The company is a legal structure designed to bring together the different parties of a firm—its employees, investors, customers, and suppliers—in the delivery of its corporate purpose. Corporations were established as institutions with autonomous lives—self standing, legal entities...

PART I. GLOBALISATION AND THE GULF --. - The Gulf and the global economy --. - Small states in world politics --. - State capitalism and strategic niches --. - Gulf perspectives on the global rebalancing --. - PART II. CHANGING PATTERNS OF GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT --. - The internationalisation of Gulf...

Productivity and the workplace -- The changing labour market - myths and reality -- The global workforce -- The future workplace -- Better managers in the future workplace -- The future health of the workforce -- The future of pay & reward - the triumph of faith over evidence? -- The future of...

Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD BY LOUISE FISHER -- Introduction -- 1 Productivity and the workplace -- Introduction -- The productivity challenge -- The refocus on the workplace -- Managerial perspectives -- Employee perceptions -- What works...