Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management – serie

The second edition of this flagship business and management reference work is divided into 12 individual subject volumes and an index and includes a brand new volume on Entrepreneurship: Comprises over 6500 specially commissioned and carefully edited entries Written and edited by international teams of over 1500 of the world's best scholars and teachers Features extended bibliographies of relevant, wider, international literature and the foremost global scholarship in each field Flexible, multi-level use, maintained and further extended by sophisticated cross-referencing both among individual encyclopedia entries and between volumes and external sources Available online, for the first time, via the EBSCO database and linked to wider literature and to an associated Blackwell Library Online, consisting of a selection of Blackwell Handbooks and Journals in the field. Register with us to receive updates on this landmark project at www.managementencyclopedia.com where you will find further details, a special pre-publication offer and, coming soon, contributor browsing features.

This revised edition of The Blackwell Encyclopedia of International Management provides clear, up-to-the-minute definitions and explanations of the key concepts in the fast-changing field of international management. Covers recent developments arising from globalization, the internet, e-commerce and meta-markets; Includes information on new International Standards, together with the impact of the European Union and the new geo-political areas of the Russian Federation and China; Features contributions from international experts in the field, including members of the International Organization Network (ION); Contains more than 350 entries with 50% new material compiled by the new editorial team.

Fully updated new edition of an essential reference resourceContains explanations of over 250 terms and concepts, written by over 170 international contributorsReflects major developments in: knowledge management; globalization; ethics and governance related issues; new technologies; networks and alliances; and new organizational formsProvides fresh insights on performance management, leadership and organizational learning.

This new edition of The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management: Managerial Economics, has been expanded to include new entries alongside the standard terms and concepts in managerial economics. Features new entries on the internet, (lock-in, network externalities);Explores the European Union and its implications for competition policy and merger policy;Analyses the Microsoft antitrust case, and market microstructure;Provides a reliable, comprehensive and valuable resource for business practitioners, students, and researchers;Includes over 240 entries written by an international team of experts in the field.

This new edition contains over 250 fully updated entries in operations management;All bibliographies have been significantly up-dated and extended;Features 93 new entries across a wide range of areas, including: service, strategy, technology and innovation;Expands on core entries such as the newsvendor model;Contains entries from 31 new, worldwide authors, featuring more than 50 international contributors in total.