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The Statistical Abstract of the United States has provided a statistical portrait of social, political, demographic, and economic conditions of America since 1878. This 2023 edition continues the heritage begun so long ago by the U.S. government, with the U.S. Census Bureau being the last agency to produce the compendium at government expense. Now in our eleventh annual edition, Rowman & Littlefield and ProQuest carry on the proud tradition and responsibility of creating the statistical portrait of America.Long-time users of the Statistical Abstract of the United States expect each new edition to carry forward much of the content from prior editions, as well as introduce new data as America continues to evolve. Our editors are committed to updating the long-standing, historical statistics as new data become available, as well as researching new topics to cover.This 2023 Edition contains nearly 40 new tables on topics including individual income taxes, IRS audits, school shootings, COVID-19 related changes to school instruction, employment of undergraduate students, energy distribution system reliability, air pollution by metropolitan statistical area, COVID-19 deaths, disability rates, health status and access to health care, abortions, space-related industries employment, nonimmigrant admissions, Puerto Rico GDP and trade, foreign military sales, and federal agriculture subsidies.Some specific new tables include: School Shootings and Casualties by Type of Casualty and Level of School: 2000 to 2021Air Pollution—Air Quality Index Days at Unhealthy Levels by Selected Metropolitan Statistical Area: 1980 to 2020Public and Private Schools Reporting Changes to Instruction During COVID-19 Pandemic by Selected School Characteristics and Type of Change: 2020Energy Distribution System Reliability—Number and Duration of Electric Interruption Events: 2013 to 2020Puerto Rico—Gross Domestic Product: 2012 to 2019Puerto Rico—Exports and Imports of Goods and Services by Type of Product: 2012 to 2019Prisoner Recidivism by Selected Characteristics: 2012 to 2017Presidential Campaign Receipts and Disbursements by Political Party: 1991 to 2020Federal Individual Income Tax Returns—Number, Adjusted Gross Income (AGI), and Income Tax by Size of AGI: 2018 and 2019Individual Income Tax Summary: 1986 to 2019Space-Related Industries Employment and Compensation by Industry: 2015 to 2019IRS Audits—Individual Income Tax Returns Filed and Examined: 2010 to 2018IRS Audits—Corporate and Partnership Income Tax Returns Filed and Examined: 2010 to 2018

