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As part of the new Routledge series on Global HRM, this new title considers the growing importance of cross-border alliances, in particular international joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, which is currently a major business issue. Providing a detailed analysis of various aspects of alliances, including learning acquisition, the HR implications of mergers and the role of cooperation and trust in such alliances, this book fills a vital gap in current literature. Featuring case studies and other added value features, this is an essential text for students of HRM, international and strategic management, as well as for HR professionals.
This is as complete beginner's course in French which covers the
requirements of the various GCSE examination syllabuses, and
provides a good background to the language for students on RSA and
other similar courses. The approach is designed to be of particular
value for further education and self-study purposes.
Fundamental to this book is an attempt to understand the nature of
individual differences in word and nonword reading by connecting
three literatures that have developed largely in isolation from one
another: the literatures on acquired dyslexia, difficulties in
learning to read, and precocious reading.
This book, first published in 1995, addresses the key issue facing
libraries on how to survive in an age of interdependence.
Increasingly, individual libraries must act as if each is part of a
'world library' Instead of being self-sufficient, each library,
from the small public library to the large research library, must
find ways to put materials from this 'world library' into the hands
of its patrons and must stand ready to supply materials from its
own collection to others, both quickly and cost-effectively through
interlibrary loan. It explores the critical questions for making
resource-sharing work, with particular emphasis on interlibrary
loan. Cooperative collection development, economic decision models,
consortial arrangements, copyright dilemmas, and the possibilities
of technology are explored and a national project to revamp
interlibrary loan and document delivery is described and future
directions posited. Authors present historical perspective, explore
the future, and report from multiple perspectives.
This book examines a new topic in Human Resource Management (HRM),
green - or environmental - HRM, analysing the role humans play in
environmental management at work and environmental behaviours at
workplaces around the world. The book begins with a focus on
negative workplace green behaviours (e.g. toxic chemical leaks, air
pollution, contaminated waste etc.), and what such environmental
problems mean for workers, managers and society as a whole. This
book outlines relevant, underpinning academic theory and research
literature on how HRM is 'going green', and details real-life
organisational examples derived from original and secondary
empirical research to illuminate the implications of adopting Green
HRM practices for relevant stakeholders. In doing so, the book
offers a new, academic contribution to both the HRM and
environmental management literatures.
This book examines a new topic in Human Resource Management (HRM),
green - or environmental - HRM, analysing the role humans play in
environmental management at work and environmental behaviours at
workplaces around the world. The book begins with a focus on
negative workplace green behaviours (e.g. toxic chemical leaks, air
pollution, contaminated waste etc.), and what such environmental
problems mean for workers, managers and society as a whole. This
book outlines relevant, underpinning academic theory and research
literature on how HRM is 'going green', and details real-life
organisational examples derived from original and secondary
empirical research to illuminate the implications of adopting Green
HRM practices for relevant stakeholders. In doing so, the book
offers a new, academic contribution to both the HRM and
environmental management literatures.
Feminist and Queer Legal Theory: Intimate Encounters, Uncomfortable
Conversations is a groundbreaking collection that brings together
leading scholars in contemporary legal theory. The volume explores,
at times contentiously, convergences and departures among a variety
of feminist and queer political projects. These explorations -
foregrounded by legal issues such as marriage equality, sexual
harassment, workers' rights, and privacy - re-draw and re-imagine
the alliances and antagonisms constituting feminist and queer
theory. The essays cross a spectrum of disciplinary matrixes,
including jurisprudence, political philosophy, literary theory,
critical race theory, women's studies, and gay and lesbian studies.
The authors occupy a variety of political positions vis-A -vis
questions of identity, rights, the state, cultural normalization,
and economic liberalism. The richness and vitality of feminist and
queer theory, as well as their relevance to matters central to the
law and politics of our time, are on full display in this volume.
Feminist and Queer Legal Theory: Intimate Encounters, Uncomfortable
Conversations is a groundbreaking collection that brings together
leading scholars in contemporary legal theory. The volume explores,
at times contentiously, convergences and departures among a variety
of feminist and queer political projects. These explorations -
foregrounded by legal issues such as marriage equality, sexual
harassment, workers' rights, and privacy - re-draw and re-imagine
the alliances and antagonisms constituting feminist and queer
theory. The essays cross a spectrum of disciplinary matrixes,
including jurisprudence, political philosophy, literary theory,
critical race theory, women's studies, and gay and lesbian studies.
The authors occupy a variety of political positions vis-A -vis
questions of identity, rights, the state, cultural normalization,
and economic liberalism. The richness and vitality of feminist and
queer theory, as well as their relevance to matters central to the
law and politics of our time, are on full display in this volume.
