"This book examines the knowledge breach in the role of human resources professionals and the pivotal role they play in an organization, featuring timely research, future implications, and practical applications of theoretical assumptions"--Provided by publisher.

"This book examines the knowledge breach in the role of human resources professionals and the pivotal role they play in an organization, featuring timely research, future implications, and practical applications of theoretical assumptions"--

1. Introduction: Focusing on the Role of Resources and Universities in Entrepreneurship / Ulla Hytti, Robert Blackburn, Denise Fletcher and Friederike Welter -- 2. Exploring Processes and Structures in Social Entrepreneuring: A Practice-Theory Approach / Bengt Johannisson, Jan Alpenberg and Pär...

Policy makers bemoan the lack of research findings to guide urgent decisions, whereas researchers' professional code puts rigor first. This article argues that provisional assessments, produced early in the research cycle, can bridge the gap. Numerous case studies point to the importance of...

Institutions now dominate trading in equities around the world. Mutual funds are the most prominent, and doubly important as custodians of retirement savings. Despite this, there is no comprehensive description of fund manager behaviour, much less a matching theory. This is troubling because one...

This textbook presents worked-out exercises on game theory with detailed step-by-step explanations. While most textbooks on game theory focus on theoretical results, this book focuses on providing practical examples in which students can learn to systematically apply theoretical solution...

Purpose This paper compares and contrasts practice-based perceptions of the research–practice gap in the United States (US) with those in Australia. Methodology/approach The current study extends the work of Tucker and Lowe (2014) by comparing and contrasting their Australian-based findings...