The Statistical Abstract of the United States has provided a statistical portrait of social, political, demographic, and economic conditions of America since 1878. This 2023 edition continues the heritage begun so long ago by the U.S. government, with the U.S. Census Bureau being the last agency to produce the compendium at government expense. Now in our twelfth annual edition, Rowman & Littlefield and ProQuest carry on the proud tradition and responsibility of creating the statistical portrait of America.Long-time users of the Statistical Abstract of the United States expect each new edition to carry forward much of the content from prior editions, as well as introduce new data as America continues to evolve. Our editors are committed to updating the long-standing, historical statistics as new data become available, as well as researching new topics to cover.This 2024 Edition contains several new tables including:Families in Poverty by Presence of Working Family Members and Family Type: 2021College Student Participation in Distance Education Courses by Institution Type: 2019 and 2020Median Income by Source and Age, Sex, and Race/Ethnicity: 2021Employed Artists by Occupation and Selected Characteristics: 2015 to 2019Ferry System Summary: 2010 to 2019Married Couples by Difference in Race and Hispanic Origin of Spouses: 2005 to 2022Family Households With Own Children Under 18 Years of Age by Type of Family, 2000 to 2022, and by Educational Attainment of Householder, 2022Children Under 18 Years of Age Living with Both Parents, One Parent, and No Parents by Race and Hispanic Origin: 1990 to 2022American Indian and Alaska Native Population by Selected Tribal Grouping: 2015 to 2021Water Transportation System Summary: 2000 to 2020Learning Disability and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Among Children Age 3 to 17 by Selected Characteristics: 2019 to 2021High School Graduates Earning Career and Technical Education (CTE) Credits by Selected Characteristics: 2019Individual Noncash Charitable Contributions by Type of Donation and Recipient: 2020Telework Arrangements of Establishments and Employees by Frequency and Industry: 2022Households with Pets by Age of Householder: 2021Overseas Travelers to the U.S. by Top 25 States Visited: 2019 to 2021Overseas Travelers to the U.S. by Top Cities and Metro Areas Visited: 2019 to 2021Volunteering and Charitable Giving by State: 2019 and 2021Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylees by State of Residence: 2021Single Unit Housing Structures at Risk of Wildfire by Census Division: 2021Political Action Committees (PACs)—Number and Finances by Committee Type: 2021 and 2022Certified Organic Farms—Value of Sales, Years Involved in Organic Production, and Marketing Practices by State: 2021Community Resilience Estimates—Population at Risk of Impacts from Disasters by State: 2019Death Rates by Age, Sex, and Race and Hispanic Origin: 2018 to 2021Medicare Certified Skilled Nursing Facilities, Home Health Agencies, and Hospices by State and Other Area: 2021Foodborne Disease Outbreaks, Illnesses, and Hospitalizations: 1998 to 2021Individual Retirement Account (IRA) Contributions and Fair Market Value for Taxpayers by Adjusted Gross Income: 2020Volunteering and Charitable Giving Rates by Selected Characteristics: 2017 to 2021Parents and Guardians Who Receive Child Support by Selected Characteristics: 2020Puerto Rico—Exports, Imports, and Trade Balance: 2000 to 2022College Student Participation in Distance Education Courses by Institution Type: 2019 and 2020Married Couples by Difference in Race and Hispanic Origin of Spouses: 2005 to 2022Households with Pets by Age of Householder: 2021Family Households With Own Children Under 18 Years of Age by Type of Family, 2000 to 2022, and by Educational Attainment of Householder, 2022American Indian and Alaska Native Population by Selected Tribal Grouping: 2015 to 2021Political Action Committees (PACs)—Number and Finances by Committee Type: 2021 and 2022Certified Organic Farms—Value of Sales, Years Involved in Organic Production, and Marketing Practices by State: 2021Community Resilience Estimates—Population at Risk of Impacts from Disasters by State: 2019Volunteering and Charitable Giving Rates by Selected Characteristics: 2017 to 2021Medicare Certified Skilled Nursing Facilities, Home Health Agencies, and Hospices by State and Other Area: 2021Foodborne Disease Outbreaks, Illnesses, and Hospitalizations: 1998 to 2021Individual Retirement Account (IRA) Contributions and Fair Market Value for Taxpayers by Adjusted Gross Income: 2020, , , , , , , , , ,

The Statistical Abstract of the United States has provided a statistical portrait of social, political, demographic, and economic conditions of America since 1878. This 2021 edition continues the heritage begun so long ago by the U.S. government, with the U.S. Census Bureau being the last agency to produce the compendium at government expense. Now in our ninthh annual edition, Rowman & Littlefield and ProQuest carry on the proud tradition and responsibility of creating the statistical portrait of America.Librarians value the Statistical Abstract as both an answer book and a guide to statistical sources. It is the best-known statistical reference publication in the country. As a comprehensive collection of statistics, it is a snapshot of America and its people. Our editors are committed to updating the long-standing, historical statistics as new data becomes available, as well as finding new topics to cover.

The Statistical Abstract of the United States has provided a statistical portrait of social, political, demographic, and economic conditions of America since 1878. This 2025 edition continues the heritage begun so long ago by the U.S. government, with the U.S. Census Bureau being the last agency to produce the compendium at government expense. Long-time users of the Statistical Abstract of the United States expect each new edition to carry forward much of the content from prior editions, as well as introduce new data as America continues to evolve. Our editors are committed to updating the long-standing, historical statistics as new data become available, as well as researching new topics to cover.

