Critical Perspectives on Business and Management
About the Book Series
Global Business is changing at an ever-faster rate. This has been paralleled by an unprecedented growth of activity at undergraduate and graduate levels of study. Covering the key disciplines within business and management studies, this series makes available collections of the most important literature within the field. Each set has a strong international focus and is supplemented with a substantial introduction and thorough index.
The Theory of the Firm: Critical Perspectives on Business and Management
1st Edition
Edited
By Nicolai Foss
February 08, 2000
Firms have for a long time been part of the explanatory set-up of economics. However, it is only recently that economists have felt the need for an economic theory addressing:* why firms are different* why firms exist* what determines their boundaries relative to 'the market'* what determines their...
Human Resource Management: Critical Perspectives on Business and Management
1st Edition
Edited
By Michael Poole
November 11, 1999
This unique collection sets out many of the landmark contributions to the theoretical, conceptual and critical advance of the academic subject of human resource management....
Japanese Business: Critical Perspectives on Business and Management
1st Edition
Edited
By Schon Beechler, Kristin Stucker
January 09, 1998
This collection brings together some of the most influential writings of the 1970s and 1990s, and major recent publications on current and future directions in the field. "Classics" and important contemporary articles trace the evolution of research on Japanese business over 25 years. This ...
Comparative Management: Critical Perspectives on Business and Management
1st Edition
Edited
By Malcolm Warner
March 13, 1997
With the impact of globalization, comparative management is becoming one of the single most important areas within management studies. Comparative Management reproduces the most insightful and influential papers in this area, including articles on principles and methods of comparative management as...