1. Introduction -- 2. The theory of complex responsive processes : understanding organizations as patterns of interaction between people -- 3. Understanding organizing activities as the game : implications for leadership and management tools and techniques -- 4. The leadership and management...

1. Management ideas as commodities -- 2. Studying management idea production -- 3. Sensing the market -- 4. Structural tensions -- 5. Gaining currency -- 6. Practicing and preaching -- 7. Stretching cycles -- 8. Conclusion.

1. Management research in Africa : past, present and future / David B. Zoogah and Stella Nkomo -- 2. Internationalization and economic growth / John Kuada -- 3. Corporate governance practices / Lemayon L. Melyoki -- 4. Green management / David B. Zoogah -- 5. Corporate social responsibility in...

1. Managing ethics in the public services -- 2. Ethical theory : what is the right thing to do and who is to say so? -- 3. Public interest: is there such a thing and what purpose does it serve? -- 4. Public service motivation and ethos : why do public officials work above and beyond the call of...

1. Managing professionals -- 2. Management theories -- 3. Managing a pharmacy -- 4. Managing change -- 5. Managing risk -- 6. Problem solving -- 7. Conflict resolution -- 8. Managing stress at work -- 9. Team building -- 10. Effective communication -- 11. Leadership -- 12. Effective delegation...

This book fills a void for a balanced approach to spreadsheet-based decision modeling. In addition to using spreadsheets as a tool to quickly set up and solve decision models, the authors show how and why the methods work and combine the user's power to logically model and analyze diverse...