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The British consumer Co-operative movement pioneered the use of
film for industrial and propaganda purposes. A powerful association
of working-class consumers, the movement embraced the potential of
cinema and used it to help articulate an ideology expounding the
ideals of mutuality, equality, and democracy, and seeking to
transform a capitalist society founded on individualism and
selfish-help into the Co-operative Commonwealth. This book provides
an extensive, detailed catalogue of more than 300 films relating to
the movement. Technical details, credits, a synopsis, and
historical and critical evaluations are given for each title.
Numerous films, previously unknown or believed to be lost, have
been traced.
The catalogue is prefaced by a substantial introductory essay
which provides a contextual framework for a consideration of the
movement and its use of film. The book is supplemented by a
selection of articles, publications, and reports which appeared in
the movement's contemporary press, and which reveal the genuine
concern to use cinema to assist in the task of making Co-operators.
This catalogue will be invaluable to students of social, labor, and
business history and to film and media historians who wish to
broaden their knowledge of non-commercial film. It also serves as a
guide for contemporary filmmakers and television researchers to
this extensive collection of archive film.
Texas High School Hotshots: The Stars Before They Were Stars is a
one-of-a-kind book that offers an entertaining look back at the
younger years of more than 200 celebrities who attended high school
in Texas.
Macroeconomic research on human capital - the stock of human
capabilities and knowledge - has been extensively published but to
date the literature has lacked a comprehensive analysis of human
capital within the organization. The Oxford Handbook of Human
Capital has been designed to fill that gap, providing an
authoritative, inter-disciplinary, and up to date survey of
relevant concepts, research areas, and applications. Specially
commissioned contributions from over 40 authors reveal the
importance of human capital for contemporary organizations,
exploring its conceptual underpinnings, relevance to theories of
the firm, implications for organizational effectiveness,
interdependencies with other resources, and role in the future
economy. Unlike neoclassical macroeconomic concepts of human
capital, human capital in organizations is shown to be dynamic and
heterogeneous, requiring new theories and management frameworks.
The systemic role of human capital is explored, revealing it as the
lynchpin of social, structural and other forms of intangible and
tangible capital. Connections between human capital and
organizational performance are investigated from HR management,
procurement, alignment, value appropriation, and accounting
perspectives. Links between micro and macro perspectives are
provided through analyses of inter firm human capital mobility,
national and regional human capital formation regimes and industry
employment relations practices. This Handbook is designed for
scholars and graduate students of organization and management
theory, strategy, entrepreneurship, knowledge and intellectual
capital, accounting, IT, HR, IR, economic sociology and cultural
studies. For policy makers and practitioners it should provide an
up to date guide to the nature and role of human capital in
contemporary organizations and the roles that government, industry
and other extra firm institutions can play in facilitating its
development.
Knowledge Capitalism reveals how the emerging knowledge-based economy is redefining firms, empowering individuals, and reshaping learning and work. Utilizing economic and management theories and illustrations from leading companies, this new paperback edition of Knowledge Capitalism illuminates the new business landscape and provides a practical tool-set for business managers and consultants to interpret and manage change in a rapidly evolving economic environment.
On Monday, December 4, 1967, a body was discovered in the science
building of the largest university in West Texas. The next day,
citizens of Lubbock gathered for the Carol of Lights, and event
typically the centrepiece of the holidays for the quiet college
town. But in 1967, the normal festive excitement and anticipation
was shockingly and swiftly shattered by the harrowing events that
had occurred just twenty-four hours earlier. For the first time,
the story of this shocking murder has been painstakingly
reconstructed by Alan Burton and Chuck Lanehart. Piecing together
timelines based on interviews, journalists' archives, courtroom
transcripts, and the personal experiences of Lubbockites, Fatal
Exam situates the murder, relates the capture, and details the
trial of the crime's perpetrator. Not your standard psychopathic
master, the criminal at this story's center cuts a challenging
profile, and his story shines an unusual light on the criminal
justice system. Fatal Exam is a crime story, but it's also the
story of its biggest university in West Texas and the peculiar
town-and-gown relationship that comes in such a far-flung setting.
Knowledge Capitalism reveals how the emerging knowledge-based economy is redefining firms, empowering individuals, and reshaping learning and work. Utilising economic and management theories and illustrations from leading companies, Knowledge Capitalism illuminates the business landscape and provides a practical tool-set for business managers and consultants to interpret and manage change in a rapidly changing economic environment.
