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States that the critical theory of the Frankfurt School is as important today, if not more so, as it was at its inception during the 1930s. This title looks at the distinguishing features of this tradition and how it is critical, yet also complementary, of other approaches in the social sciences, especially in sociology.

This volume brings together fresh insights from top agricultural economists in the areas of consumer attitudes, environmental impacts, policy and regulation, trade, investment, food security, and development, in an attempt to provide a new perspective on the most pressing policy questions facing GM technology.

A considerable amount of work has been conducted in the field of peace studies, conflict management, peace science in economics, sociology, anthropology and management. This title presents research with an emphasis on theoretical and mathematical constructs in the area of peace economics & peace science.

Explains the relationship between national culture and national differences in crucially important phenomena, such as speed of economic growth, murder rates, and educational achievement. This book also explains differences in suicide rates, road death tolls, female inequality, happiness, and a number of other phenomena.

This Festschrift in honour of Professor Yair Aharoni, a pioneer in the field of international business, looks at several of these new trends in FDI, what they will mean for firms and governments, and the opportunities created by these developments to enrich or extend extant theory.

This book examines issues in educational law and the way leaders, policymakers and policy implementers influence just processes and outcomes in schools. From the lens of professors, attorneys and administrators we explore how lessons learned from authors' experiences and research might improve the preparation and practice of educational leaders.

This volume of Research in Political Sociology addresses a broad range of gender equality issues from women's status and opportunities at work, education, health, political participation, community involvement and global migration; from a vast domain of countries in Europe, America, Australia, Asia and Africa.

This volume addresses a variety of topics where economic concepts are intertwined with important legal and policy issues in North America and Europe. Articles include legal-cost allocation and patent hold ups, the strategic use of licensing commitments, and an empirical analysis on the monetary cost of raising children and its policy implications.

Case Study Research reviews and applies the best literature on case study methods from several disciplines providing strong rationales for adopting case study research methods alone or in mixed-methods. This second edition uses combination of a broad and deep coverage of multiple case study research genres to comprehensively explore the topic.

This volume aims to introduce organizational researchers and practitioners to the role of neuroscience in building theory, research methodologies and practical applications. The volume introduces the field of organizational neuroscience and explores its influence on topics such as leadership, ethics and moral reasoning.

This volume is the first, most comprehensive exposition of the treatise of supranational macroeconomics and provides a challenging study of the progression of the historic movement towards one European family. It draws on the author's extensive field studies, and personal conferences with ranking economists and policy-makers from banks worldwide.

This volume includes contributions which discuss: work and identity, including the experiences of actors and teachers; authority and control at work, including insights from the hospitality and publishing industries; and issues of gender and sexuality in the workplace, including insights on sexual harassment in the workplace.

Large law firms have become a dominant feature of the legal landscape in the United States and elsewhere. This volume of Studies in Law, Politics, and Society examines the situation of large law firms.

Contains papers from the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality's third meeting held in Buenos Aries, Argentina, in July 2009. This title focuses on a number of Latin American countries, on the understudied topics of poverty and inequality in these areas.

This first of two companion volumes places the labor markets, workplaces, jobs and workers of Europe in comparative perspective and focuses on the politics, economics, sociology, and history of work and workers in Europe. It compares contemporary patterns and the recent history of European workers with other models of work worldwide.

Helps readers engage with a number of core higher education (HE) issues that have dominated UK and International policy. This title helps them in developing the concept of institutional transformation and student engagement to widen participation in HE and improve student retention and success.

A representation of a narrative inquiry conducted with five ninth grade boys that were identified as displaying multiple literacies, looking specifically at how these boys storied their literate identities.

This special issue of Review of Marketing Research is unique in that it contains chapters by marketing legends in their own words. Bagozzi, Hunt, Kotler, Kumar, Malhotra, Monroe, Sheth, Wind and Zaltman summarize not only their research but also the salient aspects of their academic life journeys.

Published in association with the Social Responsibility Research Network, Volume 2 in this new and exciting series takes a global interdisciplinary perspective to the matter of governance in the business environment and includes key topics and contributions from the UK, Portugal, Belgium, Brazil, Japan, China and Malaysia.

Includes chapters on curriculum based measurement and response to intervention, dynamic assessment and working memory, diagnostic accuracy and functional diagnosis, assessment of social behavior, assessment and intervention in reading and writing, and assessment and intervention in social and emotional competence and self-determination.

Whether there ever existed a genuine sociological school of thought based on interactionsim at the University Chicago? and whether Herbert Blumer misinterpreted the major thrust of George Herbert Mead's thought? This title addresses these questions.

Social movements provide the engine of legal change and law itself spurs social movement activity. This issue includes articles on social movements in several different nations, including France, South Africa and Canada, asking us to consider the way context is reflected in movement activities.

Contains fresh knowledge on the effects of the economic downturn on employment and income distribution. This title also contains research papers offering fresh insights into issues such as how wages, employment and incomes are affected by the crisis, which demographic groups are most vulnerable in the recession, and more.

The Global Financial Crisis of 2007-2009 has highlighted the resilience of the financial markets and economies from the developing world. This title investigates and assesses the impact and response to the crisis from an emerging markets perspective including asset pricing, contagion, financial intermediation, market structure and regulation.

Presents experimental economics research focusing on issues of environmental quality and sustainability. This title covers such topics as institutions for cap-and-trade, eco-tourism, urban sprawl, and optimal pollution control strategies.

This collection of critical ideas relating organization science to operations and accomplishments in the health care environment provides a thematic guide for leaders, practitioners, academics and administrators. It pulls in a broad cross-section of perspectives on the important linkage of scholarship and practice with a solid global perspective.

Presents the personal histories of some of the world's leading tourism economists, many of whom pioneered the field. This book offers a collection of personal experiences and is a literary celebration of the global community of economic scholars working in tourism. It provides a culturally and geographically diverse set of autobiographies.

Examines the research in the study of biology and politics. This book explores the linkage between evolution, genetics and politics with initial chapters on abandoned baby legislation, a model of action and norms, and the biopolitics of primates. It also features chapters on how to use neuroimaging techniques to study political behaviour.

Deals with the theme of Recovering from Financial Crisis. This book offers insight into: the surge in going-private transactions; hedge fund failures; the controversial aspects of private equity arrangements; why commodity producers (such as oil companies) choose not to hedge; and, trends in IPO activity.

Based on rich empirical data about cases of organizations working to build a more sustainable future, this volume tests the applicability of the formal knowledge base about management and organizations, while refining, modifying and extending it to increase its usefulness in addressing the challenges of organizing for sustainable effectiveness.