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S jöstrand , S ven -E rik (Ed.). Institutional Change: Theory and Empirical Findings .
M itchell , G. The Practice of Operational Research .
H andy , C. The Empty Raincoat .
T homas , A. B. Controversies In Management .
S chmitz , C. J. The Growth of Big Business In the United States and Western Europe, 1850–1939 .
S torper M. and S cott , A. J. (Eds). Pathways to Industrialization and Regional Development .
M orris , N. Management, Leadership and Command .
L incoln , J. R. and K alleberg , A. Culture, Control and Commitment: a study of work organisation and work attitudes in the United States and Japan .     

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The Corporate Economy: Growth, Competition and Innovative Potential . Edited by R obin M arris and A drian M ood
The Juggernants . By G raham B annock
Acquisitions and Mergers in Canada . By D esmond B. M orin and W arren C hidpindale
The Pure Theory of International Trade and Investment . By M urray C. K ehid
Labour Markets Under Different Employment Conditions . By D. I. M ackay , D. B oddy , J. B rack , J. A. D iack and N. J ones
Labour Market Economics: A Short Survey of Recent Theory . By J. C orina
Managing the Multinational Enterprise. Organisation of the Firm and Ownership of the Subsidiaries . By J ohn M. S topford and L ouis T. W ells , J r .
The Multinational Company in Europe. Some Key Problems . Edited by M ichael Z. B rooke and H. L ee R emmers
The Rise and Decline of Small Firms . By J. B oswell
Small Businesses: How they survive . By P. C larke
Business in Britain . By G raham T urner
The Economic Theory of Medium and Small Industries in Japan . By N oboru I naba     

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Book reviewed in this article: Real World Economics Christopher Huhne Privatisation and Deregulation in Global Perspective Dennis Gayle and Jonathan Goodrich (eds.) The Market and Beyond: Cooperation and Competition in Information Technology in the Japanese System Martin Fransma Managing on the Edge: How Successful Companies use Conflict to Stay Ahead . Richard Pascale The Strategic Management of Technological Innovation R. Loveridge and M. Pitt, (Eds) The Economics of Human Resource Management D. J. B. Mitchell and M. A. Zaidi (eds.) Training Matters Helen Rainbird Mismatch and Labour Mobility Fiorella Padoa-Schioppa (ed.) Current Issues in Labour Economics D. Sapsford and Z. Tzannatos (Eds.) Labour Economics (second edition) J. E. King Scheming for Youth? A Study of YTS in the Enterprise Culture D. Lee, D. Marsden, P. Rickman and J. Duncombe Women & Men in Britain 1990 Equal Opportunities Commission     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Future of European Social Policy (second revised edition) Lammy Betten (Ed.) Employment Rights in Britain and Europe: Selected Papers in Labour Law Lord Wedderburn Unemployment and Labour Market Flexibility: Austria Ewald Walterskirchen Japan and the Global Economy: Issues and Trends in the 1990s Jonathan Morris (Ed.) Growth through Competition, Competition through Growth: Strategic Management and the Economy in Japan Hiroyuki Odagiri Training at Work: a Critical Analysis of Policy and Practice Jeff Hyman The Impact of Demographic Change on Training-A Cross European Comparison Nina West Contemporary British Industrial Relations Sid Kessler and Fred Bayliss Rethinking Labour Management Relations, The case for Arbitration Christopher J. Bruce and Jo Carby Hall The New Politics of British Trade Unionism , David Marsh The History of the Transport and General Workers’ Union, Volume I parts 1 and 2, 1870–1911 From Forerunners to Federation; 1912–1922 From Federation to Amalgamation Ken Coates and Tony Topham (Eds.) An Introduction to Industrial Relations Michael P Jackson In the Way of Women: Men's resistance to Sex Equality in Organizations Cynthia Cockburn Working in Hotels Roy C. Wood Engineers and Professional Self-Regulation: from the Finniston Committee to the Engineering Council Grant Jordan     

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Book reviewed in this article: Statistiek voor S.P.D., H. J. A. v. D. POST The advanced theory of statistics (Vol. 3), M. G. KENDALL and A. STUART Handbook of tables for probability and statistics, W. H. BEYER The Theory of Probability, B. W. GNEDENKO Elements of Nonparametric Statistics, GOTTFRIED E. NOETHER Elementary Probability, EDWARD O. THORP, Wiley The Design and Analysis of Scientific Experiments, K. C. PENG Scientific inventory management, JOSEPH BUCHAN and ERNEST KOENIGSBERG Time-dependent Results in Storage Theory, N. V. PRABHU Introduction to Operations Research, F. S. HILLIER and G. J. LIEBERMAN Proceedings IBM Scientific computing symposium; Simulation Models and Gaming, IBM Data Processing Division Spatial dispersion of economic activity, H. C. Bos Monopolistic Competition, technical progress and income distribution, J. G. M. HILHORST Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics, R. D. MASON, R. D. Irwin De Genormaliseerde Methode van Werkclassiflcatie als Meetinstrument, A. HAZEWINKEL, J. B. Wolters     

