Strategic Human Resource Management and Organizational Effectiveness Essays Celebrating and Advancing the Scholarship of David P. Lepak This book on human resource management (HRM) research builds upon and extends the work of Professor David P. Lepak who was the Berthiaume Endowed Chair of Business Leadership in the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Professor Lepak was an internationally renowned HRM scholar who believed in giving back to his profession and was committed to introduce his research findings to students as well as the business community. In addition to being a tribute to Professor Lepak and his work this volume aims to help organizations and managers understand how to use human resource management to benefit employees while achieving organizational effectiveness. The chapters in this volume focus on strategic management of human capital resources strategic HRM and multilevel HRM —areas of research that were central to Professor Lepak’s academic contributions. These chapters together provide important theoretical and practical implications for understanding how organizations can use HRM to generate and utilize their strategic human capital resources and how HRM interacts with internal and external factors to influence important employee and organizational outcomes. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of The International Journal of Human Resource Management. | Strategic Human Resource Management and Organizational Effectiveness Essays Celebrating and Advancing the Scholarship of David P. Lepak GBP 120.00 1
Global Soil Security: Towards More Science-Society Interfaces Proceedings of the Global Soil Security 2016 Conference December 5-6 2016 P Global Soil Security: Towards More Science-Society Interfaces contains contributions presented at the 2nd Global Soil Security conference held 5-6 December 2016 in Paris. These chapters focus on how to achieve soil security. This involves scientific economic industrial and political engagement to inform soil-users policy makers and citizens with the objective of implementing appropriate actions. The contributions to this book address the five dimensions of soil security namely: capability condition capital connectivity and codification. | Global Soil Security: Towards More Science-Society Interfaces Proceedings of the Global Soil Security 2016 Conference December 5-6 2016 P GBP 140.00 1
The Unified Process Elaboration Phase Best Practices in Implementing the UP Is the Unified Process the be all and end all standard for developing object-oriented component-based software? Scott Ambler doesn't think so. This book is one in a four-volume series that presents a critical review of the Unified Process - designed to p | The Unified Process Elaboration Phase Best Practices in Implementing the UP GBP 175.00 1
The Dynamics Of Defeat The Vietnam War In Hau Nghia Province Some of the most active debate about the Vietnam War today is prompted by those who believe that the United States could have won the war either through an improved military strategy or through more enlightened social policies. Eric Bergerud takes issue with both of these positions. Carefully analyzing the entire course of the war in a single key p | The Dynamics Of Defeat The Vietnam War In Hau Nghia Province GBP 130.00 1
Throwing The Emperor From His Horse Portrait Of A Village Leader In China 1923-1995 This engaging book sketches an intimate portrait of the life of Wang Fucheng an illiterate peasant who served for thirty years as Communist party secretary of an impoverished village on the north China plain. Based on conversations over a seven-year period (1987?1994) between Wang Fucheng and Peter Seybolt the book unfolds as a continuous first-p | Throwing The Emperor From His Horse Portrait Of A Village Leader In China 1923-1995 GBP 130.00 1
Drink An Economic and Social Study Originally published in 1951 this title was the last book by Hermann Levy who died in 1949 before it was finished. Completed by his friend and fellow academic Rolf P. Lynton this title looks alcohol as a drink both economically and socially. Divided into three parts – in brief: what is the drink problem and what are its effects; how widespread is its incidence; and what can be done about it. Today it can be read and enjoyed in its historical context. | Drink An Economic and Social Study GBP 90.00 1
From J.P. Morgan to the Institutional Investor A Financial History of the United States 1900–1970 Originally published in 2002 this is the second of three volumes in a history of finance in America. This volume starts with the investment bankers who dominated finance at the beginning of the twentieth century. It then describes the Panic of 1907 and the resulting creation of the Federal Reserve Board (the 'Fed'). The volume then traces finance through World War I and it examines the events that led to the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression. From there it reviews the rebirth of finance after World War II and the growth of the institutional investor. | From J. P. Morgan to the Institutional Investor A Financial History of the United States 1900–1970 GBP 170.00 1
