Palgrave imprint: 15119 books
Private Security Companies
Transforming Politics and Security in the Czech Republic
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2015
This study presents intriguing analysis of the impact of private security companies' practices upon the fields of security and politics in the Czech Republic. It situates cases concerning ABL, the biggest Czech private security company, in the larger social, political, legal and economic contexts...
by E. Ahrari
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
This is a study of great power relations – China, India, and Russia – among themselves and with the hegemon – United States. Ahrari argues that the next decade may witness the emergence of a bipolar order where China's dominance in economics is certain; however, China will not seriously challenge the military dominance of the U.S.
US Foreign Policy in the Post-Cold War Era
Restraint versus Assertiveness From George H. W. Bush To Barack Obama
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013
Why has the US proven unable to enact a foreign policy of restraint in the post-Cold War era? For all but a brief period in the 1990s, US foreign policy is marked by an assertive appearance despite relative hegemony. This book examines the causes and impact of US foreign policy - measuring its successes, pitfalls, and what the future has in store.
How Power Changes Hands
Transition and Succession in Government
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2011
How can we strengthen the capacity of governments and parties to manage arrivals and departures at the top? Democracy requires reliable processes for the transfer of power from one generation of leaders to the next. This book introduces new analytical frameworks and presents the latest empirical evidence from comparative political research.
Ghetto Images in Twentieth-Century American Literature
Writing Apartheid
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2012
This book explores how six American writers have artistically responded to the racialization of U.S. frostbelt cities in the twentieth century. Using the critical tools of spatial theory, critical race theory, urban history and sociology, Simpson explains how these writers imagine the subjective response to the race-making power of space.
Regulating Technological Innovation
A Multidisciplinary Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2011
Examining the regulatory issues of fostering technological innovation and its applications this book combines legal, economic and administrative science perspectives. It answers important questions such as what type of regulatory framework would best fit the needs of technology and innovation developments?
by Melanie Walker, Samuel Fongwa
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
The book makes a significant contribution to critical higher education studies, specifically to graduate employability research and to capabilities and education research. The book moves beyond the simplistic conception of alleged 'gaps' in graduate skills and 'mismatches' between employers and universities,...
The Modernisation of the Public Services and Employee Relations
Targeted Change
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2011
The Modernisation of the Public Services and Employee Relations provides an integrated and up-to-date account of changes in work and employment in the public services. The book examines a range of different sectors focusing on core public services, especially local government, the NHS and the civil service.
Equality, Inequalities and Diversity
Contemporary Challenges and Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2010
Equality, Inequalities and Diversity offers an authoritative critical analysis of equality, inequality and diversity in organizations. Using international examples it explores contemporary concepts and debates based on original research in a number of fields and sectors, an ideal course companion for anyone studying diversity.
Embedding CSR into Corporate Culture
Challenging the Executive Mind
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2014
Embedding CSR into Corporate Culture demonstrates that a new frontier for corporate social responsibility is possible in theory and practice. The key idea - discovery leadership - enables corporate managers to deal effectively with problems, issues, and value clashes occurring at the corporation-society interface.
Human Centered Management in Executive Education
Global Imperatives, Innovation and New Directions
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2017
Human Centered Management in Executive Education provides a comprehensive insight on innovation in Executive Education with a unique global scope. The book integrates studies and experiences of 32 distinguished scholars from 15 countries who are working in the development of theories and practices...
The 10 Principles of Open Business
Building Success in Today's Open Economy
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2014
The 10 Principles of Open Business is a practical guide to organizational design for the Twenty-First Century. Using case studies, the authors define the 10 principles of open business that organisations must adopt to both survive and thrive, and provide a practical method to assess the reader's own organization.
Value Creation, Reporting, and Signaling for Human Capital and Human Assets
Building the Foundation for a Multi-Disciplinary, Multi-Level Theory
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2014
The issues discussed in this book are the building blocks needed for an interdisciplinary theoretical framework that will allow for value creation and reporting by the most important assets organizations have, its human capital.
The Theory of Entrepreneurship
Creating and Sustaining Entrepreneurial Value
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2014
The Theory of Entrepreneurship examines the interiors of the entrepreneurial value creation process, and offers a new unified and comprehensive theory to afford empirical investigations as well as delineate a broader view of the entrepreneurial contextual milieu.