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Call for papers, chapters and books
Aug 23, 2011
Business Expert Press is seeking new authors
August 2011
Dear SMA Member,
Business Expert Press is seeking new authors.
BEP’s focus is on producing concise, academically sound, no-nonsense, applied books aimed at providing supplemental material for undergraduate and MBA business education as well as for the business executive education marketplace, an underserved market segment. These short books (150 pages on average) will be used in executive education, and as supplementary material in undergraduate and MBA programs. They might also be useful for the professional market. The books will be supplemented, as necessary, with cases, articles, newsletters and podcasts, and to this end BEP distributes its books through University Readers, Xanedu and in selected cases with Harvard Business Publishing – the leading providers of cases and course packs.
There are several reasons why you might want to consider authoring with BEP. You could use such a book in your teaching, both in traditional settings and executive settings. The book could enhance your consulting practice. It would give you an easy “underlined item” on your vita. Business Expert Press will sell your book both in print and in digital collections to the business school libraries of the world. The library market is large – 7000 libraries globally – and the prices paid for these one-time sales are relatively high when compared to one-time, direct-to-consumer sales. Thus they yield good royalty potential.
As you might know from your own executive teaching and/or consulting experiences or those of your colleagues, the material available for this market segment is sparse. Most educators rely on extracts from textbooks, articles, readings, cases, etc. all, often, precariously tied together in custom packets. It has been Business Expert Press’s experience that the best executive education/MBA teachers often distribute some of their own work in these custom packets. You might already have your own “technical notes” that you ask your students to read or your own PowerPoint presentations that you use to teach specific topics. These materials can serve as the starting point of a short book.
Business Expert Press is headed by David Parker, formerly editor-in-chief for business publishing with Pearson Education. David published more than 10 successful first editions with Pearson and in three and a half years as the head of BEP has already signed more than 180 books and published more than 80 books with leading authors in many fields of business.
Converting your expertise into a short focused piece for the business education market will be a valuable contribution. If you have an idea for a book that would fit this business model, please contact me via email or phone. I look forward to discussing this opportunity with you.
David Parker – Publisher and Founder
david.parker@businessexpertpress.com
201-673-8784 |
April 8, 2010
New Book Announcement - The Violence Volcano: Reducing the Threat of Workplace Violence
 High-profile workplace violence incidents continue to garner a lot of national attention, reminding us that workplace violence doesn't happen just in big cities and big companies or postal facilities but also in small towns and small businesses as well as public schools and universities. Thus, all members of organizations clearly need to be know how to reduce threats of violence and how to respond if they occur.
The Violence Volcano (http://members.cox.net/badworkplace/1index.html) introduces the authors' analogy of the volcano to explain how violent action or reaction builds within an individual, but it focuses on the organization and the environment, particularly bad management of tough workplace problems, as causes of unacceptable behavior. "People don't just snap," explains David Van Fleet, who co-wrote the new book with his wife, Dr. Ella Van Fleet. "It's really building over time, and workplace violence incidents are just the last step in a series of behavioral and emotional developments."
Academics in management, criminal justice, education, and other areas will find that this book fits their courses. In addition, practicing managers can use it as a guide on how to better handle potential workplace violence situations. It includes information about setting up anti-violence policies, creating crisis management plans, looking at legal issues and liabilities, and learning how to deal with knowledge about individuals who might commit a violent act.
Here's what others are saying about The Violence Volcano: "It is a 'must read' for all managers and a 'must have' for legal, corporate security, and human resource personnel. I also recommend it as required reading for any serious course of study on workplace violence. " -- Jim Murray, CPP. CEO, Holistic Crisis Management, LLC. "I am impressed with this book to the point where it has become mandatory reading for all Associates in my organization." -- Dan Troller, Managing Consultant, Troller & Associates. "A real winner! The authors' recommendations should be embraced at all organizational and educational levels." -- Mike Cochran, longtime Associated Press writer in Texas. "It is based on solid research and offers practical suggestions that enable managers to both reduce their liabilities and exercise their social responsibility for dealing with what has become an endemic problem for our organizations. " -- Mark J. Martinko, Bank of America Professor of Management, Florida State University. "The Violence Volcano provides important insights into the trends and causes of workplace violence and offers concrete and practical guidelines for helping control it. I give this important book my highest recommendation." -- Ricky W. Griffin, Distinguished Professor of Management and Blocker Chair in Business, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University.
David D. Van Fleet & Ella W. Van Fleet. (2010). The Violence Volcano: Reducing the Threat of Workplace Violence. Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, NC. ISBN 978-1-60752-344-4. |
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