This book is a comprehensive guide for industry professionals to understand the power of data analytics, enabling them to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the procurement and supply chain sectors.

Wolters, Teun, Sustainable Value Creation: An Inevitable Challenge to Business and Society. (Sustainable Finance) 155 pp. 2023:8 (Springer, GW) <706-464>
ISBN 978-3-031-35350-5 hard ¥26,737.- (税込) EUR 109.99

Sustainability sheds a whole new light on economic value creation. Sustainable value creation means looking critically at both revenues and costs. Not everything that makes money is of value. Not everything for which no bill is sent is 'free'. This book explains how this is the case and what it means to incorporate sustainability into a company's strategy and manage activities based on sustainable principles. At the same time, it keeps an eye on the broader societal context in which companies operate, such climate change policies, the SDGs and ESG finance. Since the launch of the concept of sustainable development, many policies at various institutional levels have focused on reducing environmental damage and social ills. This book reflects this broader context. However, despite many serious efforts, it cannot be denied that these policies do not stand up against continued economic growth and a growing global population. This is why this book also stresses that more radical approaches are needed for a successful transformation towards a sustainable society. Businesses should not be content to wait and see what lies ahead. They need to proactively take ownership of the change process that is needed.The book has eight chapters that discuss the various aspects of sustainable value creation from different points of view, including sustainable management and chain management as well as sustainable accounting and reporting. It gives a concise but well-underpinned picture of what sustainable business means today.

Gomez, Diego / Aparicio, Sebastian / Urbano, David, Driving Complexity in Economic Development: The Role of Institutions, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation. 460 pp. 2023:10 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <706-248>
ISBN 978-3-031-34385-8 hard ¥34,030.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book analyzes the role of institutions in conditioning entrepreneurship and innovation to achieve economic development.Set against the backdrop of populism, this book is based on the premise that formal and informal institutional factors and entrepreneurship are closely linked and that studying the economic development of both developed and emerging economies can help us disentangle the role of entrepreneurship and innovation in developing countries.Using institutional economics as a main theoretical framework and the sociotechnical subsystems as a complementary approach, the authors present a detailed literature review to demonstrate that it is possible to identify the true role of entrepreneurship and innovation in the economic development process. The book embraces complexity to better measure and comprehend economic development, bringing a more compelling perspective on the importance of entrepreneurship and innovation for different dimensions of development.A valuable resource for students, scholars, and policymakers, the authors offer clear recommendations for developing countries.

Malouche, Mariem / Hansl, B. / Hallward-Driemeier, M. C., Business of the State, State-Owned Enterprisesm and Private Sector Development. 150 pp. 2023:10 (World Bank, US) <706-252>
ISBN 978-1-4648-1998-8 paper ¥9,185.- (税込) US$ 43.95 *

Governments actively participate in commercial markets in different forms, from controlling the production of goods and services to investing in firms as a minority shareholder. This report uses new evidence to understand the impacts of these different ownership arrangements across sectors and institutional settings.

D'Ecclesia, Rita Laura / Castellano, Rosella et al. (eds.), In the Footsteps of Giorgio Philip Szegoe: His Scientific Contributions, Life, and Legacy. (International Series in Operations Research & Management Science 346) 75 pp. 2023:9 (Springer, GW) <706-287>
ISBN 978-3-031-32333-1 hard ¥41,323.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This book offers essential information on the life and career of the recently deceased Giorgio P. Szegoe, particularly his important contributions in various areas of mathematical programming and applications to financial markets. It highlights the developments in the fields of stability theory and dynamical systems brought about by his work in the early 1960s and 1970s, then moves on to address his valuable contributions to portfolio theory in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and, finally, examines his work in the field of risk management and the role of financial regulation in the late 1990s. The book explores Giorgio P. Szegoe's contributions in diverse research areas ranging from global optimization, theory of stability and dynamical systems to applications of financial mathematics to portfolio theory, risk measurement and financial regulation. It also covers his consulting work for such major international institutions as the IMF, World Bank and OECD.

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Kearns, Kevin P. / Wang, Wenjiun (eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Nonprofit Management, Leadership and Governance. (Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences) 752 pp. 2023:12 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-3>
ISBN 978-1-80088-008-5 hard ¥74,932.- (税込) GB￡ 260.00 *

The Elgar Encyclopedia of Nonprofit Management, Leadership and Governance is the ultimate reference guide for those interested in the rapidly growing nonprofit sector. Each insightful entry includes a definition of the concept, practical applications in nonprofit organizations, and discussion of current issues and future directions.With contributions from over 200 renowned experts in the field, this Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of the essential topics related to nonprofit management, leadership and governance. Entries explore a diverse range of issues and actors within the nonprofit sector, including business planning, crowdfunding and fundraising, governing boards, mergers and acquisitions, risk management, stakeholder management and wealth inequality. They cover the foundations of the sector alongside more current and topical issues including celebrity, diaspora, LGBTQ+ and ePhilanthropy; authoritarian regimes; the digital divide; and the millennial generation's civic engagement.This Encyclopedia is a vital resource for students and scholars of organization studies, business and management, corporate governance, and public administration. Its practical applications will prove beneficial to a diverse range of stakeholders across the nonprofit sector, including professional managers, board members, donors, government officials, and media professionals.Fully cross referenced and accessible in styleAuthoritative summaries of nearly 200 essential topicsWritten by leading scholars and practitioners across the fieldProvides definitions, applications, and discussions of current issues and future directions

