A Research Agenda for Workplace Innovation
A Research Agenda for Workplace Innovation

Author: Peter R. A. Oeij

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2023-05-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781800881938

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Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. This cutting-edge Research Agenda takes a hard look at workplace innovation practices that are vital for dealing with the global disruptive changes we currently face. It unpacks the ways in which organisations can become more sustainable, not only for value creation and profitability but also for sustainable employability and employee skill development. Exploring the ways in which workplace innovation provided necessary safeguards to deal with technological and environmental change, chapters provide a state-of-the art discussion of the topic in light of digital disruption and the Green Revolution. These areas of concern do not beg for one overall solution but for more resilient organisations in general. Bringing together the most renowned scholars in the field of workplace innovation from Europe, Australia and Asia, this Research Agenda looks at how we can learn to tackle these issues on an international level. With invaluable insight into workplace innovation spanning companies and individuals, nations and regions this Research Agenda explores the results of workplace innovation practices in very different global contexts. It will be of great value to researchers, policy-makers, practitioners, consultants and students of workplaces, organisations, human behaviour and digital transitions.

A Research Agenda for Workplace Stress and Wellbeing
A Research Agenda for Workplace Stress and Wellbeing

Author: Kelloway, E. K.

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2021-09-16

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 1789905028

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This insightful Research Agenda considers the current state of research into workplace stress and wellbeing and maps an innovative programme for future investigation that can advance understanding of the interrelationships between work and wellbeing.

A Research Agenda for Workplace Innovation
A Research Agenda for Workplace Innovation

Author: Peter R.A. Oeij

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2023-05-09

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 1800881940

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This cutting-edge Research Agenda takes a hard look at workplace innovation practices that are vital for dealing with the global disruptive changes we currently face. It unpacks the ways in which organisations can become more sustainable, not only for value creation and profitability but also for sustainable employability and employee skill development.

A Research Agenda for Social Innovation
A Research Agenda for Social Innovation

Author: Jürgen Howaldt

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2021-11-09

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781789909340

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Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. This insightful Research Agenda offers unique perspectives into the different strands of social innovation research, covering the history and theory of this ever-growing research field. Chapters show the range and depth of the social advances that characterize this vibrant and contested subject, and analyse the strong increase in political and public interest in social innovation. Exploring the potential influence of social innovation on important social factors, the Research Agenda looks at education, poverty reduction, environmental policies, and health and social care. Contributors examine the approaches and successful initiatives that illustrate the strengths of social innovations in manifold areas and in establishing sustainable patterns of consumption, while coping with demographic change. Possible future research pathways are outlined and new topics such as social innovation ecosystems, epistemic diversities and sustainable development are examined in detail. This discerning and innovative Research Agenda will be an ideal read for social innovation researchers, policy-makers and innovation-policy stakeholders. It will be a welcome addition to the literature for innovation practitioners and entrepreneurs looking for theoretical insights into this influential subject.

Workplace Innovation
Workplace Innovation

Author: Peter Oeij

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-07-01

Total Pages: 413

ISBN-13: 3319563335

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This book focuses on workplace innovation, which is a key element in ensuring that organizations and the people within them can adapt to and engage in healthy, sustainable change. It features a collection of multi-level, multi-disciplinary contributions that combine theory, research and practical perspectives. In addition, the book presents new perspectives from a number of nations on policies with novel theoretical approaches to workplace innovation, as well as international case studies on the subject. These cases highlight the role of leadership, the relation between workplace innovation and well-being, as well as the do’s and don’ts of workplace innovation implementation. Whether you are an experienced workplace practitioner, manager, a policy-maker, unionist, or a student of workplace innovation, this book contains a range of tips, tools and international case studies to help the reader understand and implement workplace innovation.

A Research Agenda for Social Entrepreneurship
A Research Agenda for Social Entrepreneurship

Author: Anne de Bruin

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1788972325

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In the last two decades social entrepreneurship has grown in energy and impact as entrepreneurial spirit has increasingly turned to finding solutions for social, cultural and environmental issues. As social entrepreneurship has grown in popularity, so too has its academic study. A Research Agenda for Social Entrepreneurship brings together contributions from developing paths in the field to signpost the directions ahead for the study of social entrepreneurship.

Employee-Driven Innovation
Employee-Driven Innovation

Author: Steen Høyrup

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-05-31

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 1137014768

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Presents research in Employee-Driven Innovation, an emergent field of study that meets the demand for exploiting new innovative potentials in organizations. There is a growing interest in creating new knowledge in innovation, emphasizing human resources and social processes. The authors intend to take the global lead in research on these areas.

A Research Agenda for Family Business
A Research Agenda for Family Business

Author: Andrea Calabrò

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2020-09-25

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1788974077

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This exciting Research Agenda expertly addresses the question: What will be important within the family business field and for family businesses in practice over the next decade? Top international contributors explore farsighted theories, methods and topics, often taking a multi-disciplinary approach in order to outline the potential routes for further advancing family business research. Chapters cover the significance of new family trends, entrepreneurial legacy, board diversity, spatial-familiness, corruption, innovation and digital business transformation, challenging core assumptions surrounding the family business phenomenon and mapping the future of the discipline.

A Research Agenda for Geographies of Slow Violence
A Research Agenda for Geographies of Slow Violence

Author: Shannon O’Lear

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2021-06-25

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 178897803X

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This timely Research Agenda highlights how slow violence, unlike other forms of conflict and direct, physical violence, is difficult to see and measure. It explores ways in which geographers study, analyze and draw attention to forms of harm and violence that have often not been at the forefront of public awareness, including slow violence affecting children, women, Indigenous peoples, and the environment.

A Research Agenda for Governance
A Research Agenda for Governance

Author: Peters, B. Guy

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2022-05-03

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1788117999

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This Research Handbook offers a comprehensive study of existing and emerging general principles of EU law by scholars from a wide range of expertise in EU law, international law, legal theory and different areas of substantive law. It explores the theory, content, role and function of general principles in EU law to better understand general principles as a mechanism for the substantive openness of the EU legal order as well as for cross-fertilization and coherence of legal orders. Their potential as a tool to manage the interaction of legal regimes and orders is a particular focal point and will make this Handbook a must-read for scholars of EU Law.