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

リーダーシップと戦略的経営－変化の時代の意思決定
Boccardelli, Paolo / Brunetta, Federica, Leadership and Strategic Management: Decision-Making in Times of Change. (Routledge Focus on Business and Management) 88 pp. 2024:5 (Routledge, UK) <721-228>
ISBN 978-1-03-259800-0 hard ¥13,956.- (税込) GB￡ 48.99 *

Managers are facing unprecedented complexity, volatility, and ambiguity, quickly adapting their decision-making, leadership, vision, and strategies. Megatrends and forces of change have profound implications for business models, processes, and organizational structures, calling into question current paradigms and designing future change. Additionally, unprecedented disruptions, unforecastable in their nature, have increased the need for resilience and strategic flexibility.The book aims at tackling the potential interrelations among environmental transformations, strategic decisions, and leadership to better understand the role of external and internal factors on the effectiveness of managers. The book defines "change": its extent, nature, and characteristics. Then, it focuses on decision-making, the role of potential cognitive biases, and how the interaction with the perception of determined environmental events affects the way in which decision-makers decide to implement specific strategies. Finally, in the light of waves of strategic change, it reviews theories on leadership and transformation by looking at the role and traits of leaders.Since environmental transformations have the potential to "disrupt" not only strategies but also decision-making processes and leadership, the book provides a review on the issue and propose an integrative framework which can be useful for both scholars and managers, especially in the fields of decision-making and strategy.

Bejean, Mathias / Brabet, J. / Mollona, E. et al. (eds.), Disruptive Digitalization and Platforms: Risks and Opportunities of the Great Transformation of Politics, Socio-economic Models, Work, and Education. (Business for Society) 272 pp. 2024:6 (Routledge, UK) <721-229>
ISBN 978-1-03-259480-4 hard ¥37,037.- (税込) GB￡ 130.00 *

This book provides an overview of the opportunities and risks of digitalisation and the platforms that embody it and constitute society's new infrastructure. From a management point of view - defined here as the steering of organised and finalised collective action - understanding this major socio-technical disruption is paramount. The book helps to comprehend its main players, such as the American GAFAM, their power and its sources, their architecture, and their impact on different industries and professions, labour markets, companies, and education.Responding to the dominance of tech giants, numerous initiatives are striving to regulate their influence, safeguard democratic sovereignty, promote fair competition in the digital sphere, and employ frugal digitalisation methods to counteract detrimental aspects of these "oligopolistic" platforms. In essence, shouldn't the overarching aim of digitalisation be to foster community development, strengthen individual and collective capabilities, and preserve the environment, while producing goods and services to meet shared societal interests? Throughout the four sections of this book and its 16 chapters, actors in the digital process and/or academics provide analyses and illustrations of the great digital transformation, examining the ways in which socio-technical advances can be created or used for the benefit of all, while avoiding major risks.

Clarke, Andrew, Entrepreneurial Attributes: Accessing Your Inner Entrepreneur for Business and Beyond. (Routledge Focus on Business and Management) 80 pp. 2024:4 (Routledge, UK) <721-230>
ISBN 978-1-03-251102-3 hard ¥14,241.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99 *

Everybody wants their employer to recognise and value the skills and attributes they have, but not everybody feels those skills are valued. Entrepreneurial Attributes: Accessing Your Inner Entrepreneur for Business and Beyond looks at the link between skills, actions and attributes, and the value they present: value in terms of how an employee can be more valuable to the company they work for - in essence, more employable. The book aims to answer the question: why are entrepreneurial attributes we see in businesspeople valued, but in non-businesspeople they are sometimes not recognised when there is a clear link between entrepreneurial skills and attributes, human capital (effectively your CV) and how successfully a company performs?Entrepreneurial Attributes: Accessing Your Inner Entrepreneur for Business and Beyond discusses how we currently view skills, actions and attributes, and how those attributes add value to a person in life and to a business that person works for. The author questions whether certain skills and actions are unrecognised or neglected in today's world, and uses case studies and research methodologies to illustrate how value can be recognised and appreciated within the context of human capital and firm performance. Finally, the book offers tools and strategies which may assist the reader in gaining a better understanding of the way in which their entrepreneurial actions and attributes can enhance their value as a person and also make them more employable. This book also offers businesses tools to better recognise and reward the skills it needs.The ideal audience for this book are those of us who wish to better evidence the skills and value we can offer a company; Entrepreneurial Attributes: Accessing Your Inner Entrepreneur for Business and Beyond will find an appreciative audience wherever there is a keen interest in the recognition and value of employee skills and attributes.

