Strategic management makes a difference to the performance of public organizations. This book demonstrates that the most appropriate response is "it all depends": on which aspects of strategy content and processes are pursued together, and how these are combined with organizational structure and the technical and institutional environment.

Originally published in 1966, the two authors combined skill in their subject with experience of teaching it to students in Africa and elsewhere. Their aim was threefold. First and most important to emphasise to teachers in training how essential it is to regard children as individuals, each with a character and problems resulting from heredity and environment. Secondly, to give the teacher enough knowledge of psychology to help him to understand each pupil's learning process and behaviour. Thirdly, to stimulate the teacher to observation, enquiry and thought. Each chapter ends with suggested exercises, discussion points and reading references. The book was one of a series offered to Africa teachers in training. The series was designed to help those who were called upon to teach the many subjects of the primary school curriculum or two or more subjects with junior forms of secondary schools. It was dedicated to the proposition that giving a good basic education to a country's children is vital to its development programme.

While teaching the Numerical Methods for Engineers course over the last 15 years, the author found a need for a new textbook, one that was less elementary, provided applications and problems better suited for chemical engineers, and contained instruction in Visual Basic (R) for Applications (VBA). This led to six years of developing teaching notes that have been enhanced to create the current textbook, Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineers Using Excel (R), VBA, and MATLAB (R). Focusing on Excel gives the advantage of it being generally available, since it is present on every computer-PC and Mac-that has Microsoft Office installed. The VBA programming environment comes with Excel and greatly enhances the capabilities of Excel spreadsheets. While there is no perfect programming system, teaching this combination offers knowledge in a widely available program that is commonly used (Excel) as well as a popular academic software package (MATLAB). Chapters cover nonlinear equations, Visual Basic, linear algebra, ordinary differential equations, regression analysis, partial differential equations, and mathematical programming methods. Each chapter contains examples that show in detail how a particular numerical method or programming methodology can be implemented in Excel and/or VBA (or MATLAB in chapter 10). Most of the examples and problems presented in the text are related to chemical and biomolecular engineering and cover a broad range of application areas including thermodynamics, fluid flow, heat transfer, mass transfer, reaction kinetics, reactor design, process design, and process control. The chapters feature "Did You Know" boxes, used to remind readers of Excel features. They also contain end-of-chapter exercises, with solutions provided.

Strategic management makes a difference to the performance of public organizations. This book demonstrates that the most appropriate response is 'it all depends': on which aspects of strategy content and processes are pursued together, and how these are combined with organizational structure and the technical and institutional environment

In this important theoretical and empirical statement John Law argues against the purity of post-enlightenment political and social theory, and offers an alternative post-modern sociology. Arguing in favor of a sociology of verbs, he suggests that power, organizations, mind-body dualisms, and macro-micro distinctions may all be understood as the local performance of recursive modes of social ordering.
Drawing on a range of theoretical traditions including actor-network theory, verstehende sociology, and the writing of Michel Foucault, he explores the production of materials - including agents and architectures - and their importance for these modes of ordering. The book, which draws on organizational ethnography to develop its argument, is essential reading for all those interested in social theory, materialism, or the sociology of organizations at the end of the era of high modernity.

Originally published in 1966, the two authors combined skill in their subject with experience of teaching it to students in Africa and elsewhere. Their aim was threefold. First and most important to emphasise to teachers in training how essential it is to regard children as individuals, each with a character and problems resulting from heredity and environment. Secondly, to give the teacher enough knowledge of psychology to help him to understand each pupil's learning process and behaviour. Thirdly, to stimulate the teacher to observation, enquiry and thought. Each chapter ends with suggested exercises, discussion points and reading references. The book was one of a series offered to Africa teachers in training. The series was designed to help those who were called upon to teach the many subjects of the primary school curriculum or two or more subjects with junior forms of secondary schools. It was dedicated to the proposition that giving a good basic education to a country's children is vital to its development programme.

" Interpretations of women in the antebellum period have long dwelt upon the notion of public versus private gender spheres. As part of the ongoing reevaluation of the prehistory of the women's movement, Carolyn Lawes challenges this paradigm and the primacy of class motivation. She studies the women of antebellum Worcester, Massachusetts, discovering that whatever their economic background, women there publicly worked to remake and improve their community in their own image. Lawes analyzes the organized social activism of the mostly middle-class, urban, white women of Worcester and finds that they were at the center of community life and leadership. Drawing on rich local history collections, Lawes weaves together information from city and state documents, court cases, medical records, church collections, newspapers, and diaries and letters to create a portrait of a group of women for whom constant personal and social change was the norm. Throughout Women and Reform in a New England Community, conventional women make seemingly unconventional choices. A wealthy Worcester matron helped spark a women-led rebellion against ministerial authority in the town's orthodox Calvinist church. Similarly, a close look at the town's sewing circles reveals that they were vehicles for political exchange as well as social gatherings that included men but intentionally restricted them to a subordinate role. By the middle of the nineteenth century, the women of Worcester had taken up explicitly political and social causes, such as an orphan asylum they founded, funded, and directed. Lawes argues that economic and personal instability rather than a desire for social control motivated women, even relatively privileged ones, into social activism. She concludes that the local activism of the women of Worcester stimulated, and was stimulated by, their interest in the first two national women's rights conventions, held in Worcester in 1850 and 1851. Far from being marginalized from the vital economic, social, and political issues of their day, the women of this antebellum New England community insisted upon being active and ongoing participants in the debates and decisions of their society and nation.

