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The tenth edition of Strategic Management: Awareness and Change
provides students with a sound intellectual framework of the
various models and theories of strategic management. Learners
explore strategic concepts and strategy implementation to find out
how organizations deal with continual transformation-from the rapid
growth of the internet, disruptive business models such as the gig
economy and online subscriptions and COVID-19-which highlight the
need for strategic agility and resilience in all sectors. This
title is available with MindTap, a flexible online learning
solution that provides students with all the tools they need to
succeed including an interactive eReader, engaging multimedia,
practice questions, assessment materials, revision aids, and
analytics to help you track their progress.
What does it mean to be an American? The story of the African
American past demonstrates the difficulty of answering this
seemingly simple question. If being "American" means living in a
land of freedom and opportunity, what are we to make of those
Americans who were enslaved and have suffered from the limitations
of second-class citizenship throughout their lives? African
American history illuminates the United States' core paradoxes,
inviting profound questions about what it means to be an American,
a citizen, and a human being. This book considers how, for
centuries, African Americans have fought for what the black
feminist intellectual Anna Julia Cooper called "the cause of
freedom." It begins in Jamestown in 1619, when the first shipment
of enslaved Africans arrived in that settlement. It narrates the
creation of a system of racialized chattel slavery, the eventual
dismantling of that system in the national bloodletting of the
Civil War, and the ways that civil rights disputes have continued
to erupt in the more than 150 years since Emancipation. This Very
Short Introduction carries forward to the Black Lives Matter
movement, a grass-roots activist convulsion that declared that
African Americans' present and past have value and meaning. At a
moment when political debates grapple with the nation's obligation
to acknowledge and perhaps even repair its original sin of
racialized slavery, author Jonathan Scott Holloway tells a story
about American citizens' capacity and willingness to realize the
ideal articulated in America's founding document, namely, that all
people were created equal.
"Given Bunche's eventual rise to prominence as a black leader, and
the criticism his integrationist politics engendered from black
nationalists, it is particularly revealing to read this early
work."--"Booklist"
"A timely and penetrating appreciation of Ralph Bunche's
benchmark study of the African American leadership class in the
early decades of the last century."
--David Levering Lewis, Julius Silver University Professor and
Professor of History, NYU
"Jonathan Holloway has performed a wonderful service in editing
and introducing Bunche's "A Brief and Tentative Analysis of Negro
Leadership," For scholars and teachers in the field it has long
been a source of frustration that this material has not been
available. Bunche's insights and interpretations provide an
important perspective on a key moment in the shaping of modern
black American politics, and Holloway's introduction very usefully
situates Bunche and his analysis in the context of the time."
--Adolph Reed, Professor of Political Science at the University of
Pennsylvania and author of "W.E.B. Du Bois and American Political
Thought: Fabianism and the Color Line"
"Ralph Bunche's stature as one of the key African American
intellectuals of the twentieth-century continues to grow. Jonathan
Holloway has done a great service by bringing Bunche's unpublished
work on leadership to light. Skillfully guiding the reader,
Holloway's introduction and editorial notes provide a perfect
balance of information and interpretation, adding much to our
understanding of this important and yet often neglected
figure."
--Nikhil Pal Singh, author of "Black is a Country: Race and the
Unfinished Struggle for Democracy"
"Thiswork is a welcome addition to African American studies as well
as to social and cultural history."
--"CHOICE"
"Provides key insight into Black leadership at the dawn of the
modern Civil Rights Movement, and forces a reconsideration of
Bunche's legacy as a reformer and the historical meaning of his
early involvement in the Civil Rights Movement."--"Ebony"
A world-renowned scholar and statesman, Dr. Ralph J. Bunche
(1903-1971) began his career as an educator and a political
scientist, and later joined the United Nations, serving as
Undersecretary General for seventeen of his twenty-five years with
that body. This African American mediator was the first person of
color anywhere in the world to be awarded the Nobel Prize for
Peace. In the mid-1930s, Bunche played a key role in organizing the
National Negro Congress, a popular front-styled group dedicated to
progressive politics and labor and civil rights reform.
A Brief and Tentative Analysis of Negro Leadership provides key
insight into black leadership at the dawn of the modern civil
rights movement. Originally prepared for the Carnegie Foundation
study, An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy,
Bunche's research on the topic was completed in 1940. This
never-before-published work now includes an extended scholarly
introduction as well as contextual comments throughout by Jonathan
Scott Holloway.
Despite the fact that Malcolm X called Bunche a "black man who
didn't know his history," Bunche never wavered from his faith that
integrationist politics paved the way for racial progress. This new
volume forces a reconsideration of Bunche's legacy as a reformer
and the historical meaning of his early involvementin the civil
rights movement.
Written between the two World Wars this volume examines
education from the American, British, French & German
perspectives and the degree to which the portrayal of those
countries in school textbooks contributes to nationalism or world
peace.
