Executive coaching

exploding the myths

Effective executive coaching is accepted as one of the critical factors in developing successful leaders and teams in the best performing organisations. This book steps beyond the notion of a prescriptive formula that can be applied to deliver successful coaching every time. It will develop ...

Globalization in the twenty-first century

convergence or divergence?

"Globalization in the Twenty-First Century" explores the degrees of convergence and/or divergence attributed to the process of globalization. Theoretical contributions to the globalization debate within international political economy are empirically evaluated, covering different geographical parts of the world (Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America ...

The expansion of Elizabethan England

Elizabethan society is arguably the most successful in English history. The adventurers and merchants (as well as the poets and playwrights) of that age are legendary. The subject of this classic study by A.L. Rowse is that society's 'expansion'. Elizabethan society expanded both ...

Queen Victoria

Although there have been numerous biographies of Queen Victoria, this one is distinguished both by its relative brevity and by the incorporation of recent research on often neglected aspects of her life and reign - including her religious views, her involvement with Britain's army, her ...

Modelling trends and cycles in economic time series

Modelling trends and cycles in economic time series has a long history, with the use of linear trends and moving averages forming the basic tool kit of economists until the 1970s. Several developments in econometrics then led to an overhaul of the techniques used to ...

Globalization or regionalization of the American and Asian can industry?

The automobile sector is one of the most archetypal global industries and is seen by many as one of the main drivers behind the homogenisation of world markets due to firms' internationalization strategies and the social practices that firms impose. This book argues that this ...

Leadership Unplugged

the new renaissance of value propositions

For managers, talk is action. This book argues that what senior executives do should rest squarely on what they say. The logical conclusion is that organizations are a network of conversations between employees, employers, suppliers and customers the only thing executives can influence is the ...

Regulating and supervising investment services in the European Union

This text provides an extensive and critical assessment of the current regulatory and supervisory framework of investment services in the European Union (EU) and proposes alternative institutional structures. Trends in financial services at EU level, as well as regulatory and institutional developments at national level ...

The Hundred years war

The Habsburg Monarchy, 1490-1848

attributes of empire

Heresy, magic, and witchcraft in early modern Europe

The nature and development of the modern state

The origins of World War Two

the debate continues

How to reduce unemployment in Europe

Including contributions from some of the world's most respected economists, this volume examines the performance of the European labour market compared to the US market and the countries in Europe that might represent a best and worst practice, and offers "an economists' manifesto for ...

Development planning and poverty reduction

The aim of development is always poverty reduction but the devil is in the detail and planning impacts heavily on the results. This study examines and evaluates macroeconomic strategies and their effectiveness in truly reducing poverty

Studies in labour markets and industrial relations

Since the 1980s, Italy has undergone significant changes in the functioning of the labour market and industrial relations. This makes it an excellent case study for evaluating labour market practices and possibilities for reform. "Studies in Labour Markets and Industrial Relations" brings together leading Italian ...

The new welfare

unemployment and social security in Europe

This volume brings together a group of leading scholars to examine issues relating to unemployment and social security in Europe, focusing on how to promote employment and how to reform social security. The crucial issue of the financing of public pension systems is also addressed ...

Leading health care organizations

This book addresses the topic of leadership in healthcare. There is a great deal of rhetoric around leadership but the reality is that there is no 'best way' of leading, this book explores the rhetoric with papers that contribute insights into; taking healthcare forward in ...

The political economy of emerging markets

actors, institutions and crisis in Latin America

This book takes a cross-disciplinary look at the financial markets of emerging markets in Latin America. The author wants to disassemble the black box that is the financial market: what are the motivations and interests of the various actors, both institutional and individual?; How do ...

The European Union

readings on the theory and practice of european integration

Anti-drugs policies of the European Union

transnational decision-making and the politics of expertise

Transport policy in the European Union