Behavioral strategy has emerged as one of the most important currents in contemporary strategic management. But, what is it? Where does it come from? Why is it important? This Element provides a review of key streams in behavioral, interpreting behavioral strategy as a consistently microfoundational approach to strategy that is grounded in evidence-based insight in behaviors and interaction. We show that there is considerable room for furthering the microfoundations of behavioral strategy ...

The gods and demons of ages past didn’t simply give up and walk away when people stopped believing in them . . .They’re still here, still real.In our workplaces. In our homes.They’re with us from the day we’re born until the day we die. And beyond.The seventeen stories of IMMANENCE will beguile and amuse you. They will challenge and terrify you. Like the gods and demons themselves, each will show a different face to you.And you will never forget them...

For more than thirty years, veteran clinical psychologist Ellen Weber Libby has been helping successful, often-powerful clients in Washington, DC—a place known for its outsized personalities—deal with their personal problems. One pattern that has emerged out of some 60,000 hours of therapy is what she calls "the favorite child complex." In this groundbreaking book, she describes in intimate detail how being the favorite child can confer both great advantages and also significant emotional ...

Thinking about being a parent? Thinking about adopting a child?Talk about a major life decision.Deciding whether to become a parent—through adoption, pregnancy, surrogacy, or co-parenting—is deeply personal and, for many, a secretive journey. The Calling to Adopt is your personal guide to exploring this profound choice with clarity so that you make your decision with more confidence.This book will help you:• Probe deeper so that you...