Essential Titles in Business & Economics

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Inequality of Opportunity

theory and Measurement

Juan Gabriel Rodriguez

eight papers, both theoretical and applied, on the concept of equality of opportunity which says that a society should guarantee its members equal access to advantage regardless of their circumstances, while holding them responsible for turning that access into actual advantage by the application of effort.

emerald Group Publishing , October 2011

hB 9781780520346£67.95

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Global Crises and the Crises of Global Leadership

stephen Gill

A compelling theorization of global leadership and global crises, with reflections on prospects for more effective and legitimate global governance.

Cambridge university Press, October 2011

hB 9781107014787£55.00

Business Model Generation

A handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers

Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Peigner

this practical, inspiring handbook will help students improve their core approach to doing business. teaching practical innovation techniques, it assists students in understanding, designing and implementing new business models.

John Wiley & sons , August 2010

PB 9780470876411£23.99


Wiley Desktop editions

A User’s Guide to Patents

3rd ed.

trevor Cook

Focuses on the areas of patent law and procedure which prove to have the most practical importance in day-to-day practice. the expert analysis takes in the wider public policy aspects of patents and their economic significance, as well as past and likely future trends that will affect legal practitioners.

Bloomsbury Professional/Bloomsbury Publishing, november 2011

PB 9781847668905£115.00

From Critique to Action

the Practical ethics of the Organizational World

edited by David Weir and nabil sultan

this book illustrates the application of ethical thinking to business, management and computing, bringing together significant areas of leading edge research and scholarship. its strong inter-cultural, transnational and cross-disciplinary flavour, will appeal to readers interested in organization analysis, computer studies, information systems, philosophy and ethics.

Cambridge scholars Publishing, April 2011

hB 9781443828390£44.99

the Liverpool hope university studies in ethics series

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The New Rules of Marketing & PR

how to use social Media, Online Video, Mobile Applications, Blogs, news Releases, and Viral Marketing to Reach Buyers Directly

3rd ed.

David Meerman scott

Loved by students worldwide, the new edition of this pioneering guide brings you up to speed on the changing requirements of marketing in the new digital age, showing how to get the right message to the right people at the right time.

John Wiley & sons , October 2011

PB 9781118026984£13.99


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Safe as Houses?

A historical Analysis of Property Prices

neil Monnery

Looks at house prices over the long term in several countries - including the uK, the us, France, holland, norway, Germany and Australia - to find out what has happened to house prices and why. the author illustrates his findings with authoritative data on trends and provides intriguing details including a century long index of uK house prices and a fascinating four-hundred-year story of houses in Amsterdam.

London Publishing Partnership, October 2011

PB 9781907994012£12.99

Crucial Conversations

tools for talking When stakes Are high

2nd ed.

Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan and Al switzler

Gives readers what they need to get constructive results when emotions run high and opinions vary. it explains how to transform negative feelings into powerful dialogue; make it safe to talk about almost anything; be persuasive, not abrasive; improve professional and personal relationships; and have a positive impact on workplace productivity, quality, and safety.

McGraw-hill education, October 2011

hB 9780071775304£21.99

The Oxford Companion to the Economics of Africa

edited by ernest Aryeetey, shantayanan Devarajan, Ravi Kanbur, and Louis Kasekende

An authoritative perspective on African economic development, with contributions from Chief economists of the African Development Bank and the World Bank, governors and finance ministers of the African Central Bank, and four nobel Laureates in economics.

Oxford university Press, December 2011

hB 9780199575978£85.00

Local Business Voice

the history of Chambers of Commerce in Britain, ireland, and Revolutionary America, 1760-2011

Robert J. Bennett

the book provides the first definitive, scholarly, and systematic history of the Chambers of Commerce (local organizations of business people) from their origins in the 18th century, through their historical development up to the present date.

Oxford university Press, October 2011

hB 9780199584734£95.00


The Life Cyclists

Fisher, Keynes, Modigliani, and Friedman

Colin Read

Addresses the contributions of significant individuals to our understanding of financial decisions and markets. Great financial theorists created the basis for what we now know as personal finance and this volume describes four great minds in finance that forever established the role of the rate of return and life cycle decision-making.

