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Riding the Innovation Wave

Learning to Create Value from Ideas

By: John Bessant

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Riding the Innovation Wave

Learning to Create Value from Ideas

By: John Bessant

This book draws on a detailed history of a large German company (HELLA ), now active in over 35 countries, employing 4,000 people and with a sales turnover of around €6,4bn.

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Emerald Group Publishing

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1787145697

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9781787145696

Japan Works

Power and Paradox in Postwar Industrial Relations

By: John Price

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Japan Works

Power and Paradox in Postwar Industrial Relations

By: John Price

The postwar miracle, says John Price, made Japan and its corporations the toast of the global village, with scholars across the United States pointing to Japan as the model for future enterprise. The economic bubble burst, however, in 1989, and Price documents difficulties that have surfaced since that time. In Japan itself, the common self-assessment is "rich country, poor people" and government reports regularly criticize society for being too enterprising. In emulating Japan, Price asks, are we choosing a path Japan itself is rejecting?Price probes the paradoxes in postwar labor-management relations, particularly in the years between 1945 and 1975. Basing his analysis on the history of labor in Mitsui's Miike mine in Kyushu, Suzuki Motors in Hamamatsu, and Moriguchi City Hall, the author questions the common interpretation that industrial relations are based on lifetime jobs, seniority-based wages, and enterprise unions. He also asks whether Japanese workers have been genuinely empowered by the developments in recent years. In his description of the rough-and-tumble world of postwar Japanese industrial relations, Price pays particular attention to the Occupation period, the rise of Shunto, the increased industrial conflict prior to 1975, and the transition to generalized labor-management cooperation. Relying on French regulation theory and on Michael Burawoy's concept of production regimes, Price suggests a revisionist interpretation of the transformation of Japan's political economy, offering new insights into the rise of lean production and the quality movement in Japan.

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Cornell University Press

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1501732110

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9781501732119

Global Business Regulation

By: John Braithwaite,Peter Drahos

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Global Business Regulation

By: John Braithwaite,Peter Drahos

Across an amazing sweep of the critical areas of business regulation - from contract, intellectual property and corporations law, to trade, telecommunications, labour standards, drugs, food, transport and environment - this book confronts the question of how the regulation of business has shifted from national to global institutions. Based on interviews with 500 international leaders in business and government, this book examines the role played by global institutions such as the WTO, the OECD, IMF, Moody's and the World Bank, as well as various NGOs and significant individuals. The authors argue that effective and decent global regulation depends on the determination of individuals to engage with powerful agendas and decision-making bodies that would otherwise be dominated by concentrated economic interests. This book will become a standard reference for readers in business, law, politics and international relations.

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724

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Cambridge University Press

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1107717507

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9781107717503

Capitalisms Compared

Welfare, Work, and Business

By: John R. Bowman

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Capitalisms Compared

Welfare, Work, and Business

By: John R. Bowman

How different would Americans’ lives be if they had guaranteed access to health care, generous public pensions, paid family leave, high-quality public pre-school care, increased rights at work, and a greater say in how corporations are run? This one-of-a-kind book emphasizes that differences in policies and institutions affect the lives of citizens by comparing health, pension, and family policies, as well as labor markets and corporate governance in the United States, Sweden, and Germany. Demonstrating that the US model of capitalism is not the only one that is viable, Bowman encourages students not only to rethink their assumptions about what policy alternatives are feasible, but also to learn more about American capitalism through insightful contrast. Covering a wide range of policy areas and written in a crisp, engaging style, Capitalisms Compared is a perfect companion for courses in political economy and public policy.

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CQ Press

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1483323714

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9781483323718

Hugging the Shore

Essays and Criticism

By: John Updike

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Hugging the Shore

Essays and Criticism

By: John Updike

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD “Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea,” writes John Updike in his Foreword to this collection of literary considerations. But the sailor doth protest too much: This collection begins somewhere near deep water, with a flotilla of short fiction, humor pieces, and personal essays, and even the least of the reviews here—those that “come about and draw even closer to the land with another nine-point quotation”—are distinguished by a novelist’s style, insight, and accuracy, not just surface sparkle. Indeed, as James Atlas commented, the most substantial critical articles, on Melville, Hawthorne, and Whitman, go out as far as Updike’s fiction: They are “the sort of ambitious scholarly reappraisal not seen in this country since the death of Edmund Wilson.” With Hugging the Shore, Michiko Kakutani wrote, Updike established himself “as a major and enduring critical voice; indeed, as the pre-eminent critic of his generation.”