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Book review in this article: The UK Labour Market–Comparative Aspects and Institutional Developments Ray Barrell, Editor Willing Slaves? British Workers under Human Resource Management Andrew Scott Managing Managers Snape, E., Redman, T. and Bamber, G. J. Management in Western Europe–Society, Culture and Organization in Twelve Nations D. J. Hickson, Editor Human Resource Management in Europe: Perspectives for the 1990s Paul Kirkbride, Editor The Social Dimension: Employment Policy in the European Community Michael Gold, Editor The Social Dimension of the European Community Ruth Nielsen and Erika Szyszczak     

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Executive Leadership: a Practical Guide to Managing Complexity Elliott Jaques and Stephen D. Clement, Oxford: Human Resource Management in High Technology Firms Archie Kleingartner and Carolyn Anderson (eds.), Lexington: Negotiation: From Theory to Practice J. Rojot, London: Corporate Culture: From Vicious to Virtuous Circles Charles Hampden-Turner, London: Communicating For Managerial Effectiveness Phillip G. Clampitt, Newbury Park and London:     

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R eed M ichael , R ichard B utler . Redirections in Organizational Analysis
J ohnston , J oseph S., J r. and Associates. Educating Managers: Executive Effectiveness Through Liberal Learning
H ickson , D avid J. B utler , R ichard J., G rey , D avid M allory , J effrey R., and W ilson , D avid C. Top Decisions: Strategic Decision Making in Organizations
M ansfield , R oger. and G erry J ohnson . Company Strategy and Organisational Design
D avies , A. Industrial Relations and New Technology
J acobi , O., J essop , B., K astendiek , H., and R egini , M. (Eds.), Technological Change, Rationalisation and Industrial Relations     

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Mathematical Spectrum
De organisatie van de verspreiding van wetenschappelikhe informatie by de maatschappijwetenschappen.
Stochastic models for bacteriophage , J. G ani .
Probability, a survey of mathematical theory , J. L amperti , W. A. Benjamin.
Elementary Statistical Methods , G. B. W etherill .
Grundlagen der Spieltheorie , N. N. V orobjoff .
Elements of Probability and Statistics , E lmer B. M ode .
Formulaire pour le calcul opbrationnel , V. A. D itkin and A. P. P rudnikov .
Tables of the Incomplete Beta-Function , K arl P earson .
Draft Report on The Algorithmic Language ALGOL 68 , A. van W ijngaarden (editor). B. J. M ailloux , J. E. L. P eck , C. H. A. K oster .
Grundlagen der Wabrscheinlichlrettsrectsreebnung und Statistik sowie Anwendungen im Operations Research , F ranz W einberg .
Random Processes and the Growth of Firms, a study of the Pareto Law , J osef S teindl .
Health and Vital Statistics , B. B enjamin .
Statistics in social research. An introduction. R obert S. W eiss .
Quadratic Programming, Algorithms - Anomalies - Applications , J. C. G. B oot .     

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Linstead, S., Small Grafton, R. and Jeffcutt, P. Understanding Management . London: Sage, 1996 (Rolland Munro).
Billsberry, J. The Effective Manager: Perspectives and Illustrations . London: Sage, 1996, pp. 348, £14.95 (Stephen King).
Paton, R., Clark, G., Jones, G., Lewis, J. and Quintas, P. The New Management Reader . London: Routledge, 1996, pp. 283, £12.99 (Oswald Jones).
Earl, M. J. (Ed.). Information Management: The Organizational Dimension . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996, pp. 514, £50 (Oswald Jones).
Attwood, M. and Dimmock, S. Personnel Management . London: Macmillan Press, 1996, pp. 240, £10.99 (Ann Davis).
Collinson, David L. and Hearns, Jeff (Eds). Men as Managers, Managers as Men: Critical Perspectives on Men, Masculinities and Managements . London: Sage, 1996, pp. 288, ISBN 08039 8929 (Ian Lennie).
Dag Bjorkegren. The Culture Business: Management Strategies for the Arts-related Business . London: Routledge, 1996, pp. 189, £12.99 ISBN 1-415-12235-X pb, £40 ISBN 0-415-12234-1 hb (Matthew Higgins).
Sadler, P. (Ed.). Strategic Change: Building a High Performance Organization . Kidlington, Oxford: Pergamon (Elsevier Science), 1995, pp. xvi + 202, ISBN 0-08-042571-2, hb (Gerard P. Hodgkinson).
Thomas, H., O'Neal, D. and Kelly, J. (Eds). Strategic Renaissance and Business Transformation . Chichester: John Wiley, 1995, pp. xv + 484, ISBN 0-471-95751-8, hb.
Deakins, D. Entrepreneurship and Small Firms . London: McGraw-Hill, 1996, pp. 248, pb (Martin Friel and Rhodri Thomas).
Barkham, R., Gudgin, G., Hart, M. and Hanvey, E. The Determinants of Small Firm Growth. An Inter-regional Study in the United Kingdom 1986–1990 . Regional Policy and Development Series no. 12. London: Jessica Kingsley and Regional Studies Association, pp. 168 (Martin Friel and Rhodri Thomas).     