スポーツ組織の管理　第5版
Covell, Dan / Walker, Sharianne, Managing Sport Organizations: Responsibility for performance. 5th ed. 368 pp. 2024:8 (Routledge, UK) <721-231>
ISBN 978-1-032-70302-2 hard ¥37,037.- (税込) GB￡ 130.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-70300-8 paper ¥14,241.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99 *

Now in a fully revised and updated fifth edition, Managing Sport Organizations introduces the fundamentals of sport management across every industry sector, from youth and intercollegiate sport to professional leagues, and from community-level sport to international sport.Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this book covers the key topics, issues, and concepts in contemporary sport management, and introduces the key skills needed to thrive as a successful sport management practitioner. It explores themes including strategy, decision making, leadership, human resource management, managing change, facility management, and sport media and technology, as well as career pathways in sport management. This new edition contains expanded coverage of women's sport, esports, artificial intelligence (AI) in sport, sustainability, and the structure and governance of international sport. Each chapter includes a full range of useful features, such as case studies, career insights, management exercises, study questions, and definitions of key terms and concepts.No other textbook combines the rigor of the business school with the creativity and dynamism of modern sport business, making this the perfect foundation for any course in sport management, sport administration, or sport business.This book is accompanied by ancillary materials including a test bank, presentation slides, and chapter outlines.

Delbourg-Delphis, Marylene, Beyond Eureka!: The Rocky Roads to Innovating. 392 pp. 2024:5 (Georgetown U. Pr., US) <721-232>
ISBN 978-1-64712-422-9 hard ¥6,457.- (税込) US$ 29.95 *

A radical new perspective on innovation to help aspiring entrepreneurs avoid common pitfalls One of the biggest problems faced by entrepreneurs and corporate executives alike is the conflation of entrepreneurship with innovation. The quest for innovation is often misguided by a variety of mantras, cliches and proclamations, often infused with notions of disruption and delusions of grandeur. Beyond Eureka! debunks the myths and conventional wisdom surrounding innovation, revealing its complex, non-linear nature and identifying ways to avoid common pitfalls. Serial entrepreneur Delbourg-Delphis first defines innovation as the implementation of something new that is developed for and commercialized in a marketplace. She uses various case studies--both smaller scale and well-known-to unpack the common misconceptions surrounding innovation and guide entrepreneurs through the uncertainty of innovating in a potential market rather than a pre-existing one. Beyond Eureka! brings a new perspective to understanding the nature and practice of innovation based on the author's extensive experience, historical knowledge, and conceptual analysis. Innovators, whether entrepreneurs or the strategic leadership teams of established companies, will benefit from the insights and guidance.

Godulla, Alexander / Men, Linjuan Rita (eds.), Start-up and Entrepreneurial Communication: Theoretical Foundations and Contemporary Development. 244 pp. 2024:6 (Routledge, UK) <721-233>
ISBN 978-1-03-277073-4 hard ¥49,857.- (税込) GB￡ 175.00 *

This book delves into the dynamic field of start-up and entrepreneurial communication, addressing a significant research gap.Start-up and entrepreneurial communication is a critical practice for organizations in their early stages of development. Characterized by their innovative and growth-oriented nature, these organizations often find themselves in a constant state of re-evaluation and reinvention. As such, the competencies within these organizations frequently struggle to match the real-time changes. Addressing this gap, this book provides scientifically sound answers to defining and systematizing start-up and entrepreneurial communication. It delves into central areas of discourse, exploring the intricate balance between a start-up's brand, identity, and strategic communication, as well as the crucial role of internal communication. Additionally, the book offers insights into the highly innovative realm of crowdfunding, complementing its comprehensive exploration of start-up communication.This volume will be a key resource for scholars, students and practitioners in the emerging field of entrepreneurial and start-up communication. It was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Strategic Communication.

