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This cutting-edge Research Handbook brings together international
scholars to provide a comprehensive overview of motivation within
and beyond the field of public administration. Discussing the
implications of contemporary research for theory and practice, it
offers suggestions for the development of future research in the
field. Contributions offer cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary
insights into the theories that underpin motivation research and
how motivation drives decisions across public, nonprofit, and
private sector settings, highlighting key sector differences that
influence decision-making. Covering a wide range of core
motivational topics and subfields relevant to the study of public
and nonprofit administration, chapters emphasize the key
motivational factors that affect employee recruitment, selection,
and retention and how they affect - and are affected by - employee
behavior. Providing a wide-ranging coverage of the field, this
Research Handbook is critical reading for scholars, researchers,
and upper-level students of public administration and policy. It
will also benefit practitioners in public and nonprofit
organizations in need of a deeper understanding of the links
between motivation and employee behavior.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Strengthen your company culture through inclusive and equitable
policies and practices The global workforce and marketplace will
continue to undergo dramatic demographic shifts--redefining the
workplace, the workers, and how work gets done. Organizations that
want to attract and retain the best talent and to capitalize on the
full breath of their perspectives and experiences must first
reflect our society as a whole, and secondly, must create the right
kind of work environment where ALL talent can thrive. That means
valuing diversity, creating more equitable policies and practices,
and fostering a welcoming and inclusive culture. In Diversity,
Equity & Inclusion For Dummies, global workforce expert, and
three-time Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Dr. Shirley Davis
unveils her extensive collection of real-world experiences,
stories, case studies, checklists, assessments, tips, and
strategies that will give you a deeper understanding of the
business impact of DEI and how your role as a leader can contribute
to your company's long term success. You'll learn: The fundamentals
of DEI and how it drives business performance and impact How to
conduct comprehensive DEI organizational assessments to identify
systemic and institutional inequities Tactics and strategies for
having necessary but difficult conversations, and how to make them
impactful Skills and competencies that every leader needs in order
to effectively lead the new generation of workers How to
operationalize DEI across your organization, measure its impact,
and sustain it long term Diversity, Equity & Inclusion For
Dummies is a must-read guide for any leader at any level who wants
to ready themselves for the workplace of the future and reap the
benefits of a full spectrum diverse ideas, backgrounds, and
experiences. It also belongs on the reading lists of human
resources and DEI professionals actively seeking to go broader,
deeper, and have greater impact in their DEI work.
Previously published as a special issue of Policy Studies, this
volume demonstrates the vitality of the field of urban politics and
presents future challenges for urban political research in the
years ahead. If it does not already, the population of cities will
very soon make up more than half the global population. As the
global urban population continues to expand, the challenges facing
urban politics grow with it. How do we understand the relationship
between politics and urban policy? What are the political
challenges facing citizens and politicians in a radically unequal
developing country like South Africa? How are patterns of urban
governance institutionalised? How might we understand the changing
relationship between hierarchies, markets and networks? And is it
possible to develop a genuinely comparative urban politics in
countries as different as Canada, South Africa and Bangladesh?
Drawing together the work of new and established scholars from the
UK, Canada, the US and South Africa in an impressive and wide
ranging collection of articles, this book demonstrates the
contribution of urban scholarship to answering these questions.
This book presents the findings of a major Economic and Social
Research Council (ESRC) project into urban austerity governance in
eight cities across the world (Athens, Baltimore, Barcelona,
Melbourne, Dublin, Leicester, Montréal and Nantes). It offers
comparative reflections on the myriad experiences of collaborative
governance and its limitations. An international collaborative from
across the social sciences, the book discusses ways that citizens,
activists and local states collaborate and come into conflict in
attempting to build just cities. It examines the development of
egalitarian collaborative governance strategies, provides
innovative ideas and tools to extend emancipatory governance
practices and shows hopeful possibilities for cities beyond
austerity and neoliberalism.
This book, first published in 1972, examines the tumultuous period
between Mussolini’s dismissal and the German occupation of Rome
45 days later. Double-dealing, treachery, vindictiveness,
cowardliness, contradictory orders are the hallmarks of this time,
and the protagonists include Mussolini, Hitler, Eisenhower, Maxwell
Taylor, the Italian King, Churchill and Badoglio. Its was then that
Italy arranged a virtually meaningless armistice with the Allies,
the terms of which were never clear to anyone. This book
reconstructs these days with a clear and thorough analysis, using
new evidence not previously available to researchers.
