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1. Tom Peters

   Edited by John C. Wood, Michael Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   Hailed as the ‘über guru’ by The Economist¸ Tom Peters (b. 1942) is one of the most influential business thinkers of our age. He is the subject of this new collection from Routledge’s acclaimed Critical Evaluations in Business and Management series. It brings together the best critical assessments...

   Published November 18th 2012 by Routledge
2. Valuation of Regulating Services of Ecosystems

   Methodology and Applications

   Edited by Pushpam Kumar, Michael Wood

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics

   Policy and management decisions are often made on financial grounds. However, the economic value of the benefits that people derive from ecosystems, that is, ecosystem services, may not be fully recognised and hence ecosystem considerations may not be incorporated adequately into decision-making...

   Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
3. Rosabeth M. Kanter

   By Michael Wood

   Edited by John C. Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   Rosabeth Moss Kanter (b. 1943)—described by The Economist as ‘one of the few women in recent years to have achieved genuine guru status’—introduced the concept of ‘empowerment’ into management thought. She is the subject of this new collection from Routledge’s acclaimed Critical Evaluations in...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
4. Chris Argyris

   Edited by John C. Wood, Michael Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   Chris Argyris (b. 1923) was one of the key figures in the Human Relations Movement in the 1960s and 1970s; he is widely regarded as the founding father of the learning organization. His work has made substantial contributions to the understanding of organizational behaviour, organizational learning...

   Published April 19th 2009 by Routledge
5. Alfred D. Chandler: Critical Evaluation

   Edited by John C Wood, Michael C Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   Alfred D. Chandler (1918–2007) was the founder of modern business history. He was a critical early influence on strategic management and is famous for the dictum that ‘structure follows strategy’. This two-volume collection, a new title in the Routledge Major Works series, Critical Evaluations in...

   Published December 23rd 2007 by Routledge
6. H. Igor Ansoff Critical Evaluations in Business and Management 2 vol

   Edited by John C Wood, Michael C Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   The visionary theories of H. Igor Ansoff (1918–2002) on strategic business management have inspired worldwide acclaim. Called ‘the father of strategic management’ by Henry Mintzberg, he proposed that long-term profitability for a company results only from a commitment to understanding the political...

   Published June 27th 2007 by Routledge
7. Herbert Simon (3 Volume set)

   Edited by JOHN CUNNINGHAM WOOD, MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM WOOD

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   Herbert Simon (1916–2001) was a polymathic intellectual. A founding figure of the field of artificial intelligence, he gained renown in the 1950s (with Allen Newell) as the creator of the first ‘thinking machine’. Simon was also a central figure during the cognitive revolution in psychology in the...

   Published March 28th 2007 by Routledge
8. Peter F. Drucker

   Edited by Michael C. Wood, John C. Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   A polymath and prolific writer, Peter F. Drucker has published influential books across seven decades. Taking a humanistic approach to management, he emphasises that it is people who create business, which in turn means that they have a crucial role in modern society. This collection gathers...

   Published October 26th 2005 by Routledge
9. Strategic Environmental Assessment and Land Use Planning

   An International Evaluation

   By Carys Jones, Mark Baker, Jeremy Carter, Stephen Jay, Michael Short, Christopher Wood

   'A wonderfully international and up-to-date perspective on strategic environmental assessment of land use plans by leading experts in the field. Strategic Environmental Assessment and Land Use Planning covers not only how much such SEAs are carried out and in what context, but whether they are...

   Published September 30th 2005 by Routledge
10. Joseph M. Juran

    Edited by John C. Wood, Michael C. Wood

    Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

    For more than seventy years, the teachings and writings of Joseph M. Juran have had a profound impact on the quality of the products we buy and use everyday. His pioneering work in 'quality' is heralded all around the world, and his ideas on total quality management centre upon the role of...

    Published June 8th 2005 by Routledge