Grzeszczyk, Tadeusz A., Artificial Intelligence and Project Management: An Integrated Approach to Knowledge-Based Evaluation. (Routledge Focus on Business and Management) 104 pp. 2024:5 (Routledge, UK) <721-234>
ISBN 978-1-03-237726-1 hard ¥13,956.- (税込) GB￡ 48.99 *

Although some people had doubts about the usefulness of such solutions in the past, artificial intelligence (AI) plays a growing role in modern business. It can be expected that the interest in it will also lead to an increase in support for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of projects. In particular, the proper functioning of multifaceted evaluation methods has a crucial impact on the appropriate planning and execution of various projects, as well as the effective achievement of the organization's goals. This book offers a presentation of the complex problems and challenges related to the development of AI in project management, proposes an integrated approach to knowledge-based evaluation, and indicates the possibilities of improving professional practical knowledge in this field.The unique contribution of this book is to draw attention to the possibilities resulting from conducting transdisciplinary research and drawing on the rich achievements in the field of research development on knowledge-based systems that can be used to holistically support the processes of planning, evaluation, and project management. The concept of the integrated approach to knowledge-based evaluation is presented and developed as a result of drawing inspiration mainly from the systems approach, generative AI, and selected mathematical models.Presented in a highly accessible manner, the book discusses mathematical tools in a simple way, which enables understanding of the content by readers across broad subject areas who may be not only participants in specialist training and university students but also practitioners, consultants, or evaluators. This book will be a valuable resource for academics and upper-level students, in particular, across project management-related fields, and of great interest to all those looking to understand the challenges and effectiveness of AI in business.

Kalyva, Eve / Katsaridou, Iro / Bianchi, Pamela (eds.), Museums and Entrepreneurship: The Effects of Capitalising on Culture in the 21st Century. 224 pp. 2024:7 (Routledge, UK) <721-235>
ISBN 978-1-03-246369-8 hard ¥37,037.- (税込) GB￡ 130.00 *

Museums and Entrepreneurship: The Effects of Capitalising on Culture in the 21st Century addresses the largely under-examined impact that different entrepreneurial endeavours have on museum practices today.It identifies an entrepreneurial turn in today's neoliberal context and critically evaluates how this turn redefines museums in organisational, conceptual and empirical terms. It assesses the challenges that different types of museums face, examining how they are conceptualised, managed and experienced in order to remain financially viable while also remaining relevant to the communities they should serve. It brings to the fore the dynamic relationships formed across corporate sponsors, private collectors, cultural administrators and local communities that shape today's museum practices in a global context. Evidence-based in its approach and with case studies from Europe, the United States, South America and China, this volume engages with entrepreneurship across theory and practice and combines perspectives from museum studies, curating, exhibition design, business and management.Shedding new light on discussions around cultural branding, sponsorship, the politics of display and experience economy, and highlighting the importance of resilience, decolonisation and social responsibility, Museums and Entrepreneurship is essential reading for students and researchers in museum and heritage studies, curatorial studies, arts and heritage management and business.

Letiche, Hugo / De Loo, Ivo / Cordery, C. et al. (eds.), Accountability Research: Ethnographic Methods in Organisation and Accounting. (Business for Society) 312 pp. 2024:7 (Routledge, UK) <721-236>
ISBN 978-1-032-44289-1 hard ¥39,886.- (税込) GB￡ 140.00 *

This book discusses (auto- )ethnographies of accountability, undertaken (in close collaboration) by a multinational group of accounting and organization theory researchers over a period of three years. The key assumption underlying the book is that accountability is inherently an identity- creating process where the study of account- making has to be done participatively, with radical openness to the one(s) being researched, as well as to their context. That openness we call 'ethnography'. The values or assumptions inherent to the practices of account and identity-making, in a specific context, are what (auto- )ethnographies seek to describe and identify. These values and assumptions warrant critical, ethical reflection, and this is what the researchers presented here have tried to provide.The chapters in this book all are mini- studies of relatedness. The scale of examination is intimate; the reflections provided by the researchers are mainly methodological.This book is of interest to accounting and organization theory students and scholars who believe that accountability can fruitfully be studied through (auto-) ethnography. The book extends currently existing views on how accountability can be handled and discharged between researchers and their researched, when local, intimate settings are studied.

