American environmental history

This compilation of seminal essays introduces students to scholarship and writing on the subject of environmental history in the United States. With primary documents that illustrate the conditions, perception, and influences of environmental issues from the pre-Columbian era to the present, the book invites students ...

A companion to theoretical econometrics

Forensic linguistics

an introduction to language in the justice system

Mutual funds

risk and perfomance analysis for decision making

Philosophy of religion

an anthology

This anthology is comprised of a collection of the classical and contemporary readings in the philosophy of religion, providing a survey and analysis of the key issues, figures and concepts. It begins by examining religious identity, theism and divine attributes, explanations of religion and theistic ...

Accounting ethics

Women, family, and work

writings on the economics of genders

Financial management of health care organizations

an introduction to fundamental tools, concepts, and applications

The Blackwell guide to philosophy of mind

Comprised of a series of specially commissioned chapters by leading scholars, this comprehensive volume presents an up-to-date survey of the central themes in the philosophy of mind. "The Blackwell Guide to Philosophy of Mind" leads the reader through a broad range of topics, including: the ...

Partners in health, partners in crime

Exploring the boundaries of criminology and sociology of health and illness.

Debating organization

point-counterpoint in organization studies

In this volume, major figures in the field of organization studies articulate opposing arguments in an innovative "point" and "counterpoint" structure. Leading exponents of different theories present their case in counterpoint to their adversaries, challenging readers to engage in the dialogue

Art and its publics

museums studies at the millennium

Bringing together essays by museum professionals and academics from both sides of the Atlantic, Art and its Publics tackles current issues confronting the museum community and seeks to further the debate between theory and practice around the most pressing of contemporary concerns.

Integration in an expanding European Union

reassessing the fundamentals

The European Union is on the brink of fundamental change. Just as the EU is about to enlarge radically, the Convention on the Future of Europe may transform it into a political entity governed by a constitution. This timely volume brings together a world-class group ...

Learning by design

building sustainable organizations

Learning is an essential process for attaining and maintaining sustainability at both the individual and business level. Establishing a learning organization requires a wholehearted and sustained endeavour. This text facilitates such an endeavour by providing both a coherent framework for analysis and practical models for ...

The revolution in corporate finance

After universalism

re-engineering access to justice

Cults and new religious movements

a reader

What is cult? Why do cults emerge? Who joins them? And why do tragedies such as the Solar Temple murder-suicides and Jonestown occur? This Reader brings together the voices of historians, sociologists, and psychologists of religion to address these key questions about new religious movements ...

Images of strategy

"Images of Strategy" develops an innovative and multi-faceted approach to strategic management which should enable students to use and develop interesting and wide-ranging applications alongside contemporary ideas and analysis. It does so by asking if we really are looking in at the same static object ...

Handbook of organizational learning and knowledge management

A state-of-the-art, international handbook for a field of inquiry that is still emergent and yet occupies a central position in contemporary management and organization theory. Marjorie Lyles and Mark Easterby-Smith draw together analyses and critical commentary from the leading experts on organizational learning and knowledge ...

A companion to the history of economic thought

This companion offers a comprehensive and sophisticated exploration of the history of economic thought. It has a threefold focus: the history of economic thought; the history of economics as a discipline; and the historiography of economic thought. The essays in the first section focus on ...