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'The Construction of Management explores the competence approaches from the perspective of women managers, providing a new understanding of contemporary management and women's career prospects in business. It has features in common with Terry Apter's vision of the socially constituted barriers faced by professional women, offering new insight into future possibilities.' - Elizabeth Garnsey, The Judge Institute for Management Studies, University of Cambridge, UK Despite continuing equal opportunity approaches, women are still significantly under-represented at senior management levels and earn less than male colleagues. The author questions whether competence systems - developed and implemented in the workplace to provide objective measurement of management performance - contribute to, rather than improve, women's disadvantaged position in the workplace.

Don't miss B. A. Shapiro's new novel, The Collector's Apprentice, available now! Almost twenty-five years after the infamous art heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum—still the largest unsolved art theft in history—one of the stolen Degas paintings is delivered to the Boston studio of a young artist. Claire Roth has entered into a Faustian bargain with a powerful gallery owner by agreeing to forge the Degas in exchange for a one-woman show in his renowned gallery. But as she begins her work, she starts to suspect that this long-missing masterpiece—the very one that had been hanging at the Gardner for one hundred years—may itself be a forgery. The Art Forger is a thrilling novel about seeing—and not seeing—the secrets that lie beneath the canvas.

In 'Pelts and Powder. A Story of the West Coast in the Making,' B. A. McKelvie captures the rugged infancy of the Pacific Northwest with an arresting blend of adventure and historical acumen. Crafted with the dual tools of meticulous research and literary finesse, McKelvie weaves a narrative that is as rich in cultural heritage as it is in the vibrant characterizations of those who pioneered the West Coast. Situated within a rich literary context, the book stands out for its authenticity and detailed depiction of the intertwining of lives and the fur trade that marked an era of exploration and expansion. B. A. McKelvie, drawing upon a reservoir of historical knowledge and a passion for the untamed landscapes of yesteryears, penned this work with a clear intent to evoke the spirit and challenges of a critical period in American history. McKelvie's connection with the past, possibly through personal or scholarly pursuits, lends a palpable veracity to the prose, offering a window into the harsh realities and dogged determination that shaped the West Coast during its formative years. McKelvie's 'Pelts and Powder' is recommended for readers who crave an immersive journey into the past, filled with the drama and tenacity of those who left an indelible mark on the making of the West Coast. Fans of historical fiction and non-fiction alike will find this richly layered work a meaningful addition to their library, as it encapsulates a pivotal time with eloquence and educational value, inviting readers to reflect on the complex tapestry of human endeavor and natural splendor that continues to shape America's narrative.

Modern Christian religious thought, B. A. Gerrish argues, has constantly revised the inherited faith. In these twelve essays, written or published in the 1980s, one of the most distinguished historical theologians of our time examines the changes that occurred as the Catholic tradition gave way to the Reformation and an interest in the phenomenon of believing replaced adherence to unchanging dogma. Gerrish devotes three essays to each of four topics: Martin Luther and the Reformation; religious belief and the Age of Reason; Friedrich Schleiermacher and the renewal of Protestant theology; and Schleiermacher's disciple Ernst Troeltsch, for whom the theological task was to give a rigorous account of the faith prevailing in a particular religious community at a particular time. Gerrish shows how faith itself has become a primary object of inquiry, not only in the newly emerging philosophy of religion but also in a new style of church theology which no longer assumes that faith rests on immutable dogmas. For Gerrish, the new theology of Protestant liberalism takes for its primary object of inquiry the changing forms of the religious life. This important book will interest scholars of systematic Christian theology, modern intellectual and cultural history, and the history and philosophy of religion.