Considering strategy as something an organization has and which its members do, the new 2nd edition deals with a selection of topics that have been central in recent academic debates in the strategy-as-practice area.

The second edition of Employment Relations reflects on current research and future directions in the field, with a unique focus on fairness and trust. It is packed with student learning features and mapped to CIPD learning outcomes at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Debunks and uncovers a number of enduring myths about famous theorists such as Adam Smith and Abraham Maslow in an informal, conversational and often humorous way.

A fresh and critical perspective on coaching and mentoring challenges commonly held assumptions about the field.

Organizational Behavior: A Skill-Building Approach examines how individual characteristics, group dynamics, and organizational factors affect performance, motivation, and job satisfaction, providing students with a holistic understanding of OB. Packed with critical thinking opportunities, experiential exercises, and real-world case studies, Organizational Behavior provides students with a fun, hands-on introduction to the fascinating world of OB.

A detailed and critical analysis of the multiple types of entrepreneurship, helping students to understand the practical skills and theoretical concepts needed to create their very own entrepreneurial venture. Split into two parts, the book provides an even balance between theory and practice. Part 1 covers the practical activities involved in new entrepreneurial ventures, and Part 2 uses the latest research to explore entrepreneurship from different perspectives.

The second edition features ...

Based on the theory of the Rhetorical Arena and the multivocal approach, this guide explores a new perspective on crisis communication, and what happens when external voices start communicating as a crisis breaks out.

The perfect accompaniment to existing textbooks for courses on human resource management.

The antidote to heavy-going, complex and lengthy textbooks on studying strategy.

'Indispensable and subversive' - Simon Caulkin, The Observer 'A highly entertaining polemic.... This slim volume more than lives up to its title' - Stefan Stern, Financial TimesConceived by Chris Grey and written to get you thinking, the 'Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap' series offers informal, conversational and critical overviews of popular areas of study. Updated throughout with examples from the biggest global news events, including the Trump presidency, cost-cutting a...