Work in the 21st Century

Work in the 21st Century
Author: Frank J. Landy
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 720
Release: 2012-12-26
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781118291207

This book retains the accessibility of the previous editions while incorporating the latest research findings, and updated organizational applications of the principles of I-O psychology. The scientist-practitioner model continues to be used as the philosophical cornerstone of the textbook. The writing continues to be topical, readable, and interesting. Furthermore, the text includes additional consideration of technological change and the concomitant change in the reality of work, as well as keeps and reinforces the systems approach whenever possible, stressing the interplay among different I-O psychology variables and constructs.

Understanding Media

Understanding Media
Author: Marshall McLuhan
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2016-09-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781537430058

When first published, Marshall McLuhan's Understanding Media made history with its radical view of the effects of electronic communications upon man and life in the twentieth century.

Clothing Sacred Scriptures

Clothing Sacred Scriptures
Author: David Ganz
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2018-12-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3110558602

According to a longstanding interpretation, book religions are agents of textuality and logocentrism. This volume inverts the traditional perspective: its focus is on the strong dependency between scripture and aesthetics, holy books and material artworks, sacred texts and ritual performances. The contributions, written by a group of international specialists in Western, Byzantine, Islamic and Jewish Art, are committed to a comparative and transcultural approach. The authors reflect upon the different strategies of »clothing« sacred texts with precious materials and elaborate forms. They show how the pretypographic cultures of the Middle Ages used book ornaments as media for building a close relation between the divine words and their human audience. By exploring how art shapes the religious practice of books, and how the religious use of books shapes the evolution of artistic practices this book contributes to a new understanding of the deep nexus between sacred scripture and art.

High-performance Government

High-performance Government
Author: Robert E. Klitgaard
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2005
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780833036629

Improving how our government works is urgent business for America. In this book experts from the RAND corporation provide practical ways for government to reorganize and restructure, enhance leadership, and create flexible, performance-driven agencies.

Accountability in Public Policy Partnerships

Accountability in Public Policy Partnerships
Author: J. Steets
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2010-10-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0230290612

A PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via the OAPEN Library platform, www.oapen.org. This book presents a new model of accountability which ensures that public-private partnerships don't erode public accountability. It defines concrete accountability standards for different types of partnerships.

Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings (5th Ed. )

Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings (5th Ed. )
Author: J. Routt Reigart
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2009-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1437914527

This 5th ed. is an update and expansion of the 1989 4th ed. This EPA manual provides health professionals with information on the health hazards of pesticides currently in use, and current consensus recommendations for management of poisonings and injuries caused by them. As with previous updates, this new ed. incorporates new pesticide products that are not necessarily widely known among health professionals. Contents: (1) General Information: Introduction; General Principles in the Management of Acute Pesticide Poisonings; Environmental and Occupational History; (2) Insecticides; (3) Herbicides; (4) Other Pesticides; (5) Index of Signs and Symptoms; Index of Pesticide Products. Charts and tables.

Edhina Ekogidho – Names as Links

Edhina Ekogidho – Names as Links
Author: Minna Saarelma-Maunumaa
Publisher: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2003-10-17
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9522228168

What are the most popular names of the Ambo people in Namibia? Why do so many Ambos have Finnish first names? What do the African names of these people mean? Why is the namesake so important in Ambo culture? How did the long independence struggle affect personal naming, and what are the latest name-giving trends in Namibia? This study analyses the changes in the personal naming system of the Ambo people in Namibia over the last 120 years, starting from the year 1883 when the first Ambos received biblical and European names at baptism. The central factors in this process were the German and South African colonisation and European missionary work on the one hand, and the rise of African nationalism on the other hand. Eventually, this clash between African and European naming practices led to a new and dynamic naming system which includes elements of both African and European origin.

Nonprofit Trusteeship in Different Contexts

Nonprofit Trusteeship in Different Contexts
Author: Rikki Abzug
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2017-11-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351152351

Critical interest in the characteristics, make-up and management of nonprofit organizations has seldom been higher. As this impetus grows, this important book draws on advances in neo-institutional organizational theory to explore the environmental and contextual influences on the structure and composition of boards of nonprofit organizations. Using information theoretic modelling, the book studies the interactions of time, place and organizational types (including faith affiliation) on US nonprofit boards, using unique quantitative data, collected from over 300 prestigious nonprofit organizations in a range of major US cities. With examples drawn from a variety of nonprofit sectors, including hospitals, museums, orchestras, universities, family services and community foundations, the book examines how boards evolve over time, in often unexpected ways; and in ways which reflect the regional, industrial and religious differences in the same period. Detailing the important implications for theory, practice and policy, this is the first book-length treatment of this topic to feature such a range of industries, geographic areas, and time frames. It offers a refreshing narrative and scientific approach; new and comprehensive subject matter; and a sweeping new time frame for literature in the field.

The Big Questions

The Big Questions
Author: Robert Solomon
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2013-02-12
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9781133611349

Solomon and Higgins's engaging text covers philosophy's central ideas in an accessible, approachable manner. You'll explore timeless "big questions" about the self, God, justice, and other meaningful topics, gaining the context you need for an understanding of the foundational issues, as well as the confidence to establish your own informed positions on these "big questions."

Passionate Politics

Passionate Politics
Author: Jeff Goodwin
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2001-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780226303987

Once at the corner of the study of politics, emotions have receded into the shadows, with no place in the rationalistic, structural and organisational models that dominate academic political analysis. These essays reverse the trend.