Management and business studies are firmly established as a popular, important and significant area of study in the academic world. Bringing together theories and thought from a wide range of disciplines, this series features cutting -edge research addressing all the major issues in business and management today, helping to define and advance the field.
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By Kulvinder Kaur, Pawan Kumar, Rajesh Verma
July 18, 2025
In recent years, the realm of entrepreneurship has witnessed the emergence of a distinctive domain: multi-cultural artisanal entrepreneurship. This research book dives into this novel area, unravelling the challenges, exploring the opportunities, and identifying future trends within this dynamic ...
By Le Luo, Hongtao Shen, Yankun Zhou
June 13, 2025
The book explores how diverse stakeholder groups—particularly community and regulatory stakeholders—shape corporate environmental practices. Focusing on one of the world’s largest economies, this book provides an in-depth analysis of stakeholder dynamics and their impact on corporate environmental ...
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By Nor Aida Abdul Rahman, Kamran Mahroof, Azizul Hassan
April 14, 2025
With recent technological developments, touted also as Industry 4.0, numerous articles published over the years have emphasized the need to investigate the role of technology across all sectors including the halal industry. This book provides a greater understanding of the technologies, trends, and...
By Łukasz Sułkowski, Regina Lenart-Gansiniec
March 28, 2025
Paradigm Shifts in Management Theory is an illuminating exploration of the evolving landscape of management science. This book goes beyond the surface, delving into profound insights and perspectives that redefine traditional paradigms. Through rigorous analysis and reflective narratives, each ...
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By Naveed Yasin
March 04, 2025
In a rapidly dynamic global economy, creative industries are at the forefront of innovation, shaping the cultural and economic landscapes of nations. Entrepreneurship in the Creative Industries offers a fresh, insightful exploration into the unique entrepreneurial dynamics within the Arabian Gulf ...
By Tim Mazzarol
January 30, 2025
Co-operative and mutual enterprise is one of the oldest and most enduring forms of business, encompassing co-operatives, mutual firms, friendly societies, and credit unions. This book provides an expert overview of contemporary research in this important field. Governments around the world have ...
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By Małgorzata Pańkowska
January 30, 2025
This edited collection aims to provide relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the area of business management. It covers case studies provided by teachers visiting the University of Economics in Katowice, Poland, within Erasmus and CEEPUS Programmes. Over 12 ...
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By Piotr Wachowiak, Anna Dąbrowska, Monika Zajkowska, Celina Sołek-Borowska
January 30, 2025
While the number of publications on corporate social responsibility has skyrocketed since the last economic crisis that began in 2008, challenges still remain in the modern economy that make socially responsible business a leading topic both in the field of science and business practice. The ...
By Kate Crowley, Akihiro Nakamura
December 31, 2024
This book defines regional climate leadership in East Asia and the Pacific as a novel addition to the climate leadership theory. It develops criteria for measuring such leadership on a country basis and uses these for assessing the efforts of developed, lesser-developed, and developing countries ...
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By Hugues Bouthinon-Dumas, Arijit Chatterjee, Bernard Leca
December 09, 2024
The transition towards sustainability is now a major issue that has taken centre stage in public debate, policy circles, scientific forums, and business roundtables. Higher education institutions focusing on educating tomorrow’s managers and leaders and on business practices are doubly challenged ...
By Mirna Jabbour, Jason Crawford
December 02, 2024
ERM is considered a dynamic capability that is critical to companies’ success from strategic and performance perspectives and is increasingly implemented in response to growing pressure from external stakeholders to enact and add legitimacy to existing management control systems. However, ...
By Ruopiao Zhang, Carlos Noronha, Jieqi Guan
November 28, 2024
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a major development strategy launched by the Chinese government with the goal of fostering economic cooperation among countries along the proposed routes. The BRI marks a new era in which multinational enterprises (MNEs) from developing countries are beginning ...