The Statistical Abstract of the United States has provided a statistical portrait of social, political, demographic, and economic conditions of America since 1878. This 2023 edition continues the heritage begun so long ago by the U.S. government, with the U.S. Census Bureau being the last agency to produce the compendium at government expense. Now in our twelfth annual edition, Rowman & Littlefield and ProQuest carry on the proud tradition and responsibility of creating the statistical portrait of America.Long-time users of the Statistical Abstract of the United States expect each new edition to carry forward much of the content from prior editions, as well as introduce new data as America continues to evolve. Our editors are committed to updating the long-standing, historical statistics as new data become available, as well as researching new topics to cover.This 2024 Edition contains several new tables including:Families in Poverty by Presence of Working Family Members and Family Type: 2021College Student Participation in Distance Education Courses by Institution Type: 2019 and 2020Median Income by Source and Age, Sex, and Race/Ethnicity: 2021Employed Artists by Occupation and Selected Characteristics: 2015 to 2019Ferry System Summary: 2010 to 2019Married Couples by Difference in Race and Hispanic Origin of Spouses: 2005 to 2022Family Households With Own Children Under 18 Years of Age by Type of Family, 2000 to 2022, and by Educational Attainment of Householder, 2022Children Under 18 Years of Age Living with Both Parents, One Parent, and No Parents by Race and Hispanic Origin: 1990 to 2022American Indian and Alaska Native Population by Selected Tribal Grouping: 2015 to 2021Water Transportation System Summary: 2000 to 2020Learning Disability and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Among Children Age 3 to 17 by Selected Characteristics: 2019 to 2021High School Graduates Earning Career and Technical Education (CTE) Credits by Selected Characteristics: 2019Individual Noncash Charitable Contributions by Type of Donation and Recipient: 2020Telework Arrangements of Establishments and Employees by Frequency and Industry: 2022Households with Pets by Age of Householder: 2021Overseas Travelers to the U.S. by Top 25 States Visited: 2019 to 2021Overseas Travelers to the U.S. by Top Cities and Metro Areas Visited: 2019 to 2021Volunteering and Charitable Giving by State: 2019 and 2021Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylees by State of Residence: 2021Single Unit Housing Structures at Risk of Wildfire by Census Division: 2021Political Action Committees (PACs)—Number and Finances by Committee Type: 2021 and 2022Certified Organic Farms—Value of Sales, Years Involved in Organic Production, and Marketing Practices by State: 2021Community Resilience Estimates—Population at Risk of Impacts from Disasters by State: 2019Death Rates by Age, Sex, and Race and Hispanic Origin: 2018 to 2021Medicare Certified Skilled Nursing Facilities, Home Health Agencies, and Hospices by State and Other Area: 2021Foodborne Disease Outbreaks, Illnesses, and Hospitalizations: 1998 to 2021Individual Retirement Account (IRA) Contributions and Fair Market Value for Taxpayers by Adjusted Gross Income: 2020Volunteering and Charitable Giving Rates by Selected Characteristics: 2017 to 2021Parents and Guardians Who Receive Child Support by Selected Characteristics: 2020Puerto Rico—Exports, Imports, and Trade Balance: 2000 to 2022College Student Participation in Distance Education Courses by Institution Type: 2019 and 2020Married Couples by Difference in Race and Hispanic Origin of Spouses: 2005 to 2022Households with Pets by Age of Householder: 2021Family Households With Own Children Under 18 Years of Age by Type of Family, 2000 to 2022, and by Educational Attainment of Householder, 2022American Indian and Alaska Native Population by Selected Tribal Grouping: 2015 to 2021Political Action Committees (PACs)—Number and Finances by Committee Type: 2021 and 2022Certified Organic Farms—Value of Sales, Years Involved in Organic Production, and Marketing Practices by State: 2021Community Resilience Estimates—Population at Risk of Impacts from Disasters by State: 2019Volunteering and Charitable Giving Rates by Selected Characteristics: 2017 to 2021Medicare Certified Skilled Nursing Facilities, Home Health Agencies, and Hospices by State and Other Area: 2021Foodborne Disease Outbreaks, Illnesses, and Hospitalizations: 1998 to 2021Individual Retirement Account (IRA) Contributions and Fair Market Value for Taxpayers by Adjusted Gross Income: 2020, , , , , , , , , ,

The Statistical Abstract of the United States has provided a statistical portrait of social, political, demographic, and economic conditions of America since 1878. This 2025 edition continues the heritage begun so long ago by the U.S. government, with the U.S. Census Bureau being the last agency to produce the compendium at government expense. Long-time users of the Statistical Abstract of the United States expect each new edition to carry forward much of the content from prior editions, as well as introduce new data as America continues to evolve. Our editors are committed to updating the long-standing, historical statistics as new data become available, as well as researching new topics to cover.