Lipschutz, Natsuyo, Uncover Your Message: The 3-Step Process for Presenting Your Ideas Effectively and Persuasively, Globally and Locally. 168 pp. 2024:7 (Routledge, UK) <721-237>
ISBN 978-1-03-259657-0 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-03-259652-5 paper ¥9,398.- (税込) GB￡ 32.99 *

Written by a non-native English-speaking professional speaker with over 20 years of international consulting experience, this book lays out a step-by-step process to improve cross-cultural communication skills and achieve a strong global presence.Every year, organizations lose money, time, and people due to poor or inefficient cross-cultural communication - and this can be as easily between departments or individuals within an organization as across oceans. To tackle this widespread problem, Natsuyo N. Lipschutz developed the 3-step process she calls the "3As" (Acknowledge, Analyze, Adapt), using a unique multilayered approach: cross-culture x logical thinking x storytelling. Using the 3As process, readers will improve their awareness of cultural differences and learn analytical and logical thinking skills to zero in on their own unique message, tell persuasive stories, and ultimately get their messages not only clearly heard but acted upon in a culturally diverse global business environment.Filled with lessons and real-life stories from global companies and executives who benefited from Natsuyo's guidance, this book will appeal to any business leader who needs to communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders, whether in a different country or a different team, to persuade and succeed.

McCarroll, Patricia / Hassard, John, Once Upon a Time in Facilities Management: Tales from an Organizational Netherworld. 272 pp. 2024:8 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <721-238>
ISBN 978-0-19-284819-2 hard ¥25,641.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00 *

What would the world of work look like if interpreted through the lens of the fairytale? To answer this question Once Upon a Time in Facilities Management explores storied spaces and metaphorical archetypes in the study of business, management, and organization. At its core, the authors offer a diagnostic approach for the study of work organization that links management theory, storytelling, and the business imaginary. An important empirical focus is also included that explores a business service rarely studied in the management literature: Facilities Management (FM), a 'secondary service' of non-core and increasingly outsourced organizational functions. An in-depth appreciation of FM is provided that assesses the people, practices, and processes of the service in a study that also highlights the characteristic liminality of the sector's professional activities. Emphasis is placed on illuminating the storytelling nature of the service, using primarily the genre of fairytales to identify representational archetypes (including queen, shadow, sage, trickster, adventurer, and eternal child) within FM's storied space. In the process, three central characters (essentially modes of FM delivery) are identified - the professional consultant, the external service provider, and the in-house function - with these forming the structural basis of fairytales explaining the culture and symbolism of FM as a business service. The authors conclude by extrapolating findings from the study to inform a discussion of the contributions of folkloric analysis to organization theory explicitly and our understanding of business and management practice more widely.

McMullen, Marrianne, Persuasive: 40 Lessons in Communicating for the Common Good. 192 pp. 2024:8 (Georgetown U. Pr., US) <721-239>
ISBN 978-1-64712-465-6 hard ¥6,457.- (税込) US$ 29.95

A novel model for planning effective communications campaigns Communications is a fast-growing profession. The need to create, edit, translate, and disseminate information through a variety of different platforms is creating an increased demand for people with these skills. Persuasive introduces the Persuasion Matrix, a model for planning communication campaigns based in persuasion research. Marrianne McMullen draws on her wide-ranging and high-profile career to share her hard-earned wisdom gleaned from her work as a journalist, with labor unions, with DC public schools, and on President Barack Obama's campaigns; she also served as an appointee in both his terms. McMullen tracks decades of research, providing a series of intricate and diverse case studies about workplace and relevant social issues. Persuasion theory and research is woven throughout the professional narratives and each career story closes with key lessons in communications. Persuasive guides researchers and practitioners to a point of reflection on the true value of engaged scholarship and communication activism. Highly engaging and concise, Persuasive is a professional memoir that provides 40 lessons in communications for managers, communicators in public or nonprofit sectors, and students of communications.

