Major reference source on the philosophy of Proust and the first major collection of its kind Organised into seven clear sections, examining the incredible range of Proust's work from a philosophical standpoint The Routledge Philosophical Minds series has established itself as the leading handbook series of its kind, far more comprehensive and wide-ranging than the Cambridge Companions or Oxford Handbooks

Action research continues to see a growth in interest both internationally and across disciplines. This book demonstrates the diversity in settings and focus for action research and provides a guide to its core aspiration: to achieve principled change. Written by authors from a range of countries and range of disciplines (including education, health care, palliative care, social work and community development), this book answers these key questions: How can action research be used to achieve principled change? How has action research been applied in various disciplines and in different countries? What can be learnt about the conduct of action research from these diverse settings? By means of detailed case studies of successful projects and discussions that challenge and raise theoretical questions, this book explores some of the contemporary cutting edge applications and conceptualisations of action research. Action research paves the way for the empowerment of people involved in social action, and the examples of successful change processes that are the core of this book will prove inspirational and provide practical advice. Written by a range of leading international researchers in the field, this book will define the future for action research for years to come.

Action research continues to see a growth in interest both internationally and across disciplines. This book demonstrates the diversity in settings and focus for action research and provides a guide to its core aspiration: to achieve principled change. Written by authors from a range of countries and range of disciplines (including education, health care, palliative care, social work and community development), this book answers these key questions: How can action research be used to achieve principled change? How has action research been applied in various disciplines and in different countries? What can be learnt about the conduct of action research from these diverse settings? By means of detailed case studies of successful projects and discussions that challenge and raise theoretical questions, this book explores some of the contemporary cutting edge applications and conceptualisations of action research. Action research paves the way for the empowerment of people involved in social action, and the examples of successful change processes that are the core of this book will prove inspirational and provide practical advice. Written by a range of leading international researchers in the field, this book will define the future for action research for years to come.

Patients who are confident of physicians' intellectual and technical abilities are sometimes not convinced of their professional behavior. Systemic and anecdotal cases of physician misconduct, conflict of interest, and self-interest abound. Many have even come to mistrust physicians as patient advocates. How can patients trust the intellectual and technical aspects of medical care, but not the professional? In order to enhance and promote professionalism in medicine, one should expect it, encourage it, and evaluate it. By measuring their own professional behavior, physicians can provide the kind of transparency with which they can regain the trust of patients and society.
Not only patients, but also institutions which accredit organizations have demanded accountability of physicians in their professional behavior. While there has been much lament and a few strong proposals for improving professionalism, no single reliable and valid measure of the success of these proposals exists. This book is a theory-to-practice text focused on ways to evaluate professional behavior written by leaders in the field of medical education and assessment.

This Element explains Nietzsche's ethics in his late works, from 1886 onwards. The first three sections explain the basics of his ethical theory - its context and presuppositions, its scope and its central tension. The next three sections explore Nietzsche's goals in writing a history of Christian morality (On the Genealogy of Morality), the content of that history, and whether he achieves his goals. The last two sections take a broader look, respectively, at Nietzsche's wider philosophy in light of his ethics and at the prospects for a Nietzschean ethics after Nietzsche.

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 1997 im Fachbereich BWL - Unternehmensfuhrung, Management, Organisation, Note: 1,3, Karlsruher Institut fur Technologie (KIT) (Unbekannt), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Inhaltsangabe: Zusammenfassung: Angesichts einer zunehmenden Bedeutung der Teamarbeit in Geschaftsbeziehungen beschaftigt sich das Institut fur Angewandte Betriebswirtschaftslehre & Unternehmensfuhrung der Universitat Karlsruhe mit deren Erfolgsfaktoren. In diesem Zusammenhang wurde ein theoretischer Bezugsrahmen erstellt, welcher auf der Synthese von Erfolgsfaktoren der Teamarbeit und den Erkenntnissen zur Effektivitat von Geschaftsbeziehungen basiert. In diesem Modell - das erlautert wird - werden neben der Teamzusammensetzung und dem organisationalen Kontext die Gruppenprozesse - im wesentlichen durch Rollen, Normen und Ziele beeinflusst - als Determinanten der Teamleistung und damit mutmasslich auch der Beziehungseffektivitat identifiziert. Eine ausfuhrlich dargestellte Analyse der entsprechenden Literatur ergab, dass spezifische, herausfordernde aber erreichbare Ziele, flexible Rollen (bei komplexen Aufgaben) und die Existenz von leistungsforderlichen Normen im Team dessen Leistung steigern. Im Kontext von Geschaftsbeziehungen fuhrte dies also zu einem vermuteten Zusammenhang von Zielen, Rollen und Normen im Team mit der Effektivitat der Kundenpartnerschaft. Im empirischen Teil dieser Arbeit wurden die entsprechend abgeleiteten Hypothesen getestet. Die zur Auswertung herangezogenen Daten umfassten dabei 93 Interviews mit Werbeagenturen, die aus einer grosseren Untersuchung entnommen wurden. Das Ergebnis zeigt einen Einfluss der Existenz von Zielen auf die Effektivitat der Geschaftsbeziehungsteams, welche durch den Verkaufserfolg, die gemeinsame Leistungsentwicklung und die Markterschliessung mit Hilfe des Kunden operationalisiert wurde. Es konnte kein eindeutiger Einfluss von Rollenflexibilitat und Normen nachgewiesen werden. Als konkrete Gestaltungsempfehlungen fur das M