Since the late 1960s and early 1970s, economic geography has experienced a significant
shift-away from its traditional focus on Weberian and neoclassical location theory to an …

Drawing upon a wide range of sources of empirical evidence, historical analysis and
theoretical argument, this book shows beyond any doubt that the private, profit-making …

Understanding Governance asks:* What has changed in British government over the past
two decades, how and why?* Why do so many government policies fail?* What does the …

Self-governance is an important mode of societal governance.! Self governance refers to the
capacity of social entities to govern themselves autonomously. However, what'self …

In the last ten years, in both the UK and USA, the vocabulary for managing the employment
relationship has undergone a change.'Personnel management'has increasingly given way …

The first edition of Making Sense of Management set out to provide a fresh perspective on
management that was both broad and critical, exploring how the disruptive and constructive …

′ These sections represent the clearest rendition yet of these subjects, with difficult
concepts introduced in a digestible form for the neophytic (or not so neophytic) researcher …

Misbehaviour at work has traditionally focused on work limitation, pilferage, absenteeism
and sabotage. These remain important, but the organisational landscape is changing. From …

This is a book about bureaucracy and ethics. More specifically, it is a book about the ethos of
bureaucratic office. It represents an attempt to recover a certain ethical dignity for a particular …

How is Britain governed? Have we entered a new era of governance? Can traditional
approaches to governance help us to interpret 21st century Britain? This book develops the …