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This title was first published in 2001. This volume brings together
the 25-year output of the longest running programme of research
into the making of decisions by top management. It describes and
explains the processes of arriving at major decisions and how they
are affected by the issue under decision, the form of organization
and national differences and then, finally, success and failure in
implementation. The programme continues with research on routes in
successfully managing implementation.
This title was first published in 2001. This volume brings together
the 25-year output of the longest running programme of research
into the making of decisions by top management. It describes and
explains the processes of arriving at major decisions and how they
are affected by the issue under decision, the form of organization
and national differences and then, finally, success and failure in
implementation. The programme continues with research on routes in
successfully managing implementation.
Drawing on detailed empirical data and a range of case studies,
Managing Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations, first published in
1990, demonstrates how voluntary organizations formulate strategies
for securing funds, providing services, and dealing with other
non-profit bodies, public agencies, and the private sector. The
central theme is organizational change and how managers have
responded, strategically and structurally, to changes to their
environment. Using original data, and writing from the broad
perspectives of current organization theory, the authors increase
our understanding of strategies, structures and designs currently
in use in the voluntary sector. Their authoritative text will make
essential reading for practising managers in non-profit
organizations and for an international audience of academics and
students of management, organization theory, and strategy.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th
International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning, ICCBR 2009, held
in Seattle, WA, USA, in July 2009. The 17 revised full papers and
17 revised poster papers presented together with 2 invited talks
were carefully reviewed and selected from 55 submissions. Covering
a wide range of CBR topics of interest both to practitioners and
researchers, the papers are devoted to theoretical/methodological
as well as to applicative aspects of current CBR analysis.
Drawing on detailed empirical data and a range of case studies,
Managing Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations, first published in
1990, demonstrates how voluntary organizations formulate strategies
for securing funds, providing services, and dealing with other
non-profit bodies, public agencies, and the private sector. The
central theme is organizational change and how managers have
responded, strategically and structurally, to changes to their
environment. Using original data, and writing from the broad
perspectives of current organization theory, the authors increase
our understanding of strategies, structures and designs currently
in use in the voluntary sector. Their authoritative text will make
essential reading for practising managers in non-profit
organizations and for an international audience of academics and
students of management, organization theory, and strategy.
A thought-provoking look at how racial resentment, rather than
racial prejudice alone, motivate a growing resistance among whites
to improve the circumstances faced by racial minorities. In Racial
Resentment in the Political Mind, Darren W. Davis and David C.
Wilson challenge the commonly held notion that all racial
negativity, disagreements, and objections to policies that seek to
help racial minorities stem from racial prejudice. They argue that
racial resentment arises from just-world beliefs and appraisals of
deservingness that help explain the persistence of racial
inequality in America in ways more consequential than racism or
racial prejudice alone. The culprits, as many White people see it,
are undeserving people of color, who are perceived to benefit
unfairly from, and take advantage of, resources that come at
Whites' expense-a worldview in which any attempt at modest change
is seen as a challenge to the status quo and privilege. Yet, as
Davis and Wilson reveal, many Whites have become racially resentful
due to their perceptions that African Americans skirt the "rules of
the game" and violate traditional values by taking advantage of
unearned resources. Resulting attempts at racial progress lead
Whites to respond in ways that retain their social
advantage-opposing ameliorative policies, minority candidates, and
other advancement on racial progress. Because racial resentment is
rooted in beliefs about justice, fairness, and deservingness,
ordinary citizens, who may not harbor racist motivations, may wind
up in the same political position as racists, but for different
reasons.
A thought-provoking look at how racial resentment, rather than
racial prejudice alone, motivate a growing resistance among whites
to improve the circumstances faced by racial minorities. In Racial
Resentment in the Political Mind, Darren W. Davis and David C.
Wilson challenge the commonly held notion that all racial
negativity, disagreements, and objections to policies that seek to
help racial minorities stem from racial prejudice. They argue that
racial resentment arises from just-world beliefs and appraisals of
deservingness that help explain the persistence of racial
inequality in America in ways more consequential than racism or
racial prejudice alone. The culprits, as many White people see it,
are undeserving people of color, who are perceived to benefit
unfairly from, and take advantage of, resources that come at
Whites' expense-a worldview in which any attempt at modest change
is seen as a challenge to the status quo and privilege. Yet, as
Davis and Wilson reveal, many Whites have become racially resentful
due to their perceptions that African Americans skirt the "rules of
the game" and violate traditional values by taking advantage of
unearned resources. Resulting attempts at racial progress lead
Whites to respond in ways that retain their social
advantage-opposing ameliorative policies, minority candidates, and
other advancement on racial progress. Because racial resentment is
rooted in beliefs about justice, fairness, and deservingness,
ordinary citizens, who may not harbor racist motivations, may wind
up in the same political position as racists, but for different
reasons.
"
Images of Strategy" develops an innovative and multi-faceted
approach to strategic management which will enable students to use
and develop interesting and wide-ranging applications alongside
some of the latest ideas and analysis.
An innovative and multi-functional approach to strategic
management.
Approaches strategy from different viewpoints: functional, eg
technology and systems management, marketing, accounting and HRM,
and analytical, eg organization theory, game theory and knowledge
management
Helps students to analyse, integrate and apply the many competing
functional elements of strategic choice in today's world.
Includes case examples to illustrate the chapters.
Provides further reading sections and student questions
Written by a team of top management scholars with many years of
successful MBA teaching experience.
Further lecturer resources and links, including case analyses
and Power Point slides, are available at
www.blackwellpublishing.com/cummings
Innocence Betrayed is the first sustained attempt to address the
issue of how we can best protect children from the threat posed by
predatory paedophiles. It asks all the difficult questions: Can
paedophiles be treated? Do they change their behaviour? Does naming
and shaming help protect our children or make matters worse?
Combining the skills of journalistic research and academic
scholarship, this engaging and accessible book carefully untangles
the News of the World's 'Sarah's Law' and presents, for the first
time, the behind-the-scenes reaction to the newspaper. It contains
an enlightening series of interviews with paedophiles, both in a
penal setting and after release, in England, Wales and North
America, as well as interviews with the victims of sexual abuse.
This important and timely book will be of interest to anyone who
wishes to understand the complexity of the problem posed by
paedophiles and how we can make our communities safer places for
children.
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