Russia has undergone immense changes in the 20th century. From tsarism to communism, from communism to the market economy. But to what extent does this market economy reproduce the capitalism that characterised Russia in the centuries before 1917? What are the prospects for a democratic, prosperous Russia? This volume examines the large problems of Russia's past. The linking theme is the balance of continuity and discontinuity in the history of the country across several centuries. The chapters cover a wide range of topics: politics, administration, economy, sociology and culture. They also consider the latest historical discussions in Russia and abroad. The work aims to put Russia into a fresh historical perspective and enable the reader to consider the weight of the past lying on attempts to fashion a different Russian future.

In 1945, disguised in German greatcoat and helmet, Mussolini attempted to escape from the advancing Allied armies. Unfortunately for him, the convoy of which he was part was stopped by partisans and his features, made so familiar by Fascist propaganda, gave him away. Within 24 hours he was executed by his captors, joining those he sent early to their graves as an outcome of his tyranny, at least one million people. He was one of the tyrant-killers who so scarred interwar Europe, but we cannot properly understand him or his regime by any simple equation with Hitler or Stalin. Like them, his life began modestly in the provinces; unlike them, he maintained a traditonal male family life, including both wife and mistresses, and sought in his way to be an intellectual. He was cruel (though not the cruellest); his racism existed, but never without the consistency and vigor that would have made him a good recruit for the SS. He sought an empire; but, in the most part, his was of the old-fashioned, costly, nineteenth century variety, not a racial or ideological imperium.And, self-evidently Italian society was not German or Russian: the particular patterns of that society shaped his dictatorship. Bosworth's Mussolini allows us to come closer than ever before to an appreciation of the life and actions of the man and of the political world and society within which he operated. With extraordinary skill and vividness, drawing on a huge range of sources, this biography paints a picture of brutality and failure, yet one tempered with an understanding of Mussolini as a human being, not so different from many of his contemporaries. 'The definitive study of the Italian dictator.' - Library Journal

The world of the first half of the sixteenth century was exceptionally dynamic. Voyages of discovery made the world larger; science and technology were revolutionized; Christian thought underwent a powerful renewal; the population and economy grew. And in the midst of this constellation of change, one man - the Emperor Charles V - ruled a conglomeration of territory more extensive than that previously held by any ruler in European history. What can one person, given an inordinate amount of power by quirk of fate, achieve? How much freedom did he in fact have? Did it help him reach his objectives? What unwanted results ensued from his actions? The relationship between the will of an individual and the power of structures in times of such mutability is at the core of Blockman's enquiry. He brings to the task a range of languages - without which it is scarcely possible to do justice to Charles's widespread, linguistically diverse imperium - a keen awareness of the most recent findings in modern scholarship, and the fruits of a professional lifetime's reflection.

This book provides a fascinating history of Ireland, focusing on the ways in which the nation has been depicted by competing interests, from political factions to religious groups to commercial powers. It examines the origins of Ireland's various identities, looking at Irish culture, religion, and language. The result is an original work of scholarship that analyzes Ireland's rich history and traces the formation of its national identity.

Korean Literature Through the Korean Wave engages with the rising interest in both the Korean Wave and Korean language learning by incorporating Korean Wave cultural content, especially K-dramas, films and songs, to underline and support the teaching of Korean literature. It combines both premodern and modern texts, including poetry, novels, philosophical treatises, and even comics, to showcase the diversity of Korean literature. Particular care has been taken to include the voices of those marginalised in the often male, elite-dominated discourse on Korean literature. In particular, this book also distinguishes itself by extending the usual breadth of what is considered modern Korean literature up until the present day, including texts published as recently as 2017. Many of these texts are very relevant for recent discourse in Korean affairs, such as the obsession with physical appearance, the #MeToo movement and multiculturalism. This textbook is aimed at B1-B2 level and Intermediate-Mid students of Korean. On the one hand the textbook introduces students to seeing beyond Korean literature as a monolithic entity, giving a taste of its wonderful richness and diversity. On the other hand, it provides an entry point into discussions on Korean contemporary society, in which the text (and associated media extracts) provides the catalyst for more in-depth analysis and debate.