What does it mean to be an American? The story of the African
American past demonstrates the difficulty of answering this
seemingly simple question. What does it mean to be an American? The
story of the African American past demonstrates the difficulty of
answering this seemingly simple question. If being "American" means
living in a land of freedom and opportunity, what are we to make of
those Americans who were enslaved and who have suffered from the
limitations of second-class citizenship throughout their lives?
African American history illuminates the United States' core
paradoxes, inviting profound questions about what it means to be an
American, a citizen, and a human being. This book considers how,
for centuries, African Americans have fought for what the black
feminist intellectual Anna Julia Cooper called "the cause of
freedom." It begins in Jamestown in 1619, when the first shipment
of enslaved Africans arrived in that settlement. It narrates the
creation of a system of racialized chattel slavery, the eventual
dismantling of that system in the national bloodletting of the
Civil War, and the ways that civil rights disputes have continued
to erupt in the more than 150 years since Emancipation. The Cause
of Freedom carries forward to the Black Lives Matter movement, a
grass-roots activist convulsion that declared that African
Americans' present and past have value and meaning. At a moment
when political debates grapple with the nation's obligation to
acknowledge and perhaps even repair its original sin of racialized
slavery, The Cause of Freedom tells a story about our capacity and
willingness to realize the ideal articulated in the country's
founding document, namely, that all people were created equal.
FIRST EDITION SPECIAL RECOGNITION:Winner of the 2018 Sue DeWine
Distinguished Scholarly Book Award, National Communication
Association, Applied Communication Division During a time of
unprecedented challenges facing higher education, the need for
effective leadership - for informal and formal leaders across the
organization - has never been more imperative. Since publication of
the first edition, the environment for higher education has become
more critical and complex. Whether facing falling enrollments,
questions of economics ustainability, the changing composition of
the faculty and student bodies, differential retention and
graduation rates, declining public confidence in the enterprise,
and the rise in the use of virtual technologies - not to mention
how COVID-19 and an intensified focus on long standing issues of
racial and gender representation and equity have impacted
institutions and challenged many long-standing assumptions - it is
clear that learning on the job no longer suffices. Leadership
development in higher education has become essential for advancing
institutional effectiveness, which is the focus of this book.
Taking into account the imperative issues of diversity, inclusion,
and belonging, and the context of institutional mission and
culture, this book centers on developing capacities for designing
and implementing plans, strategies, and structures; connecting and
engaging with colleagues and students; and communicating and
collaborating with external constituencies in order to shape
decisions and policies. It highlights the need to think broadly
about the purposes of higher education and the dynamics of
organizational excellence, and to apply these insights effectively
in goal setting, planning and change leadership, outcomes
assessment, addressing crises, and continuous improvement at both
the level of the individual and organization. The concepts and
tools in this book are equally valuable for faculty and staff
leaders, whether in formal leadership roles, such as deans, chairs,
or directors of institutes, committees, or task forces, or those
who perform informal leadership functions within their departments,
disciplines, or institutions. It can be used as a professional
guide, a textbook in graduate courses, or as a resource in
leadership training and development programs. Each chapter
concludes with a series of case studies and guiding questions.
Seventeenth-century English history is known best for "the English Civil War" and "the English Revolution." This highly original and wide-ranging study analyzes and explains both of these major historical events, and others, by setting them in their wider contexts in relation to political instability across the century; in relation to the history of religions and political ideas; and in relation to contemporary European events.
The republican writing of the English revolution has attracted a
major scholarly literature. Yet there has been no single treatment
of the subject as a whole, nor has it been adequately related to
the larger upheaval from which it emerged, or to the larger body of
radical thought of which it became the most influential component.
Commonwealth Principles addresses these needs, and Jonathan Scott
goes beyond existing accounts organized around a single key concept
(whether constitutional, linguistic or moral) or author (usually
James Harrington) to analyse this body of writing in full context.
Linking various social, political and intellectual agendas
Professor Scott explains why, when classical republicanism came to
England, it did so in the moral service of an explicitly religious
revolution. The resulting ideology hinged not upon political
language, or constitutional form, but Christian humanist moral
philosophy applied in the practical context of an attempted radical
reformation of manners.
This book completes the study of the life and political thought of
Algernon Sidney (1623-1683), which began with Algernon Sidney and
the English Republic, 1623-1677 (1988). In the process it offers a
reinterpretation of the major political crisis of Charles II's
reign, and of its European and seventeenth-century contexts. Like
its predecessor, the book spans the disciplines of intellectual and
political history. Its twin focus is the last six years of Sidney's
life, which culminated in the famous public drama of his trial and
execution for treason in 1683, and in his major political work, the
Discourses Concerning Government, which was used as evidence
against him at the trial. This intertwining of events and ideas
calls for an examination of the relationship between the practical
and intellectual aspects of the crisis of 1678-1683 in general.