Macroeconomic research on human capital - the stock of human
capabilities and knowledge - has been extensively published but to
date the literature has lacked a comprehensive analysis of human
capital within the organization. The Oxford Handbook of Human
Capital has been designed to fill that gap, providing an
authoritative, inter-disciplinary, and up to date survey of
relevant concepts, research areas, and applications. Specially
commissioned contributions from over 40 authors reveal the
importance of human capital for contemporary organizations,
exploring its conceptual underpinnings, relevance to theories of
the firm, implications for organizational effectiveness,
interdependencies with other resources, and role in the future
economy. Unlike neoclassical macroeconomic concepts of human
capital, human capital in organizations is shown to be dynamic and
heterogeneous, requiring new theories and management frameworks.
The systemic role of human capital is explored, revealing it as the
lynchpin of social, structural and other forms of intangible and
tangible capital. Connections between human capital and
organizational performance are investigated from HR management,
procurement, alignment, value appropriation, and accounting
perspectives. Links between micro and macro perspectives are
provided through analyses of inter firm human capital mobility,
national and regional human capital formation regimes and industry
employment relations practices.
This Handbook is designed for scholars and graduate students of
organization and management theory, strategy, entrepreneurship,
knowledge and intellectual capital, accounting, IT, HR, IR,
economic sociology and cultural studies. For policy makers and
practitioners it should provide an up to date guide to the nature
and role of human capital in contemporary organizations and the
roles that government, industry and other extra firm institutions
can play in facilitating its development.
This compilation of quotes and quips encompasses just a few years,
and was only considered when I looked in my folder one day and saw
just how many I had written. Someone suggested to me that I try to
get them published in this form, stressing that it might make a
good Christmas stocking, birthday, coffee table sort of
book-nothing more pretentious than that. I agreed with them, and so
here it is. I hope you enjoy these quotes and quips and get a
chuckle out of them. Some are more thought provoking than others,
but none should result in countless hours of philosophical
wrestling or endless questioning of the ethical content. They just
represent those few short moments when I put pen to paper, and
tried to express my ideas as expeditiously as possible, while
attempting to configure them in a context that has that touch of
humor in it. It's something that a lot of us do, whether it be in
written words, in art form, or just in casual speech at the dining
room table. Life is life. People are people. And some of all of
that is funny. In my case, I find a lot of it funny. I find it
prudent to laugh at myself before anybody else does. Besides, that
way, they can laugh with me, and not at me. So, please enjoy, and I
do hope that some of these efforts give you a smile from time to
time.
The Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction is a detailed
overview of the rich history and achievements of the British
espionage story in literature, cinema and television. It provides
detailed yet accessible information on numerous individual authors,
novels, films, filmmakers, television dramas and significant themes
within the broader field of the British spy story. It contains a
wealth of facts, insights and perspectives, and represents the best
single source for the study and appreciation of British spy
fiction. British spy fiction is widely regarded as the most
significant and accomplished in the world and this book is the
first attempt to bring together an informed survey of the
achievements in the British spy story in literature, cinema and
television. The Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction
contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an
extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 200
cross-referenced entries on individual authors, stories, films,
filmmakers, television shows and the various sub-genres of the
British spy story. This book is an excellent access point for
students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about
British spy fiction.
British cinema has been around from the very birth of motion
pictures, from black-and-white to color, from talkies to sound, and
now 3D, it has been making a major contribution to world cinema.
Many of its actors and directors have stayed at home but others
ventured abroad, like Charlie Chaplin and Alfred Hitchcock. Today
it is still going strong, the only real competition to Hollywood,
turning out films which appeal not only to Brits, just think of
Bridget Jones, while busily adding to franchises like James Bond
and Harry Potter. So this Historical Dictionary of British Cinema
has a lot of ground to cover. This it does with over 300 dictionary
entries informing us about significant actors, producers and
directors, outstanding films and serials, organizations and
studios, different films genres from comedy to horror, and
memorable films, among other things. Two appendixes provide lists
of award-winners. Meanwhile, the chronology covers over a century
of history. These parts provide the details, countless details,
while the introduction offers the big story. And the extensive
bibliography points toward other sources of information.
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