"This book provides readers with the latest research on the dynamics of language and language diversity in professional … question the conventional understanding of language as a tool that can be managed by language policies that 'standardize …' language. Each of the contributions is designed to recognize the strides that have been made in the past two decades in …

-- Domains -- 17. Creative leadership among executives and managers / Gerard Puccio, Marie Mance, and Selcuk Acar -- 18 …

Contents: Part 1: -- The unit of analysis -- 1. The role of middle and top managers in the strategy process / Xavier … Castañer and Howard Yu -- 2. Functions of the mezzanine / Anurag Sharma -- 3. Some middle managers are more influential than … D. Keeves -- 5. Strategy-as-practice research on middle managers and sensemaking / Juila Balogun and Linda Rouleau -- 6 …

and the sociology of organisations. Practising managers and leaders seeking illuminating examples of exemplary leadership …

an illuminating insight into the interdisciplinary nature of management studies for executives and managers within these …