Politics in Organizations

The second edition extends the influential ideas developed in the original book with more practical advice about working with organizational politi...

Now in its fourth edition, this is the definitive introduction to modern international organizations. Combining international law, politics, and ca...

DescriptionAmerica is in civic chaos, its politics rife with conspiracy theories and false information. Nationalism and authoritarianism are on the...

DescriptionFrom Bay Ridge to Astoria, political action in Arab New York Arab Americans are a numerically small proportion of the US population yet ...

Reducere. Over the last three decades, a new generation of conceptual artists has come to the fore in the Arab Middle East. As wars, peace treaties, sanction...

Reducere. Over the last three decades, a new generation of conceptual artists has come to the fore in the Arab Middle East. As wars, peace treaties, sanction...

DescriptionOur organizations are flooded with empty talk. We are constantly "going forward" to lands of "deliverables", stopping off on the "journe...

Reducere. DescriptionWe live in the grip of a great illusion about politics, Pierre Manent argues in A World beyond Politics? It's the illusion that we would...

Religion and politics are never far from the headlines, but their relationship remains complex and often confusing. This book offers an engaging, a...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Organizational Weapon is a classic study of the methods, propaganda, and institutions which create infiltration and eventually coopt...

Igniting a new field of scholarly inquiry, this pioneering book introduces cybernetic thinking to politics and organizational studies to explore th...

Reducere. In 2008, Barack Obama's presidential campaign used an innovative combination of social media, big data, and micro-targeting to win the White House....

Does EU participation in the multilateral system lead to the goal of effective multilateralism? This book examines 8 multilateral organizations, sh...

Reducere. Our understanding of how the world works was fundamentally altered when the mechanical model of closed, linear systems was replaced with cybernetic...

Reducere. An original, contrarian philosophy that challenges today's leaders to look past the quick fix and deal thoughtfully with the real complexities of m...

DescriptionForeign migration to the United States is dramatically altering the demographic profile of the American electorate. Nearly a third of al...

Reducere. Why are some civic associations better than others at getting--and keeping--people involved in activism? From MoveOn.org to the National Rifle Asso...

In Republican Party Politics and the American South, 1865-1968, Heersink and Jenkins examine how National Convention politics allowed the South to ...

Reducere. Like people, organizations have different personalities that are impacted by more than just the brand identity. Organizational Behavior Essentials ...

Facing especially wicked problems, social sector organizations are searching for powerful new methods to understand and address them. Design Thinki...

By offering a new theory of economic development, this book will appeal to anyone interested in the fate of developing societies. By highlighting t...

Reducere. Good things do not always come to good people who deliver on their promises, act with integrity, and behave responsibly. Unfortunately, it takes mo...

A concise and provocative introduction to state legislative politics, State Legislatures Today is designed as a supplement for state and local gove...

This book discusses the "nuts and bolts" of the most influential international organisations including the United Nations, World Bank, Internationa...

DescriptionIn a context of increased politicization led by state and federal policymakers, corporate reformers, and for-profit educational organiza...

In Evidence, Politics, and Education Policy, political scientists Lorraine M. McDonnell and M. Stephen Weatherford provide an original analysis of ...

Reducere. DescriptionCovering the timely topic of militia activity in the Northwest, this book is based on interviews with Patriot extremists and gives reade...

Reducere. Corporate lobbyists are everywhere in Washington. Of the 100 organizations that spend the most on lobbying, 95 represent business. The largest comp...

Property rights are important for economic exchange, but many governments don't protect them. Private market organizations can fill this gap by pro...

This book reveals the power dynamics and interpersonal politics that lie at the heart of professional organizations. Drawing on the latest academic...

Reducere. This account of historical politics in Ukraine, framed in a broader European context, shows how social, political, and cultural groups have used an...

Reducere. In 1993, when it named the first edition of Organizational Power Politics: Tactics in Organizational Leadership an Outstanding Academic Book, Choic...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Combahee River Collective, a path-breaking group of radical black feminists, was one of the most important organizations to develop ...

Reducere. Black Greek-letter organizations offer many African Americans opportunities for activism, community-building, fostering cultural pride, and cultura...

Reducere. Amid the mass protests of the 1960s, another, less heralded political force arose: public interest progressivism. Led by activists like Ralph Nader...

