Social research and statistics

Regional trade agreements have expanded exponentially over the past decade, and have become a significant, if controversial, factor in the expanse of economic globalization.

The authors explore the degree to which Chinese multinationals have a distinctive 'Chinese' approach to human resource management, in the same way as large Japanese companies are widely regarded as having a special Japanese approach.

Economic and political reforms and globalization in the developing world have led to the emergence of companies that are expanding beyond their national borders into the international arena.

Balancing theoretical foundations with practical strategies, this book helps you develop an approach to your qualitative analysis that is both systematic and insightful.

Mentoring is often a crucial, yet informal part of an organization's best practices and skill development, whether targeted towards a team lead, project manager, designer, developer or a valued senior team member.

Universities are increasingly being asked to take an active role as research collaborators with citizens, public bodies, and community organisations, which, it is claimed, makes them more accountable, creates better research outcomes, and enhances the knowledge base.

This new volume contains selected papers that were presented at the 2013 conference on performance measurement and management control focusing on behavioral implications and human actions associated with the use of performance measurement and management control systems.

This book focuses on crisis management in software development which includes forecasting, responding and adaptive engineering models, methods, patterns and practices.

In Coaching and Mentoring, the author inspires and provokes readers by asking questions such as 'Are coaching and mentoring the same?

Insights from professionals in the fields of organizational development and diversity provide practical tools to help employees and managers-regardless of race or gender-collaborate in reaching their workplace potential.

In den Wirtschaftsnachrichten häufen sich die Skandale: von Abzockern, Missmanagement und einem Verlust an Menschlichkeit ist die Rede.

Gain an effective toolkit for building, running and analyzing agent based modes of social interaction.

Straightforward Statistics is written in plain language and connects material in a clear, logical manner to help students across the social and behavioral sciences develop a "e;big picture"e; understanding of foundational statistics.

This book is aimed at covering all aspects of the evaluation, certification, and reduction of the energy and carbon footprint of the built environment from the scale of the city and its neighbourhoods, to the building level and finally to the level of single building materials and components.

Vorwort Stefan Lauer, Mitglied des Vorstandes Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Mitglied des Präsidiums BDA, Mitglied des Vorstandes Deutsche Gesellschaft für Personalführung (DGfP) Kaum ein in den letzten Jahren erlassenes Gesetz hat sich schon während seiner Entstehung mit einer größeren kritischen Beobachtung durch die Öffentlichkeit konfrontiert gesehen als das Allgemeine Gleichbehandlungsgesetz (AGG) vom 18.

This is a book about the ideas that drive statistics.

Designed as a specialized, practical reference for human resources professionals and students, this book fully explains both how to prepare and how to use job descriptions.

Uniquely combining the latest research into careers with the most up-to-date coaching approaches, Julia Yates shows how to effectively apply coaching techniques to the world of career support.

This book guides human service organizations in their transformative efforts to create greater workforce inclusion and well-being through a range of forward-thinking practices: promoting employee mental health; providing personal and professional wellness coaching; engaging in multisolving strategies; identifying supports for individuals as they enhance organizational climate; building meaningful evaluative practices with a focus on social justice; elevating the financial well-being of lower-wage workers; employing a trauma-informed model of leadership; and preparing graduate students with online and in-person pedagogies for inclusive supervision and leadership.

The relationship between theory and practice, research and action, is fundamental to all fields of applied social science.

This book offers a pragmatic approach to the benefits of spirituality and sustainability for both individual and organizational success.

Featuring winning strategies from Disney, Dell, and other world-class companies, How to Motivate Every Employee gets beyond the buzzwords and offers you real-world solutions.

Diverse, equitable, and inclusive (DEI) workplaces foster a sense of belonging and support for all employees, helping them feel like integral parts of the team.

A step-by-step introduction to successful fieldwork, this guide will help you to plan, design, conduct and share your research.

During recent years there has been a growing interest in the way patterns of employment relations are changing in China.

Dieses Fachbuch – nicht nur für Praktiker – beschäftigt sich mit allen Facetten und Fragestellungen der Anwendung von Building Information Modeling (BIM) im Immobilienbetrieb und Facility Management (FM).

Roussas introduces readers with no prior knowledge in probability or statistics, to a thinking process to guide them toward the best solution to a posed question or situation.

Managing Resources is the absolute guide to all areas of resource control.

This book deals with leadership trends in the next decade and beyond.

The question of how cooperation and social order can evolve from a Hobbesian state of nature of a "e;war of all against all"e; has always been at the core of social scientific inquiry.

This book provides everyone associated with mixed use buildings with clarity of information in understanding the key laws.

Cities have led the way to combat climate change by planning and implementing climate mitigation and adaptation policies.

Der passende Job nach der Studienzeit - oft nicht leicht zu finden.

Accelerate your sales career with this how-to book from an expert in sales In Elite Sales Strategies, expert sales leader Anthony Iannarino offers his philosophy about becoming a commercial success.

The typical workplace is a hotbed of human relationships--of friendships, conflicts, feuds, alliances, partnerships, coexistence and cooperation.

Along the Archival Grain offers a unique methodological and analytic opening to the affective registers of imperial governance and the political content of archival forms.

In Leading the Way, Hewitt Associates business leaders Robert Gandossy and Marc Effron present their findings from the largest research project ever conducted on leadership, the "e;Top Companies for Leaders.

These papers focus upon the need to update knowledge and understanding of Asian human resource management.

Wie sehen die Deutschen angesichts der Corona-Pandemie in die Zukunft?

This book analyses the perceived legitimacy of health and safety in post-1960 British public life.