Use of Language Across the Primary Curriculum This book offers practical advice and guidance on how children can be helped to use language to transform knowledge and experience into understanding across the curriculum and thus become active learners. In addition to the core subjects opportunities in music P. E. I. T. and design technology are examined in the context of the interrelationship between children language and learning i. e. : * children learning to use language* children using language to learn* children learning about language Chapters describe classroom practice as well as offering reflective sections on the interrelationships and processes of language and cognitive development. An integral part of this is the acknowledgement of differing learning styles special educational needs and issues of linguistic diversity and cultural difference. | Use of Language Across the Primary Curriculum GBP 130.00 1
Misteaks. . . and how to find them before the teacher does. . . A Calculus Supplement 3rd Edition An unusual supplement to every calculus textbook Misteaks and How to Find Them before the Teacher Does is popular with students and teachers alike. Teachers love the way it encourages students to truly think about mathematics rather than simply plugging numbers into equations to crank out answers and students love the author's straightforward tongue-in-cheek style. The title of this light-hearted and amusing book might well have been Going Gray in Elementary Calculus and How to Avoid it. Changing the metaphor Barry has hit the nail on the finger in hundreds of fine examples. Philip J. Davis coauthor of The Mathematical Experience. How I wish that something like this had been available when I was a student! -Ralph P. Boas former editor of The American Mathematical Monthly. Bonus: Solution to LeWitt Puzzle | Misteaks. and how to find them before the teacher does. A Calculus Supplement 3rd Edition GBP 170.00 1
The School Years The School Years provides a challenging and lively collection of essays on key issues affecting young people in the school setting. It is an essential book for all those concerned with adolescence and education. Since the first edition in 1979 major social changes such as unemployment AIDS issues of race and gender and increasing divorce rates have had a direct impact on education and young people. With these dramatice changes in mind the contributors take an entirely new and up-to-date approach to current controversial issues such as the relationship of home and school gender roles morality delinquency and peer groups. Contributors include: John Coleman Trust for the Study of Adolescence; T. Honess School of Psychology University of Wales; Peter Kutnick Department of Education University of Sussex; Sally Archer Trenton State College USA; Philida Salmon Institute of Education University of London; Maurice Chazan; David P. Farrington Institute of Criminology Cambridge. GBP 175.00 1
Petroleum Refineries A Troubleshooting Guide In petroleum refineries although there are sets of standard operating procedures to operate the plants unique problems often arise which need to be tackled with engineering knowledge and experience without much loss of energy and time. This process is termed ‘troubleshooting’ and it saves production loss leading to profitability and sustainability of the refinery operation. This book covers the ins and outs of troubleshooting in petroleum refineries with an analysis of the problems faced the fundamentals behind them and logical reasoning and illustrations to solve the problems along with lessons learnt. This is the first such book on the market since the publication of one by Norman P. Lieberman about 30 years ago and there has been a massive change in technology since then. This book will not only enlighten practicing engineers in refineries and postgraduate students but also facilitate the creation of a knowledge bank on troubleshooting case studies helping share engineering knowledge and experiences. | Petroleum Refineries A Troubleshooting Guide GBP 116.00 1
The Progress of a Biographer First published in 1949 The Progress of a Biographer follows a general principle that there are absolute truths which an individual can in some degree apprehend and live by but which churches and institutions can only obscure and pervert. This principle is followed for the sketches in this book most of which were written between the end of World War II and the spring of 1948. The subjects range from P. G. Wodehouse to Karl Marx from W. B. Yeats to Thackeray and from Rainer Maria Rilke to Lloyd George. Believing that to understand a man’s work one must form a coherent impression of the man the author has tried to suggest the leading characteristics and governing impulses of his subjects. His intention has been to clarify rather than to criticise though doubtless the affect may sometimes be one of criticism falling short of clarification. The book will be of interest to students across disciplines but will particularly appeal to students of English literature. GBP 99.99 1
