In reaction to the international financial crisis of 2007, a network of social scientists from seven countries analyzed the various changes in the regulation of financial markets, and this book presents their results. The articles published herein sh...

In "Corporate Policy and Governance", Fredmund Malik offers insights into his cybernetic toolkit along with instructions for its use. He argues that businesses and other societal institutions can function "autodynamically" – in much the same fashion...

Management expert Fredmund Malik examines the pitfalls of unclear language in "Uncluttered Management Thinking". The use of carelessly defined terms can do a lot of damage, Malik notes, leading to bad, even risky management decisions and actions. Del...

One of the keys to dealing with militant Islamic groups is understanding how they work with, relate to, and motivate their constituencies".Mobilizing the Faithful" offers a pair of detailed case studies – of the Egyptian groups al-Jamaa al-Islamiyya...

Wars, revolutions, and financial disasters do not have to happen. There are ways to transform governmental policies so as to avoid such catastrophes. What is needed – argues management expert Constantin Malik – is to anticipate change and to prepare...

Bringing together the fields of sociology, political science, and management and organization studies, Ursula Muhle offers in this unique volume an authoritative overview of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Muhle first considers the origins of...