Books published by Emerald Publishing Inc

Organization Development (OD) is a young social science and little has been written on the intentional development of OD professionals. As it is important to understand how the future leaders of the field of OD are being developed, the focus of this work explores the education of scholar practitioners in OD.

A collection of stories written by educators who have come to understand curricula differently, as a result of their engagement with a graduate course and its instructor. The book represents the best of what can be found in teaching and learning, and in the quest for meaningful ways to understand curricula.

Offers a straightforward and entertaining primer on college teaching. It discusses the nitty-gritty aspects of teaching while providing readers with a synoptic but concise explanation of the principles of the art. It also offers a viable alternative to the books on teaching currently available or in print.

This volume of Global Initiatives for Equity and Social Justice takes a resource perspective toward culture, ethnicity, and race. Its purpose is to foster global dialogue about race and ethnicity, with an emphasis on sharing strategies and solutions. The contributors highlight and share models, programmes, frameworks, and strategies that are making a positive difference.

This volume of Global Initiatives for Equity and Social Justice takes a resource perspective toward culture, ethnicity, and race. Its purpose is to foster global dialogue about race and ethnicity, with an emphasis on sharing strategies and solutions. The contributors highlight and share models, programmes, frameworks, and strategies that are making a positive difference.

Contains contributions by leading scholars in the field of strategic alliance research. The 14 chapters cover a number of significant topics that examine the increasingly prominent role of behavioural factors in alliance evolution and management.

Large, comprehensive urban high schools were designed and constructed with the belief that they could meet the needs of all its students, academic and otherwise. By and large, however, these schools have only done a good job of sorting students for specific jobs in a society based on capitalism and White supremacy.

A volume in The Handbook of Resources in Middle Level EducationSeries Editors: Steven B. Mertens, Illinois State University andVincent A. Anfara, Jr. The University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleSponsored by the Middle Level Education Research SIG of AERA, this inauguralvolume in the new IAP book series, The Handbook of Resources in Middle LevelEducation, focuses on the contributions and impact of the leaders of the modernmiddle school movement. Contained with this volume are the edited transcriptsfrom 20 extensive interviews of the most influential leaders of the middle level movement, including suchnotable figures as William Alexander, Donald Eichhorn, John Lounsbury, Conrad Toepfer, and Gordon Vars.This historic volume will be an invaluable resource to proponents, advocates, and students of the middle schoolconcept and developmentally appropriate education for young adolescents.

A volume in Research in Management ConsultingSeries Editor Anthony F. Buono, Bentley UniversityThe 13th volume in the RMC series, The Changing Paradigm of Consulting, is based on the best paperspresented at the Academy of Management's Management Consulting Division's fourth internationalconference (2009) on the underlying dynamics within the fast-paced world of business and managementconsulting. Held in Vienna, Austria, the conference brought together academicians, consultants andorganizational practitioners to examine the changes taking place within the consulting field. The book's 19 chapters are divided into five sections thatexplore the emergence and implications of this new paradigm, delineating and illustrating the paradigm shift taking placing within consulting,exploring the ramifications for global consulting, examining the challenges inherent in attempts to capture collaboration and cooperation in interorganizationalnetworks, analyzing the push toward the professionalization - and professionalism - of consultancy, and assessing new approaches tomanagement consulting, focusing on innovative instruments, tools and intervention frameworks. The book captures the myriad complexities anduncertainties faced by consultants and their clients and the concomitant search for appropriate mindsets, attitudes and orientations as well as methods,tools and techniques. As each of the chapters indicates, while there are significant challenges facing the consulting industry, there are also a number ofpromising frameworks and approaches that can help us successfully meet these challenges.

A volume in Family-School-Community PartnershipSeries Editor Diana B. Hiatt-Michael, Pepperdine University(sponsored by the Family School Community Partnership Issues SIG)This concise monograph addresses the expanding field of family involvement to out ofschool time (OST). OST may be defined as time outside of state required time limits forcompulsory school attendance but time in which students are engaged in planned academicor enrichment activities. During the past decade, OST programs have burgeoned across theUnited States. OST programs are offered to children and youth, elementary through highschool, as structured and safe venues to increase student academic achievement, and extend students' interests.Chapter authors share promising practices from a range of backgrounds, including nonprofit organizations, faith-based,health, and governmental agencies as well as university-school connections. Contents describe the benefits and concerns ofparent engagement in OST, such as student outcomes of parent engagement in OST, how parents select appropriate programs,ways to connect with parents to assure regular attendance of youth, methods to solicit families to participate in OSTactivities, and evaluation measures.

Addresses the need for an updated look at the HRM legal and regulatory environment. Contrary to existing books which address legal issues in HRM from a narrower focus or specific issue, this book provides a comprehensive and in-depth look at legal issues, regulations and laws which govern all aspects of human resource management.

Brings together conceptual and empirical work from various professional fields to inform a perspective on mentoring that goes beyond what is needed for today and orients toward what is needed for the future in order to promote healthy and productive organizations. This perspective is important because the pace of change in organisations is rapid - and increasingly so.

Addresses the need for an updated look at the HRM legal and regulatory environment. Contrary to existing books which address legal issues in HRM from a narrower focus or specific issue, this book provides a comprehensive and in-depth look at legal issues, regulations and laws which govern all aspects of human resource management.

Brings together conceptual and empirical work from various professional fields to inform a perspective on mentoring that goes beyond what is needed for today and orients toward what is needed for the future in order to promote healthy and productive organizations. This perspective is important because the pace of change in organisations is rapid - and increasingly so.

Offers a valuable resource for teachers and other professionals who are looking for a proven way to increase cultural appreciation and awareness. New applications of the ABCs model of Cultural Understanding and Communication are presented and discussed in this new volume, based on studies done in the United States, and Canada and Europe.

How does learning affect identity? How does participation to educational settings, scenarios and situations impact the way we are or became? Can changes in how we perceive our Selves be considered as part of the learning process? This book attempts to outline some answers to such broad questions using a very robust and updated theoretical frame: the dialogical approach.

Offers a valuable resource for teachers and other professionals who are looking for a proven way to increase cultural appreciation and awareness. New applications of the ABCs model of Cultural Understanding and Communication are presented and discussed in this new volume, based on studies done in the United States, and Canada and Europe.

How does learning affect identity? How does participation to educational settings, scenarios and situations impact the way we are or became? Can changes in how we perceive our Selves be considered as part of the learning process? This book attempts to outline some answers to such broad questions using a very robust and updated theoretical frame: the dialogical approach.

Expands our understanding of organisational justice and applies justice theories to develop models of ethical behaviour in organisations. By examining what it means to be just and examining relationships between justice and ethicality, this provides conceptual models for understanding the ethical challenges facing organisations.

An attempt to equip you with new levels of thinking and new skill sets to make you more successful at leading and developing yourself and others in a variety of contexts. With structured activities and proven techniques from people who have successfully applied the lessons found in this book, Leadership and Personal Development, you will be armed with an effective approach to development.