Understanding how society shapes the economy helps us answer many important questions. For example, how does advertising get people to buy things? How do people use their social connections to get jobs? This title presents sociological answers to questions like these.

This book provides students and managers alike with the guidance, tools, and examples needed to develop leadership talent and inspire performance.

Taking an applied approach, Understanding Business Ethics prepares students and managers to make ethical decisions in a complex, global business environment.

Bell and Thorpe provide a stimulating and critical overview of the key theoretical debates on research paradigms and methodologies and relate them to the day to day practice of the research, demystifying the process and providing invaluable insights into the politics and practice of research.

An international and cross-industry account of Global Talent Management, giving readers an overview of individuals as global talent, organisations as hubs for global talent, and the relationship of global talent with policy, society and economies.

The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Business and Management Research Methods provides a state-of-the art overview of qualitative research methods in the business and management field. Chapters offer a comprehensive overview of contemporary uses of methods in business & management disciplines, and the challenges that emerge in looking ahead to the future.

Addresses the all too common pitfalls of essay assignments, as well as providing students with a step-by-step programme to approach essay questions, both in coursework and exam contexts.

Provides an up-to-date exploration of planning processes, analytical techniques and data, and locality, business, and human resource development, as well as advanced technology and sustainable economic development strategies.

This Fifth Edition provides an eye-opening exploration into the nature of change and discusses a range of theories, models and perspectives on organization change, with a new chapter on healthcare and government organizations.