A detailed and critical analysis of the multiple types of entrepreneurship, helping students to understand the practical skills and theoretical concepts needed to create their very own entrepreneurial venture.

A major new interpretation of European integration. Leading scholar, Neil Fligstein, provocatively argues that European integration has produced a truly transnational European society.

Organizations act, but what determines how and when they will act? There is precedent for believing that the organization is but an extension of one or a few people, but this is a deceptively simplified approach and, in reality, makes any generalization in organizational theory enormously difficult

An indispensable guide enabling business and management students to develop their professional competences in real organizational settings, this new and fully updated edition of Problem Solving in Organizations equips the reader with the necessary toolkit to apply the theory to practical business problems. By encouraging the reader to use the theory and showing them how to do so in a fuzzy, ambiguous and politically charged, real-life organizational context, this book offers a concise introdu...

Solving complex problems and selling their solutions is critical for personal and organizational success. For most of us, however, it doesn't come naturally and we haven't been taught how to do it well. Research shows a host of pitfalls trips us up when we try: We're quick to believe we understand a situation and jump to a flawed solution.

We seek to confirm our hypotheses and ignore conflicting evidence. We view challenges incompletely through the frameworks we know instead of with a fresh p...

Start thinking like a marketer with the gold-standard text for today's Marketing Management. Marketing Management, 16th edition by Kotler, Keller, and Chernev, is the latest version of this landmark text, offering an extensive analysis of the latest theories and practices in the marketing environment. Ideal for undergraduates and graduates who want to follow a career in the field, the book introduces you to the Marketing Manager's way of thinking, focusing on the role, issues, and decisions t...

Whether you're about to start your own business or have already taken the plunge and want to keep everything on track, make sure you have a copy of

The Financial Times Guide to Business Start Up

on your shelf. Regularly updated, this edition covers all the latest legal and financial changes you need to be aware of following the Budget.

- Everything you need to know to start up and run your business

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Gain a comprehensive understanding of essential operations management principles with this easy to read introduction to the subject "This textbook provides valuable insight into the essentials of directing, designing, delivering and developing operations. For the times we live in, the addition of 'responsible operations' at the end of each chapter makes the book an essential text for any operations management course." Dr Philip Davies, Associate Professor of Operations Management Henley Busin...

Find balance in your digital life and improve your wellbeing with fascinating insights and practical tips.

Basic Space Innovation explores the dawn of a new era in business, driven by the groundbreaking advancements in space technology that are set to redefine our future.