The future of work, finance and the economy

This book shows how to drive sustainability within your company, turning your passion into action. Packed with strategies and tools, it empowers you to navigate power dynamics, build alliances and lead change, equipping you to create lasting sustainability transitions from the inside out.

Emotions are central to our humanity and yet, when it comes to social work, ‘difficult’ emotions like shame, anger and disgust are often dismissed as unprofessional. This book explores how embracing all emotions can enhance practice, prevent emotional burnout and strengthen motivation.

Today, new technologies are creating an even newer version of the profession—Lawyer 3.0—that could be more affordable and effective than the one that currently exists. This work not only describes this phenomenon but shows how lawyers cannot just survive but thrive in this new reality.

This book explores innovation in post-growth debates, examining the narratives, processes and practices needed to move beyond the growth imperative. It bridges the gap in understanding the implications of technological and scientific advancements in a society that challenges economic growth as its central focus.

While employee relations investigations are important for managing workplace issues, there is growing evidence of the harm they can cause to individuals involved. This book proposes a shift in mindset that prioritises employee wellbeing alongside the application of the process, aiming to reduce harm and create healthier work environments.

Human Resource Management has grown in influence, yet critical examinations remain rare. This book applies psychoanalytic ideas to challenge its core theories, exposing the darker sides of organizational life. Moving beyond Freud and Lacan, it offers fresh insights, reshaping HRM as both a field and practice.

This book examines the evolution of UK skills policy from the 1881 Royal Commission on Technical Instruction to the present day, revealing how shifting political ideologies have shaped workforce development. It challenges conventional thinking and offers insights into how future skills policies can be more effective.

This book explores how the past and future shape our work and aspirations. Offering a fresh perspective on navigating careers amid precarity and planetary crises, this is essential reading for academics, students and anyone rethinking work.

UberTherapy is the essential guide to the rise of digital therapy for anyone working in, researching or using mental health services. Arguing for the irreplaceable value of human therapists, this book offers a roadmap to preserve real therapy in an increasingly digital world.

What’s it like to work in the male-dominated world of electronic music? This book blends the author’s DJing journey with 6 years of research and artist interviews, revealing the challenges women and gender-expansive DJs face. A must-read for those interested in electronic music, the sociology of club culture or diversity in creative industries.

What makes entrepreneurs more or less resilient to adversity? This illuminating case study brings together resilience, adaptation and crisis management evidence to offer invaluable lessons and interventions for entrepreneurs, managers and other stakeholders.

Impact investment is the latest trend in ethical finance, but what does it really mean and how is it practiced across different regions and organizations? This book explores the malleability of impact investing, and how it overlaps with the development sphere to give finance a new role.