What really matters in operations management?''What really matters in operations management'' provided the theme for the 8thInternational Conference of the European Operations Management Association.We welcomed over 220 delegates from 26 countries to Bath for the opening of theconference.

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Covering the major management disciplines, Introducing Management in a Global Context provides an introductory overview of key topic areas and to glimpse the latest research in domains such as strategy, technology and change, economics and development, politics and the social world, marketing,...

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