REVIEW SECTION

Book reviewed in this article:
Michael E Beesley (1992) Privatization, Regulation and Deregulation
Dieter Bös (1991) Privatization: A Theoretical Treatment
Cosmo Graham and Tony Prosser (1991) Privatizing Public Enterprises: Constitutions, the State, and Regulation in Comparative Perspective
Attiat F. Ott and Keith Hartley (eds.) (1991) Privatization and Economic Efficiency: A Comparative Analysis of Developed and Developing Countries
Cento Veljanovski (ed.) (1989) Privatisation and Competition: A Market Prospectus
Cento Veljanovski (ed.) (1991) Regulators and the Market: An Assessment of the Growth of Regulation in the UK     

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Books reviewed in this article:
RESEARCH ON RESEARCH
The R & D Game - Technical Men, Technical Managers and Research Productivity . Edited by DAVID ALISON
Managing Advancing Technology . Edited by the staff of Innovation Magazine.
Research and Innovation in the Modern Corporation . By E. MANSFIELD, J. RAPOPORT, J. SCHNEE, S. WAGNER and M. HAMBURGER
Wealth from Knowledge - a study of innovation in industry . By J. LANGRISH, M. GIBBONS, W. G. Evans and F. R. JEVONS
The Management of Research and Development . By G. F. THOMASON
Applied Meusures for Promoting Technological Growth . By S. A. HETZLER
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Labow: The Unions and the Parg . By BILL SIMPSON
Piecework Bargaining . By WILLIAM BROWN
Management by Agreement. By W. E. J. MCCARTHY and N. D. ELLIS
Workers' Participation in Management in Britain . By R. O. CLARKE, D. J. FATCHETT and B. C, ROBERTS
Tbroagh No Fault of Their Own . By SANTOSH MUKHERJEE
Man and Organization . Edited by JOHN CHILD
The Sociology of the Workplace . Edited by MALCOLM WARNER
British Fattory—Jupunese Factory . By RONALD DORE     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Theories of Economic Growth and Development, Irma Adelman
The Foundations of Statistical Inference, A Discussion, L. J. Savage a.o.
Computers, D. S. Halacy jr.
Elements of Statistical Inference, David V. Huntsberger
Regional Economic planning, Techniques of Analysis for less developed areas, Edited by Walterlsard and John H. Cumberland
Input-output and National Accounts, Richard Stone, Organisation for European Economic Co-operation
Decision, order and time in human affairs, G. L. S. Shackle
A Course in the Geometry of n Dimensions, M. G. Kendall
Mathematical Programming, S. Vajda     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Analysing Qualitative Data, A. E. Maxwell, Methuen's monographs on applied probability and statistics, Methuen
Population Redistribution and Economic Growth, United States 1870–1950, E. S. Lee, A. R. Miller, C. P. Brainerd, R. A. Easterlin, S. Kuznets, D. S. Thomas
The Ownership of Major Consumer Durables, J. S. Cramer
Elementaire Statistiek, L. A. van Wijk, J. B. Wolters
Elementary Statistics, P. G. Hoel
The passage problem for a stationary Markov chain, J. H. B. Kemperman, Statistical Research Monographs, Volume 1
An introduction to Statistical Communication Theory, D. Middleton
An Introduction to infinitely many variates, E. A. Robinson, Grifin's Statistical Monographs and Courses
Queues, D. R. Cox en W. L. Smith, Methuen's Monographs on Applied Probability and Statistics     

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Book review in this article:
Y oung , D avid W. The Managerial Process in Human Service Agencies
P oole , M ichael and M ansfield , R oger (Eds) Managerial Roles in Industrial Relations
C hang , Y. N. and C ampo -F lores , F ilemon Business Policy and Strategy
G odiwalla , Y ezdi M inoo , M einhart , W ayne A. and W arde , W illiam D. Corporate Strategy and Functional Management
H art , P. E. and C larke , R. Concentration in British Industry 1935–75
W ild , R ay Management and Production
S izer , J ohn (Ed.) Readings in Management Accounting
P en J an Modern Economics
P inder , C raig C. and M oore , L arry F. (Eds) Middle Range Theory and the Study of Organizations
K elly , J oe Organizational Behavior: Its Data, First Principles, and Applications
W oodward , J oan Industrial Organization: Theory and Practice (2nd edition)
C ummings , T homas G. Systems Theory for Organization Development
McF arland , D alton Innovation in the Metropolitan Hospital
S case , R ichard and G offee , R obert The Real World of the Small Business Owner
G arrett , J ohn Managing the Civil Service
C ooper , C ary L. (Ed) Developing Managers for the 1980s
R ivett , P atrick Model Building for Decision Analysis
J amieson , I an Capitalism and Culture: A Comparative Analysis of British and American Manufacturing Organizations
K ennedy , T homas European Labor Relations
I.D.E. (Industrial Democracy in Europe) Industrial Democracy in Europe
A.C.A.S Industrial Relations Handbook
C layre , A lasdair (Ed) The Political Economy of Cooperation and Participation-A Third Sector     