Korean Literature Through the Korean Wave engages with the rising interest in both the Korean Wave and Korean language learning by incorporating Korean Wave cultural content, especially K-dramas, films and songs, to underline and support the teaching of Korean literature. It combines both premodern and modern texts, including poetry, novels, philosophical treatises, and even comics, to showcase the diversity of Korean literature. Particular care has been taken to include the voices of those marginalised in the often male, elite-dominated discourse on Korean literature. In particular, this book also distinguishes itself by extending the usual breadth of what is considered modern Korean literature up until the present day, including texts published as recently as 2017. Many of these texts are very relevant for recent discourse in Korean affairs, such as the obsession with physical appearance, the #MeToo movement and multiculturalism. This textbook is aimed at B1-B2 level and Intermediate-Mid students of Korean. On the one hand the textbook introduces students to seeing beyond Korean literature as a monolithic entity, giving a taste of its wonderful richness and diversity. On the other hand, it provides an entry point into discussions on Korean contemporary society, in which the text (and associated media extracts) provides the catalyst for more in-depth analysis and debate.

This book explores medical and health periodicals of the nineteenth century: their contemporary significance, their readership, and how historians have approached them as objects of study. From debates about women doctors in lesser-known titles such as the Medical Mirror, to the formation of professional medical communities within French and Portuguese periodicals, the contributors to this volume highlight the multi-faceted nature of these publications as well as their uses to the historian. Medical periodicals – far from being the preserve of doctors and nurses – were also read by the general public. Thus, the contributions collected here will be of interest not only to the historian of medicine, but also to those interested in nineteenth-century periodical culture more broadly.The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal Media History.

This book explores medical and health periodicals of the nineteenth century: their contemporary significance, their readership, and how historians have approached them as objects of study. From debates about women doctors in lesser-known titles such as the Medical Mirror, to the formation of professional medical communities within French and Portuguese periodicals, the contributors to this volume highlight the multi-faceted nature of these publications as well as their uses to the historian. Medical periodicals – far from being the preserve of doctors and nurses – were also read by the general public. Thus, the contributions collected here will be of interest not only to the historian of medicine, but also to those interested in nineteenth-century periodical culture more broadly.The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal Media History.

Macro-social marketing is an approach to solving wicked problems. Wicked problems include obesity, environmental degradation, smoking cessation, fast fashion, gambling, and drug and alcohol abuse. As such, wicked problems are those problems that are so complex and multifaceted, it is difficult to define the exact problem, its contributing factors, and paths to a solution. Increasingly, governments, NGOs, and community groups are seeking to solve these types of problems. In doing so, the issues with pursuing macro-level change are beginning to emerge. Issues stem from the interconnected nature of stakeholders involved with a wicked problem—where one change may create a negative ripple effect of both intended and unintended consequences.Macro-social marketing, then, provides a holistic and systemic approach to both studying and solving wicked problems. Within the chapters of this book, macro-social marketing approaches to analysing and defining wicked problems, to identifying stakeholders and potential ripple effects, and to implementing macro-level change are presented. In this emerging area of academia, the theories, models, and approaches outlined in this book are cutting edge and provide a critical approach from top researchers in the area. Both practical and theoretical aspects are presented as well as caveats on such societal and/or country-wide change. A must-have for social marketing academics and those interested in macro-level change at a practical or theoretical level.

Extending the work of The Routledge Handbook to Nineteenth-Century British Periodicals and Newspapers, this volume provides a critical introduction and case studies that illustrate cutting-edge approaches to periodicals research, as well as an overview of recent developments in the field. The twelve chapters model diverse approaches and methodologies for research on nineteenth-century periodicals. Each case study is contextualized within one of the following broad areas of research: single periodicals, individual journalists, gender issues, periodical networks, genre, the relationship between periodicals, transnational/transatlantic connections, technologies of printing and illustration, links within a single periodical, topical subjects, science and periodicals, and imperialism and periodicals. Contributors incorporate first-person accounts of how they conducted their research and provide specific examples of how they gained access to primary sources, as well as the methods they used to analyze the materials.The 2018 winner of the Robert and Vineta Colby Scholarly Book Prize.The Committee describes the focus of the book on methodology and case studies as “fresh and original,” and “useful for both experienced scholars and those new to the field.”"Overall. Case Studies suggests new ways of reading canonical authors, new unerstandings of the interprentation of the personal and the public, and an admirable energy in engaging with the structures of national and transnational periodical discourses that are clearly implicated in maintaining soft power within societies" -- Brian Maidment, Liverpool John Moores University

