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The Handbook of Career and Workforce Development Research Practice and Policy

The Handbook of Career and Workforce Development Research Practice and Policy

The Handbook of Career and Workforce Development provides educators researchers and policy makers with information on evidence-based programs and activities. Chapters describe ways that current research can be used to promote the design of more effective career development programs and services at local state and national levels. Promising career development practices applicable to a range of settings and special populations are identified as are strategies for communicating evidence in ways that influence career and workforce development public policy. The Handbook of Career and Workforce Development can be used by policy makers and grant program officers to identify key career development ingredients that should be considered in proposals; researchers seeking to make their career development research relevant and practical; and practitioners implementing or advocating for career development programs and services. | The Handbook of Career and Workforce Development Research Practice and Policy

GBP 115.00
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Nanoscience Education Workforce Training and K-12 Resources

Nanoscience Education Workforce Training and K-12 Resources

The nanotech revolution waits for no man woman or child. To revitalize science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) performance the U. S. educational system requires a practical strategy to better educate students about nanoscale science and engineering research. This is particularly important in grades K 12 the effective gestation point for future ideas and information. Optimize your use of free resources from the National Science Foundation The first book of its kind Nanoscience Education Workforce Training and K 12 Resources promotes nano-awareness in both the public and private sectors presenting an overview of the current obstacles that must be overcome within the complex U. S. educational system before any reform is possible. It‘s a race against time and other countries and the fear is that U. S. students could lag behind for decades with ineffective teaching and learning methods handicapping their ability to compete globally. Focusing on the application of new knowledge this concise and highly readable book explores the transdisciplinary nature of nanoscience and its societal impact also addressing workforce training and risk management. Illustrating the historical perspective of the complexity of K 12 education communities it defines nanotechnology and evaluates pertinent global and national landscapes presenting examples of successful change within them. This book is composed of four sections: Foundations addresses the national educational matrix exploring the scientific and social implications associated with the delay in adopting nanoscience education in public schools Teaching Nanotechnology discusses the critical process of teaching K 12 students the skills to understand and evaluate emerging technologies they will encounter | Nanoscience Education Workforce Training and K-12 Resources

GBP 115.00
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Tolley's Managing a Diverse Workforce

Tolley's Managing a Diverse Workforce

Legislation governing employee welfare is becoming increasingly strict and nowhere is this more prevalent than in dealing with a diverse workplace. Every organisation contains employees who can be considered diverse. Diverse employee can include pregnant women people with illnesses young and old workers and those with disabilities. In today‘s society where more people with disability and illness are entering the workplace it is essential for both the organisation and the employee that managers are able to deal effectively with a diverse workplace. Tolley‘s Managing a Diverse Workplace provides unrivalled guidance on complying with the legislation and regulations specific to the management of diverse employees. Aimed at both HR and health and safety managers this unique handbook comprehensively covers the key legislation that affects this important area. Other important features include: Legislation regulation and the employer Legislation regulation and health & safety Managing the employment aspects of diverse employees Managing the health & safety of diverse employees Management systems / tools Managing changing relationships The future of diverse employeesWith corporate social responsibility being such a hot topic the effective management of diverse employees is high on most companies agendas. This one-stop reference guide will ensure that organisations are sufficiently equipped to identify those workers considered to be at risk and manage these risks to their mutual benefit. | Tolley's Managing a Diverse Workforce

GBP 175.00
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Building a Global Learning Organization Using TWI to Succeed with Strategic Workforce Expansion in the LEGO Group

Building a Global Learning Organization Using TWI to Succeed with Strategic Workforce Expansion in the LEGO Group