“The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color
line.” These were the prescient words of W. E. B. Du Bois’s
influential 1903 book The Souls of Black Folk. The preeminent
Black intellectual of his generation, Du Bois wrote about the
trauma of seeing the Reconstruction era’s promise of racial
equality cruelly dashed by the rise of white supremacist terror and
Jim Crow laws. Yet he also argued for the value of African American
cultural traditions and provided inspiration for countless civil
rights leaders who followed him. Now artist Paul Peart-Smith offers
the first graphic adaptation of Du Bois’s seminal work.
Peart-Smith’s graphic adaptation provides historical and cultural
contexts that bring to life the world behind Du Bois’s words.
Readers will get a deeper understanding of the cultural
debates The Souls of Black Folk engaged in, with more
background on figures like Booker T. Washington, the advocate of
black economic uplift, and the Pan-Africanist minister Alexander
Crummell. This beautifully illustrated book vividly conveys the
continuing legacy of The Souls of Black Folk, effectively
updating it for the era of the 1619 Project and Black Lives Matter.
Romantic relationships are hard enough, but sustaining a
stimulating and satisfying romantic relationship can be even more
challenging if one partner has Attention Deficit Disorder. This
text discusses the neurobiological origins of A.D.D and stresses
that frustrating A.D.D behaviours, which are neither conscious nor
intentional, can be greatly reduced with the help of medication and
therapy. A.D.D can influence vital aspects of one's romantic life,
such as intimacy and communication. It examines how medication
might positively or negatively affect sexual performance and
pleasure. Using case studies, the author explores common problems
couples encounter in their A.D.D relationship, including diagnosis
of partner's A.D.D, techniques for coping with A.D.D while
nurturing a relationship, recognition of unrealistic romantic
expectations, and identification of a negative relationship.
Written between the two World Wars this volume examines
education from the American, British, French & German
perspectives and the degree to which the portrayal of those
countries in school textbooks contributes to nationalism or world
peace.
Ever wondered why the dinosaurs didn’t survive? In this
fascinating non-chronological report the success story of
crocodiles and lizards (focusing on monitor lizards), and some of
the reasons why they have survived since the time of the dinosaurs
is explored. Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary
language, with some challenging vocabulary. Text type – A
non-chronological report. The book includes a contents page on page
1, plus a glossary and index on pages 20 and 21. A fact chart on
pages 22 and 23 summarises the distinguishing aspects of each of
crocodiles and monitor lizards. Curriculum links – Science:
Humans and other animals. This book has been levelled for Reading
Recovery. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
FIRST EDITION SPECIAL RECOGNITION:Winner of the 2018 Sue DeWine
Distinguished Scholarly Book Award, National Communication
Association, Applied Communication Division During a time of
unprecedented challenges facing higher education, the need for
effective leadership - for informal and formal leaders across the
organization - has never been more imperative. Since publication of
the first edition, the environment for higher education has become
more critical and complex. Whether facing falling enrollments,
questions of economics ustainability, the changing composition of
the faculty and student bodies, differential retention and
graduation rates, declining public confidence in the enterprise,
and the rise in the use of virtual technologies - not to mention
how COVID-19 and an intensified focus on long standing issues of
racial and gender representation and equity have impacted
institutions and challenged many long-standing assumptions - it is
clear that learning on the job no longer suffices. Leadership
development in higher education has become essential for advancing
institutional effectiveness, which is the focus of this book.
Taking into account the imperative issues of diversity, inclusion,
and belonging, and the context of institutional mission and
culture, this book centers on developing capacities for designing
and implementing plans, strategies, and structures; connecting and
engaging with colleagues and students; and communicating and
collaborating with external constituencies in order to shape
decisions and policies. It highlights the need to think broadly
about the purposes of higher education and the dynamics of
organizational excellence, and to apply these insights effectively
in goal setting, planning and change leadership, outcomes
assessment, addressing crises, and continuous improvement at both
the level of the individual and organization. The concepts and
tools in this book are equally valuable for faculty and staff
leaders, whether in formal leadership roles, such as deans, chairs,
or directors of institutes, committees, or task forces, or those
who perform informal leadership functions within their departments,
disciplines, or institutions. It can be used as a professional
guide, a textbook in graduate courses, or as a resource in
leadership training and development programs. Each chapter
concludes with a series of case studies and guiding questions.
BBC's Big Cat Diary presenter and photographer Jonathan Scott has
written and photographed this beautiful and informative book all
about Africa's big cats and their babies. The stunning photographs
show baby lions, leopards and cheetahs in their natural habitat,
giving lots of discussion points. Green level/ Band 5 books offer
early readers patterned, natural language and varied characters.
Text type - Non-chronological report. There is a fact file on pages
22 and 23 for children to discuss. Jonathan and Angela Scott are
well-known for their wildlife books and television programmes about
big cats and other wildlife. Curriculum links- Geography: Passport
to the world. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.
This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
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