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Books reviewed in this article:
A QUESTION OF RECOGNITION
Grmwick . By Joe Rogaly
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Personnel Administration and Indartrial Relations , J. V. Grant and G. Smith
Personnel Management Practice , M. Amstrong
Prmfical Performance Appraisal , V. and A. Stewart
Efective Motivation Through Performance Appraisal , R. E. Lefton., V. R. Buzzolla., M. Sherberg and D. L. Karraker
Human Resource Management in the Multinational Company , R. L. Desatnick and M. L. Bennett
The Personnel Managers , T. J. Watson
IDEALISM AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
An Open Case: The Organisational Context of Social Work . By Joyce Warham     

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Suzuki, Y. Japanese Managmnt Structures, 1920–80.
Bradley K,. and Taylors, Business Performance in the Retail Sector: Experience of the John Lewis Partnership.
Haspeslagph P. E. and Jemison, D. B. Managing Acquisitions: Creating Value Through Corporate Renewal.
Arnold J. Robertson I. T. and Cooper. C. L. Work Psychology: Understanding Human Behaviour in the Workplace.
Smith, M. (Ed.). Analysing Organisational Behaviour.
Ewing K. D. The Right to Strike.
Witt S. F., Brooke M. Z. and Buckley. P. J. The Management of International Tourism.
Blyton P. and Morris. J., (Eds.). A Flexible Future: Prospects for Employment and Organization.
Diacogiannis, G. and de Souza, E. Lotus 1-2-3 for Finance and Business: A Practical Guide.
Legge, K. Clegg C,. W. and Kemp N. J. (Eds.), Information Technology, People and Organizations.     

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Books reviewed:
Heller, Frank, Pusic, Eugene, Strauss, George and Wilpert, Bernard, Organizational Participation: Myth and Reality
Clarke, Thomas and Clegg, Stewart, (Eds) Changing Paradigms: the Transformation of Management Knowledge for the 21st Century
Prichard, Craig, Hull, Richard, Chumer, Mike and Willmott, Hugh (Eds) Managing Knowledge: Critical Investigations of Work and Learning
Mowery, D. C. and Rosenberg, N., Paths of Innovation: Technological Change in 20 th Century America
Preece, D., Steven, G. and Steven, V., Work, Change and Competition: Managing for Bass
Djelic, Marie-Laurie, Exporting the American Model: the Post-war Transformation of European Business
Acs, Z. J., Carlsson, B. and Larlsson, C., (Eds) Entrepreneurship, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and the Macroeconomy     

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ECONOMICS
On Competition in Economic Theory . By P. W. S. Andrews
The Pricing of Manufacturers . By Ronald Barback
Product Analysis Priciny . By W. Brown and E. Jaques
An Introduction to Management Science: Deterministic Models . By Daniel Teichroew
Elementary Business Statistics, The Modern Approach . By John E. Freund
REDUNDANCY
The Milton Plan . By Alan Fox
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Power and Conflict in Organizations . Edited by Robert L. Kahn
Organizational Stress: Studies in Role Conflict and Ambiguity . By Robert L. Kahn, Donald M. Wolfe, Robert P. Quinn, J. Diedrick Snoek, R. A. Rosenthal
Casebook on Interpersonal Behavior in Organizations . Abraham Zaleznik and David Moment
BEHAVIORAL THEORY
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm . By Richard M. Cyert and James G. March
MANAGEMENT EDUCATION
Social Structure and Learning Climate — the First Year at the Harvard Business School . By Charles D. Orth
Asci Case Collection — First Series . By A. R. Towl and M. S. Dorai-swami
Biography in Management Studies . By Humphrey Lloyd
INVESTMENT APPRAISAL
Investment Appraisal . N.E.D.C. (H.M.S.O. 1965. Pp. 14, 1s. 9d.).
Discounted Cash Flow: Principles and Some Short Cut Techniques . By A. M. Alfred and J. B. Evans
Tavistock Publications has acquired the British Commonwealth rights in Administering Research and Development by Charles D. Orth, Joseph C. Bailey and Francis W. Wolek