Books in the Blackwell Handbooks in Management series

The field of entrepreneurship is one of the fastest growing areas within management and the primary goal for developing this international reference is to disseminate accurate information about innovative small business practices in both Europe and North America.

* An interdisciplinary Handbook for all those interested in mediation and conflict resolution. * Contributors include scholars, mediators, trainers and negotiators, all of whom are passionate about their work. * Emphasises both internal and external factors as important sources of influence when negotiating conflicts.

Offers coverage of the field of strategic management. This book incorporates fresh ideas on strategy topics from leading scholars in the field. It is structured into five sections looking at the strategic management process, the theoretical foundations of the field, various types of strategy, human factors, and teaching methods.

Provides a review of theory, research, and professional practice in the field of selection and assessment. This title reviews research and practical developments in all of the main selection methods, including interviews, psychometric tests, assessment centres, and work sample tests.

Brings together research on 'issues-driven' concerns that the field of international human resource management has to face, absorb, interpret then reanalyze through international lenses. This book discusses contemporary issues such as reverse knowledge flows, skill supply strategies, employer branding, e-enablement, and outsourcing.

* Offers insights into the major cross--cultural issues and problems that managers face. * Demonstrates how theoretical perspectives and research findings can be applied to actual situations and organisations. * Contributors are leading researchers from a variety of nations and academic disciplines. .

This book provides an overview of current approaches and research in the field of international organizations with a focus on implementation issues in a globalized context. * Written by a team of recognized leaders in the field, associated with the growing and influential International Organizations Network (ION).

This book provides an overview of current approaches and research in the field of international organizations with a focus on implementation issues in a globalized context. * Written by a team of recognized leaders in the field, associated with the growing and influential International Organizations Network (ION).

* Offers complete coverage of the field of strategic management. * Incorporates new ideas on strategy topics from leading scholars in the field. * Structured into five sections looking at the strategic management process, the theoretical foundations of the field, various types of strategy, human factors, and teaching methods.