This book enhances our understanding as to how diversity and equality are managed in different national contexts. Focusing on workplace equality, diversity, and inclusion, this book brings together a unique blend of scholarly research and professional practice, evidenced through an array of...

Offering researchers and professionals cutting-edge research and practical guidelines to turn the challenging scenario of Industry 4.0 into a successful transformation for the HRM domain, this volume focuses on three critical insights: HRM in the 4.0 era, job design for the smart economy, and...

This volume explores and presents challenges that "traditional" organisations experience once they take off towards self-managing organisations - what Laloux (2014) called Teal Organisations. It offers a new roadmap for leaders who are responsible for the implementation of self-managing teams in...

Africa is fast becoming an investment destination for firms operating outside the continent, and effective management is centralto the realization of organizational goals. This volume evaluates the need for management philosophies andtheories that reflect the peculiarities of the African continent.

Business diplomacy involves developing strategies for long-term, positive relationship building with governments, local communities, and interest groups, aiming to establish and sustain legitimacy and to mitigate the risks arising from all non-commercial or exogenous factors in the global...

The purpose of this volume is to examine new ways of working, technologies and working environments and the impact of these on our behaviors at work. Addressing trust, social cohesion and diversity, leadership, teamwork and innovative work behavior, we show that NWW-practices are changing...

Why do firms die? This volume explores international and cross-disciplinary perspectives, carrying out a forensic examination of 'how and why' companies die in order to understand the lessons 'dead firms' may have to offer.

This volume views innovation of HRM in two ways: At one end, HR practices and policies should be designed to support innovative organizational members and climates, new ideas, and larger capacities. At the other end, the HRM function evolves by applying new structures to the practices, and by...

What do shared service models involve? Which business processes can and/or should be shared? This ASM volume deals with such questions relating to the increasingly popular use of Shared Service Centers in organizations. The volume intends to move beyond debating the relevance of shared services...

This volume utilizes empirical and theoretical approaches to shed light on an exciting set of emerging, stimulating new uses of technology that stretch creativity beyond conventional limits.Understand how the social media revolution is pushing boundaries and challenging anyone involved in the...