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This book addresses one of the most critical issues facing global business leaders and the multicultural workforce - how to work and relate effectively in the intercultural contexts.

Kathy Charmaz presents the definitive guide to doing grounded theory from a constructivist perspective.

Dealing with difficult and challenging people.

This book is an introduction to the theory of causal inference in observational studies.

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This advanced level core textbook examines the role that HRM and HR managers play in developing processes and practices for high-performance organisations.

This book is intended for human resources management academics, researchers, students, organizational leaders and managers, HR Practitioners, and those responsible for helping support employees in the 21st-century workplace.

The objective of this book is to develop leadership principles from two directions - the scientific and the practical perspective - that are both application-oriented and universally applicable as well as effective and flow into a holistic leadership framework.

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of how happiness and wellbeing are measured.

This book contains some of the newest, most exciting ideas now percolating among political scientists, from hallway conversations to conference room discussions.

The lack of focus on specialists and the absence of a specialist architecture present real business challenges.

Supporting you with varied features throughout, this intriguing new book provides a foundational understanding of politics and protest before focusing on step-by-step instructions for carrying out analysis on your own.

Instructional Design for Organizational Justice prepares instructional designers to use culturally relevant, performance-based learning materials and environments that improve organizational and workplace learning experiences for today's diverse, globalized contexts.

Get longer, safer system operating life for every facility maintenance dollar!

This book examines the politicisation of victims of terrorism and the reality of the victimisation experience within the broader field of terrorism and the resulting conflict.

'A very practical text that provides professionals new to this arena with a good introduction to what they can expect to encounter in online work.

The purpose of this book is to demonstrate how a Training-Within-Industry (TWI) Job-Program could reduce human factor-related harm in construction.

"e;Gil Crosby has accomplished what most of us in the world of applied behavioral science, in general, and OD and T-Group training, in particular, have not-making the theoretical father of our work accessible.

Tremendous changes in global and national economic environments have led to transformations in employment and human resource systems in India.

There are more similarities than differences between how artists and scientists work.

Ifyou only read one book on leadership this year, make it this one!

This volume provides an introduction to Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) for those in the public administration field.

Inspired by the work of the philosopher Judith Butler, influenced by Marx's theory of alienation and intrigued by theories of death, this book develops an anti-methodological approach to studying working lives.

This book highlights the phenomenon of business cooperation from different theoretical approaches, and studies the most important aspects of the organisational design of cooperation.

Human Resource Management at Work is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of HRM, covering everything HR students need to excel in their academic studies.

This handbook proposes to present best practices in managing and leading the 21st century workforce.

With HR professionals increasingly expected to be "e;business partners"e;, are you prepared with the skills and tools to make a positive difference to your organization?

Emphasizing the comparative aspects of research, this introduction to educational research traces the process through five stages-choosing what to study, including specifying the research problem; collecting information; organizing and summarizing information; interpreting results; and reporting the outcomes.

In African-Centred Management Education, Professor Abdulai looks critically at the failings of management education in Africa and how that has impacted growth and development efforts, especially at this critical stage in the continent's positive growth and development trajectory.

Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) - often seen as the fastest growing sector on the post-Cold War diplomatic agenda - are increasingly viewed by the international community as useful instruments for addressing a range of security and diplomatic issues.

Chinese law places significant obligations on employers to remain legally compliant in all labor matters.

HVAC Fundamentals, System Design, Operation, Selection, and Optimization fully covers the full range of HVAC systems used in today's facilities and how they operate.

Gesundheitsmanagement ist in Zeiten demografischer Veränderungen und des Wertewandels aktuell und relevant für Unternehmen.

This edited volume offers state-of-the-art research on the dynamics of contemporary fertility by examining the implications of the economic and social forces that are driving the rapid change in fertility behavior, and the changing context, determinants, and measurement of contemporary human reproduction.

Courage outlines the art of moving forward both in professional and personal life.

As with many people-oriented initiatives, employee engagement remains an emerging science with as many advocates as detractors.

This book presents the most recent theoretical insights and practical intervention methods to (re)build trust between management and organized employees in organizations.

Your Talent Development AtlasIf you've been directing your organization's talent development effort during the last few years, you might think you're on a journey without a map.

Real estate development shapes the way people live and work, playing a crucial role in determining our built environment.

Today’s board rooms, think tanks, and staff lounges are more diverse than ever before.

What does being a manager mean to those who do managerial work and why has becoming a manager become so attractive for so many people?

This book brings together the most current thinking and research on educator stress and how education systems can support quality teachers and quality education.