Presidential Power Theories and Dilemmas Presidential power is perhaps one of the most central issues in the study of the American presidency. Since Richard E. Neustadt's classic study first published in 1960 there has not been a book that thoroughly examines the issue of presidential power. Presidential Power: Theories and Dilemmas by noted scholar John P. Burke provides an updated and comprehensive look at the issues constraints and exercise of presidential power. This book considers the enduring question of how presidents can effectively exercise power within our system of shared powers by examining major tools and theories of presidential power including Neustadt's theory of persuasion and bargaining as power constitutional and inherent powers Samuel Kernell's theory of going public models of historical time and the notion of internal time. Using illustrative examples from historical and contemporary presidencies Burke helps students and scholars better understand how presidents can manage the public's expectations navigate presidential-congressional relations and exercise influence in order to achieve their policy goals. | Presidential Power Theories and Dilemmas GBP 130.00 1
Tracing the (Post)Apartheid Novel beyond 2000 Interviews with Selected Contemporary South African Authors This anthology comprises of interviews with contemporary South African authors offering vignettes of their lives and summaries of their works. In curating this book Danyela Demir and Olivier Moreillon step beyond pure literary theory and analysis. They welcome the authors to speak and assess the literary panorama in which they live and co-create. However Demir and Moreillon also trace concepts and terms that describe the current South African literature such as post-transitional literature and literature beyond 2000. By adopting a world-literary approach to (post)apartheid literature this book contributes to debates on contemporary South African writing. In addition Tracing the (Post)Apartheid Novel Beyond 2000 seeks to raise awareness of the imbalance in both critical and public attention between literary ‘big names’ such as André P. Brink J. M. Coetzee Nadine Gordimer and Zakes Mda who are popular worldwide and the younger and newer generation of South African writers who go largely unnoticed. Print edition not for sale in Sub Saharan Africa. | Tracing the (Post)Apartheid Novel beyond 2000 Interviews with Selected Contemporary South African Authors GBP 130.00 1
Fundamentals of Optical Networks and Components This book is intended as an undergraduate/postgraduate level textbook for courses on high-speed optical networks as well as computer networks. Nine chapters cover the basic principles of the technology and different devices for optical networks as well as processing of integrated waveguide devices of optical networks using different technologies. It provides students researchers and practicing engineers with an expert guide to the fundamental concepts issues and state-of-the-art developments in optical networks. It includes examples throughout all the chapters of the book to aid understanding of basic problems and solutions. Presents basics of the optical network devices and discusses latest developments Includes examples and exercises throughout all the chapters of the book to aid understanding of basic problems and solutions for undergraduate and postgraduate students Discusses different optical network node architectures and their components Includes basic theories and latest developments of hardware devices with their fabrication technologies (such as optical switch wavelength router wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer and add/drop multiplexer) helpful for researchers to initiate research on this field and to develop research problem-solving capability Reviews fiber-optic networks without WDM and single-hop and multi-hop WDM optical networks P. P. Sahu received his M. Tech. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and his Ph. D. degree in engineering from Jadavpur University India. In 1991 he joined Haryana State Electronics Development Corporation Limited where he has been engaged in R&D works related to optical fiber components and telecommunication instruments. In 1996 he joined Northeastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology as a faculty member. At present he is working as a professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering Tezpur Central University India. His field of interest is integrated optic and electronic circuits wireless and optical communication clinical instrumentation green energy etc. He has received an INSA teacher award (instituted by the highest academic body Indian National Science Academy) for high level of teaching and research. He has published more than 90 papers in peer-reviewed international journals 60 papers in international conference and has written five books published by Springer Nature McGraw-Hill. Dr Sahu is a Fellow of the Optical Society of India Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education and Senior Member of the IEEE. | Fundamentals of Optical Networks and Components GBP 130.00 1
