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This book examines precarious employment in Europe through the economic crisis. It draws on two main sources: theories of how the financial and debt crisis coupled with labour market reforms to...

This volume takes the reader through the origins of regenerative tourism and how artificial intelligence can be utilised to develop and maintain green tourism. Chapters examine everything from...

While the important topic of women's empowerment through microfinance has been the subject of academic and practitioner interest, Ramchandani examines these issues from brand-new perspectives. This...

Heroes permeate our culture. But what makes a hero? And what makes heroes 'heroic'? This exciting and innovative study explores how charisma and human needs create images of individuals as heroes and...

This edited volume focuses on the role that school climate and disciplinary practices have on the educational and social experiences of students of color. Drawing from quantitative, qualitative, and...

The Houston Chinatown's dramatic transformation from a Chinese enclave decades ago to a continually expanding multiethnic boomtown today contrasts development stagnation in many other traditional...

Anish Lalchandani provides reskilling strategies that align the organization and the individual? needs ?including practical application, agility, and building alliances for an ecosystem-based...

Tackling a global and seismic problem such as climate change requires an equally extensive approach. Investigating current scientific knowledge about climate change in public and policy discussions,...

The Social Life of Busyness engages with the assumption that busyness is taking over everyday life by exploring busyness at work, at home and during leisure time. In a world where the notion of being...

The Soft Side of Knowledge Management in Health Institutions examines how a knowledge perspective and knowledge-effectiveness can contribute to improving hospital leadership and organisation from a...

Being different is widely recognised as a social handicap and a source of stigmatisation. This book shows, through sixty interviews of atypical leaders, that difference can also be a strength. It...

This volume contains an Open Access Chapter - This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the sustainability of health systems in Europe. Furthermore, it includes an introduction on how EU...

The food and drink sector represents Europe's largest manufacturing industry, its largest employer and is a major player in the global economy. It also has one of the greatest environmental impacts...

Drawing on almost 20 years of Liam Leonard's research in the field, this volume provides a detailed case study of a modern European state's tumultuous development through first decades of the...

This book was awarded the 2019 Axiom Business Book Award - Business Technology, Bronze Medal. Users of twenty-first century, digital-era technologies are "technology takers," accepting of and...

Detailing the diverse aspects of digitalization in supply chain management, Digital Supply Chain Management helps business managers harness the cutting edge, guiding those early in their careers who...

Tourism is often seen as the world's peace industry. Yet while tourism may play a major role in post-conflict and post-disaster recovery, the sector can also be a trigger of crisis and disaster. This...

On November 8, 2016, American voters elected Donald J. Trump to become the 45th President of the United States. Peter Kivisto analyses how this happened, focusing on who Trump is, who his supporters...

The V-Model of Service Quality offers a powerful tool for measuring service quality. This book grounds the theoretical interventions in data drawn from case studies in the Sub-Saharan African context...

Review of Marketing Research pushes the boundaries of marketing?roadening the marketing concept to make the world a better place. Here, leading scholars provide new insights, approaches and...

Family researchers have long recognized the interconnected nature of work and family. Around the globe, there is a clear recognition that the paid labor experiences of individuals will affect their...

In Theoretical Times, Steve Redhead describes the post-crash economic, environmental, political and cultural condition we live in today. As the rise of the international right - Donald Trump, Brexit,...

Theories Bridging Ethnography and Evaluation is the first of two volumes examining the connections between ethnography and evaluation in educational spaces. These volumes wrestle with pressing...

Theory and Method in Higher Education Research, provides a forum specifically for higher education researchers to discuss issues of theory and method. This latest volume presents a truly...

Threaded Harmony: A Sustainable Approach to Fashion acts as a comprehensive guide exploring the environmental impact of fashion, discussing the ecological footprint of fast fashion, pollution, and...

Addressing a gap in social science research to explore the meanings, understandings, and experiences of time at life?s most critical point, this book takes a thoughtful sociological approach to...

Beginning in 1965 Nobel Laureate Gary Becker realized that shadow prices, which reflect the value of one's time, may be at least as important as money prices. Implications of his resulting theory of...

Combatting financial stability risks is a highly challenging task which can by no means be concentrated into a 'one-size fits all' approach. It is important to select the appropriate tools and...

Drawing from lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tourism Destination Management in a Post-Pandemic Context presents cases and competencies to advance theoretical and empirical knowledge in the...

Recent issues have led to a growing need for a strategic re-evaluation of the tourism industry vis-a-vis volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) in the environment. The authors...