The Dark Beneath was previously published as Tenacity. 'I read this in a day and can't wait for the next' Clare Mackintosh, number one bestseller 'An impressive debut...gripping, entertaining reading' The Times Lieutenant Dani Lewis must uncover the hidden truth behind a suspicious death at sea. But will she survive long enough to find the answers? Full of twists and turns, this gripping crime thriller is perfect for fans of M.J. Arlidge, Will Dean and Elly Griffiths. 'Addictively readable' Patricia Cornwell A sailor is found dead on a submarine. But something doesn't add up... Although it's ruled a suicide, Lieutenant Dani Lewis - fearless star of the Special Investigations Branch - knows the man's wife was found brutally murdered only days before. Now she must enter the cramped confines of a submarine to interrogate the tight-knit crew. Trapped deep in the ocean - the only woman on board with a possible killer in tow - the pressure rises quickly for Dani Lewis. And she may need to choose between the truth and her own survival if she's to make it out alive. Two hundred metres below the surface, she will have nowhere to run and nowhere to hide... 'Pacey, claustrophobic and utterly thrilling' Eva Dolan Why readers are raving about THE DARK BENEATH: 'A claustrophobic, addictive and brilliantly constructed thriller that just won't let go... I really cannot recommend it highly enough' Liz Loves Books 'Such a high quality thriller with a fantastic and unusual location - tense and claustrophobic, it grips instantly' ***** Goodreads Reviewer 'A must read' ***** Goodreads Reviewer 'Absolutely loved this book right from the beginning. Gripping from start to finish, couldn't put it down' ***** Goodreads Reviewer

How having next to nothing can give new meaning to your life, more courage than you'll ever know and provide the freedom you've always searched for... In 'A Freedom of Less' Paula shares her insights into how she found freedom in the simplest of things, changing her perception of what is important in life and answering some of life's most significant questions. This book is her journey, revealing her failures, mistakes, challenges and teachings. If you want to create a life of freedom then this book is your first step. Paula regularly writes inspirational and growth challenging articles for her blog thedailygrow.com 'A Freedom of Less' offers the readers the chance to experience this honest, authentic and empowering journey, leaving them with the question 'what does freedom really mean?' All royalties earned through sales of this book goes to The A21 Campaign towards helping and stopping Human Trafficking and Slavery across the world.

In 2003, the United States led a Coalition force into Iraq to depose Saddam Hussein 's repressive Ba 19ath Party regime. Under the provisions of the Hague Regulation of 1907, the Coalition became an occupying power with all of the attendant rights and responsibilities. To administer Iraq during the occupation, the United States and its allies established the Coalition Provisional Authority. The Coalition 's responsibilities included establishing the rule of law to replace Saddam Hussein 's rule by decree. The key elements of establishing the rule of law were helping Iraq to reestablish its judicial system and deal with its past. Following the war, Iraq 's justice system was a complete shambles. The courts were looted and vandalized and the legal codes were corrupted by decades of Saddam Hussein 's decrees. Thousands of former regime officials were subject to criminal charges for participating in the Ba 19ath Party 's brutal acts. To deal with the complex issues involved in restoring the rule of law, the Coalition Provisional Authority and the Iraqi Governing Council looked to concepts of transitional justice developed during the last part of the twentieth century. This monograph compares the Coalition Provisional Authority 's application of transitional justice mechanisms to international experts 19 recommendations. The majority of current thought on transitional justice derives from transitions in former Communist regimes of Eastern Europe, and South Africa after apartheid. As a study of justice under occupation, the paper focuses on transitional mechanisms appropriate to an occupying power. Military planners need guidelines and effective analysis to plan for restoring rule of law in occupations and peace operations. The Coalition Provisional Authority 's errors are significant. The administrative justice process of de-Ba 19athification disenfranchised tens of thousands of Iraqis, leading to widespread unemployment and contributing to armed insurgency. The Coaliti

'I COULD NOT put this down! So, so, so tense.' Angela Clarke, Sunday Times bestseller 'OMG WHAT A BOOK!!!!!' A must read and an easy five stars' ***** Goodreads reviewer Patricia Cornwell called J.S. Law's debut 'addictively readable' and now Lieutenant Dani Lewis returns in a gripping new thriller that fans of M.J. Arlidge and Elly Griffiths will love. A savage murderer taunts the police from his cell. Naval investigator Dani Lewis made her name by catching serial killer Christopher Hamilton, a master of manipulation who now lives to toy with the police. But when a stranger viciously attacks Dani, she fears Hamilton has one twisted game left to play. As the case spirals out of control, Dani realises Hamilton's deadly grip reaches deeper than she ever knew. With her sanity and family in peril, Dani has no choice but to confront pure evil - even if it drags up the darkest secrets of the past. WHY READERS ARE HOOKED ON THE LIEUTENANT DANI LEWIS SERIES: 'I've LOVED this series so far but The Coldest Blood is by far the best...Fantastic. Highly Recommended.' ***** Goodreads Reviewer 'I devoured this book...a must read and an easy five stars.' ***** Goodreads Reviewer 'A highly enjoyable, fast paced drama...keeps you gripped from beginning to end.' ***** Goodreads Reviewer PRAISE FOR J.S. LAW: 'J.S. Law's taut crime novel oozes authenticity. I read this in a day and can't wait for the next in what will undoubtedly be an explosive series' Clare Mackintosh, number one bestseller 'An impressive debut...gripping, entertaining reading' The Times 'Addictively readable, and memories of it linger like dreams' Patricia Cornwell