Learning Analytics Enhanced Online Learning Support Offering the latest developments in online education in the era of big data this book explores theories technologies and practices in the field of data-driven online learning support services using learning analytics. This book is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 reflects and reconstructs the connotation of learning support against the backdrop of education reform the rise of learning analytics and the upgrading of the demand for learning services in the new era. Chapter 2 presents a P-K-DSE-E model of online learner characteristics and discusses measurement and data representation methods for learner characteristics based on it. Chapters 3–5 focus on the three types of learning support that are closely related to learning performance and satisfaction including the promotion of social learning electronic learning assessment based on the learning process and personalized tutoring and support. This book innovatively develops the concept theory and practical methods of student support services in distance education traditional practices in the new era and provides valuable exploration of data-driven personalized learning service methods and technologies in the era of artificial intelligence through rich examples. This book will be essential reading for students and scholars of distance and online education educational technology and audiovisual education. | Learning Analytics Enhanced Online Learning Support GBP 130.00 1
Gender and Teaching Gender and Teaching provides a vivid focused and interactive overview of important gender issues in education today. This is aocomphshed through conversations among experts practitioners and readers that are informed by representative case studies and by a range of theoretical approaches to the issues. Gender and Teaching is the third volume in Reflective Teaching and the Social Conditions of Schooling: A Series for Prospective and Practicing Teachers edited by Daniel P. Liston and Kenneth M. Zeichner. It follows the same format as previous volumes in the senes. Part I includes four cases dealing with related aspects of gendered experiences In schools (non-sexist elementary school curricula; gender and race implications of special education assignment practices; homophobia in high schools and classrooms; and teaching as a woman’s profession) followed by reactions from preservice and practicing teachers administrators and professors. Part II is an elaboration of four “public argurnents”—conservative liberal women-centered and radical-multicultural-—pertaining to the issues raised in Part I. These arguments exemplify dusters of orientations organized around general values rather than hard and fast principles. Part lii presents the authors’ own interpretations of the issues raised throughout the book and provides activities and topics for reflection and an annotated bibliography of additional resources. GBP 170.00 1
Tearoom Trade Impersonal Sex in Public Places From the time of its first publication 'Tearoom Trade' engendered controversy. It was also accorded an unusual amount of praise for a first book on a marginal intentionally self-effacing population by a previously unknown sociologist. The book was quickly recognized as an important imaginative and useful contribution to our understanding of deviant sexual activity. Describing impersonal anonymous sexual encounters in public restrooms—tearooms in the argot—the book explored the behavior of men whose closet homosexuality was kept from their families and neighbors. By posing as an initiate the author was able to engage in systematic observation of homosexual acts in public settings and later to develop a more complete picture of those involved by interviewing them in their homes again without revealing their unwitting participation in his study. This enlarged edition of 'Tearoom Trade' includes the original text together with a retrospect written by Nicholas von Hoffman Irving Louis Horowitz Lee Rainwater Donald P. Warwick and Myron Glazer. The material added includes a perspective on the social scientist at work and the ethical problems to which that work may give rise along with debate by the book's initial critics and proponents. Humphreys added a postscript and his views on the opinion expressed in the retrospect. | Tearoom Trade Impersonal Sex in Public Places GBP 150.00 1
Neighborhood Futures Citizen Rights and Local Control Two conflicting developments have recently characterized civic life in the United States. The first the centralization of formal agencies of government too often leads to diminishing political liberties and tyranny. The second which is characterized by a greater amount of civic participation and individual self-actualization is the formation of a whole new layer of sublocal institutions both public and private. These include residential community and condominium associations; property owner-based business improvement districts in nearly all major cities; neighborhood improvement districts in large cities; and even self-governing public schools. Neighborhood Futures is a realistic exploration of how for a society to move forward and improve its citizens must exercise the power to act creatively and feel they are both competent and responsible individuals. Supporting his ideas with the Dutch innovation of the woonerf or neighborhood street government Liebmann follows through by discussing other foreign models of civic life forms and illustrating how they have resulted in resident satisfaction. George W. Liebmann is a partner of Liebmann & Shively P. A. a Baltimore law firm that specializes in local government and education law. In addition to having served as a top aide to one of Maryland's governors he is a former faculty associate of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and is the author of Little Platoons and The Gallows in the Grove. | Neighborhood Futures Citizen Rights and Local Control GBP 130.00 1