Spyridakos, Athanasios (ed.), Multicriteria Decision Aid and Resource Management: Recent Research, Methods and Applications. (Multiple Criteria Decision Making) 176 pp. 2023:9 (Springer, GW) <706-323>
ISBN 978-3-031-34891-4 hard ¥38,892.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This book is focused on the application of methodological approaches and systems of multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) in the field of resource management. Resource management constitutes a major challenge of modern times. The book comprehensively examines cases of human resources, material resources and natural resources in particular. It focuses on the efficient utilization of these resources to achieve sustainability of economic, environmental and social aspects. Also, the book presents methodological tools which aim to support the decision making at operational, executive and strategic levels.The book presents recent results of scientific research in the field of MCDA and its applications to resource management. It investigates the resource management challenges and introduces innovative methodological approaches and systems for addressing these resources management issues.

Fellegara, Anna Maria / Torelli, Riccardo et al. (eds.), Sustainable Transition of Meat and Cured Meat Supply Chain: A Transdisciplinary Approach. (CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance) 306 pp. 2023:9 (Springer, GW) <706-326>
ISBN 978-3-031-34976-8 hard ¥38,892.- (税込) EUR 159.99 *

This edited volume provides an innovative perspective on the future of food systems. The contributors analyse relevant issues for a sustainable and responsible food consumption and cover fundamental steps for a broader approach to the sustainability of meat-based products. The book presents several issues and solutions to engage food firms in a measurable ecological transition. Topics discussed include not only the pedagogical perspective on sustainable food consumption, the evolution of (meat-based) food production systems and the animal welfare perspective, but also the adaptation of firm's strategies to the sustainable transition, the effects of climate change on agri-food firms' governance structures and the evolution of consumers perceptions on meat-based products and the role of CSR labels. This book targets managers and entrepreneurs who work in the meat industry and are seeking to improve their socio-environmental performance and governance, accountants that works at the production of sustainability reports for food companies, researchers working at the cutting edge of the food and environmental fields, professionals working in the meat industry and researchers interested in the investigation of novelties in European food regulation.

Abrantes, Bruno F. / Madsen, Jesper Lind (eds.), Essentials on Dynamic Capabilities for a Contemporary World: Recent Advances and Case Studies. (Studies on Entrepreneurship, Structural Change and Industrial Dynamics) 183 pp. 2023:8 (Springer, GW) <706-424>
ISBN 978-3-031-34813-6 hard ¥38,892.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This book is about dynamic capabilities (DCs) in the context of the 21st century, in which global challenges seem to come from different quadrants. For instance, an environmental threat to the planet?s sustainability, or technological advancements disrupting the traditional value chains call for new business models accompanying societal trends. Although the usual approach in dealing with these business models is from a competitiveness perspective, the editors of this book avoid it as the approach seems reductive of what the organizations are required to be aware of and cope with in the modern world only to their organizational ecosystems.The book offers a compilation of studies on dynamic capabilities covering both cognitive and non-cognitive DCs, according to the managerial and leadership aspects of technological capabilities. Each chapter obeys a certain order, within a particular category of DCs, and their reading along the book is telling a story, showing seminal DCs that a company cannot neglect in the current world. Their grouping also is structured in one way that one might be a preparatory reading for another. Researchers working on the dynamic capabilities approach will particularly benefit from the discussions provided within this book.

Adomako, Samuel / Danso, Albert / Boateng, Agyenim (eds.), Corporate Sustainability in Africa: Responsible Leadership, Opportunities, and Challenges. (Palgrave Studies in African Leadership) 448 pp. 2023:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <706-425>
ISBN 978-3-031-29272-9 hard ¥38,892.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This book addresses empirical, theoretical, and policy perspectives in its examination of the development of sustainability management of African firms. Documenting cases of sustainable activities across Africa and accelerating knowledge about the opportunities and challenges facing firms operating in Africa, the chapters examine various aspects of sustainability and sustainable entrepreneurship/innovations in the African context. The authors seek to understand how African nations can be positioned to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals as well as the innovative strategies necessary to improve sustainability practices of African firms for greater success. With guidance for scholars and policymakers, this book will serve as a valuable resource, providing readers with an up-to-date and contextual understanding of sustainability practices, drivers, and challenges in Africa.

