Theory of the Growth of the Firm

Biographies & Memoirs

Penrose, Edith Tilton

Professionals & Academics

M.E. Sharpe, Inc.

Introduction to Japanese Politics

A broad-ranging text offering students an appraisal of the successes and failures of this much scrutinized society. This third edition also covers the period of 1995-1999, a time when Japan experienced much political and economic change.

History

Hayes, Louis D.

Asia

Based on biographical data on more than 2,500 individuals in China's thirty provincial units from the beginning of the People's Republic in 1949, this is the most comprehensive and systematic treatment of China's provincial leaders ever published. The study presents detailed accounts of four categories of provincial leaders - party secretaries, deputy party secretaries, governors, and vice governors - including age, gender, nationality, hometown, education, party membership, and length of membership. It also traces the careers of these leaders in terms of promotion, demotion, transfer, and retirement. And using sophisticated statistical analysis, it links the political mobility of these leaders to the economic performance of their provincial units.

Chinese Provincial Leaders: Economic Performance and Political Mobility Since 1949 (Studies on Contemporary China)

BO, ZHIYUE

Americas

Although the use of humor in advertising has its origins in the early days of the business, its widespread use as an advertising strategy is a more recent phenomenon. This is the first book-length, fully integrated discussion [illegible] this popular advertising technique. Well written and filled with interesting examples, Humor in Advertising draws on extensive serious research [illegible] the use of humor from the fields of Advertising and Marketing, as well as Psychology, Mass Media, and Communications Studies. The authors are careful to point out not only the benefits, but also the potential in advertising's attempts at humor, as advertisers continue to use humorous message to break through the [illegible] of proliferating ads, and the line between advertising and entertainment is further blurred. No other book provides such a comprehensive and wide-angled analysis of this important topic. It is essential reading for scholars and researchers in the field, as well as for advertising agency account planners and creative directors.

Humor in Advertising: A Comprehensive Analysis

Business & Money

Gulas, Charles S.

Weinberger, Marc G.

Marketing & Sales

Managing Information in the Public Sector

This first-of-its-kind survey covers both the basics of information technology and the managerial and political issues surrounding the use of these technologies. Unlike other works on information systems, this book is written specifically for the public sector and addresses unique public sector issues and concerns. The technical basics are explained in clear English with as little technical jargon as possible so that readers can move on to informed analysis of the public policy issues surrounding government's use of MIS. This practical tool includes end of chapter summaries with bridges to upcoming chapters, numerous boxed exhibits, thorough end-of-chapter notes and a bibliography for further reading.

White, Jay D.

Management & Leadership

Handbook of Cultural Intelligence: Theory, Measurement, and Applications

Soon Ang

International Perspectives on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

This new book focuses on the cross-national environment that international firms face. It shows how this environment affects individual behavior, organizational behavior, and human resource management. Clearly written and concise, the book sensitizes readers to the many differences that managers face when they operate cross-nationally, and gives them tools to understand and deal with these differences.

Punnett, Betty Jane

International

Macroeconomics in Context lays out the principles of macroeconomics in a manner that is thorough, up to date, and relevant to students. Like its counterpart, Microeconomics in Context, the book is attuned to economic realities--and it has a bargain price. The in Context books offer affordability, engaging treatment of high-interest topics from sustainability to financial crisis and rising inequality, and clear, straightforward presentation of economic theory. Policy issues are presented in context--historical, institutional, social, political, and ethical--and always with reference to human well-being.

Macroeconomics in Context

Harris, Jonathan

Goodwin, Neva

Nelson, Julie A.

Roach, Brian

Torras, Mariano

Economics

Unmasking Administrative Evil

The modern age with its emphasis on technical rationality has enabled a new and dangerous form of evil--administrative evil. Unmasking Administrative Evil discusses the overlooked relationship between evil and public affairs, as well as other fields and professions in public life. The authors argue that the tendency toward administrative evil, as manifested in acts of dehumanization and genocide, is deeply woven into the identity of public affairs. The common characteristic of administrative evil is that ordinary people within their normal professional and administrative roles can engage in acts of evil without being aware that they are doing anything wrong. Under conditions of moral inversion, people may even view their evil activity as good. In the face of what is now a clear and present danger in the United States, this book seeks to lay the groundwork for a more ethical and democratic public life; one that recognizes its potential for evil, and thereby creates greater possibilities for avoiding the hidden pathways that lead to state-sponsored dehumanization and destruction. What's new in the Fourth Edition of Unmasking Administrative Evil: <ul>
<li>UAE is updated and revised with new scholarship on administrative ethics, evil, and contemporary politics.</li> <li>The authors include new cases on the dangers of market-based governance, contracting out, and deregulation.</li> <li>There is an enhanced focus on the potential for administrative evil in the private sector.</li> <li>The authors have written a new Afterword on administrative approaches to the aftermath of evil, with the potential for expiation, healing, and reparations.</li>
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Balfour, Danny L.

Adams, Guy B.

Business Culture

Encyclopedia of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era

Encyclopedia of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era

John D. Buenker

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