Introduction -- Managers and managerialism -- Power and control within organisations -- Managers' interests in dominance -- The ideology of management -- A theory of the dominance of managers -- How managers create, justify, and conduct strategic change in their organisation : a case study -- Critique of management and orthodox organisations.

"Hubby, come on, today is our wedding day, aren't we going to do something meaningful?" "Ha, not yet. I still have some infectious diseases that I haven't cured. Let's talk about them when I'm done." ...... "Damn you, He Chen. You told me that you have an infectious disease, yet you're fooling around with this bitch!" "Since you've found out, I won't hide it anymore. I've never liked you before."

After losing her job, twenty-year-old Marie runs away to Vegas, hoping to find solace by hiding amongst the glamour and parties, but finds herself at the clutches of powerful alpha males in very public places. The men have her trembling and yearning for their brutal passion. She abandons her good senses as she surrenders everything and submits to different men in bars, airplanes, and other outdoor locations. Having an audience only makes her hotter. But what happens when an old lover comes back to visit? Will the black man holding her heart also claim her body? ~~~~~ Excerpt ~~~~~ "You cancelled our sessions," I whispered, stepping closer towards him and pressing my thigh against his half-hard shaft. I looked up at him with hooded eyes and he looked guilty. "Yes," he said. There was a glint in his eyes that looked dangerously close to affection. I waited for him to continue talking, but he merely stared at me. "Madame Violet fired me." The words left my lips without going through my brain and I felt a blush creep onto my cheeks at the declaration. I felt like I was proposing to him, which was ludicrous. "You don't work there anymore?" he asked, his eyebrow raised. "Why else am I doing here on a Monday?" I leaned a little closer towards him so I wouldn't have to look at him when we talked. "Is Travis really your name?" I asked, knowing a number of my clients preferred giving pseudonyms when they visited Madame Violet for her services. It was to be expected. Some of the men who frequented our place were important, powerful figures in society. "Yes," he answered as he tightened his hold on the small of my back, his fingers flexing experimentally. I felt my peaks pebble in response to his touch and arched towards him with a soft gasp when he pulled me closer. "Is Marie your real name?" he asked in returned. "Yes," I found myself saying, licking my lips. It was more conversation we had than in the past few months together. Then again, he was blindfolded during the sessions and he referred to me as 'Mistress'. I was no longer in control, but I couldn't be bothered with that. "You're even more beautiful without the mask." "You're even more handsome without the blindfold," I countered, smiling loosely. "Who are you really, Travis, The Marine?" I asked, quirking my lips a little. "I'm not a marine," he admitted, looking a little sheepish, as if he had been caught in a lie. "Haven't been one for a few years now," he said. It never occurred to us that he could be a veteran. He came to sessions in his military uniform. "I'm a businessman," he admitted. "My company is based here in LA," he said. At my questioning gaze, he continued, "I've been flying down to our sessions." "Oh," I gasped. I twined my arms around his neck for balance, clinging to him in the low light. My heels weren't tall enough to bring our heights close. "Madame Violet said you were falling in love with me," I said, my pulse racing as I looked up into his eyes. It must be some sort of record, to be fired from an escort service for being too good at my job. Men were falling in love with me. He was breathing hard too. I could see his chest heave even as we stopped the pretense of dancing and just rubbed up against each other. The other dancers didn't seem to notice, or maybe it was just something people did in dance clubs and they didn't care. He was clearly hard under his jeans and I was suddenly grateful that the music was loud enough to muffle my moans. He leaned down a little more to my ear, speaking a little louder than normal to be heard over the cacophony of noise in the club. "If you?d let me, I'd like to be in charge today."

The 10th edition of this classic text introduces students to political parties and their critical role in representative democracy at the local, state, and national levels. Students will engage in fully up-to-date discussion of changes to presidential campaigns and elections, the ever-evolving world of campaign finance, rapidly changing media environment and much more. In addition, Parties and Elections in America reflects the authors’ continuing emphasis on the foundations of our modern political system by providing historical context throughout the text. The new edition fully incorporates the 2020 and 2022 election cycles as well as the initial run-up to the 2024 election.

I tried it all… I hated him in the way that he deserved. I resisted him in the way that I knew best. But I failed. Miserably. It was easier to hate Claude but harder to stay out of his bed. He wanted to win. He wanted to control me. And he wanted to make me submit. The worse part? I let him do those things. I satisfied his billion-dollar ego by letting him adore my curves. Falling in love with a bad boy was a… bad idea. But Claude wasn’t just that. He was also my enemy. An enemy that now had my heart. Could I still reclaim it knowing that this bad boy was going to be the end of my sanity? What if a part of me craved to be destroyed by him? Dominant bosses, sassy bbw’s, loads of office drama and angst! Each book in the series can be read on it’s own, promises oodles of kindle melting heat and of course, a very passionate happily ever after. His Needs is Claude and Felicia’s story. Books do not have to be read in order.

This is why I wanted to try and resist the hot maid of honor at my best friend’s wedding… That one hook-up led to one huge decision. And then a complication that neither of us were prepared for. Look, I’m a single dad and raising an 11-year-old is not easy. Lizzie came into my life at a time when I needed her. When my daughter needed her. Yes, it was tough to keep my hands off her gorgeous curves. And it was even harder to ask her to be my fake wife. But it’s what I had to do. Besides, the way Lizzie squirms under me has me going crazy. I’m aware that I’ve created one hell of a mess. But a part of me feels that this mess is worth the trouble. Especially if it leads to my fake wife turning into a real one… Dominant bosses, sassy bbw’s, loads of office drama and angst! Each book in the series can be read on it’s own, promises oodles of kindle melting heat and of course, a very passionate happily ever after. His Desires is Lizzie and Troy’s story. Books do not have to be read in order.

Creating Dialogues discusses contemporary forms of leadership in a variety of Amazonian indigenous groups. Examining the creation of indigenous leaders as political subjects in the context of contemporary state policies of democratization and exploitation of natural resources, the book addresses issues of resilience and adaptation at the level of local community politics in lowland South America. Contributors investigate how indigenous peoples perceive themselves as incorporated into the structures of states and how they tend to see the states as accomplices of the private companies and non-indigenous settlers who colonize or devastate indigenous lands. Adapting to the impacts of changing political and economic environments, leaders adopt new organizational forms, participate in electoral processes, become adept in the use of social media, experiment with cultural revitalization and new forms of performance designed to reach non-indigenous publics, and find allies in support of indigenous and human rights claims to secure indigenous territories and conditions for survival. Through these multiple transformations, the new styles and manners of leadership are embedded in indigenous notions of power and authority whose shifting trajectories predate contemporary political conjunctures. Despite the democratization of many Latin American countries and international attention to human rights efforts, indigenous participation in political arenas is still peripheral. Creating Dialogues sheds light on dramatic, ongoing social and political changes within Amazonian indigenous groups. The volume will be of interest to students and scholars of anthropology, ethnology, Latin American studies, and indigenous studies, as well as governmental and nongovernmental organizations working with Amazonian groups. Contributors: Jean-Pierre Chaumeil, Gérard Collomb, Luiz Costa, Oscar Espinosa, Esther López, Valéria Macedo, José Pimenta, Juan Pablo Sarmiento Barletti, Terence Turner, Hanne Veber, Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen