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Case Studies in Organizational Communication
Ethical Perspectives and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2012
The Second Edition of Case Studies in Organizational Communication: Ethical Perspectives and Practices, by Dr. Steve May, integrates ethical theory and practice to help strengthen readers' awareness, judgment, and action in organizations by exploring ethical dilemmas in a diverse range of well-known business cases.
Where Bad Jobs Are Better
Retail Jobs Across Countries and Companies
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
Retail is now the largest employer in the United States. For the most part, retail jobs are “bad jobs” characterized by low wages, unpredictable work schedules, and few opportunities for advancement. However, labor experts Françoise Carré and Chris Tilly show that these conditions are not inevitable....
Industrial Restructuring in Asia
Implications of the Global Economic Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Industrial Restructuring in Asia: Implications of the Global Economic Crisis is an attempt to examine the impact of the global economic crisis of 2008 on the industrial structure in Asia. Although the crisis did not originate in Asia, Asian economies and financial markets felt its impact, which is...
The Art of Educational Leadership
Balancing Performance and Accountability
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2007
*"English successfully challenges the established educational community to rethink the current state of research on school leadership in the social sciences...The inclusion of theory, discourse, and stories of recognized leaders followed by chapter learning extensions that include key...
by Professor Roger Gill
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2011
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Praise for the first edition:
'At last a well-written, balanced and insightful British book on leadership. It is probable that every theory and assertion of consequence is commented upon. A real tour-de-force.'
- Emeritus...
Feature Writing
A Practical Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2006
This book provides a practical and richly informative introduction to feature writing and the broader context in which features journalists operate. As well as covering the key elements and distinctive features that constitute good feature writing, the book also offers a rich resource of real life...
Tourism Management
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2018
An introductory text that gives its reader a strong understanding of the dimensions of tourism, the industries of which it is comprised, the issues that affect its success, and the management of its impact on destination economies, environments and communities.
Now in a full colour design,...
Food and Drink Tourism
Principles and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
Dedicated to the growing field of food and drink tourism and culinary engagement, Sally Everett offers a multi-disciplinary approach to the subject, embracing theories and examples from numerous subject disciplines.
Through a combination of critical theory reflections, real-life case studies,...
Workplace Research
Conducting small-scale research in organizations
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016
Undertaking small-scale applied workplace-based research presents a unique set of challenges including how to conduct good research in time pressured situations and how to thrive in unfamiliar work environments. This book will help you to meet these challenges by setting out a step-by-step guide to...
by Professor Helen Simons
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2009
Case Study Research in Practice explores the theory and practice of case study research. Helen Simons draws on her extensive experience of teaching and conducting case study to provide a comprehensive and practical account of how to design, conduct and communicate case study research. It addresses...
Doing Research with Children
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2012
This Third Edition of Doing Research with Children is practical introduction to the process of designing, doing and writing up research with children and young people. At the centre is a commitment to engaging with children and young people as active research participants rather than as passive subjects....
Research Basics
Design to Data Analysis in Six Steps
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
Research Basics: Design to Data Analysis in Six Steps offers a fresh and creative approach to the research process based on author James V. Spickard’s decades of teaching experience. Using an intuitive six-step model, readers learn how to craft a research question and then identify a logical process...
Researching the Public Opinion Environment
Theories and Methods
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2000
Researching the Public Opinion Environment: Theories and Methods informs the reader on the rationale, purposes, theories, and methodologies involved in researching the public. The book is divided into four parts. Part One looks at the theories and systems relevant to opinion research. Part Two addresses...
by Martyn Hammersley
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2010
The literature on social science methods and the issues surrounding them has grown massively and continues to increase. Yet many social scientists are ambivalent about methodology. For some, it plays a central, perhaps even an all-encompassing, role; while, for others, it is desirable only in small...