Books in the Cambridge Studies in Management series

Managing Competitive Crisis examines how competitive crisis affected the management of work relations in Britain between 1979 and 1991. This book will be of topical interest for students of organisational change and is a fitting conclusion to the distinguished series Cambridge Studies in Management.

First published in 1984, this book gives a historical account of the worldwide development of the theory and practice of inflation accounting (particularly as applied to the financial accounts of corporations). It is a comprehensive account, both in terms of the historical depth and the international breadth of its coverage.

This book provides a clear and concise summary of the present state of the theory of inflation accounting for students and practitioners. It describes all of the main alternative methods of inflation accounting and illustrates them, using simple numerical examples.

This book is concerned with the management of organisational change. It focuses on Cadbury Ltd and provides an in-depth study of change within this famous British company. It will be of interest to teachers and students of business history, organisational behaviour, industrial relations and industrial sociology.

This 1992 book examines the development of employers' personnel, human resource, and industrial relations policies in Britain in the twentieth century. It focuses on how managers organise the employment relationship, how they control work relations, and how they deal with trade unions and industrial relations.

This controversial book strongly criticizes recent developments in the study of organizational structure in the USA. Sharply different theories have fragmented the field and taken a negative view of managers. Lex Donaldson argues for an integrated theory, that places managers in a more positive light.

This innovative looks at recent changes in management approach and the current state of employer-worker relations. After considering whether the workplace has been transformed by HRM techniques or remains restricted by adversarial workplace traditions, the author advocates long-term labour relations policies which encourage employee participation in management decision making.

Innovation is a key to corporate success, particularly in times of rapid technological change. This book sheds new light on the introduction of technology in the manufacturing sector. The author considers the use of innovative technology in both Britain and Japan by examining nine firms in each country.

This book, originally published as a special issue of the journal Science in Context, provides a truly interdisciplinary approach to the study of the economics of science. Challenging conventional views, the contributors argue that the subject must be examined in its full context if it is to be properly understood.

China has already become the world's second largest economic power and it currently presents enormous business opportunities. Yet there is still a dearth of information in the West about how Chinese firms are run. In this accessible 1994 book, Professor Child addresses this deficiency, examining management in China in all its different forms.

This book provides a socio-historical analysis of accounting. It examines how and why accounting is so important to contemporary social and economic life, and provides a critical perspective on the conditions and consequences of accounting practices.

This book traces the history of systems theory in organisation studies from its foundations to its recent deconstruction by postmodernists. The analysis offers general support for recent claims that organisation theory is in 'crisis', but takes issue with the common criticism that paradigms are incommensurable.

A study of the different approaches in Britain and Japan to buyer-supplier relationships.

This book, published in the late 1980s, reproduces articles and reports which were written and gained prominence during the 1984-5 coal dispute in the UK. It is, however, more than a contribution to the history of that dispute and addresses more general issues of industrial and national policy.

Working for the Union is a study of the relationship between full-time union officials and shop stewards across the whole of British industry in the period 1986-91. In the wake of recession and union decline, Britain has been said to be entering 'a new era of industrial relations'. This book provides a unique body of evidence that casts serious doubt on the validity of this claim.