Provides key tips and tools for developing critical thinking
skills, for establishing protocols and following orders, and for
enhancing the effectiveness in articulating one's argument in court
Presents unique learning tools-decision trees, truth tables, Venn
diagrams, and logic gates and circuits-to teach the importance of
the exactness of language Determines the truth values of laws and
the legality of police actions Presents different reference points
for assessing good behavior and truth Written in clear language
using easy-to-follow analogies and real-world examples to
understand concepts
Originally published in 1993, this volume was unique in its scope
and approach: Unlike most literature on nuclear weapons
proliferation at the time, the essays in this volume offer
theoretical discussions and suggest testable hypotheses about the
causes and effects of nuclear weapons proliferation. The
proliferation of nuclear weapons is an ideal subject for social
science scholarship, and such scholarship is especially timely now.
Among the topics discussed in The Proliferation Puzzle are: The
building of nuclear weapons is a complex task touching upon many of
the subjects of study at the core of social science and
international relations. Nuclear weapons may be acquired as a hedge
against external threat, for reasons of national prestige, or as a
result of pressures by domestic coalitions among scientists,
bureaucrats, and the military. They may be sought for defensive
purposes or to support hegemonic aspirations. Nuclear weapons also
raise questions about civilian command and control, especially in
crisis situations. During the last two decades the acquisition of
nuclear weapons has been proscribed by the non-proliferation
regime. The decisions countries made about acquiring these weapons
and the manner they chose to build them serve as a test of the
efficacy of this particular regime, and of international regimes
more generally. Nuclear weapons were introduced at the time
bipolarity became the international order. As the world moves away
from bipolarity, there is a need to answer questions such as: What
would be the effect of nuclear weapons in a multipolar order? How
will the spread of nuclear weapons affect the distribution of
capabilities among states? If nuclear weapons spread to additional
countries, will they enhance stability or exacerbate instability?
Can the spread of these weapons be managed or controlled? This book
brings together scholars from different schools within
international relations and the social sciences to address the
question of why nuclear weapons spread. A disciplined, rigorous
examination of proliferation is important not only for scholarship
but also for informed policymaking. The purpose of social science
is to formulate hypotheses and devise theories that advance our
understanding of society and aid in the fashioning of enlightened
policy. The essays in this volume show how explicit hypotheses
about the causes and consequences of nuclear weapons proliferation
provide a deeper understanding of the problem and suggest specific,
theory-informed policy recommendations.
This book, first published in 1972, examines the tumultuous period
between Mussolini's dismissal and the German occupation of Rome 45
days later. Double-dealing, treachery, vindictiveness,
cowardliness, contradictory orders are the hallmarks of this time,
and the protagonists include Mussolini, Hitler, Eisenhower, Maxwell
Taylor, the Italian King, Churchill and Badoglio. Its was then that
Italy arranged a virtually meaningless armistice with the Allies,
the terms of which were never clear to anyone. This book
reconstructs these days with a clear and thorough analysis, using
new evidence not previously available to researchers.
Researchers are like detectives. Both are trying to find something
out. Both are asking and answering questions. Both are trying to
put together a puzzle to come up with a solution. In both,
answering questions leads to more questions. And, in both, seeing
patterns is crucial to solving the puzzle. Straight Talk about
Communication Research Methods presents the foundations of research
methods, the choices scholars make, and the methodological
decisions driving communication scholarship to balance one's desire
to know and inquire into interesting communication questions while
instilling an enthusiasm about the process! Featuring a student
friendly writing style, Straight Talk about Communication Research
Methods is built on adult learning theory information is given in
small chunks that build upon each other, repeating then expanding
knowledge. Featuring updated information and examples, the new
third edition of Straight Talk about Communication Research
Methods: Is Modern! The text includes material on conducting
research on, and involving, social and digital media. Is Practical!
Examples of how students might use communication research methods
in business and industry jobs after graduation are integrated
throughout. Is Groundbreaking! The text features four Chapters that
summarize new qualitative research methods along with comprehensive
instructions on how to conduct these research methods. Is
Interactive! A seamlessly integrated enhanced learning package
provides both students and instructors access to online content,
interactive exercises and more.