Palgrave Macmillan, October 2011

hB 9780230274136£60.00


Great Minds in Finance

The Handbook of International Trade and Finance

the Complete Guide to Risk Management , international Payments and Currency

2nd ed.

Anders Grath

An essential reference guide for anyone involved in international trade, with practical commentary of the key financial elements of cross-border business - including risk management, currency management, credit insurance and trade finance.

Kogan Page, December 2011

PB 9780749463977£39.99

taylor & francis

world scientific publishing

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Insurance Economics

2012

Peter Zweifel and Roland eisen

Brings together the economic analysis of risk management and demand for insurance by individuals and corporations, objectives pursued and management tools used by insurance companies, the regulation of insurance, and the division of labor between private and social insurance.

springer, november 2011

hB 9783642205477£90.00

International Human Resource Management

Policies and Practices for Multinational enterprises

4th ed.

Dennis Briscoe, Randall s. schuler and ibraiz tarique

this updated and revised edition has been designed to lead readers through all the key topics in a highly engaging and approachable way. Focuses on international human Resource Management within multi-national enterprises (Mnes), this comprehensive textbook provides an outstanding foundation for understanding the theory and practice of international human Resource Management.

Routledge/taylor & Francis, september 2011

hB 9780415884754£90.00

PB 9780415884761£42.99

Routledge Global human Resource Management series

Routledge Companion to Organizational Change

David M. Boje, Bernard Burnes and John hassard

this title offers a comprehensive and authoritative overview of organizational change, adding fresh and challenging insights to the mainstream themes of this discipline.

Routledge/taylor & Francis, October 2011

hB 9780415556453£115.00

Routledge Companions

Energy Economy in China

Policy imperative, Market Dynamics, and Regional Developments

Kang Wu

the key subjects of this book are policy imperatives, market dynamics and regional developments concerning oil and gas, as well as energy as a whole in China.

World scientific Publishing , June 2012

hB 9789814335676£111.00

Complex Systems in Finance and Econometrics

2 Vol. set

editor-in-Chief: Robert A. Myers

nonlinear time series modeling, game theory and statistical physics are among the essential techniques for predicting, evaluating and managing in fields ranging from health care, poverty alleviation and the environment to manufacturing and macroeconomics.

springer, november 2011

hB 9781441977007£449.50

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Capitalism and Climate Change

theoretical Discussion, historical Development and Policy Responses

Max Koch

this book discusses climate change as a social issue, examining the incompatibilty of capitalist development and earth’s physical limits and how these have been regulated in different ways. it addresses the links between modes of consumption, energy regimes and climate change during Fordism and finance-driven capitalism.

Palgrave Macmillan, October 2011

hB 9780230272514£55.00


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A one-stop resource to key concepts, cutting-edge advances, and emerging trends with coverage that touches on all aspects of supply chain management providing authoritative insight on the tools available for implementing sustainable improvements.

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New Directions in Business Ethics

4 volume set

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in this four-volume set, two of the leading international figures in the field bring together the most critical and up-to-date academic research in business ethics as it continues to proliferate in new and exciting directions.

sage Publications, February 2012



Evolution of Management Thought

4 volume set

edited by Arthur G Bedeian

this new one-stop reference resource allows students and researchers to access the subject’s major works to enable a full and contextualized comprehension of the evolution of business and management thought.

Routledge/taylor & Francis, October 2011



Banking

5 volume set

edited by John O.s. Wilson

As the global financial system endures extreme turbulence, there is necessity for reassesments. this major reference work meets the need for an authoritative reference to map out the existing scholarly corpus and to make sense of the continuing explosion in research output.

Routledge/taylor & Francis, november 2011



Public Policy

4 volume set

edited by Peter L. hupe and Michael hill

this collection focuses on the scholarly analysis of public policy, drawing on the various originating threads with a focus on how policy is made and, a concern with public management.

sage Publications, January 2012



Complexity in Organization Studies

4 volume set

edited by stig O Johannessen and Lesley Kuhn

this cross-disciplinary major work provides an essential reference for researchers and students seeking to understand real-life human organizing.

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