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This volume sheds light on the internationalization of research and development for research and technology management and international business scholars, industrial R&D, practitioners, and government policymakers.

Fourth in the series International Research in the Business Disciplines, the papers in this volume provide a survey of the nature and scope of entrepreneurship within ethnic groups. The contributors address the role of ethnic entrepreneurship in shaping the structure of modern economies.

Both the universe and ourselves are regulated by universal principles. Gaston Saint-Pierre's metamorphic technique reveals how, through understanding them we can move away from the continual pursuit of change and dissolve the barriers that prevent transformation.

More than 100 fun and expressive art activities for preschoolers, each with a Bible story to read aloud!

Provides the real spiritual base for the use of numbers, illustrating how they relate to particular psychological states and how they can be used for diagnosing life's problems and provide solutions.

Destination Europe" interprets and interrelates the major political, economic and security developments in Europe--including transatlantic relations--from the end of World War II up until the present time, and looks ahead to how the continent may evolve politically in the future. The book fills a definite lacuna in the current literature on Europe, as most studies cover only specific aspects, such as the European Union. "Destination Europe, " ...

A do-it-yourself consultation with an in-depth analysis for each astrological configuration is included in this revolutionary book and software package.

Social inequalities are established features of the distribution of physical disease in the UK and many other developed countries. In most physical diseases, a clear trend of poorer health is evident with each step down the hierarchy of social position. By contrast, the nature of the links between social position and mental illness in the general population has appeared less clear. This lack of clarity is problematic, as mental disorders are m...

This title builds a critical narrative of the emergence of a new discourse of Europe as 'monotopia', which implies a very real project to shape Europe in line with the visions of high speed, frictionless mobility, the transgression of borders, and network cities. T

Psychology and education have an entwined relationship, but one that is often complex and delicate.The editors recognise the valuable and varied benefits of connecting the two fields and have carefully selected contributions to reflect current trends.

Designed to accompany the OU course "From Enlightenment to Romanticism", this anthology provides primary and secondary sources on the death of the Old Regime, the Napoleonic phenomenon, slavery, religion and reform. Introductory sections explain the context and importance of the sources.

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This title presents the collected radio talks of one of the 20th century's most influential, learned and stimulating writers on art and architecture, Nikolaus Pevsner.

How did the Second World War come about? Nazi Foreign Policy, 1933-1941 provides lucid answers to this complex question. Focusing on the different regions of Nazi policy such as Italy, France and Britain, Christian Leitz explores the diplomatic and political developments that led to the outbreak of war in 1939 and its transformation into a global conflict in 1941.Nazi Foreign Policy, 1933-1941 details the history of Nazi Germany's foreign poli...

Has the new economy permanently changed the way leading economies work? How can its beneficial effects be transmitted to countries in the early stages of economic development? Why is Japan continuing to stagnate in a potentially prosperous age and Australia, with a smaller industrial and information technology base, is doing well?This book sets out the problems of measuring the effects of technological change on economic progress by using the ...

Are pain and injury managed appropriately in the environment of professional sport?Is sports medicine a tool to empower or to disempower athletes? David Howe considers these and other pertinent concerns and questions whether, in the world of modern sport, it is the participants themselves or the sport's administrators who exert more control over athletes' well being. Exploring the historical transformation of sports medicine and the relationsh...

Warfare and Society in Europe, 1898 to the Present examines warfare in Europe from the Fashoda conflict in modern-day Sudan to the recent war in Iraq. The twentieth century was by far the world's most destructive century with two global wars marking the first hald of the century and the constant fear of nuclear annihilation haunting the second half. Throughout, this book treats warfare as a function of larger political, cultural, social and ec...

This book is about expert coaches and the ways in which their individual life and career experiences lead to their personal beliefs about effective coaching.

Responding to the subject in academic sports departments, this text offers a view that focuses the coach as a person and the coaching practice as a complex social encounter. It examines the personalities, histories, relationships and individual styles of eight coaches at the top of their profession.

Sport, Rules and Values" presents a philosophical perspective on some issues concerning the character of sport. Central questions for the text are motivated from real life sporting examples as described in newspaper reports. For instance, the (supposed) subjectivity of umpiring decisions is explored via an examination of the judging ice-skating at the Salt Lake City Olympic Games of 2002. Throughout, the presentation is rich in concrete cases ...