Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies
About the Book Series
Management and business studies are firmly established as a popular, important and significant area of study in the academic world. Bringing together theories and thought from a wide range of disciplines, this series features cutting -edge research addressing all the major issues in business and management today, helping to define and advance the field.
Integrating Business, Management and Organisation Scholarship: Value Co-creation and Stakeholder Salience
1st Edition
By Richard Breese
December 01, 2025
Businesses deliver value to their stakeholders, including customers, employees, suppliers, communities and shareholders. Therefore, value creation is pivotal to management theory but there is a lack of agreement amongst scholars about value at the conceptual level. This book uses invariant ...
Business Relationships and Networks: Disruption, Crises and Rapid Responses
1st Edition
Edited
By Anna Bengtson, Susanne Åberg, Peter Thilenius
November 11, 2025
Business networks consist of interconnected business relationships that evolve over time. The main notion is that firms coordinate business activities and adapt their resources towards counterparts, so that long-term business relationships are formed. From time to time, however, ongoing business ...
Corporate (Social) Responsibility and Authoritarianism: Interpretation, Communication, and Implementation in China
1st Edition
By Xu Kang
November 07, 2025
This book provides an in-depth exploration of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the authoritarian context. It challenges prevailing CSR frameworks, which largely derive from liberal democratic contexts and overlook how political institutions shape the conceptualisation and practice of ...
Digital Transformation and Cooperatives: Perspectives from the United Kingdom, Japan, and India
1st Edition
By Lakshmi A. J., Abilash Unny
November 05, 2025
Digital Transformation and Cooperatives: Perspectives from the United Kingdom, Japan, and India reimagines the role of cooperatives in an increasingly digitised world. At a time when digital innovation is dominated by corporate paradigms, this pioneering volume positions cooperatives as ethical ...
China’s Public Human Resource Management: Selecting for Fit in Civil Service Examinations
1st Edition
By Daan Wang
September 25, 2025
How do governments select the right people for public service? This book examines the evolving logic of civil service recruitment in contemporary China, focusing on the balance between fairness, competence, and political loyalty. Through a detailed case study of Shenzhen, it offers rare insights ...
Sustainable Entrepreneurship and the Global South: Resolving the Energy, Economy, and Environment Trilemma in India
1st Edition
By Stuti Haldar
September 12, 2025
This book contributes to the emerging global discourse on sustainable entrepreneurship by highlighting its transformative potential to harmonise economic growth with environmental sustainability. It emphasises the role of innovative, sustainability‑driven entrepreneurs in reshaping production and ...
Chinese Business Negotiation: Art and Strategy
1st Edition
By Shougang Zhang, Amily Wang Guenier
September 11, 2025
Chinese Business Negotiation offers readers a comprehensive insight into Chinese negotiation principles, shaped by centuries of cultural tradition and contemporary global business dynamics. Unlike competitive or zero-sum approaches, Chinese negotiation emphasizes harmony, trust, and long-term ...
A History of Risk Science: Concepts and Principles of Risk Analysis
1st Edition
By Terje Aven
August 15, 2025
Risk has been handled as long as there have been humans on Earth. However, the risk field is a young discipline; systematic attempts to access and handle risk – explicitly conceptualizing and expressing risk – in society are a recent endeavour. This book presents a history of risk science and risk ...
Multi-Cultural Artisanal Entrepreneurship: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Trends
1st Edition
Edited
By Pawan Kumar, Rajesh Verma, Kulvinder Kaur
July 28, 2025
In recent years, the realm of entrepreneurship has witnessed the emergence of a distinctive domain: multi-cultural artisanal entrepreneurship. This research book dives into this novel area, unravelling the challenges, exploring the opportunities, and identifying future trends within this dynamic ...
Corporate Environmental Governance in China: The Impact of Public Concern and Attention
1st Edition
By Le Luo, Hongtao Shen, Yankun Zhou
June 13, 2025
The book explores how diverse stakeholder groups—particularly community and regulatory stakeholders—shape corporate environmental practices. Focusing on one of the world’s largest economies, this book provides an in-depth analysis of stakeholder dynamics and their impact on corporate environmental ...
Health Cooperatives: Historical Developments and Future Challenges for Global Healthcare
1st Edition
By Milorad Stamenovic
May 05, 2025
In the era of complex healthcare challenges, the question arises: Can health cooperatives be the catalysts for transformation in the healthcare system? This research monograph delves into this thought-provoking query, exploring the potential of health cooperatives as influential entities in the ...
Technologies and Trends in the Halal Industry
1st Edition
Edited
By Nor Aida Abdul Rahman, Kamran Mahroof, Azizul Hassan
April 14, 2025
With recent technological developments, touted also as Industry 4.0, numerous articles published over the years have emphasized the need to investigate the role of technology across all sectors including the halal industry. This book provides a greater understanding of the technologies, trends, and...