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Random House Trade Paperbacks

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0812983785

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9780812983784

Employment with a Human Face

Balancing Efficiency, Equity, and Voice

By: John W. Budd

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Employment with a Human Face

Balancing Efficiency, Equity, and Voice

By: John W. Budd

John W. Budd contends that the turbulence of the current workplace and the importance of work for individuals and society make it vitally important that employment be given "a human face." Contradicting the traditional view of the employment relationship as a purely economic transaction, with business wanting efficiency and workers wanting income, Budd argues that equity and voice are equally important objectives. The traditional narrow focus on efficiency must be balanced with employees' entitlement to fair treatment (equity) and the opportunity to have meaningful input into decisions (voice), he says. Only through a greater respect for these human concerns can broadly shared prosperity, respect for human dignity, and equal appreciation for the competing human rights of property and labor be achieved.Budd proposes a fresh set of objectives for modern democracies--efficiency, equity, and voice--and supports this new triad with an intellectual framework for analyzing employment institutions and practices. In the process, he draws on scholarship from industrial relations, law, political science, moral philosophy, theology, psychology, sociology, and economics, and advances debates over free markets, globalization, human rights, and ethics. He applies his framework to important employment-related topics, such as workplace governance, the New Deal industrial relations system, comparative industrial relations, labor union strategies, and globalization. These analyses create a foundation for reforming employment practices, social norms, and public policies. In the book's final chapter, Budd advocates the creation of the field of human resources and industrial relations and explores the wider implications of this renewed conceptualization of industrial relations.

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Cornell University Press

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0801442087

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9780801442087

New York as it was and as it is

By: John Disturnell

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New York as it was and as it is

By: John Disturnell

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385531357

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9783385531352

Managing Innovation

Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change

By: Joe Tidd,John R. Bessant

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Managing Innovation

Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change

By: Joe Tidd,John R. Bessant

Now in its seventh edition, Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change enables graduate and undergraduate students to develop the unique skill set and the foundational knowledge required to successfully manage innovation, technology, and new product development. This bestselling text has been fully updated with new data, new methods, and new concepts while still retaining its holistic approach the subject. The text provides an integrated, evidence-based methodology to innovation management that is supported by the latest academic research and the authors’ extensive experience in real-world management practice. Students are provided with an impressive range of learning tools—including numerous case studies, illustrative examples, discussions questions, and key information boxes—to help them explore the innovation process and its relation to the markets, technology, and the organization. "Research Notes" examine the latest evidence and topics in the field, while "Views from the Front Line" offer insights from practicing innovation managers and connect the covered material to actual experiences and challenges. Throughout the text, students are encouraged to apply their knowledge and critical thinking skills to business model innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship, service innovation, and many more current and emerging approaches and practices.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119713307

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9781119713302

The Making of US Foreign Policy

By: John Dumbrell

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The Making of US Foreign Policy

By: John Dumbrell

Examination of the aims, methods, and recently renewed emphasis of Soviet education on the molding of model socialist citizens. A textbook for students of international relations, which provides a British perspective on the relationship between the process and the substance of US foreign policy since the mid-sixties. Dumbrell (social sciences, Manchester Polytechnic) draws on both original case studies and the extensive secondary literature. Distributed by St. Martin's. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Manchester University Press

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0719031885

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9780719031885

George G. Higgins and the Quest for Worker Justice

The Evolution of Catholic Social Thought in America

By: John J. O'Brien

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George G. Higgins and the Quest for Worker Justice

The Evolution of Catholic Social Thought in America

By: John J. O'Brien

George G. Higgins and the Quest for Worker Justice: The Evolution of Catholic Social Thought in America is a comprehensive and fascinating examination of the Catholic Church's involvement in social issues from the late 19th to the end of the 20th century through the lens of the life, career, writings, and ministry of the legendary Monsignor Higgins. Inspiring to both the clergy and laity, Msgr. George G. Higgins put a human face on the institutional commitments of the Church, advocated the role of the laity, remained loyal to the vision of the Second Vatican Council, and took the side of the working poor in his movement with organized labor. Much more than a limited biography, author John O' Brien offers a sweeping history of the "social questions" facing America over the past 100 years, the thought behind one of the leading figures in the worker justice movement, and a moving application of the rich heritage of Catholic Social Thought.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742532089

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9780742532083

Doggett's New York City Directory

By: John Doggett

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Doggett's New York City Directory

By: John Doggett

Reprint of the original, first published in 1845.

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3385263565

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9783385263567

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Riding the Innovation Wave

Riding the Innovation Wave

Japan Works

Japan Works

Global Business Regulation

Global Business Regulation

Capitalisms Compared

Capitalisms Compared

Hugging the Shore

Hugging the Shore

Employment with a Human Face

Employment with a Human Face

New York as it was and as it is

New York as it was and as it is

Managing Innovation

Managing Innovation

The Making of US Foreign Policy

The Making of US Foreign Policy

George G. Higgins and the Quest for Worker Justice

George G. Higgins and the Quest for Worker Justice

Doggett's New York City Directory

Doggett's New York City Directory

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