Originally published in 1993, this volume was unique in its scope
and approach: Unlike most literature on nuclear weapons
proliferation at the time, the essays in this volume offer
theoretical discussions and suggest testable hypotheses about the
causes and effects of nuclear weapons proliferation. The
proliferation of nuclear weapons is an ideal subject for social
science scholarship, and such scholarship is especially timely now.
Among the topics discussed in The Proliferation Puzzle are: The
building of nuclear weapons is a complex task touching upon many of
the subjects of study at the core of social science and
international relations. Nuclear weapons may be acquired as a hedge
against external threat, for reasons of national prestige, or as a
result of pressures by domestic coalitions among scientists,
bureaucrats, and the military. They may be sought for defensive
purposes or to support hegemonic aspirations. Nuclear weapons also
raise questions about civilian command and control, especially in
crisis situations. During the last two decades the acquisition of
nuclear weapons has been proscribed by the non-proliferation
regime. The decisions countries made about acquiring these weapons
and the manner they chose to build them serve as a test of the
efficacy of this particular regime, and of international regimes
more generally. Nuclear weapons were introduced at the time
bipolarity became the international order. As the world moves away
from bipolarity, there is a need to answer questions such as: What
would be the effect of nuclear weapons in a multipolar order? How
will the spread of nuclear weapons affect the distribution of
capabilities among states? If nuclear weapons spread to additional
countries, will they enhance stability or exacerbate instability?
Can the spread of these weapons be managed or controlled? This book
brings together scholars from different schools within
international relations and the social sciences to address the
question of why nuclear weapons spread. A disciplined, rigorous
examination of proliferation is important not only for scholarship
but also for informed policymaking. The purpose of social science
is to formulate hypotheses and devise theories that advance our
understanding of society and aid in the fashioning of enlightened
policy. The essays in this volume show how explicit hypotheses
about the causes and consequences of nuclear weapons proliferation
provide a deeper understanding of the problem and suggest specific,
theory-informed policy recommendations.
Jazz is a music born in the United States and formed by a
combination of influences. In its infancy, jazz was a melting pot
of military brass bands, work songs and field hollers of the United
States slaves during the 19th century, European harmonies and
forms, and the rhythms of Africa and the Caribbean. Later, the
blues and the influence of Spanish and French Creoles with European
classical training nudged jazz further along in its development. As
it moved through the swing era of the 1930s, bebop of the 1940s,
and cool jazz of the 1950s, jazz continued to serve as a reflection
of societal changes. During the turbulent 1960s, freedom and unrest
were expressed through Free Jazz and the Avant Garde. Popular and
world music have been incorporated and continue to expand the
impact and reach of jazz. Today, jazz is truly an international art
form. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Jazz contains
a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The
dictionary section has over 1,500 cross-referenced entries on
musicians, styles of jazz, instruments, recording labels, bands and
bandleaders, and more. This book is an excellent resource for
students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Jazz.
Provides key tips and tools for developing critical thinking
skills, for establishing protocols and following orders, and for
enhancing the effectiveness in articulating one's argument in court
Presents unique learning tools-decision trees, truth tables, Venn
diagrams, and logic gates and circuits-to teach the importance of
the exactness of language Determines the truth values of laws and
the legality of police actions Presents different reference points
for assessing good behavior and truth Written in clear language
using easy-to-follow analogies and real-world examples to
understand concepts
Despite the fact that focus groups are an ideal research tool for
studying and employing group communication in action, many research
practitioners and scholars have missed the opportunity to utilize
them to their maximum benefit. Few researchers have the skills that
enable them to approach focus group facilitation and analysis from
a communication point of view. In this book, Dr. Christine Davis
teaches readers how to take a project from an idea to the design,
facilitation, and analysis stages. This book takes a unique
communication perspective to apply group communication theories,
knowledge of group processes, and a close discourse analysis
approach to explain and understand the discursive aspect of focus
groups. This book helps readers of all stages of experience -
including those with no background in focus group research to those
practitioners with more focus group expertise - understand how a
communication approach to focus groups takes advantage of this
discipline's rich scholarship in group communication and discourse
analysis. This book will teach readers how to a. understand the
nature of focus group research procedures from a communication
point of view; b. understand how to translate RQs into a focus
group protocol; c. use knowledge of communication theory and group
process to understand how to facilitate different kinds of focus
groups, prevent and overcome challenges in focus group
facilitation; and elicit different outcomes and techniques when
facilitating a focus group; d. use knowledge of communication
theory and group process to recognize the merits of different
approaches to focus group facilitation; e. use knowledge of
communication theory and group process to recognize good- and
poor-quality focus groups; f. understand how to transcribe / code /
analyze focus group data from a communication (discursive)
perspective; and g. understand how to write focus group findings.
