Birth Models That Work

Birth Models That Work
Author: Robbie Davis-Floyd
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2009-03-07
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0520248635

"This book is a major contribution to the global struggle for control of women's bodies and their giving birth and should be read by all obstetricians, midwives, obstetric nurses, pregnant women and anyone else with interest in maternity care. It documents the worldwide success of programs for pregnancy and birth which honor the women and put them in control of their own reproductive lives."—Marsden Wagner, MD, author of Born In The USA: How a Broken Maternity System Must Be Fixed to Put Women and Children First

Career Theories and Models at Work

Career Theories and Models at Work
Author: Nancy Arthur
Publisher:
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2019-01-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781988066349

This edited international collection of contemporary and emerging career development theories and models aims to inform the practice of career development professionals around the globe. In addition to serving both new and seasoned practitioners, the book is intended to be used as a text for undergraduate and graduate career counselling courses. In order to effectively serve clients and the public, career practitioners need to be equipped with the latest theories and models in the field. Ethical career practice requires practitioners to be up-to-date with their knowledge about theory and how theory informs practice. This publication provides practitioners with a tangible resource they can use to develop theory-informed interventions. Contains 43 chapters on the theories and models that define the practice of career development today Contributors are 60 of the leading career researchers and practitioners from four continents and nine countries: Australia, Canada, England, Finland, India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States Featured authors include the original theorists and those who have adapted the work in unique ways to inform career development practice Presented in a reader-friendly format, each chapter includes a Case Vignette that illustrates how a theory or model can be applied in practice, and Practice Points that summarize key takeaways for career practitioners to implement with clients. Additional references are also included.

Models of Management

Models of Management
Author: Mauro F. Guillén
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 439
Release: 1994-10-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0226310361

This work explores differing historical patterns in the adoption of the three major models of organizational management: scientific management; human relations; and structural analysis. The author takes a fresh look at how managers have used these models in four countries during the 20th century.

Models at Work

Models at Work
Author: J. Farid
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 774
Release: 2013-12-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137371641

This book provides a much needed 'middle ground' for risk practitioners who need an in-depth understanding of risk management without excessive formulae or theory. Written to appeal to a broad but financially-minded audience, it provides coverage of risk management and the frameworks commonly applied in the financial services industry.

Business Model Validation

Business Model Validation
Author: David Wanetick
Publisher:
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2015-02-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692369562

Over twenty years of high-level analytical experience-including hundreds of CEO interviews-are unleashed on the pages of Business Model Validation. Hundreds of valuable insights-regarding industries as diverse as textbook publishers to online pornography purveyors and from cement producers to death care operators-were selected to enable readers to maximize their returns-on-investment. David Wanetick reveals his groundbreaking analysis into emerging business models such as those of on-demand taxis, home sharing, Bitcoin, music streaming, drones, crowdfunding, marijuana dispensaries, electronic cigarettes, flash sales operators, freemium businesses, electric vehicles, massive open online course operators (MOOCs), cloud storage and 3-D printers.

Social Work Models, Methods and Theories

Social Work Models, Methods and Theories
Author: Paul Stepney
Publisher: Russell House Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2000
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

In a climate for practice increasingly shaped by global economic and social forces, the importance of a reflective discourse about the place of theory in practice is paramount. This book argues how social work can be 'a credible and relevant factor in the lives of people who use its services'.

Identification of Change Patterns for the Generation of Models of Work-as-Done using Eye-tracking

Identification of Change Patterns for the Generation of Models of Work-as-Done using Eye-tracking
Author: Arenius, Marcus
Publisher: kassel university press GmbH
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2017-01-01
Genre:
ISBN: 3737603561

In this PhD a method was developed to identify systematic patterns of change in visual attention allocation (change patterns). The change patterns were then integrated into the Functional Resonance Analysis Method (FRAM) for the generation of models of work-as-done. The change patterns were validated against known changes in visual attention allocation due to shifts in functions of work-as-done in several eye-tracking studies: three simulator studies, one field study and one experimental study. In total approx. 50 hours of eye-tracking data was analyzed. The results of the method were validated quantitatively and qualitatively. In the quantitative validation, the changes in visual attention allocation due to changes in functions were covered with a mean deviation of approx. 13 seconds averaged over all datasets (2% deviation relative to the recording lengths). In the qualitative validation, the change patterns produced were found to be plausible for the evaluated studies. Finally, it was demonstrated how the change patterns can be integrated into FRAM and potentially contribute to the understanding of emergent effects in industries with high levels of automation.

The World in the Model

The World in the Model
Author: Mary S. Morgan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2012-09-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1139560417

During the last two centuries, the way economic science is done has changed radically: it has become a social science based on mathematical models in place of words. This book describes and analyses that change - both historically and philosophically - using a series of case studies to illuminate the nature and the implications of these changes. It is not a technical book; it is written for the intelligent person who wants to understand how economics works from the inside out. This book will be of interest to economists and science studies scholars (historians, sociologists and philosophers of science). But it also aims at a wider readership in the public intellectual sphere, building on the current interest in all things economic and on the recent failure of the so-called economic model, which has shaped our beliefs and the world we live in.

Models for Change in Social Group Work

Models for Change in Social Group Work
Author: Marian Fatout
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2017-09-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1351504932

Intended for beginning students as was as for practitioners, this volume shows how to make maximum use of the various models available for social group work. Dr. Fatout explores and delineates the “mainstream model,” devotes separate and incisive sections to notable specific approaches, and offers suggestions on ways in which social workers can utilize these strategies in an effective and systematic fashion.