Building a Global Learning Organization: Using TWI to Succeed with Strategic Workforce Expansion in the LEGO Group describes how a multinational company developed a global structure for learning based on the TWI (Training Within Industry) program to create and sustain standardized work across multiple language and cultural platforms. In this book Shingo Prize-winning author Patrick Graupp collaborates with two practitioners who performed the planning and implementation of the LEGO Group‘s worldwide Learning Organization. The book outlines the organizational and planning models used by the LEGO Group to create the internal ability to give and receive tacit skills and knowledge. Describing how and why TWI is used as the foundation for success in knowledge transfer across diverse languages and cultures it provides step-by-step guidance on how to establish a solid organizational foundation for your own Learning Organization. Providing expert insight into the work of culture change the book explains how to work with people to create motivation for moving to a new system of learning. It details the critical elements that made the implementation at the LEGO Group a success identifies the stumbling blocks they encountered along the way and explains how they were overcome. Case studies describe in detail what these efforts looked and felt like in actual application. The TWI program has long been recognized for its ability to generate results. After reading this book you will gain valuable insight into how your organization whether large or small national or international can integrate this timeless tool into your operating structure and your daily culture. | Building a Global Learning Organization Using TWI to Succeed with Strategic Workforce Expansion in the LEGO Group

GBP 175.00
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Automation in Construction toward Resilience Robotics Smart Materials and Intelligent Systems

Automation in Construction toward Resilience Robotics Smart Materials and Intelligent Systems

While the word automation may conjure images of robots taking over jobs the reality is much more nuanced. In construction for instance automation is less likely to diminish employment opportunities than it is to increase productivity. Indeed automation alongside the global need for new and updated infrastructure and better and more affordable housing can help shape the direction of the construction industry. The key will be anticipating and preparing for the shift in part by developing new skills in the current and future workforce. This book presents all aspects of automation in construction pertaining to the use of information technologies in design engineering construction technologies and maintenance and management of constructed facilities. The broad scope encompasses all stages of the construction life cycle from initial planning and design through the construction of the facility its operation and maintenance to the eventual dismantling and recycling of buildings and engineering structures. Features: Examines Building Information Management systems allowing on-site execution of construction more efficient and for project teams to eliminate mistakes and better coordinate the workforce Presents the latest information on the automation of modular construction production in factories including 3-D printing of components such as facades or even load-bearing and essential components | Automation in Construction toward Resilience Robotics Smart Materials and Intelligent Systems

GBP 90.00
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Educational Leadership and Policy in a Time of Precarity

Educational Leadership and Policy in a Time of Precarity

This book brings critical perspectives towards questions of how precarity and precariousness affect the work of leaders and educators in schools and universities around the world. It theorises the effects of precarity and the experiences of educators working in precarious environments. The work of school improvement takes time. Developing a highly-skilled and confident teaching workforce requires a long-term investment and commitment. Schools in vulnerable communities face higher rates of turnover and difficulty in staffing than advantaged schools do. Tackling the big issues in education – inequity opportunity gaps democracy and cohesion – also takes time. Education systems and sectors around the globe are functioning in increasingly casualised workforce environments which has implications for leadership in schools and in higher education institutions. Precarity also holds serious implications for policymakers and for the leaders and educators who have to enact those policies. This book brings together experts in the field to offer critical perspectives on questions of how we might theorise the effects of precarity and the experiences of those people working in precarious environments. Educational Leadership and Policy in a Time of Precarity will be a key resource for academics researchers and advanced students of education leadership and policy educational administration research methods and sociology. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Educational Administration and History.

GBP 130.00
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Emotional Intelligence for Leadership Effectiveness Management Opportunities and Challenges during Times of Crisis

Emotional Intelligence for Leadership Effectiveness Management Opportunities and Challenges during Times of Crisis

This new volume provides a broad yet in-depth examination of the workplace challenges faced due to COVID-19 through the lens of emotional intelligence and the roles of leadership. Offering multiple perspectives—theoretical philosophical qualitative and quantitative this volume brings together many voices from leadership experts on how to effectively apply emotional intelligence principles and strategies to navigate the mental and psychological challenges facing the workforce as well as those in management roles. The book covers: How to use emotional intelligence as a tool to manage conflict emotions and behavior during crisis How to adapt—and even thrive—in the new normal How to gauge and enhance emotional resilience of leadership and the workforce How to practice ethical leadership in crisis management How to use mediative fuzzy logic to deal with inconsistent information providing a solution when contradiction exists How to encourage self-care approaches during the pandemic COVID-19 How to build a supportive organizational culture that helps to promote encouragement strong team connections continuous education and investments in staff development The thoughtful and creative studies and solutions presented here will be of immense value to those in leadership roles in all kinds of workplaces. It will be valuable for human resource and organizational behavior management professionals government policymakers educators and many others. | Emotional Intelligence for Leadership Effectiveness Management Opportunities and Challenges during Times of Crisis

GBP 116.00
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Women of Color in the Aviation Industry

Women of Color in the Aviation Industry

Women of Color in the Aviation Industry offers a critical look at the reasons why the aviation industry remains underrepresented with minoritized groups particularly women of color. Despite the increased efforts to advocate for diversity equity and inclusion within the industry the diversity of its employees remains stagnant. Through interviews and conversations with a number of women of color this book argues that the industry is not doing enough to create and sustain a more equitable workforce. In this book readers will discover why less than 4% of qualified commercial airline pilots are women and of that less than 1% are Black women. The numbers of Latinx Indigenous people Asian and other people of color working in the aviation industry are lacking. This book explores how the aviation industry often fails to incorporate the experiences of women of color when developing and implementing diversity equity and inclusion initiatives and offers different perspectives on why it remains challenging to recruit and retain minoritized people to the industry. By bringing in the experiences of a variety of women this book asks readers to reflect on what it means for an organization to describe itself as one that supports diversity equity and inclusion. This timely important book is a valuable resource for a wide spectrum of researchers and students in aviation as well as gender race and ethnic studies. Whilst the examples in this book serve as a case study for aviation it can be used to examine other fields encountering similar challenges in creating a more equitable workforce.

GBP 130.00
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The Nanobiotechnology Handbook

The Nanobiotechnology Handbook

A thorough overview of nanobiotechnology and its place in advances in applied science and engineering The Nanobiotechnology Handbook combines contributions from physics bioorganic and bioinorganic chemistry molecular and cellular biology materials science and medicine as well as from mechanical electrical chemical and biomedical engineering to address the full scope of current and future developments. World-class experts discuss the role of nanobiotechnology in bioanalysis biomolecular and biomedical nanotechnology biosensors biocatalysis and biofuel and education and workforce development. It includes downloadable resources that contain all figures in the book. The book begins with discussions of biomimetic nanotechnology including a comprehensive overview of DNA nanostructure and DNA-inspired nanotechnology aptamer-functionalized nanomaterials as artificial antibodies artificial enzymes molecular motors and RNA structures and RNA-inspired nanotechnology. It shows how nanotechnology can be inspired by nature as well as adverse biological events in diagnostic and therapeutic development. From there the chapters cover major important and widely used nanofabrication techniques applications of nanotechnology for bioprocessing followed by coverage of the applications of atomic force microscopy (AFM) optical tweezers and nanofluidics as well as other nanotechnology-enabled biomolecular and cellular manipulation and detection. Focusing on major research trends the book highlights the importance of nanobiotechnology to a range of medical applications such as stem cell technology and tissue engineering drug development and delivery imaging diagnostics and therapeutics. And with coverage of topics such as nanotoxicity responsible nanotechnology and educational and workforce development it provides a unique overview and perspective of nanobiotechnology impacts from a researcher’s entrepreneur’s economist’s and educator’s point of view. It provides a resource for current applications and future development of nanobiotechnology.