Educating College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders is one of the first books to specifically address the accommodation of students with significant learning differences in postsecondary education. Developed with the support of Autism Speaks, and piloted at Pace University, each component of this book is scientifically-based and provides a model of emerging best practices for college instruction involving students with ASD. The text is designed to give college faculty a deep understanding of students with ASD and help faculty to productively engage students with ASD, while also meeting the needs of all students in their classes. The strategies included in the manual are solidly grounded in principles of universal design and will prove indispensible for teaching college students of varying ability levels and diverse learning styles. A companion video shows clips of students and educators that are engaged in inclusive practices to illustrate approaches that have been successful in dealing with challenging situations in the classroom.

Educating College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders is one of the first books to specifically address the accommodation of students with significant learning differences in postsecondary education. Developed with the support of Autism Speaks, and piloted at Pace University, each component of this book is scientifically-based and provides a model of emerging best practices for college instruction involving students with ASD. The text is designed to give college faculty a deep understanding of students with ASD and help faculty to productively engage students with ASD, while also meeting the needs of all students in their classes. The strategies included in the manual are solidly grounded in principles of universal design and will prove indispensible for teaching college students of varying ability levels and diverse learning styles. A companion video shows clips of students and educators that are engaged in inclusive practices to illustrate approaches that have been successful in dealing with challenging situations in the classroom.

Over the last two decades, cost management has been an area of dynamic change and development. This is evident in the extensive inventory of new, high-profile techniques that have emerged.With cost management now firmly established as a distinct sub-discipline within management accounting, The Routledge Companion to Cost Management is a timely reference volume covering both practical developments and research in this area. Topics covered include:Cost control issuesCost analysis and decision makingCost management systemsEnvironmental cost managementWith chapters from an international team of contributors, this prestigious companion will prove an indispensible addition to any library with aspirations of keeping up-to-date with the world of accounting.

In recent years, many disciplines have become interested in the scientific study of morality. However, a conceptual framework for this work is still lacking. In The Moral Background, Gabriel Abend develops just such a framework and uses it to investigate the history of business ethics in the United States from the 1850s to the 1930s. According to Abend, morality consists of three levels: moral and immoral behavior, or the behavioral level; moral understandings and norms, or the normative level; and the moral background, which includes what moral concepts exist in a society, what moral methods can be used, what reasons can be given, and what objects can be morally evaluated at all. This background underlies the behavioral and normative levels; it supports, facilitates, and enables them. Through this perspective, Abend historically examines the work of numerous business ethicists and organizations--such as Protestant ministers, business associations, and business schools--and identifies two types of moral background. "Standards of Practice" is characterized by its scientific worldview, moral relativism, and emphasis on individuals' actions and decisions.The "Christian Merchant" type is characterized by its Christian worldview, moral objectivism, and conception of a person's life as a unity. The Moral Background offers both an original account of the history of business ethics and a novel framework for understanding and investigating morality in general.

In recent years, many disciplines have become interested in the scientific study of morality. However, a conceptual framework for this work is still lacking. In The Moral Background, Gabriel Abend develops just such a framework and uses it to investigate the history of business ethics in the United States from the 1850s to the 1930s. According to Abend, morality consists of three levels: moral and immoral behavior, or the behavioral level; moral understandings and norms, or the normative level; and the moral background, which includes what moral concepts exist in a society, what moral methods can be used, what reasons can be given, and what objects can be morally evaluated at all. This background underlies the behavioral and normative levels; it supports, facilitates, and enables them. Through this perspective, Abend historically examines the work of numerous business ethicists and organizations--such as Protestant ministers, business associations, and business schools--and identifies two types of moral background. "Standards of Practice" is characterized by its scientific worldview, moral relativism, and emphasis on individuals' actions and decisions.The "Christian Merchant" type is characterized by its Christian worldview, moral objectivism, and conception of a person's life as a unity. The Moral Background offers both an original account of the history of business ethics and a novel framework for understanding and investigating morality in general.

