Books in the Sage Library in Business and Management series

Organized by key scholars in the field, this four-volume set brings together an invaluable collection of articles on innovation and knowledge management.

This major work brings together four volumes of the best and most significant work in career studies literature canon to date in a highly comprehenisve yet user-friendly style.

This new, valuable six-volume major work builds a map of the topic of coaching and mentoring by bringing together the most influential papers on the subjects in a single resource. The volumes are organized thematically and contextualized by an introductory chapter written by editor Professor Bob Garvey.

Providing a general framework for thinking about corporate environmentalism and the greening of organizations, this collection serves as a foundational resource for those interested in developing new theories, including researchers and students, as well as environmental policy experts in business and government around the world.

This three-volume set looks at the evolution of ideas around Public Affairs, and how our understanding and conceptualisation of the topic has changed over the years.

Turning the spotlight on a profoundly engaging topic, this five-volume set brings together articles from internationally-renowned scholars who provide a map of the field through a fully comprehensive introduction.

The editors of this four-volume set, with the aid of an international advisory board, bring together the seminal texts in the field to cover the scope of trust and social capital as a discipline, its historical development over the last 40 years and its spread across many countries.

This major work presents a collection of seminal works on Asian business and management, carefully chosen by the editor on the basis of impact and expert nominations.

Reviewing the foundations, current status and emerging new directions in institutional theory, this major work includes a selection of the seminal articles that have appeared over the last 60 years.

Selected by experts in the field, and with the support of an international advisory board, the articles in this set lay out the philosophical foundations, theoretical orientations, as well as empirical explorations and research into the complex processes of organizing.

This collection takes stock of the foundations of research in the area of organizational networks research, examines the status of current work and identifies future directions for the field.

Edited by well-renowned academics in the field, this collection is structured around the role of HRD on the individual, group, organization and society to reflect the multidisciplinary focus of human resource development.

Edited by an award-winning expert in the field, this collection investigates the sources and costs of workplace stress; major theories of organizational stress and well-being; and intervention studies in the field.

Presenting a collection of more than 60 articles, this set not only offers the last word on critical management studies of the last century, but also includes a selection of more recently published work that will set the agenda in the years to come.

Internationally renowned editors, Stewart Clegg and Mark Haugaard, have joined forces to compile this major collection on power theory in organization studies.

Provides a range of fundamental readings in strategic management, and covers basic and advanced topics and includes selections from both traditional masters in the field as well as writings by contemporary authors.

This set contains essential articles and publications on Organization Studies in one collection some of which will be available for the first time to international students, researchers and academics.

This set reflects the breath and depth of over sixty years of rich OD work in a variety of setting, industries, and regions. As a collection it provides a rich body of basic knowledge that should serve as a catalyst for individuals interested in exploring the nature of the field.

The relevance of these three volumes lies in the steady expansion of the global IT and business process outsourcing markets. These have consistently grown during the 18 years they have been the subject of academic study.

Through a collection of imporatant articles this set tracks the enormous changes in the nature of society, and of the workplace.

Our world is replete with crises. The landmarks of the millennium bear the names of unprecedented adversity: 9/11, the Madrid and London bombings, and the Boxing Day Tsunami, to name only a few. Governments and organizations must be prepared to meet these threats. This book maps effective crisis management starting with an introductory essay.

Attempts to desiminate research that spans small businesses and entrepreneurship. Edited by a world class experts in the field, this work contains papers which reflect the principles of theoretical grounding, empirical rigour and popularity of this field.

This collection of key papers has been meticulously put together by acclaimed editor Mats Alvesson, and covers themes including culture, image and identity, socialisation, leadership, power and conflict, ethics and communication and much more.