Studies the interaction of law and social change in American history. Tort law-civil law made by judges, not legislators-is traditionally thought to arise out of legal precedent. Here, the authors…

We are all prisoners, whether behind bars or not. Before these letters were written, Johnny was a broken and empty man trying to fill a void that seemed like it…

Peru’s self-proclaimed revolution –surprisingly extensive reforms initiated by the military government–has aroused great interest all over Latin America and the Third World. This book is the first systematic and comprehensive…

On April 14, 1865, only days after the Civil War had come to a close, a gunshot rang out in Ford’s Theatre and President Abraham Lincoln slumped forward in his…

This volume provides new conceptual insights to help organizations improve health and wellbeing in society. Some chapters do this by addressing macro-level change, some by highlighting evidence-based change at the…

Volume twenty-four of Research in Organizational Change and Development continues the tradition of providing a platform for scholars, practitioners, and scholar-practitioners to share new thought provoking, research-based insights. Collaboration of…

The Obama administration inherits a daunting set of domestic and international policy challenges. It would be tempting to put Latin America and the Caribbean on the back burner, for their…

This book brings new perspectives to classic issues in the field such as organizational complexity, change leadership, emotional intelligence and interorganizational change.