Social research and statistics

Written by experts at the UK Data Archive, with over thirty years of experience in working with and teaching people to work with data, this book is the globally-reaching guide for any postgraduate student or researcher looking to build their data management skills.

When people work together over time, certain key events stand out as having the potential to teach lasting lessons for the future.

This Orion Partners' report addresses the main considerations for an organization investigating a large-scale transference of HR transactional activity to an outsource provider.

This book covers applied statistics for the social sciences with upper-level undergraduate students in mind.

Engaging Employees through Strategic Communication provides a detailed overview of employee communication and its evolution as a tool to drive employee engagement and successful change management.

This book describes psychosocial working conditions that negatively impact the mental and physical well-being of employees of various "e;assistance-related"e; professional groups, as well as individuals whose work is related to contact with demanding clients.

Authoritatively and expertly written, the new seventh edition of Bratton and Gold's Human Resource Management builds upon the enduring strengths of this renowned book.

A highly accessible introduction to arts-based research (ABR), this widely used text provides a practical guide for researchers who want to uncover information that traditional methods cannot capture.

This book draws on the author's professional experience and published works in the areas of leadership, philosophy, psychology and management (amongst others) to discuss the 'softer' qualities of being a good lawyer - qualities which are not taught or widely documented, such as humility, confidence, personal relationships and our dreams and vision.

This book is a 'survival guide' for students and researchers who would like to conduct a qualitative study with limited resources.

A comprehensive review of the practice and most recent research on coaching Coaching Researched: Using Coaching Psychology to Inform Your Research and Practice brings together in one authoritative volume a collection to the most noteworthy papers from the past 15 years from the journal International Coaching Psychology Review.

"e;An understanding of the relationship between the product and the process in election polling is often lost.

Social science theory often builds on sets and their relations.

SMEs create employment, wealth and a potential for future growth.

This is a comprehensive guide using People Models to understand and resolve conflict at different levels of the organization.

Work-Life Advantage analyses how employer-provision of family-friendly working arrangements - designed to help workers better reconcile work, home and family - can also enhance firms capacities for learning and innovation, in pursuit of long-term competitive advantage and socially inclusive growth.

Complexity is slowing companies down, costing them on average 10% of their profits.

Employment relations within the health sector have undergone radical reform over recent years.

SHORTLISTED: Business Book Awards 2023 - Diversity, Inclusion & EqualityCoaching and developing employees is not a one size fits all activity.

Mentoring in Nursing and Healthcare: Supporting career and personal development is an innovative look into mentoring within nursing, and its implications for career success.

Networks and networking are essential concepts that transform organizational, economic, and social practices.

The authors of this comparative study of affirmative action compare the employment practices of six countries: the U.

Learning, Teaching and Researching on the Internet: A Practical Guide for Social Scientists is directed at students and academic staff who want to be able to access Internet resources quickly and efficiently without needing to become IT experts.

Over the past few decades, there has been a rapid proliferation of eGovernance for Development projects.

What you don't see about yourself can hold you back as a leader.

There is growing interest in flexible working, not only as a means to manage labour more efficiently and for greater agility, but also as a response to increasing concerns over well-being, work-life balance, and participation in the labour force of those with significant non-work commitments (e.

Graphic tools and visual solutions for team building and development Visual Teams uses visual tools and methods to help teams both face-to-face and virtual reach high performance in today's work environment.

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This book is a 'survival guide' for students and researchers who would like to conduct a qualitative study with limited resources.

Based on a twenty-year research study, Work, Vacation and Well-being delves into the ubiquitous yet often-underestimated issues surrounding vacation and respite.

Since the first edition of this book, the level of interest and the varied forms of assessment and development centres have mushroomed.

Reflecting changes in the field during the ten years since the publication of the first edition, Developing a Safety and Health Program, Second Edition examines the elements of a safety and health program and delineates how to incorporate them into an organization's safety efforts.

Leading up to the financial crisis of 2008 and onwards, the shortcomings of traditional models of regional economic and environmental development had become increasingly evident.

Learn how to deal with difficult colleagues and clients.

The protection and security of cultural properties is of primary concern to the thousands of federal, state, county, city, and private institutions entrusted with housing and displaying our national heritage and history of our society.

Realistic Evaluation shows how program evaluation needs to be, and can be bettered.

Over the past 25 years, governments that operate publicly-funded health care systems have endeavoured to modernize service delivery and to control health spending.

Leading a fast-growing team is a uniquely challenging experience.

The last century has seen a wide variety of approaches to motivation, from scientific management through financial incentives, productivity bargaining to job enrichment.

Kindness in Management and Organizational Studies is the first book in a ground-breaking series exploring Kindness at Work.

Argues that good educational research is often in essence philosophical rather than a matter of conventional ''research methods''.

Political interest is the strongest predictor of ''good citizenship'', yet little is known about it.

Management and labor have been adversaries in American and Canadian workplaces since the time of colonial settlement.

In addition to providing the reader with a thorough overview of the trends in HR strategies and practice and the challenges faced by HR executives in Latin America, this book also explores cultural issues critical to conducting business and understanding human resource management in this region.

Originally published in 1955.