Reducere. Dr. Greg Johnson is the editor of Counter-Currents Publishing and its journal North American New Right (www.counter-currents.com), which draw upon ...

Reducere. Successful Strategies is a fascinating new study of the key factors that have contributed to the development and execution of successful strategies...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Road Not Taken takes a new perspective on the course of social welfare policy in the twentieth century. This examination looks at th...

Reducere. ````Action inquiry```` is the process of transformational learning that individuals (and even whole organizations) can undertake to better assess c...

Reducere. Rebel groups are often portrayed as predators, their leaders little more than warlords. In conflicts large and small, however, insurgents frequentl...

DescriptionNongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are ubiquitous in the Global South. Often international in origin, many attempt to assist local eff...

A foundational analysis of the co-evolution of the internet and international relations, examining resultant challenges for individuals, organizati...

DescriptionWhat is the responsibility of not-for-profit boards for their organization's strategy...and what should it be? The monograph 20 Essentia...

Reducere. Healthcare in the United States: Clinical, Financial, and Operational Dimensions offers an introductory overview of the American healthcare system ...

This book analyzes the translation policies and practices of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), engaging in critical questions a...

Traversing more than a century of American history, this book advances a new theory of congressional organization to explain why and how party diss...

Reducere. Cultural Writing. Most books on the 1960's focus on large liberal organizations and reformist politics. This one is unabashedly devoted to the far ...

Reducere. Though capable of staging spectacular attacks like 9/11, jihadist organizations were not a significant force on the ground when they first became n...

This book demonstrates that a good grounding in cost basics, especially those related to cost accounting, operations management, and quality contro...

Reducere. Mardi Gras remains one of the most distinctive features of New Orleans. Although the city has celebrated Carnival since its days as a French and Sp...

Reducere. DescriptionEverybody can be a thinking person when it comes to climate change, and this book is a perfect roadmap. Start a web search for "climate ...

DescriptionThis is the first comprehensive study of African American politics from the end of the 1960s civil rights era to the present. Not an opt...

Reducere. The election of Barack Obama in 2008 was startling, as was the victory of Donald Trump eight years later. Because both presidents were unusual and ...

War-torn deserts, jihadist killings, trucks weighted down with contraband and migrants--from the Afghan-Pakistan borderlands to the Sahara, images ...

Reducere. From Vancouver to Cape Breton, Scottish Gaelic-speaking communities could be found all over Canada from the late-18th to the mid-20th century. This...

Reducere. In St. Paul, where they were outnumbered by Germans immigrants, they nonetheless left a lasting legacy, so that today most Minnesotans think of St....

Leading South Asia expert Bhumitra Chakma explains the politics of regionalism in South Asia and traces the origins and evolution of the South Asia...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: United NationsAgenda 21 is a non-binding, voluntarily implemented action plan of the United Nations with regard to sustaina...

Reducere. From widespread unemployment and mounting international hostilities, every day we are swept into more political chaos--so one brave man looks to th...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jean-Jacques RousseauTranslator: G. D. H. ColeJean-Jacques Rousseau writes, "Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chai...

This book is about the politics of Myanmar under the reformist president Thein Sein. After taking office in March 2011, Thein Sein initiated the bl...

Reducere. Providing a fresh perspective on strategy from an organizational perspective through a discursive approach featuring key theoretic tenets, this tex...

DescriptionIn the vast literature on the Vietnam War, much has been written about the antiwar movement and its influence on U.S. policy and politic...

In Activists beyond Borders, Margaret E. Keck and Kathryn Sikkink examine a type of pressure group that has been largely ignored by political analy...

Reducere. Americans are losing touch with reality. On virtually every issue, from climate change to immigration, tens of millions of Americans have opinions ...

Reducere. Americans are losing touch with reality. On virtually every issue, from climate change to immigration, tens of millions of Americans have opinions ...

Reducere. Creating Community expands the written histories of Springfield that have long overlooked this minority in the local community. It also adds to the...

Poster for The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.About the Author: Patrick Lencioni is founder and president of The Table Group, a management consulting ...

Work and Employment in a Changing Business Environment is the definitive textbook for the new CIPD Advanced Level 7 module. It provides students wi...

Reducere. A rural village that was once the entry point for the slave trade and home to a cotton plantation, Scotlandville became the largest majority Africa...