Indian National Congress From Dominance to Decline or Hibernation? This book presents a systematic analysis of the rise and decline of the Indian National Congress since 1980s using the frame dominance to hibernation. The Indian National Congress (INC or Congress Party) originated in the national movement for India’s freedom and has since been the centrepiece of postindependence multi-party system for nearly four decades. However the Congress has been experiencing a phase of serious decline since the 2014 and 2019 general elections. Analysing years of political history and contemporary developments this volume brings to the fore important issues and key themes such as Evolution of the party system in India the contemporary dynamics and movements Indian National Congress under Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi Ideological and policy reorientation of the party in the 1990s under P. V. Narasimha Rao Revival of mass membership and organizational elections in the party Indian National Congress in the 2000s under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi The 2019 debacle and change in the leadership A comprehensive work on the history of the Congress Party in India this volume will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of political science party politics Indian politics sociology modern Indian history political sociology public administration public policy South Asian studies and governance studies. | Indian National Congress From Dominance to Decline or Hibernation? GBP 130.00 1
Law Culture and Africana Studies Ever since the first contacts between Europe and Africa African people have been confined to the fringes of Eurocentric experience in the Western mind. Much of what we have studied in African history and culture or literature and linguistics or politics and economics has been orchestrated from the standpoint of Europe's interests. Whether it is a matter of economics history politics geographical concepts or art Africans have been seen as peripheral. This volume reviews the past in order to evaluate the present and move ahead with appropriate policies for the future. The authors focus on issues of affirmative action legal culture theories of black culture and methodologies of scholarly work in Africana studies. Contents include: Cecil Blake The Culture Nexus Construct in Africana Studies Ronald Turner On Palatable Palliative and Paralytic Affirmative Action Grutter-Style Winston A. Van Horne Three Concepts of Legitimacy Robert E. Weems Jr. Africana Studies and the Quest for Black Economic Empowerment: What Can be Done Ula Y. Taylor Elijah Muhammad's Nation of Islam: Separatism Regendering and a Secular Approach to Black Power after Malcolm X Lewis R. Gordon Must Revolutionaries Sing the Blues? Thinking through Fanon and the Leitmotif of the Black Arts Movement Delores P. Aldridge Race Gender and Africana Theorizing and James L. Conyers Biography and Africology: Method and Interpretation. The volume concludes with reviews of significant recent scholarship on black history and culture. Law Culture and Africana Studies will have particular interest for scholars in the fields of American and European studies cultural studies history sociology and specialists in African-American studies. GBP 130.00 1
Multiphase Polymer Systems Micro- to Nanostructural Evolution in Advanced Technologies Phase morphology in multicomponent polymer-based systems represents the main physical characteristic that allows for control of the material design and implicitly the development of new plastics. Emphasizing properties of these promising new materials in both solution and solid phase this book describes the preparation processing properties and practical implications of advanced multiphase systems from macro to nanoscales. It covers a wide range of systems including copolymers polymer blends polymer composites gels interpenetrating polymers and layered polymer/metal structures describing aspects of polymer science engineering and technology. The book analyzes experimental and theoretical aspects regarding the thermal and electrical transport phenomena and magnetic properties of crucial importance in advanced technologies. It reviews the most recent advances concerning morphological rheological interfacial physical fire-resistant thermophysical and biomedical properties of multiphase polymer systems. Concomitantly the book deals with basic investigation techniques that are sensitive in elucidating the features of each phase. It also discusses the latest research trends that offer new solutions for advanced bio- and nanotechnologies. Introduces an overview of recent studies in the area of multiphase polymer systems their micro- and nanostructural evolutions in advanced technologies and provides future outlooks new challenges and opportunities. Discusses multicomponent structures that offer enhanced physical mechanical thermal electrical magnetic and optical properties adapted to current requirements of modern technologies. Covers a wide range of materials such as composites blends alloys gels and interpenetrating polymer networks. Presents new strategies for controlling the micro- and nanomorphology and the mechanical properties of multiphase p | Multiphase Polymer Systems Micro- to Nanostructural Evolution in Advanced Technologies GBP 94.99 1