Although congressional investigations have provided some of the most dramatic moments in American political history, they have often been dismissed as mere political theater. But these investigations are far more than grandstanding. Investigating the President shows that congressional investigations are a powerful tool for members of Congress to counter presidential aggrandizement. By shining a light on alleged executive wrongdoing, investigations can exert significant pressure on the president and materially affect policy outcomes. Douglas Kriner and Eric Schickler construct the most comprehensive overview of congressional investigative oversight to date, analyzing nearly thirteen thousand days of hearings, spanning more than a century, from 1898 through 2014. The authors examine the forces driving investigative power over time and across chambers, identify how hearings might influence the president's strategic calculations through the erosion of the president's public approval rating, and uncover the pathways through which investigations have shaped public policy.Put simply, by bringing significant political pressure to bear on the president, investigations often afford Congress a blunt, but effective check on presidential power--without the need to worry about veto threats or other hurdles such as Senate filibusters. In an era of intense partisan polarization and institutional dysfunction, Investigating the President delves into the dynamics of congressional investigations and how Congress leverages this tool to counterbalance presidential power.

Although congressional investigations have provided some of the most dramatic moments in American political history, they have often been dismissed as mere political theater. But these investigations are far more than grandstanding. Investigating the President shows that congressional investigations are a powerful tool for members of Congress to counter presidential aggrandizement. By shining a light on alleged executive wrongdoing, investigations can exert significant pressure on the president and materially affect policy outcomes. Douglas Kriner and Eric Schickler construct the most comprehensive overview of congressional investigative oversight to date, analyzing nearly thirteen thousand days of hearings, spanning more than a century, from 1898 through 2014. The authors examine the forces driving investigative power over time and across chambers, identify how hearings might influence the president's strategic calculations through the erosion of the president's public approval rating, and uncover the pathways through which investigations have shaped public policy.Put simply, by bringing significant political pressure to bear on the president, investigations often afford Congress a blunt, but effective check on presidential power--without the need to worry about veto threats or other hurdles such as Senate filibusters. In an era of intense partisan polarization and institutional dysfunction, Investigating the President delves into the dynamics of congressional investigations and how Congress leverages this tool to counterbalance presidential power.

Using the theory of management fashions proposed in the 1990s by Eric Abrahamson, Krzysztof Klincewicz analyzes the changing popularity of management concepts accompanied by solutions. Among these are management bestsellers, consulting services, software systems, "methodologies," and approaches to organizational change, training courses, professional certifications and even new corporate positions.The book presents the phenomena of management fashions as being the key driver for the development of the management knowledge industry, consisting of consulting companies, computer firms, publishing houses, professional institutes, and other organizations involved in the launching and the promotion of new management techniques. The author supplements the existing body of knowledge by focusing on the supply-side of management fashions, particularly the strategies and marketing techniques of solution vendors, and proposes a model of relations between management ideas and tangible solutions, explaining how bestselling ideas are turned into objects and institutions.The empirical research described in this volume involves multiple methods, including discourse volume analysis and qualitative historical techniques. Included also is a comprehensive overview of the recent relevant developments in sociology, marketing, and organization sciences, in which the author draws on the heritage of praxiology by taking a meta-level perspective on the propositions of management science.

Corporate restructuring (acquisitions, alliances and divestment) is a visible form of corporate strategy. For example, firm investments in buying and selling assets exceed the gross domestic product of the majority of nations. Most research in this area examines acquisitions, but informing practice is limited by examining acquisitions in isolation or using a narrow focus. For example, a lingering problem is that average acquisition performance is consistently around zero, suggesting a need to identify practically relevant relationships. In addressing this need, research on three fundamental questions is covered: 1) How do acquisitions relate to other corporate strategy options?; 2) What helps to predict acquisition performance?; and 3) What are persistent acquisition research issues? The first question is intended to overcome a research limitation that acquisitions are often examined independent of other corporate strategies, including internal development, alliances, and divestment. The second question addresses novel relationships associated with the primary focus of acquisition research in examining what drives acquisition performance. The third question reflects on the underlying complexity of the phenomenon that makes it a challenge to identify what drives acquisition performance. Overall, the intent of presenting ideas on these fundamental questions is to illustrate promising areas for future research.This book presents the latest state of knowledge on the topic and will be of interest to researchers, academics, and advanced students in the fields of strategic management, international business, and organizational studies.