O'Regan, Nicholas (ed.), From Purpose to Impact: The University and Business Partnership. 432 pp. 2024:7 (Routledge, UK) <721-240>
ISBN 978-1-03-260458-9 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-03-260363-6 paper ¥14,811.- (税込) GB￡ 51.99 *

To meet the challenge of closing the gap between academic research and industry practice, we need a step change in how the business school and the business scholar engages with business. This book presents best practice in the methods of broadening successful academic-business engagement on a major scale. It presents concrete recommendations for setting programmes, creating incentives and structuring recruitment that will transform effective academic-business engagement.Most universities claim to have significant links with industry and the professions, but, in reality, only a limited number of business scholars are engaged with industry. A focus on 'impact' presents an additional potential trap, confusing promotion of research and tactical tips and tricks, with genuine engagement. This book explores the increasing number of new and innovative partnerships and collaborative activities, and looks at how academics can adapt to and leverage these new opportunities. It focuses on the academic as the primary driver of the external relationship and outlines the skills and capabilities needed to proactively develop engagement. Finally, the book provides a number of examples of best practice from a range of countries.Written by senior business scholars and leaders from around the world, and with examples of best practice included from leading universities, this book gives universities the insight needed to develop a broader range of relationships with businesses and to have genuine engagement and impact in practice.

Parrish, Lee, The Shortest Hour: An Applied Approach to Boardroom Governance of Cybersecurity. (Internal Audit and IT Audit) 194 pp. 2024:7 (CRC Pr., US) <721-241>
ISBN 978-1-03-275794-0 hard ¥31,339.- (税込) GB￡ 110.00 *
ISBN 978-1-03-276163-3 paper ¥12,817.- (税込) GB￡ 44.99 *

Independent directors of corporate boards understand the importance of cyber security as a business issue. Increased regulatory requirements, the onslaught of breaches, as well as the replacement of the corporate network perimeter with more third-party partnerships have all contributed to cyber security rising to the top of enterprise risks. Yet, many directors only receive a few brief cyber security updates during the year. Moreover, many directors have devoted their careers to other important business disciplines and may not fully grasp the technical concepts of cyber security.The challenge is that many publications on board cyber security governance address the topic at such a high level that it removes the important context of the cyber security details-or covers the topic too deeply with hard-to-understand technical language. These resources may often provide lists of security questions for directors to ask of their management team, but they do not provide the answers to the questions so that actionable oversight can be performed. What I would have wanted, and why you are probably reading this book summary, is a resource that delivers the questions to ask but also provides the answers and in a narrative, easy-to-understand style.An award-winning Chief Information Security Officer with over two decades of working with multiple Fortune 500 boards, Lee Parrish provides an example-laden vision to improve cyber security governance in the boardroom. Additionally, Lee deciphers the technical jargon to increase the reader's cyber fluency-not to make you a cyber expert but to help you be able to ask direct questions, understand the answers provided, challenge strategies, and advise on important cyber decisions.Pick up your copy of The Shortest Hour: An Applied Approach to Boardroom Governance of Cyber Security today and start your journey on achieving more effective cyber security oversight.Want to learn more? Please visit www.novelsecurity.com

Piwowar-Sulej, Katarzyna / Soltysik, Mariusz, Sustainability and Agile Project Management: Methodologies for Sustainable Development. (Routledge Frontiers in Project Management) 200 pp. 2024:7 (Routledge, UK) <721-242>
ISBN 978-1-03-241060-9 hard ¥37,037.- (税込) GB￡ 130.00 *

Sustainable project management is a new school of management thought and a growing trend yet there is a scarcity of research on the linkage between individual PM methodologies and sustainability in projects. This book fills a gap through the theoretical and empirical research on the implications of sustainability in project management and, in particular, agile project management.The book explores three main themes. Firstly, it identifies and assesses the validity of the application of the concepts of sustainable development in the family of agile methodological frameworks. Secondly, the research results are presented as an introduction to further in-depth research on the future relationships between sustainable development and agile project management. Thirdly, the book identifies the competencies that are needed to successful implement projects in the context of sustainable development.Sustainability and Agile Project Management will be of direct appeal to academics and scholars in the management sciences, including project management, corporate governance and human resource management.

