2002, ISBN 9780691091846, Volume 9781400829453, xii, 421
Economics has much to do with incentives--not least, incentives to work hard, to produce quality products, to study, to invest, and to save. Although Adam...
Economics | Incentives in industry
Economics | Incentives in industry
Book
2009, ISBN 9780195388282, xiii, 256
All people derive particular identities from their roles in society, the groups they belong to, and their personal characteristics. Introduced almost thirty...
Identity (Psychology) | Psychology | sociology | Stability | Characteristics | Groups | Interaction | Organizations | Roles | Change | Society | Identities
Identity (Psychology) | Psychology | sociology | Stability | Characteristics | Groups | Interaction | Organizations | Roles | Change | Society | Identities
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3.
The Oxford handbook of sociology, social theory, and organization studies
: contemporary currents
2014, 1st edition., Oxford handbooks, ISBN 9780199671083, xvi, 796
Sociology and social theory has always been a major source of new perspectives for organization studies. Access to a series of authoritative accounts of...
Organizational sociology | Organizational behavior
Organizational sociology | Organizational behavior
Book
2007, ISBN 0691134502, xiii, 364
Building theories of organizations is challenging: theories are partial and "folk" categories are fuzzy. The commonly used tools - first-order logic and its...
Organizational sociology | Business & Management | Methodology | Population Studies | Sociology | Nonmonotonic reasoning | Psychology | Categories (Philosophy)
Organizational sociology | Business & Management | Methodology | Population Studies | Sociology | Nonmonotonic reasoning | Psychology | Categories (Philosophy)
Book
2005, ISBN 9783540243212, xx, 437
Although modern location theory is now more than 90 years old, the focus of researchers in this area has been mainly problem oriented. However, a common...
Industrial location | Business & Management | Regional economics | Regional Science | Economics/Management Science | Operations Research, Mathematical Programming | Operations Research/Decision Theory | Network analysis (Planning)
Industrial location | Business & Management | Regional economics | Regional Science | Economics/Management Science | Operations Research, Mathematical Programming | Operations Research/Decision Theory | Network analysis (Planning)
Book
2003, NEW HORIZONS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP., ISBN 1843763826
Book
2012, ISBN 0199859949, xiv, 238
Finding ways to understand the nature of social change and social order-from political movements to market meltdowns-is one of the enduring problems of social...
Social movements | Stability | Change | Politics & government
Social movements | Stability | Change | Politics & government
Book
1998, ISBN 9780803951358, xii, 137
This book addresses a question central to organizational analysis: Given the well-established differences between rational choice and organizational theories,...
Organizational sociology | Rational choice theory | Economic man | Business & Management
Organizational sociology | Rational choice theory | Economic man | Business & Management
Book
1970, Heinemann studies in sociology, ISBN 9780435828103, ix, 246
Book
2007, ISBN 9780203929216, xv, 191
Public sector organizations are fundamentally different to their private sector counterparts. They are multi-functional, follow a political leadership, and the...
Organizational sociology | Public administration | Business & Management | Public Management | Organizational Studies | Management and Accounting | Public Administration & Management | Business
Organizational sociology | Public administration | Business & Management | Public Management | Organizational Studies | Management and Accounting | Public Administration & Management | Business
Book
2011, ISBN 9781847426147, viii, 192
Theories heralding the rise of network governance have dominated for a generation. Yet, empirical research suggests that claims for the transformative...
Politics & government | Voluntarism | Political Science | Political science | Corporate governance
Politics & government | Voluntarism | Political Science | Political science | Corporate governance
Book
2010, ISBN 9780199562923, Volume 9780199562923, xiii, 301
This book explores the theoretical issues, empirical evidence, and normative debates elicited by the concept of multi-level governance (MLG). The concept is a...
Decentralization in government | Politics & government | comparative politics | European Union countries | European union | Cohesion | Higher education | Subnational authorities | Environment | Normative | Theoretical analysis | Multi-level governance | Civil society organizations | Empirical evidence
Decentralization in government | Politics & government | comparative politics | European Union countries | European union | Cohesion | Higher education | Subnational authorities | Environment | Normative | Theoretical analysis | Multi-level governance | Civil society organizations | Empirical evidence
Book
1988, ISBN 9780262200714, xii, 479
Book
2013, 1st ed., ISBN 0199231605, ix, 272
Book
1991, International library of sociology., ISBN 9780415007979, xi, 252
Anthony Giddens is one of the most respected and influential social theorists at work today. This wide-ranging and stimulating volume, first published in 1991,...
Methodology | Sociology | Giddens, Anthony | Giddens, Anthony Bibliography | Social structure | Contemporary Social Theory | Social Theory | Sociology & Social Policy
Methodology | Sociology | Giddens, Anthony | Giddens, Anthony Bibliography | Social structure | Contemporary Social Theory | Social Theory | Sociology & Social Policy
Book
2016, Palgrave pivot, ISBN 3319322966, xiv, 171 pages : illustrated, charts
Demonstrating why economic modelling is so important in understanding international business, this stimulating and highly original book sets out a new and...
International business enterprises research | Management science | International Business | Business and Management | International business enterprises
International business enterprises research | Management science | International Business | Business and Management | International business enterprises
Book
2011, ISBN 0415996732, xi, 180
Over the past decade, Critical Race Theory (CRT) scholars in education have produced a significant body of work theorizing the impact of race and racism in...
Discrimination in education | Racism in education | Critical pedagogy | Education Studies | Sociology of Education | Multicultural Education | Education Policy & Politics | Racism in education - United States
Discrimination in education | Racism in education | Critical pedagogy | Education Studies | Sociology of Education | Multicultural Education | Education Policy & Politics | Racism in education - United States
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