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Citizenship and Management in Public Administration is an exciting journey into the nexus between two separate but … organizational sciences, work studies, management, and public administration on the other. The authors have combined theoretical … one another. This unique book will appeal to academics of management and organizational behavior, public administration …
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"This book critically examines the concept of rationality, a central theme in economics and management theory, through … ultimately formulates a more logically consistent theory of agency, premised on the idea of rationality. Academics in management … the lens of an analytical philosophy framework. Alexander Styhre advocates for rationality to be grounded in practical …
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1. Management success in Japan -- 2. Mental schemes of successful transformational CEOs : PIF and PA approaches -- 3 …
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an illuminating insight into the interdisciplinary nature of management studies for executives and managers within these …"Skilfully analysing the challenges posed by management practices to the human condition, Jean-François Chanlat … examines the sociological evolution of modern management. This book acts as a crucial pedagogical guide to the history and …
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In this compelling book, top scholars from diverse fields describe the progress they have made in developing a general theory of leadership. Led by James MacGregor Burns, Pulitzer Prize winning author of the classic Leadership (1978), they tell the story of this intellectual venture and the...
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This book sheds light on 'hidden' aspects of management theory by questioning its moral foundations: ethical and moral … principles tend to become over time, deeply embedded, if not buried, in the intellectual and disciplinary subfields of management … explore in various subfields of management thought a number of important moral and ethical issues. What is the definition of …
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ecological rationality research program, it presents the main factors that determine economic choices, before exploring the most … of economics, management and the wider social sciences curious about decision-making procedures"-- …
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"Patricia Bradshaw provides a concise and comprehensive overview of governance in the nonprofit sector, discussing the responsibilities of boards and how these are fulfilled across the nonprofit sector. Drawing on interpretive, structural and political perspectives on nonprofit governance, she...
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This first Handbook in a series of three original reference works looks at globally contentious urban policy issues from a wide variety of different angles and perspectives. Matters related to urban densification, population mobility, urban inequality and sustainability are analysed in a manner...
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public sector management, rent-seeking, corruption, and over-centralization as systematic, though not exclusive, instances of …
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