GBP 94.99
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MOST Work Measurement Systems

MOST Work Measurement Systems

This book is an essential supplement for MOST (Maynard Operation Sequence Technique) certification training. An excellent resource for practicing professionals and newcomers in the fields of industrial engineering and management it provides a detailed explanation of each of the three MOST Systems. This edition is updated with relevant examples using today’s technology to develop engineered standards. Content includes refreshed charts and guidelines to selecting a MOST System and completing a MOST analysis based on the application rules for BasicMOST MiniMOST and MaxiMOST. A new informative chapter highlights the use of standards to improve workforce performance and increase productivity. A must for MOST certification for engineers productivity improvement specialists staffing and costing professionals. Certification training can be completed online and worldwide through authorized partners. | MOST® Work Measurement Systems

GBP 140.00
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Towards Rural Education for the Common Good Resisting Capitalist and Neoliberal Priorities in Rural Schooling in the United States

Towards Rural Education for the Common Good Resisting Capitalist and Neoliberal Priorities in Rural Schooling in the United States

This book examines the current and future state of rural education in North America through the lens of Franco Berardi’s Futurability. Through critical examination of examples and current trends toward corporatization and privatization of rural education the volume highlights how future possibilities and social imagination in rural spaces have been limited by neoliberal forces capitalist interests and workforce education. Cervone demonstrates how Berardi’s concept of creating future can be embraced to foster critical thought challenge injustices and open opportunity. With this line of analysis the book ultimately supports an ethos of a return to education for the common good. Bringing an important perspective to the field of rural education scholarship this work will be of interest to scholars and researchers in sociology of education and education policy. | Towards Rural Education for the Common Good Resisting Capitalist and Neoliberal Priorities in Rural Schooling in the United States

GBP 120.00
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Routledge Handbook on Labour in Construction and Human Settlements The Built Environment at Work

Routledge Handbook on Labour in Construction and Human Settlements The Built Environment at Work

Routledge Handbook on Labour in Construction and Human Settlements presents a detailed and comprehensive examination of the relationship between labour and the built environment and synergises these critical focus areas in innovative ways. This unrivalled edited collection of chapters analyses problems and presents possible solutions related to the employment and conditions of workers in the construction industry. It provides comprehensive coverage of the relationship between the global workforce and the built environment and is divided into four topical areas: how labour and the built environment relate to development; employment generation in the built environment; quality of employment in the built environment; and the impact of the built environment on labour in other sectors. Underpinning the entire book is the premise that the way the built environment is produced and its main products – buildings cities and towns – have an impact on large numbers of workers. At the same time the quality of the built environment requires construction workers who are well trained and with good working conditions. While cities and towns are the engines of economic growth they will not be able to fulfil their economic potential if poverty in the workforce is not addressed. Those who are unemployed underemployed or work in unfavourable conditions cannot fully contribute to production and at the same time are limited in their ability to purchase goods and services – therefore limiting economic growth and restricting improvements in their living standards. In addition investments in infrastructure housing and inner-city redevelopment cannot be sustainable if labour issues – i. e. poverty – are not addressed. This book aims at analysing this complex set of issues comprehensively and will be essential reading to a wide range of researchers across the interdisciplinary intersections of construction business and management economic development urban studies sociology political science and project management. | Routledge Handbook on Labour in Construction and Human Settlements The Built Environment at Work

GBP 160.00
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Researching Racism in Nursing Reflexive Accounts and Personal Stories

Researching Racism in Nursing Reflexive Accounts and Personal Stories

Research shows that racism affects the working lives of nurses and nurse academics as well as healthcare service delivery and outcomes. This book looks at the impact of racism from experiences of microaggression to discrimination and structural and institutionalised racism. Focusing on the work of six doctoral researchers and practitioners who have chosen to address and investigate the racism they experience witness or observe in the UK’s National Health Service and Universities this book includes personal reflections on their findings. The substantive chapters are framed by a discussion of policy and research on racism thoughts on research supervision within this field and a drawing together of the key themes developed through this book. Giving voice to nurses’ and lecturers’ responses to racism in nursing education and practice this is an important contribution for students researchers and practitioners with an interest in health inequalities healthcare organisations research methods and workforce development. | Researching Racism in Nursing Reflexive Accounts and Personal Stories

GBP 130.00
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Higher Education Employment and Economic Development in India Problems Prospects and Policies

Higher Education Employment and Economic Development in India Problems Prospects and Policies