Despite the fact that focus groups are an ideal research tool for
studying and employing group communication in action, many research
practitioners and scholars have missed the opportunity to utilize
them to their maximum benefit. Few researchers have the skills that
enable them to approach focus group facilitation and analysis from
a communication point of view. In this book, Dr. Christine Davis
teaches readers how to take a project from an idea to the design,
facilitation, and analysis stages. This book takes a unique
communication perspective to apply group communication theories,
knowledge of group processes, and a close discourse analysis
approach to explain and understand the discursive aspect of focus
groups. This book helps readers of all stages of experience -
including those with no background in focus group research to those
practitioners with more focus group expertise - understand how a
communication approach to focus groups takes advantage of this
discipline's rich scholarship in group communication and discourse
analysis. This book will teach readers how to a. understand the
nature of focus group research procedures from a communication
point of view; b. understand how to translate RQs into a focus
group protocol; c. use knowledge of communication theory and group
process to understand how to facilitate different kinds of focus
groups, prevent and overcome challenges in focus group
facilitation; and elicit different outcomes and techniques when
facilitating a focus group; d. use knowledge of communication
theory and group process to recognize the merits of different
approaches to focus group facilitation; e. use knowledge of
communication theory and group process to recognize good- and
poor-quality focus groups; f. understand how to transcribe / code /
analyze focus group data from a communication (discursive)
perspective; and g. understand how to write focus group findings.
This book presents the findings of a major Economic and Social
Research Council (ESRC) project into urban austerity governance in
eight cities across the world (Athens, Baltimore, Barcelona,
Melbourne, Dublin, Leicester, Montreal and Nantes). It offers
comparative reflections on the myriad experiences of collaborative
governance and its limitations. An international collaborative from
across the social sciences, the book discusses ways that citizens,
activists and local states collaborate and come into conflict in
attempting to build just cities. It examines the development of
egalitarian collaborative governance strategies, provides
innovative ideas and tools to extend emancipatory governance
practices and shows hopeful possibilities for cities beyond
austerity and neoliberalism.
Jazz is a music formed from a combination of influences. In its
infancy, jazz was a melting pot of military brass bands, work songs
and field hollers of the United States slaves during the 19th
century, European harmonies and forms, and the rhythms of Africa
and the Caribbean. Later, the blues and the influence of Spanish
and French Creoles with European classical training nudged jazz
further along in its development. Jazz has always been a
world-music in the sense that music from around the globe has been
embraced and incorporated. The Historical Dictionary of Jazz covers
the history of Jazz through a chronology, an introductory essay,
and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over
1,500 cross-referenced entries on significant jazz performers, band
leaders, bands, venues, record labels, recordings, and the
different styles of jazz. This book is an excellent access point
for students, researchers, and anyone seeking a broader
understanding of the history of jazz and the connections within the
genre.
Florence Kate Upton (1873-1922) was among the earliest illustrators
of children's picture books. Her Golliwogg character, immediately
loved by children, was the first fictional character to be
mass-produced. This is the first complete and accurate account of
the original Golliwogg, filling a void in the history of children's
literature and in the history of dolls. Upton was also a respected
artist, settling in London after studies in Paris, and this
biography is a comprehensive study of her artistic career, bringing
together for the first time reproductions of her major works. It
therefore adds a rich and formerly unexplored chapter to the
history of women in the arts.
