Valerie Appleby

I am responsible for commissioning print and digital products across all subject areas of Business, Management and Finance. My commissioning generally falls within three product types: academic (single-authored and edited monographs), reference (handbooks) and educational (textbooks and course books). However, I am also happy to consider projects that lean towards a practitioner or trade market. Within Finance, my commissioning focus is on textbooks and course books, specifically.

I currently manage four book series that accept unsolicited submissions: Business, Value Creation, and Society; Cambridge Companions to Management; Cambridge Short Introductions to Management; and Organizations and the Natural Environment.

On the digital front, I am particularly interested in proposals for new Cambridge Elements series and innovative digital products for higher education. Please contact me for guidelines on preparing a proposal. Alternatively, you can arrange to meet me in person at a conference. I typically attend EURAM, EBEN, AIB, EGOS, AOM, SMS and EIBA, as well as various other events throughout the year. I am a graduate of the University of Toronto (BSc), New York University (MSc), and Cranfield University (MBA).

“On the digital front, I am particularly interested in proposals for new Cambridge Elements series and innovative digital products for higher education.”