This volume examines the role of higher education and employment in economic development in emerging economies like India. It looks at the contours of higher education policies and the labour market dynamics to explore ways to address joblessness and income disparity. The book discusses themes such as quality and access to higher education the shift towards private investment in higher education demographic dividend and joblessness among youth social and income inequalities labour migration and employment and the participation of women in the workforce among others. It provides insights into the challenges relating to employment generation in the industrial sector. It also offers solutions and policy measures to move towards sustainable growth better employment opportunities in various sectors of industries and human development. Rich in empirical data this volume will be of interest to students and researchers of education economics development studies sociology gender studies and social and economic policy. | Higher Education Employment and Economic Development in India Problems Prospects and Policies

GBP 120.00
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Migration Tourism and Social Sustainability

Migration Tourism and Social Sustainability

The distinctions between tourism and migration are increasingly blurred. Tourism often drives various forms of mobility and an international workforce is essential to maintaining functioning tourism economies. This book explores intersections of tourism and migration considering their relationships with and impacts on social sustainability. The chapters explore in a variety of contexts how the planning development and governance of tourism affects the sustainability of communities which consequently influences attitudes towards migrants and tourists. They also consider how migrant-local connections may evolve creating opportunities for positive symbiotic co-existence or intergroup tensions and exploitative relationships. The book paves the way for future work examining new forms and interactions between migration and tourism that contribute to social sustainability. This book will be of great value to students academics and researchers interested in tourism geography migration/diaspora studies and sociology. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Tourism Geographies. | Migration Tourism and Social Sustainability

GBP 120.00
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Universities in Times of Crisis and Disruption Dislocated Complexity

Universities in Times of Crisis and Disruption Dislocated Complexity

This book examines the role and future of universities in times of chronic disruption and crisis – presented via an original conceptual framework which the authors term ‘Dislocated Complexity’ – and discusses how to move forward in the face of severely disrupted social political economic and environment contexts. Demonstrating how global crises especially the COVID-19 pandemic have dramatically dislocated and disrupted all contexts of society the authors use this framework of Dislocated Complexity to propose a set of characteristics and values that underpin roles for universities considering the future of universities with regards to teaching and learning research management and leadership workforce change policymaking and engagement. Novel innovative concepts and theoretical perspectives are brought to the analysis of futures roles and activities of universities by the authors such as ‘Unscripted Agency’ ‘Clashing -ologies’ ‘Emanant Trust’ and ‘Dislocated Complexity Leadership Theory’. Ultimately calling for a rethink of university futures this timely book will be of great interest to academics researchers and post-graduate students in the fields of higher education research and teaching and learning. It will also be of interest to university managers educational policy makers and those who are ‘hidden’ or informal educators in the community. | Universities in Times of Crisis and Disruption Dislocated Complexity

GBP 130.00
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The Japanese Economy Strategies to Cope with a Shrinking and Ageing Population

The Japanese Economy Strategies to Cope with a Shrinking and Ageing Population

Japan has many unique strengths but it also faces numerous challenges many of which are related to population ageing. Rapid demographic change is projected to reduce Japan’s population by one-quarter by 2060 while increasing the share of elderly people from 29% of the total population to 38% which would be the highest share among advanced countries. This book analyses the Japanese economy and the challenges it faces and suggests policies to promote wellbeing high living standards fiscal sustainability social inclusion and environmental sustainability. The book’s 24 chapters focus on key aspects of Japan’s economy including the labour market innovation education women in the workforce corporate governance small and medium-sized enterprises the service sector agriculture fiscal and monetary policy income distribution and policies to address climate change. The volume aims to increase understanding of Japan the world’s third-largest economy and a key player in the global economy. It will assist policymakers and serve as a resource for academics and students of economics and public policy. As Japan is a front-runner in population ageing the book’s analysis and policy recommendations are highly relevant to other countries that are or soon will be facing similar challenges. | The Japanese Economy Strategies to Cope with a Shrinking and Ageing Population

GBP 130.00
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Mapping the Field 75 Years of Educational Review Volume II