This title was first published in 2001. During the 1990s, urban
regeneration partnerships proliferated in the UK. It is now
commonplace for many individuals and organizations, including
businesses, community groups, the voluntary sector and other public
sector bodies, to co-operate with local authorities in a wide range
of activities. Interest in partnerships between local government
and local businesses has been given added momentum by the
increasing popularity of urban regime theory as a tool for
understanding urban politics in the UK. Regime theory is an
American neo-pluralist account of urban politics which is concerned
with local collaborative dynamics and processes, particularly those
between local government and business leaders. It focuses on one
facet of local governance, the relationship between the local
authority and the business sector in regeneration activities.
Managing Criminal Justice Organizations: An Introduction to Theory
and Practice, 3rd Edition, covers the formal and informal nature of
the organizations involved in criminal justice. Kania and Davis
provide an introduction to the administration, organization, and
management of criminal justice organizations. This management
aspect is the key to ensuring the proper running of criminal
justice agencies in their efforts to combat crime. The book begins
by discussing the eight principles of public management: leading,
organizing, deciding, evaluating, staffing, training, allocating,
and reporting. It then describes management positions in criminal
justice. These include police and law enforcement management;
managing the prosecution of criminal suspects; managing bail, bond,
and pretrial detention services; managing victim and witness
services; managing the judicial system; and managing adult
corrections. The remaining chapters cover the pioneers and
predecessors of modern public service management theory; leadership
in criminal justice; bureaucracies and organizational principles;
decision making and planning; performance evaluation, appraisal ,
and assessment; staffing and personnel issues; training and
education for criminal justice; allocation of organizational
resources; information management and organizational
communications; and future issues in criminal justice management.
This text is suitable for introductory criminal justice management
courses, preparing students to work in law enforcement,
corrections, and the courts. The companion website offers case
studies, test banks, lecture slides, and handouts, exercises and
forms for use in class.
This title was first published in 2001. During the 1990s, urban
regeneration partnerships proliferated in the UK. It is now
commonplace for many individuals and organizations, including
businesses, community groups, the voluntary sector and other public
sector bodies, to co-operate with local authorities in a wide range
of activities. Interest in partnerships between local government
and local businesses has been given added momentum by the
increasing popularity of urban regime theory as a tool for
understanding urban politics in the UK. Regime theory is an
American neo-pluralist account of urban politics which is concerned
with local collaborative dynamics and processes, particularly those
between local government and business leaders. It focuses on one
facet of local governance, the relationship between the local
authority and the business sector in regeneration activities.
Christine Davis offers readers an insider's view of the practices
of ten leading qualitative communication scholars, showing how they
make critical decisions in the process of conducting research.
Through interviews and reflective assessment of their key articles,
these researchers make visible how they deal with theory, data
collection, analysis, and writing up a study. These scholars
represent the full range of qualitative communication research:
social science, narrative, and performance. Davis provides
additional context to offer the reader a practical understanding of
how to navigate a qualitative research project.
This book is an introductory course on quantum theory accessible to
anyone who is interested in obtaining an insider's knowledge of the
subject, but who may not have studied physics at the college level.
No mathematics is required beyond middle school algebra. Exercises
are provided throughout the book, with answers at the back. This
book can be used for self-study or as a textbook in an
undergraduate or high school curriculum.
Tanita S. Davis, author of Partly Cloudy and Serena Says, has
written another funny, warm story featuring middle school and
family life—all about the complex calculations it takes for
everyone to balance the equations of their lives and what it takes
to be part of a team while handling a learning disability. This
middle grade novel is perfect for fans of From the Desk of Zoe
Washington and A Good Kind of Trouble. Seventh grader Henrietta
Weldon gets to switch schools—finally! She’ll be
“mainstreaming” into public school, leaving her special
education school behind. She can’t wait for her new schedule, new
friends, and new classes. Henri’s dyscalculia, a learning
disability that makes math challenging to process and understand,
is what she expects to give her problems. What she doesn’t expect
is a family feud with her sister over her new friends, joining the
girls’ soccer team, and discovering poetry. Henri’s tutor and
new friend, Vinnie, reminds her to take it slow. One problem at a
time. If Henri Weldon has twenty-four hours in a day, and she has
two siblings who dislike her four new friends, two hours of soccer
practice, seven hours of classes, and three hours of homework . . .
she has: A. No free
time B. No
idea how to make everyone happy
C. No time
to figure it out, Henri Weldon!
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