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What does it take to find oil in an area where many have tried, but failed? What does it take to design buildings that become prize-winning cultural landmarks? And what can the best architects, oil explorers, business lawyers, journalists, and business developers within banking and trading analysis have in common? Idea Work can provide the answers. This book builds on a four-year research project and describes what extraordinary idea work look...

A refreshingly practical and inspiring read for practitioners and scholars alike. This is a remarkably well-researched and well-written contribution. Moreover, Jørgensen and Pedersen offer a behind the scenes view into the sustainability practices of firms based in the world's leading region for sustainable and responsible business: Scandinavia. This provides a goldmine of material for inspiration to encourage more sustainable and responsible ...

The purpose of this collection of essays in law and economics is to shed new light on the subject matter that Erling Eide has taken an interest in during his academic career -- as a student, teacher and scholar. The volume includes articles that analyse the law from the economic point of view, as well as other contributions at the intersection of economics and law or of relevance to it. Among the contributors are: Bettina Banoun, Roger Bowles,...

This is a lively, student-friendly introduction to new ways of understanding how learning is maintained and transmitted within organisations. For anyone looking for a thorough grounding in a socio-cultural approach to the field, this is an ideal companion, written to explain, engage and encourage critical thinking and evaluative skills from students. Theory is described clearly and succinctly. Through engaging and effective use of features lik...

This book is concerned with helping you improve your approach to decision-making. The author examines judgement in a selection of managerial contexts and provides important understanding that can help you make better leadership decisions. The book also pinpoints the in-house politics of organisational decision-making. Drawing on the very latest research, it introduces practical techniques that show you how to analyse and develop your own decis...

This book focuses on the importance of methodology for ensuring quality in the field of consulting. The book introduces a wide range of methodologies for interventions and some how to check-lists for both the provider and the buyer of consulting services. Scandinavian perspectives on management consulting is meant to provide the reader with a healthy scepticism towards the profession of consulting as well as an understanding of the roles of th...

Following the neoliberal turn in the 1980s, leading global companies have established an influential trend in business through adoption of the doctrine of corporate social and environmental responsibility (CSR). This book critically explores the new megatrend and its varying interpretations and presents overviews of several fields of CSR practice: governance, business ethics, SRI/ESG investment, communication, reporting, labour relations/HR, s...

This book invites students to take a critical look on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and to go beyond the obvious by challenging fundamental assumptions in ethics and especially business ethics. Some of the key points are: With profit and growth as key goals, is CSR possible? What is economic, and how is it exerted? And does economic language permeate business ethics? Includes references.

We spend much of our waking time working, but sadly, most people are disappointed with what they do. In this book Nicholas Ind asks why we get bored and frustrated with our jobs and then suggests the attitudes and behaviour we should adopt to find fulfilment. Drawing on ideas from philosophy and business practice and illustrated with references to films, art and literature, Ind shows that people can find meaning if they engage with their jobs,...