This book, first published in 1995, addresses the key issue facing
libraries on how to survive in an age of interdependence.
Increasingly, individual libraries must act as if each is part of a
'world library' Instead of being self-sufficient, each library,
from the small public library to the large research library, must
find ways to put materials from this 'world library' into the hands
of its patrons and must stand ready to supply materials from its
own collection to others, both quickly and cost-effectively through
interlibrary loan. It explores the critical questions for making
resource-sharing work, with particular emphasis on interlibrary
loan. Cooperative collection development, economic decision models,
consortial arrangements, copyright dilemmas, and the possibilities
of technology are explored and a national project to revamp
interlibrary loan and document delivery is described and future
directions posited. Authors present historical perspective, explore
the future, and report from multiple perspectives.
Ardent Complaints and Equivocal Piety treats three sets of medieval
German crusade poems, in most of which the crusades are pictured as
a source of distress, disenchantment, or even annoyance. The first
group portrays the crusader as he tries to overcome strong
reluctance to leave his home and loved ones. The second group, by
some of the same poets, features the woman who is about to lose a
beloved man to crusade duty and clearly objects to it. The third
consists of three poets who give the impression of crusade
involvement, but an impression that remains intriguingly unclear.
These groups of German poems are treated against a background of
Latin crusade poems in which the crusades cause stress and distress
of a different kind.
First published in 1981. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and
Francis, an informa company.
What does it mean to be middle class in contemporary global cities?
What do the middle classes do to these cities and what do these
cities do to the middle classes? Do the middle classes engage in
social mix or are they focused on 'people like us'? Based on
comparative study this book explores middle-class identities across
Paris and London.
What does it mean to be middle class in contemporary global cities?
What do the middle classes do to these cities and what do these
cities do to the middle classes? Do the middle classes engage in
social mix or are they focused on 'people like us'? Based on
comparative study this book explores middle-class identities across
Paris and London.
William Yarrell (1784-1856) was an influential naturalist at a time
when natural history was becoming an important factor in 19th
century society. He wrote two notable books: A History of British
Fishes and A History of British Birds, that were being quoted as
the authorities well into the next century and are still admired
today, especially for their delightful wood engravings. He was a
member and sometime Treasurer, Secretary and Vice-President of the
Zoological, Linnean and Entomological Societies. He was known to,
and greatly admired by, the leading naturalists; Charles Darwin
sought Yarrell's advice on several occasions. In addition to his
key role as an organiser and disseminator of knowledge about the
British fish and bird fauna, Yarrell also conducted significant
original scientific research, being perhaps best known as the first
person to recognise Bewick's Swan as a separate species from the
Whooper Swan, naming it Cygnus bewickii after his illustrious
ornithological predecessor. Yarrell owned the London newsagency,
Jones and Yarrell, with his partner, Edward Jones, from 1803 until
1850. They held a royal warrant and supplied the Houses of
Parliament as well as royalty with newspapers. Besides his work on
natural history and running the newsagency, he was a popular figure
with his friends, renowned for the good food and wine served at his
convivial dinner parties, and he was a prolific correspondent.
This book is a comparative and developmental study of the
expression of feminist concerns in the novels of Kamala Markandaya,
Nayantara Sahgal, Anita Desai, and Shashi Deshpande, among the best
known and most prolific Indian novelists writing in English, who
have been self-consciously engaged with women's issues during the
postcolonial era.
The book deals with the issue of entrepreneurial processes in the
era of digital transformation, which is generating profound changes
in the business environment, blurring industry boundaries, and
creating unprecedented threats and opportunities for firms. The
phenomenon of digital transformation is simultaneously or
alternatively observed from three different research perspectives:
The context in which entrepreneurial processes take place and its
impact on them; The impact of digitalization on the initial phase
of entrepreneurial processes; The profiles and the roles of
individuals in entrepreneurial processes (considering the team
dynamics as well); The growth path addressed to carry out
entrepreneurial processes.
Why do people identify with political parties? How stable are those
identifications? Stable party systems, with a limited number of
parties and mostly stable voter identification with a party, are
normally considered significant signals of a steady democracy. In
Dynamic Partisanship, Ken Kollman and John E. Jackson study
changing patterns of partisanship in the United States, the United
Kingdom, Canada, and Australia over the last fifty years in order
to disentangle possible reasons for shifting partisanship and party
identification. The authors argue that changes in partisanship can
be explained by adjustments in voters' attitudes toward issues or
parties; the success or failure of policies advocated by parties;
or alterations in parties' positions on key issues. They contend
that, while all three factors contribute, it is the latter, a party
changing positions on a chief concern, that most consistently leads
voters to or from a particular party. Their approach provides a
deeper knowledge of the critical moving parts in democratic
politics.