Conditionally Toxic Proteins Human health depends upon access to high-quality proteins for our diet and pharmaceutical use. This book deals with the nature of toxicity as it applies to proteins in food and drugs. Many proteins such as glutens and allergens are valuable food sources but toxic for sensitized individuals. Even proteins produced in the human body can become toxic through mutation or aggregation. For example Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease are characterized by plaques in the brain of insoluble protein aggregations. Paradoxically even toxins produced by the most pathogenic microorganisms such as Botox have found use in the clinic and industry. This book discusses how many proteins including interferons and cytokines can be valuable therapeutics while still associated with autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis or lupus erythematosus. Key Features: Shows why gluten proteins are different from all others and how this can account for symptoms throughout the body in those with celiac disease Illustrates that multiple allergy syndrome is not only real and related to similar allergens in extremely different plants Discusses the difficulties in using human proteins and cytokines as therapeutics Presents examples of how protein aggregates are vital to many physiological processes but also characterize renal and neurological syndromes Shows examples of protein toxins that have medical and industrial uses Related Titles Almeida P. Proteins: Concepts in Biochemistry (ISBN 978-0-8153-4502-2) Williamson M. How Proteins Work (ISBN 978-0-8153-4446-9) Lopata A. L. ed. Food Allergy: Molecular and Clinical Practice (ISBN 978-0-3677-8199-6) Wegrzyn R. D. & A. S. Rudolph eds. Alzheimer’s Disease: Targets of New Clinical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies (ISBN 978-1-4398-2708-6) | Conditionally Toxic Proteins GBP 89.99 1
CIM Coursebook Marketing Essentials �Butterworth-Heinemann�s CIM Coursebooks have been designed to match the syllabus and learning outcomes of our new qualifications and should be useful aids in helping students understand the complexities of marketing. The discussion and practical application of theories and concepts with relevant examples and case studies should help readers make immediate use of their knowledge and skills gained from the qualifications. �Professor Keith Fletcher Director of Education The Chartered Institute of Marketing�Here in Dubai we have used the Butterworth-Heinemann Coursebooks in their various forms since the very beginning and have found them most useful as a source of recommended reading material as well as examination preparation. �Alun Epps CIM Centre Co-ordinator Dubai University College United Arab EmiratesButterworth-Heinemann�s official CIM Coursebooks are the definitive companions to the CIM professional marketing qualifications. The only study materials to be endorsed by The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) all content is carefully structured to match the syllabus and is written in collaboration with the CIM faculty. Now in full colour and a new student friendly format key information is easy to locate on each page. Each chapter is packed full of case studies study tips and activities to test your learning and understanding as you go along. �The coursebooks are the only study guide reviewed and approved by CIM (The Chartered Institute of Marketing). �Each book is crammed with a range of learning objectives cases questions activities definitions study tips and summaries to support and test your understanding of the theory. �Past examination papers and examiners� reports are available online to enable you to practise what has been learned and help p | CIM Coursebook Marketing Essentials GBP 175.00 1
The Working Garde Manger A creative artist essential to country clubs resort hotels convention centers and cruise ships the Garde Manger (GM) is responsible for presenting sumptuous dishes to guests who expect tasty foods displayed in a visually appealing manner. In addition to artistic and culinary ability the GM must be a well-organized professional a departmental leader and an inspirational trainer of kitchen staff. The job requires the ability to multitask and respond quickly to emergencies. The Working Garde Manger is designed to help students in culinary arts programs cultivate techniques learned in the GM course enabling them to continue refining their skills as they progress through their careers. Filled with classroom-tested instructions and recipes this volume walks students through the rigors of preparing all types of dishes within the GM bailiwick. After an introduction to each item clear concise recipes follow. Among the food items covered the book presents focused chapters on hors d oeuvres soups salsas salads charcuterie p mousse and seasonings. It instructs students on all forms of food preparation including poaching saut g grilling baking braising and roasting. Chef‘s Notes are sprinkled throughout the text offering additional tips from the author‘s lengthy experience in the restaurant industry. The rewarding career of Garde Manger is challenging and it takes years to master the abilities necessary to acquire expertise. This volume will not only help students refine their skills in class but will also follow them to the kitchen as a professional reference. More information is available on the author's website at http://chefalmeyer. com/. Visit YouTube to see Chef Meyer's techniques and recipes: Turkey Breast Butchery GBP 175.00 1