Raei, Mohammed / Guenther, Stacey K. / Berkley, Lisa A. (eds.), Leadership at the Spiritual Edge: Emerging and Non-Western Concepts of Leadership and Spirituality. 336 pp. 2024:7 (Routledge, UK) <721-243>
ISBN 978-1-03-250061-4 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-03-250059-1 paper ¥13,102.- (税込) GB￡ 45.99 *

This insightful book explores the intersection of spirituality and leadership, examining cutting edge research, theory, and practices that help build healthy and long-term effective leadership. Showcasing non-Western views of leadership across a range of backgrounds, the book looks at leadership styles that raise and expand consciousness to enable better problem solving when addressing the complex challenges of organizations and societies.Across four sections, the book considers a myriad of themes from surrender to compassion, the dark and shadow side to the illuminating light of love, as well as offering a spotlight on individual leader development to highlight the role of the collective. Each chapter individually and collectively represents the essence of a profound shift in how leadership is approached in the 21st century. The volume offers a variety of viewpoints addressing this spiritual turn in leadership scholarship, and provides leadership tools to assist leaders in honing their practices to address contemporary challenges and unleash their full potential.In a world where the challenges are immense and multifaceted, this anthology explores leadership that transcends the mundane and ventures into the extraordinary. Leadership at the Spiritual Edge will be of use to researchers, scholars, and students of leadership studies, particularly those interested in new ways of viewing and developing leadership.

Sharma, Piyush / Leung, Tak Yan, How to Manage and Survive during a Global Crisis: Lessons for Managers from the COVID-19 Pandemic. (Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies) 216 pp. 2024:7 (Routledge, UK) <721-244>
ISBN 978-1-03-212977-8 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

Sharma and Leung explore the differences in the national and organizational responses to COVID-19 across various countries.The COVID-19 global pandemic is possibly the worst healthcare disaster ever, and recent studies highlight several differences in the response to COVID-19. Some countries acted quickly with strict measures to successfully contain the initial spread of the COVID-19 and minimize the number of cases and deaths, while others have not been as proactive and have suffered more as a result. The book is organized under distinct themes based on the stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, consisting of (a) discovery and early response, (b) global spread and reactions, (c) early successes and failures, and (d) subsequent waves and new strains. It goes on to analyze the differences in national responses to draw important lessons for managers and governments and concludes with policy recommendations.A useful guide for students, managers, and the general public who are interested in learning about the COVID-19 experience and how such global crises could be managed more effectively in future.

中東における経営管理ハンドブック
Sidani, Yusuf (ed.), Routledge Handbook on Business and Management in the Middle East. 448 pp. 2024:7 (Routledge, UK) <721-245>
ISBN 978-0-367-49111-6 hard ¥55,555.- (税込) GB￡ 195.00 *

This Handbook provides thorough insights into crucial topics that have attracted scholarly and practitioner interest in business and management in the Middle Eastern region.The chapters of this Handbook open the window on the key areas of discussion in the field over the past few decades, including organizational behavior, leadership, business culture, business ethics, human resources, business strategy, entrepreneurship, finance, and accounting. It starts with identifying five key themes emerging from the variety of topics, locations, and questions addressed by the various authors who contributed to this volume. The remaining 30 chapters tackle various topics of interest to the research and the practitioner: institutional contexts for doing business in the region; issues of leadership, ethics, and organizational behavior; the role of women in leadership and some of the obstacles facing aspirant women leaders; people management and human resources issues in the Middle East; marketing in the Middle East; and strategy and entrepreneurship in the Middle East. The book closes with a reflection on management research in non-Western societies and describes some methodological challenges and propositions.The Handbook is designed for academics, students, and practitioners covering areas of relevance across business activities, functions, and locations in the Middle East. It is to be used as a reference for scholars doing business research or teaching and for practitioners involved in business activities in the region.