Includes most organized discussion of mass media culture, the meaning of leisure, and anomie in affluent society.

'[This text] provides what is missing from most leadership texts. It is a cognitive, behavioral, and affective foundation for leadership practice that has been sorely lacking in the leadership literature' - Anthony Andenoro, Gonzaga University, Spokane

With humour, honesty and directness, Tompkins bottles his years of experience and insight in this Third Edition that offers students the fundamentals they need to master, with the practical know-how they can immediately put to use.

From new forms of satirical humour and dissent, workplace bullying and sexual misconduct, to managerial misbehaviour and its consequences, this book explores the latest forms of organisational subversion and offers fresh insights into the underlying dynamics of management and organisational processes.

Concise, authoritative and jargon-free, the new edition of Jonathan Wilson's best-selling introduction to business research is the perfect guide to completing a successful research project.

The 9th edition of this comprehensive core textbook builds on its global perspective and approachable written style, as it explores the key concepts within a clear and logical structure. Lynch guides you through 19 chapters, with updated case studies and pedagogy that support the modern business and management student from start to finish. Continuous contrast between prescriptive and emergent views of strategy highlights key debates within the discipline, whilst an emphasis on the practica...

Examining contemporary issues of gender, culture and ethics, this concise and highly practical textbook covers the essential, need-to-know theories required by current and future leaders.

This book provides an introduction to the key concepts in programming, statistics and machine learning needed by business analytics students, assuming no prior knowledge and taking a step-by-step approach to help students build up their confidence.

A stellar author team guides you through the key topics of human resource management from strategic and international perspectives in this updated edition.

Employee engagement in Corporate Social Responsibility focuses on engaging employees in socially responsible initiatives, using the existing literature, new empirical studies, case studies and thought-provoking insights.