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Written by an author team from one of Europe's leading management
schools, Leadership encourages critical appraisal of the mainstream
viewpoints and personal reflection on leadership experience in a
way that is both clear and highly engaging. Divided into four
parts, the book brings together core themes and debates within the
field and provides a wealth of diverse real-world case studies to
help readers make the transition from theory to practice. The first
part of the book, 'Defining the Terrain', lays the foundation for
subsequent chapters by exploring what we mean by leadership, how it
compares to management, and why we study it. The second and third
parts of the book build on this, addressing core topics that have
shaped leadership thinking for academics and practitioners over the
last fifty years; as well as considering the cutting-edge debates
within the field and tackling issues such as
leadership-as-practice, strategic leadership, ethical leadership,
and leading change. Finally, the fourth part, 'Developing Leaders',
explores traditional and state-of-the-art development techniques,
before encouraging the reader to consider their own leadership
through identity work. Leadership mappings in the final chapter
assimilate the range of theories and themes from the previous
chapters, providing a framework for comparisons and connections
throughout the book. In addition to the book's thematic approach,
carefully designed learning features invite readers to exercise
critical thinking skills and develop their own practice and
perspectives on the material presented. This book has dedicated
online resources, which include: Student resources: Web links to
related sites Links to feeds from topical journals Online glossary
Lecturer resources: Integrative case studies PowerPoint slides
Suggestions for discussion points Video clips of inspirational
speeches and discussions on leadership
Part of the "European Economic Interaction and Integration Workshop
Papers" series, this book examines the role of competition in
economic transition and integration, looking at examples in history
such as Japan's postwar industrial policy and Czechoslovakia's
competition policies. So far, in the countries of Central and East
Europe, and of the former USSR, privatization of state enterprises
has failed to bring about a more responsive, more competitive
behaviour of these firms. It is recognized that various elements of
competition - privatization, breaking down of monopolies, trade
liberalization, strengthening of small- and medium-sized
competitors, and institutional requirements - should be implemented
simultaneously.
In this volume practitioners and theorists from East and West
assess the results of four years of transformation in Eastern
Europe. In a general assessment of the stabilisation policies
pursued, some authors take a critical view of the 'conventional'
monetary and fiscal restrictive programmes which have helped to
bring down inflation and to introduce elements of the market
economy, but have also left the economies concerned with heavily
reduced output and real incomes. An evolutionary strategy of
structural transformation, and demand management should play a
primary role in recovery from the 'transformational recession'.
Further issues discussed are the reform of the financial sector;
liberalisation of foreign trade; privatisation and restructuring;
and the social aspects of transformation.
This volume reports the proceedings of a conference of highly
qualified practitioners and theorists from East and West, dealing
with competition and the important part it plays as an essential
element of the market economic system. So far, in the countries of
Central and East Europe and of the former USSR, privatisation of
state enterprises has failed to bring about a more responsive, more
competitive behaviour of these firms. It is recognised that various
elements of competition - privatisation, breaking down of
monopolies, trade liberalisation, strengthening of small- and
medium-sized competitors; and institutional requirements - should
be implemented simultaneously.
This volume contains a number of analyses of the present global
situation and provides a reasoned preview of likely macro-economic
developments during the next decade in the relations between East
and West. It is based on the 1988 11th Workshop on East-West
European Economic Interaction.
As the most influential and powerful country on the entire
continent of Africa, an understanding of South Africa's past and
its present trends is crucial in appreciating where South Africans
are going to, and from where they have come. South Africa changed
dramatically in 1994 when apartheid was dismantled, and it became a
democratic state. Since 2000, when the previous edition appeared,
further big changes occurred, with the rise of new political
leaders and of a new black middle class. There were also serious
problems in governance, in public health, and the economy, but with
a remarkable popular resilience too. This third edition of
Historical Dictionary of South Africa contains a chronology, an
introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section
has more than 600 cross-referenced entries on important
personalities as well as aspects of the country's politics,
economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an
excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to
know more about South Africa.
Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of this
wide-ranging, authoritative and user-friendly dictionary
incorporates the major events, personalities and processes that
have shaped the history of South Africa. The chronology covers the
entire span of this country's history and a series of useful maps
is included. Written with the needs of both the general reader and
the student or scholar in mind.
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