Indigenous people in Colombia constitute a mere three percent of
the national population. Colombian indigenous communities' success
in gaining collective control of almost thirty percent of the
national territory is nothing short of extraordinary. In Managing
Multiculturalism, Jean E. Jackson examines the evolution of the
Colombian indigenous movement over the course of her forty-plus
years of research and fieldwork, offering unusually developed and
nuanced insight into how indigenous communities and activists
changed over time, as well as how she the ethnographer and scholar
evolved in turn. The story of how indigenous organizing began,
found its voice, established alliances, and won battles against the
government and the Catholic Church has important implications for
the indigenous cause internationally and for understanding all
manner of rights organizing. Integrating case studies with
commentaries on the movement's development, Jackson explores the
politicization and deployment of multiculturalism, indigenous
identity, and neoliberalism, as well as changing conceptions of
cultural value and authenticity-including issues such as patrimony,
heritage, and ethnic tourism. Both ethnography and recent history
of the Latin American indigenous movement, this works traces the
ideas motivating indigenous movements in regional and global
relief, and with unprecedented breadth and depth.
As part of the new Routledge series on Global HRM, this new title considers the growing importance of cross-border alliances, in particular international joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, which is currently a major business issue. Providing a detailed analysis of various aspects of alliances, including learning acquisition, the HR implications of mergers and the role of cooperation and trust in such alliances, this book fills a vital gap in current literature. Featuring case studies and other added value features, this is an essential text for students of HRM, international and strategic management, as well as for HR professionals.
Why do people identify with political parties? How stable are those
identifications? Stable party systems, with a limited number of
parties and mostly stable voter identification with a party, are
normally considered significant signals of a steady democracy. In
Dynamic Partisanship, Ken Kollman and John E. Jackson study
changing patterns of partisanship in the United States, the United
Kingdom, Canada, and Australia over the last fifty years in order
to disentangle possible reasons for shifting partisanship and party
identification. The authors argue that changes in partisanship can
be explained by adjustments in voters' attitudes toward issues or
parties; the success or failure of policies advocated by parties;
or alterations in parties' positions on key issues. They contend
that, while all three factors contribute, it is the latter, a party
changing positions on a chief concern, that most consistently leads
voters to or from a particular party. Their approach provides a
deeper knowledge of the critical moving parts in democratic
politics.
Consciousness and healing at your fingertips. The Spirit of Reiki
is a practical, hands-on guide to the ancient healing art of Reiki.
It includes the symbols of Reiki and the how to of Reiki
treatments. Teaches everything from beginner to the most advanced
levels.
Agricultural crops are prominent features of an increasing number
of variously perturbed ecosystems and the landscapes occupied by
these ecosystems. Yet the ecology of agricultural-dominated
landscapes is only now receiving the scientific attention it has
long deserved. This attention has been stimulated by the
realization that all agriculture must become sustainable year after
year while leaving nearby ecosystems unaffected.
Ecology in Agriculture focuses exclusively on the ecology of
agricultural ecosystems. The book is divided into four major
sections. An introduction establishes the unique ties between
agricultural and ecological sciences. The second section describes
the community ecology of these sorts of ecosystems, while the final
section focuses on the processes that operate throughout these
agricultural landscapes.
Key Features
* Contains an ecological perspective on agricultural production and
resource utilization
Includes in-depth reviews of major issues in crop ecology by active
researchers
* Covers a range of topics in agricultural ecophysiology, community
ecology, and ecosystems ecology
* Provides examples of ecological approaches to solving problems in
crop management and environmental quality
Indigenous people in Colombia constitute a mere three percent of
the national population. Colombian indigenous communities' success
in gaining collective control of almost thirty percent of the
national territory is nothing short of extraordinary. In Managing
Multiculturalism, Jean E. Jackson examines the evolution of the
Colombian indigenous movement over the course of her forty-plus
years of research and fieldwork, offering unusually developed and
nuanced insight into how indigenous communities and activists
changed over time, as well as how she the ethnographer and scholar
evolved in turn. The story of how indigenous organizing began,
found its voice, established alliances, and won battles against the
government and the Catholic Church has important implications for
the indigenous cause internationally and for understanding all
manner of rights organizing. Integrating case studies with
commentaries on the movement's development, Jackson explores the
politicization and deployment of multiculturalism, indigenous
identity, and neoliberalism, as well as changing conceptions of
cultural value and authenticity—including issues such as
patrimony, heritage, and ethnic tourism. Both ethnography and
recent history of the Latin American indigenous movement, this
works traces the ideas motivating indigenous movements in regional
and global relief, and with unprecedented breadth and depth.
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