Archer, Matthew, Unsustainable: Measurement, Reporting, and the Limits of Corporate Sustainability. 264 pp. 2024:2 (New York U. Pr., US) <706-426>
ISBN 978-1-4798-2200-3 hard ¥19,971.- (税込) US$ 89.00 *
ISBN 978-1-4798-2201-0 paper ¥6,732.- (税込) US$ 30.00 *

A behind-the-scenes look at how corporate and financial actors enforce a business-friendly approach to global sustainability In recent years, companies have felt the pressure to be transparent about their environmental impact. Large documents containing summaries of yearly emissions rates, carbon output, and utilized resources are shared on companies' social media pages, websites, and employee briefings in a bid for public confidence in corporate responsibility. And yet, Matthew Archer argues, these metrics are often just hollow symbols. Unsustainable contends with the world of big banks and multinational corporations, where sustainability begins and ends with measuring and reporting. Drawing on five years of research among sustainability professionals in the US and Europe, Unsustainable shows how this depoliticizing tendency to frame sustainability as a technical issue enhances and obscures corporate power while doing little, if anything, to address the root causes of the climate crisis and issues of social inequality. Through this obsession with metrics and indicators, the adage that you can't manage what you can't measure transforms into a belief that once you've measured social and environmental impacts, the market will simply manage them for you. The book draws on diverse sources of evidence-ethnographic fieldwork among a wide array of sustainability professionals, interviews with private bankers, and apocalyptic science fiction-and features analyses of name-brand companies including Volkswagen, Unilever, and Nestle. Making the case for the limits of measuring and reporting, Archer seeks to mobilize alternative approaches. Through an intersectional lens incorporating Black and Indigenous theories of knowledge, power and value, he offers a vision of sustainability that aims to be more effective and more socially and ecologically just.

Asheim, Bjorn T. / Laudal, Thomas / Mykletun, R. J. (eds.), Practicing Responsibility in Business Schools: Implications for Teaching, Research, and Innovation. 304 pp. 2023:11 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-427>
ISBN 978-1-03-531316-7 hard ¥36,025.- (税込) GB￡ 125.00 *

Promoting more responsible action in relation to business sustainability, this book addresses the increasing discomfort among faculty members and wider society as to how business schools prepare students for the future. Reflective and inspiring, it seeks to motivate the necessary action which may be a small but crucial catalysts to solving challenges posed by increasing globalisation, migration, economic development, changing demographics, and cultural exchange.Split into four thematic sections, chapters throughout explore the global issues that have simultaneously fuelled business opportunities while creating new challenges for sustainability. The book begins with a fresh perspective on the sustainability challenges posed by dysfunctional capitalism, before addressing central challenges for sustainable human resource management and psycho-social working life issues. It moves on to look at efforts to incorporate a responsible and sustainable perspective on business management. Finally, outlining the key sustainable challenges in teaching, research and innovation, it evaluates how business schools are managing the expectation to adopt a responsible and sustainable business perspective in research, course designs and teaching.Speaking to the growing call for business schools to prioritise sustainable, ethical practices, this book will be essential reading for lecturers, practitioners and scholars engaging with sustainable solutions to environmental concerns related to business, geography, urban planning, policy and management.

Blomkvist, Johan / Clatworthy, Simon / Holmlid, Stefan, The Materials of Service Design. 256 pp. 2023:12 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-428>
ISBN 978-1-80220-329-5 hard ¥30,261.- (税込) GB￡ 105.00 *

If Design is about forming materials, then what are the materials of Service Design? In this ground-breaking book, Johan Blomkvist, Simon Clatworthy and Stefan Holmlid explore this question by establishing a discourse around the materials of service design, discussing materials as a means to study what service design is and could be.Exploring the contours and foundations of the field, this innovative book redefines the material and opens with an investigation of how service has been understood as a material in design. With insights from expert practitioners in the field, chapters then examine a vast library of materials, including social structures, touch-points, thinking, culture, time, organisations, conversations, data, human bodies and more. Making sense of this material mix, the book delves into the material of the immaterial and displays the diversified and expansive field of service design today. In doing so, it forms a starting point to go beyond reductionist ideas of the material-immaterial dichotomy and makes room for new constructivist perspectives.Contributing to the development of education within service design, this insightful book will be invaluable for practitioners and course leaders looking to navigate a new path to service design. Founded in design as a knowledge intensive practice, it will also be transformative for the research of students and scholars of marketing, service design, design theory, and innovation studies.

Zopounidis, Constantin / Angeliki, L. / Marianna, E. (eds.), Operational Research Methods in Business, Finance and Economics: Proceedings of the 31st European Conference on Operational Research, Athens, Greece, July 11-14, 2021. (Lecture Notes in Operations Research) 166 pp. 2023:7 (Springer, GW) <706-224>
ISBN 978-3-031-31240-3 hard ¥41,323.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This book gathers selected high-quality papers presented at the 31st European Conference on Operational Research, which was held in Athens, Greece on June 11-14, 2021.It highlights the latest advances in the application of operations research (OR) to technology-driven areas in business, finance, and economics, covering both theoretical and methodological developments, as well as real-world case studies. It also explores the connections between OR and other analytical disciplines, such as soft computing and computer science, which can promote the development of new decision support technologies.