Social research and statistics

Choose the right methodological tools to answer your research question and know how to use them with this anthology of textual analysis approaches.

Companies are becoming more global and international, and commerce and information flow seamlessly across national borders.

This definitive guide to successfully publishing social science research demonstrates that completing a project is only the first phase of research.

Some data-analytic methods excel by their sheer elegance.

Knowledge is one of today's few meaningful resources.

Now in its second edition, Text Analysis with R provides a practical introduction to computational text analysis using the open source programming language R.

This book focuses on digitalised talent management-the use of information technologies in talent management.

This book takes a practical approach to human resource management (HRM), providing practising managers, researchers, and students with a framework for developing and implementing human-centred HR strategies.

Performance management is key to the ongoing success of any organisation, allowing it to meet its strategic objectives by designing and implementing management control systems.

Dieses Fachbuch erklärt die Planung, den Bau und erläutert die Vorschriften für Flucht- und Rettungswege.

Across the social welfare and human services fields, interest is growing in how to apply research to influence policy and practice; simultaneously, with globalization's advance, it is clearer than ever that an international perspective is vital in understanding how social, political, and institutional contexts affect research and dissemination practices.

Moving beyond mere toleranceUs-versus-them is the costly mind-set in which organizations, communities, and whole nations too often find themselves trapped.

PROVE THE VALUE OF YOUR HR PROGRAM WITH HARD DATAWhile corporate leaders may well know the value of human capital, they don t always understand the extent to which the HR function contributes to the bottom line.

Project Leadership, the classic, best-selling textbook originally by Wendy Briner, Michael Geddes and Colin Hastings, anticipated so many of the changes in approaches to project management that are now regarded as mainstream - not least the focus on behaviours.

Originally published in 1992.

This book reflects the enormous interest in work-life balance and current pressing concerns about the impacts of austerity more broadly.

Was sagt ein Bild mehr als die sprichwörtlichen tausend Worte?

Understanding the complex dynamics involved in workplace disputes helps improve the way organizations deal with unwelcome but inevitable occurrences.

A wide-ranging discussion of factors that impede the cumulation of knowledge in the social sciences, with suggested solutions.

Der Fehlzeiten-Report, der vom Wissenschaftlichen Institut der AOK (WIdO) und der Universität Bielefeld herausgegeben wird, informiert jährlich umfassend über die Krankenstandsentwicklung in den einzelnen Branchen der deutschen Wirtschaft und stellt aktuelle Befunde und Bewertungen zu den Gründen und Mustern von Fehlzeiten in Betrieben vor.

MASTER THE "e;4 PILLARS"e; OF SUCCESSFUL ONBOARDING AND CAPTURE THE ONBOARDING MARGINFact: One-third of all external hires are no longer with the organization after two years.

Retaining top talent is a universal concern that is increasingly global.

This book evolved from lectures, courses and workshops on missing data and small-area estimation that I presented during my tenure as the ?

This comprehensive text brings together in one volume both consideration of the core methods available for undertaking qualitative data collection and analysis, and discussion of common challenges faced by all researchers in conducting qualitative research.

In this book, the authors illustrate how social networks can play a very significant role in the technological catch up process in moderate innovative countries.

This book examines in great detail the D-B and IPD methods, while touching on D-B-B and CM project deliveries.

Do you have an employee whose performance keeps deterioratingdespite your close monitoring?

Contrary to popular conceptions that ethical failures in leadership are correlated with economic downturns and other stressful market conditions, this book argues that such transgressions are an intrinsic element of leadership, as it is defined under the current prevailing paradigm.

Data and Society: A Critical Introduction investigates the growing importance of data as a technological, social, economic and scientific resource.

Human resource management (HRM) can aid nonprofit organizations (NPOs) in facing uncertain, changing environments of funding pressures, increasing competition and demand for services as well as internal challenges.

This book aims to help leaders maximise the engagement of employees and citizens by exploring the impact of a process of active enthusiasm (PACE).

This book addresses the burgeoning interest in organizational learning and entrepreneurship, bringing together for the first time a collection of new papers dealing explicitly with entrepreneurial learning.

In tracing the intellectual roots of business leadership over the last one hundred years, award winning author Gilbert W.

WHAT ARE THE ODDS YOU'LL WIN THE LOTTERY?

Taking a strategic imperative perspective, this book introduces business leaders to a key differentiator that contributes to competitive advantage and financial sustainability: cultural competence.

DO YOU WORK WITH VAMPIRES?

The day this person left our company is considered an annual holiday!

This book provides the first English language account of the interview method known as the PCI.

Security Culture starts from the premise that, even with good technical tools and security processes, an organisation is still vulnerable without a strong culture and a resilient set of behaviours in relation to people risk.

Learning in Organizations: An Evidence-Based Approach examines the variety of systematic approaches and strategies for learning and development used in the workplace through the implementation of formal training, guided instruction, developmental job experiences, and self-directed learning.

Competition to join the fire service is fierce, with 40 applicants for every position, candidates are struggling to earn one of the few places available.

The Seven Competences of the Sustainable Professional shows how every professional can contribute to sustainable development.

The last decade has given rise to a strong public discourse in most highly industrialized economies about the importance of a skilled workforce as a key response to the competitive dynamic fostered by economic globalisation.