Mapping the Field 75 Years of Educational Review Volume II

From its origins in the University of Birmingham’s then Institute of Education in 1948 Educational Review has emerged as a leading international journal for generic educational research. Seventy-five years on Mapping the Field presents a detailed account of education theory and research policy and practice through the lens of key articles published in the journal over this timespan. Volume II opens with Part I a collection of articles examining teachers’ job (dis/) satisfaction and stress and the gendered composition of the teaching workforce. Articles in Part II trace a shift in academic focus from schools seen as families/communities to the parent-school relationship. The concepts of inclusion and equality—and strategies for their fulfilment in education—are interrogated in Part III. The volume concludes with Part IV in which diverse identities in the education field are represented. Curated and introduced by the editors the articles included in both volumes of Mapping the Field represent a careful selection from the work of scholars whose ideas have been and continue to be influential in the field of education. Overall this major text covers a wide range of topics and offers original insights into educational policy provision processes and practice from around the world. | Mapping the Field 75 Years of Educational Review Volume II

GBP 130.00
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The Culture Builders Leadership Strategies for Employee Performance

The Culture Builders Leadership Strategies for Employee Performance

As with many people-oriented initiatives employee engagement remains an emerging science with as many advocates as detractors. In The Culture Builders Jane Sparrow shares the insight of her research and experience into how companies are creating an engaged workforce. Along the way she looks at the evidence the case for engagement and how organizations are measuring and defining it. Having an engagement strategy is merely a first step and so the book explores how to enable the manager-as-engager. Alongside the practical models and the guidance there are stories and examples from leaders and organizations allowing you to learn amongst other things about the strong sense of purpose felt in John Lewis Partnership; the importance Innocence places on values; how Sony has used visual metaphors to give context and strategic direction and how MGM Resorts targets engagement strategies to the needs of specific employee groups. The need for sustained employee performance has been put into sharp focus in recent years. The Culture Builders is a book that provides the theory and practice to connect employee engagement to long-term performance. Simply reading it won‘t guarantee that performance. Reading it learning and applying the lessons it offers will dramatically improve your chances. | The Culture Builders Leadership Strategies for Employee Performance

GBP 175.00
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A Practical Course in Advanced Structural Design

A Practical Course in Advanced Structural Design

A Practical Course in Advanced Structural Design is written from the perspective of a practicing engineer one with over 35 years of experience now working in the academic world who wishes to pass on lessons learned over the course of a structural engineering career. The book covers essential topics that will enable beginning structural engineers to gain an advanced understanding prior to entering the workforce as well as topics which may receive little or no attention in a typical undergraduate curriculum. For example many new structural engineers are faced with issues regarding estimating collapse loadings during earthquakes and establishing fatigue requirements for cyclic loading – but are typically not taught the underlying methodologies for a full understanding. Features: Advanced practice-oriented guidance on structural building and bridge design in a single volume. Detailed treatment of earthquake ground motion from multiple specifications (ASCE 7-16 ASCE 4-16 ASCE 43-05 AASHTO). Details of calculations for the advanced student as well as the practicing structural engineer. Practical example problems and numerous photographs from the author’s projects throughout. A Practical Course in Advanced Structural Design will serve as a useful text for graduate and upper-level undergraduate civil engineering students as well as practicing structural engineers.

GBP 99.99
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Global Mindset and International Business Driving Process Outsourcing Organizations

Global Mindset and International Business Driving Process Outsourcing Organizations

Global mindset is an emerging concept influenced by globalization that can support companies’ growth in international settings and help develop a more effective skilled workforce that can be open and adaptable. This book presents an analysis of current global mindset knowledge and explores how national culture and international business behaviors affect global mindset development in business process outsourcing organizations in both managerial and non-managerial groups. The authors outline how processes of skill development and their final impact differ within multinational enterprises among managers and non-managers and present the implications on how to apply it in various seniority talent groups. The theoretical and practical research discusses and emphasizes the need to involve employees in international relationship building developing international know-how and focusing on the methods of communication and management in business because they stimulate the development of global mindset among managers and non-managers contributing to further business success. This book will find an audience with researchers and astute students within international business cross-cultural management and business process outsourcing in particular. It will also be a valuable resource for those researching and operating in global teams. The Open Access version of this book available at www. taylorfrancis. com has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4. 0 license. Funded by Uniwersytet Jagielloński. | Global Mindset and International Business Driving Process Outsourcing Organizations

