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A unique guide to developing manufacturing strategy, measuring performance and assessing capabilities.

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Creativity in the face of both adversity and opportunity is the hallmark of career success. The premise of this book is that careers and creativity are broadly connected, both at the level of the individual and at the level of the larger institutions of work and society. Careers are both creative endeavours themselves, and introduce creativity into the wider employment system. By exploring models of creativity and career, and linking them with...

In this vivid and thoughtful study, David Karp chronicles the experiences of the family members of the mentally ill, and how they draw "boundaries of sympathy" to avoid being engulfed by the day-to-day suffering of a loved one. Working from sixty extensive interviews, the author reveals striking similarities in the experiences of caregivers: the feelings of shame, fear, guilt and powerlessness in the face of a socially stigmatized illness, the...

Using the published research of sociologists, economists, and management academics, Stephen Ackroyd develops a full account of the distictive characteristics of British business and its forms of organization. Succint and clearly-written, this is the ideal text for students coming to these subjects for the first time.

In Philosophy of Mental Representation five of the most original and important thinkers in philosophy of mind engage in an overlapping dialogue about mental representation. In new papers, contributors Andy Clark, Robert Cummins, Daniel Dennett, John Haugeland and Brian Cantwell Smith each investigate the views and claims of one of the other contributors regarding mental representation. The subject then offers a reply. An exciting feature of th...

Recent research suggests that corporate reputations are a valuable strategic asset for every company. This book outlines how high-status companies become corporate super brands and it presents managers with a framework to proactively enhance their corporation's desired reputation. Drawing on more than fifteen years of research, executive seminars, and consulting experience, Dowling emphasizes the roles that customer value and organizational cu...

Music is said to be the most autonomous and least representative of all the arts. However, it reflects in many ways the realities around it and influences its social and cultural environments. Music is as much biology, gender, gesture - something intertextual, even transcendental. Musical signs can be studied throughout their history as well as musical semiotics with its own background. Composers from Chopin to Sibelius and authors from Nietzs...

Well into the twentieth century the idea that madness was the only explanation for the remarkable spiritual world Blake captured in his books. This classic work was the first to restore his work to the esoteric tradition.

Practical, basic coverage of radiative heat transfer Thermal radiation plays a critical role in our everyday lives, from heating our homes and offices to controlling the temperature of the earth's atmosphere. Radiation Heat Transfer presents a comprehensive foundation in the basics of radiative heat transfer with focused coverage of practical applications. This versatile book is designed for a two-semester course, but can accommodate one-semes...

This book looks at globalisation in historical perspective and *examines the experience of East Asian economies during the financial crisis *provides an account of globalisation through the activities of Japanese multinational enterprises *deals with the social consequences of exposure to the financial market risks of globalisation in East Asia *details the experience of East Asian economies in managing the financial crisis *draws lessons from...

The perfect gift book for the power hungry (and who doesn't want power?) at an excellent price. The Concise Edition of an international bestseller. At work, in relationships, on the street or on the 6 o'clock news: the 48 Laws apply everywhere. For anyone with an interest in conquest, self-defence, wealth, power or simply being an educated spectator, The 48 Laws of Power is one of the most useful and entertaining books ever. This book 'teaches...

Brings alive some of the major events in British history.

This ground-breaking and influential study explores the complex place and function of literature within culture. It takes its place as one of the most meaningful works of the twentieth century.

A wonderful collection of all 210 tales and popular legends collected by the Grimm brothers over a century ago.

Dieses Buch beschreibt bew¿te und effektive Interventionen in der therapeutischen Arbeit mit Patienten, die unter psychotischen oder tiefgreifenden Pers¿nlichkeitsst¿rungen leiden. Nach dem legend¿n "Cathexis Reader" von 1975 ist es das erste systematische und umfassende Werk, das diese Form der transaktionsanalytischen Psychotherapie aktuell und praxisnah darstellt. Dabei wird f¿r jedes St¿rungsbild der unmittelbare Zusammenhang zwischen Entw...

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Die Autoren fragen nach den ökonomischen Grundlagen der Betriebswirtschaftslehre als Wissenschaft in Zeiten schnellen sozialen, technischen und wirtschaftlichen Wandels sowie erhöhten Wettbewerbsdrucks.

Inhaltsangabe:Gang der Untersuchung: Durch neue Handelsstrategien sollen höhere Renditen an der Börse erzielt werden. Behavioral Finance versucht, unter Berücksichtigung verhaltenswissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse, die Ineffizienz der Marktteilnehmer zu erklären und dieser entgegenzusteuern. Aufgrund des Umfangs dieser Arbeit können nicht alle Theorien dieses ständig wachsenden Forschungsgebietes vorgestellt werden. In Kapitel 2. werden die kl...