Routledge Open Business and Economics
About the Book Series
Routledge Open Business and Economics provides a platform for the open access publication of monographs and edited collections across the full breadth of these disciplines including accounting, finance, management, marketing and political economy. Reflecting our commitment to supporting open access publishing, this series provides a key repository for academic research in business and economics.
Books in the series are published via the Gold Open Access model and are therefore available for free download and re-use according to the terms of Creative Commons licence. They can be accessed via the Routledge and Taylor & Francis website, as well as third party discovery sites such as the Directory of OAPEN Library, Open Access Books, PMC Bookshelf, and Google Books.
Note that the other Business and Economics series at Routledge also all accept open access books for publication.
Energy Cluster Policies for Sustainable Industrial Transformation: An Institutional Perspective
1st Edition
By Marta Gancarczyk, Joanna Bohatkiewicz-Czaicka, Jacek Gancarczyk, Damian Tomczyk
July 20, 2026
Environmental changes and related public policies require an energy-focused sustainable industrial transformation (SIT) that reconciles economic, environmental, and social objectives. Local energy clusters are conducive to these transformative processes since they represent institutional structures...
Open Innovation and Startups
1st Edition
By Michał Bańka
July 20, 2026
This book comprehensively discusses the cooperation of corporations with startups in the context of accelerator programs. It focuses on recognizing how open innovation can catalyze startups’ development and success, and benefit corporations through access to new business models, innovative products...
Blockchain Technology in Project Finance: A Legal and Practical Model for Financing Mega-Investments
1st Edition
By Witold Srokosz, Paweł Lenio, Grzegorz Sobiecki
June 22, 2026
There is currently no comprehensive scientific study that addresses the problem of financing projects using Distributed Ledger (blockchain) Technology (DLT) that are not themselves embedded in the blockchain ecosystem, particularly in the context of long-term and capital-intensive investments. This...
Sensitivity Analysis for Business, Technology, and Policymaking: Made Easy with Simulation Decomposition (SimDec)
1st Edition
Edited
By Mariia Kozlova, Julian Scott Yeomans
May 22, 2026
SimDec is a revolution in decision-making support. SimDec “teases out” inherent cause-and-effect relationships and reveals the intricacy of relationships between sets of input and output variables. At its core, SimDec is an amalgamation of uncertainty and global sensitivity analysis with an ...
Corporate Social Responsibility and the Supply Chain: CSR Collaboration with Suppliers
1st Edition
By Monika Jedynak
May 21, 2026
Due to the growing importance of global interdependencies, corporate social responsibility has become an important issue both for the business and the entire society. Customers expect corporate social responsibility, and if an organization is insensitive to these issues, it runs the risk of losing ...
Sustainable Development in East Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Krzysztof Falkowski
March 06, 2026
East Asia plays a crucial role in the contemporary world, not only as a center of rapid economic growth but also as a region facing challenges in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the context of global efforts toward sustainable development, the role of East Asia is becoming ...
Philosophy and Leadership: An Evolution of Leadership from Ancient Times to the Digital Age
1st Edition
By Łukasz Sułkowski, Zdzisława Dacko-Pikiewicz, Katarzyna Szczepańska-Woszczyna
January 29, 2026
Philosophy and Leadership is an ambitious exploration of leadership's philosophical underpinnings from antiquity to the AI-driven future. The book journeys through history, gleaning insights from eminent philosophers and contextualizing their teachings to leadership. The book's foundational premise...
Crowdsourcing in Management Research: A New Tool for Scientific Inquiry
1st Edition
By Regina Lenart-Gansiniec
December 26, 2025
Crowdsourcing in Management Research explores the evolving landscape of academic research in the context of contemporary legal, social, cultural, and technological shifts. The book delves into the intricate processes and challenges associated with managing crowdsourcing initiatives in science. It ...
Digital Transformation in Educational Organizations: Leadership, Innovation and Industry 4.0
1st Edition
By Paweł Poszytek
December 25, 2025
Technological transformation should lead to enhance people’s potential and the development of their cognitive and social competences, especially those connected with effective communication on different levels. The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified all these processes and, for better resilience and...
Just Transition and the European Green Deal: Regional Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Everardus Wilhelmus (Michiel) Stapper, Marcin Baron, Ralph Horne, Nevelina Pachova, Monika Wieczorek-Kosmala
November 12, 2025
This book examines how the concept of the just transition - the idea that environmental and social concerns must be reconciled - has been implemented in European Union policies. Over the past decade, the just transition has gained traction in both policy and academic circles. With the introduction ...
Environmental, Social, and Governance Ratings: Risks, Regulations, and Market Dynamics
1st Edition
By Patrycja Chodnicka-Jaworska
September 05, 2025
In recent years, the world of finance and investments has changed, considering measures related to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors for socially responsible investments. ESG scoring and ratings are used to estimate ESG risk. This book presents ESG ratings and scorings and their ...
Redefining Management: The Manager/Leader–Relevant Stakeholder Paradigm
1st Edition
By Ovidiu Nicolescu, Ciprian Nicolescu
August 26, 2025
Redefining Management: The Manager/Leader–Relevant Stakeholder Paradigm presents a groundbreaking shift in management philosophy, theory, and practice, introducing the innovative concept of the manager/leader–relevant stakeholder. This paradigm challenges the traditional manager–subordinate model ...