GBP 130.00
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Coach Education in Football Contemporary Issues and Global Perspectives

Coach Education in Football Contemporary Issues and Global Perspectives

Association Football is undoubtedly a global sport with millions of individuals participating in more than 200 countries. The need for an educated football coaching workforce to deliver appropriate coaching practices has never been greater. Formal coach education which is often the primary medium for developing football coaches is socially constructed meaning an array of social cultural and historical factors underpin the design and delivery of any provision. Coach Education in Football: Contemporary Issues and Global Perspectives is the first book to explicitly explore these aspects by providing critical insight into football coach education programmes from across the globe. Each chapter organised via a central theme highlights a contemporary issue affecting football coach education and development within a specific country offering insights into the contextual opportunities and challenges. The book covers essential topics including the progression of female football coaches coaches’ perspectives towards current provision technological and pedagogical advances and the historical development of formal coach education. Each chapter demonstrates the complexities associated with developing football coaches within grassroots and high-performance domains while providing recommendations for national governing bodies policy makers and coach developers. This book is the first of its kind to explicitly investigate football coach education globally. This accessible book is an important read for students academics and practitioners with an interest in sports coaching coach education and football. | Coach Education in Football Contemporary Issues and Global Perspectives

GBP 130.00
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The Making and Breaking of the Australian Family

The Making and Breaking of the Australian Family

Once everyone knew what the family was. It was something natural and without a history - mum dad and the kids. Divorce women in the workforce de facto relationships and the sexual liberation movements have fractured the old certainties. Nowadays there is more talk about the family than ever even if no-one is quite sure what it is anymore. The making and breaking of the Australian family looks at the family in history. It traces the shift from the household economy of the late nineteenth century to the child-centred nuclear family of the mid-twentieth century to the recent proliferation of households. The book argues that the so-called traditional family was a quite recent creation and that its fragmentation is obscured by new redefinitions of the family. The making and breaking of the Australian family addresses the changing experiences of childhood parenting home neighbourhood work birth and sexuality. It examines the expansion of the market and the state patterns of class mobilisation the reconstruction of masculinity and femininity and the creative strategies of ordinary people in everyday life. This is a lively and accessible book which will prove a valuable reference for students of history sociology women's studies and Australian studies and will generate wide discussion amongst people concerned with family policy welfare and contemporary social issues.

GBP 130.00
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The Kaizen Event Planner Achieving Rapid Improvement in Office Service and Technical Environments

The Kaizen Event Planner Achieving Rapid Improvement in Office Service and Technical Environments

Kaizen Events are an effective way to train organizations to break unproductive habits and adopt a continuous improvement philosophy while at the same time achieve breakthrough performance-level results. Through Kaizen Events cross-functional teams learn how to make improvements in a methodological way. They learn how to quickly study a process identify and prioritize improvement opportunities implement change and sustain their gains. Most importantly they learn how to work with one another to solve problems rapidly and in a highly effective way. In The Kaizen Event Planner: Achieving Rapid Improvement in Office Service and Technical Environments authors Karen Martin and Mike Osterling provide a practical how-to guide for planning and executing Kaizen Events in non-manufacturing settings and conducting post-Event follow-ups to sustain the improvements made. Geared to continuous improvement professionals and leaders within the office areas of manufacturing the service sector and knowledge-worker environments this book provides the methodology and practical tools for generating measurable results while building a motivated workforce and laying the foundation for continuous improvement. The Kaizen Event Planner provides those responsible for improving office service and technical processes with the skills to effectively scope the activity engage the right people and facilitate successful Events! An accompanying CD provides immediate access to a number of Excel-based tools. | The Kaizen Event Planner Achieving Rapid Improvement in Office Service and Technical Environments

GBP 175.00
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