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Classic leadership theory is presented here in a fresh and fashionable framework in this new, practical book for managers. Written in entertaining style, securely underpinned with the most credible and extensive research, top level case studies and frank opinion from prominent business and political leaders is featured throughout.

This book examines comparatively the US and the UK governments' management of Y2K and considers the extent to which such management can be understood as responses to market pressures, public opinion and organized interests. It concludes by providing valuable lessons to those concerned about managing risk and critical infrastructure today.

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Political Writings of Friedrich Nietzsche is an anthology that gathers together, for the first time, the political commentary and writings found throughout Nietzsche's corpus. Included is an historical introduction which demonstrates that Nietzsche was an observer of and responded to the political events which defined the Bismarckian era.

This book makes the case for a re-placing of Lamb as reader, writer and friend in the midst of the lively political and literary scene of the 1790s. Reading his little-known early works alongside others by the likes of Coleridge and Wordsworth, it allows a revealing insight into the creative dynamics of early Romanticism.

This book offers a fresh look at sustainable consumption, exploring how grassroots community action can spread ideas in society. It presents a 'New Economics' approach based on alternative measures of wealth and value, examining how these are put into practice through local organic food systems, low-impact eco-housing, and complementary currencies.

Management has failed, its successor is leadership. Can leadership fulfil the promises that are made in its name? This book is written for those charged with being leaders, and uses poststructuralist theory to provide a language for the confusions and uncertainties that leadership can often bring.

Warten auf Weihnachten? Das ist nichts für Olivia! Neues vom schönsten Schweinemädchen der Welt Kaum etwas ist schlimmer, als der Tag vor Weihnachten - für Olivia, die das Warten kaum aushält, und für Olivias Mutter, die Olivia kaum aushält. Sie beschäftigt ihr munteres Schweinemädchen, wo immer es geht: die verhedderte Lichterkette wieder ordnen, den Baum schmücken, den Tisch fürs Weihnachtsessen decken und Weihnachtslieder singen. Jetzt geht...

The author demonstrates the significant role that some of the Edwardian philosophers played in the formation of Russell's work on the problem of the external world done at the tail-end of a controversy which raged between about 1900-1915.

A study of the actors and institutions that shaped decision-making on privatization in the Russian oil industry between 1992 and 2006. The book analyses the origins of privatization as a policy on a macro, industry-wide level, as well as presenting three in-depth case studies of privatization on a company level.

Payment systems are changing profoundly through regulation, technology and competition from new entrants. This is a comprehensive introduction and reference on payment systems, covering their structure, international systems and settlements, and focusing on electronic transfers. Concludes with the future of the payments business.

Contributors to this Hansard Society/Palgrave volume consider how British government and politics changed as Tony Blair gave way to Gordon Brown. Gordon at the Helm looks at a range of factors under Brown such as public opinion, party and opposition politics, British government and administration, public policy, local government and foreign policy.

The concepts and theories surrounding the economics of unemployment have multiplied and evolved over the course of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first. This book is an essential companion for all interested in understanding more about past debates and current issues in the economics of unemployment.

Usability is the ease with which people can emply a particular tool in order to achieve a particular goal. Usability refers to a computer program's efficiency or elegance. The topic is of growing interest to game developers, but until now, no comprehensive survey of the range of issues and tactics has been available. Game developers and publishers are extremely busy people, and do not have time to sort through general usability material and fi...

This outstanding encyclopedia offers urgently needed insight into the history, politics, economics, society, and culture of a major Islamic Middle Eastern hotspot.

Provides the most comprehensive, authoritative reference on the study of bone biology and related diseases. It is the essential resource for anyone involved in the study of bone biology. It is the most comprehensive, complete, up-to-date source of information on all aspects of bones and bone biology in one convenient source. It takes the reader from the basic elements of fundamental research to the most sophisticated concepts in therapeutics. ...

In 1969, Leo Esaki (1973 Nobel Laureate) and Ray Tsu from IBM, USA, proposed research on 'man-made crystals' using a semiconductor superlattice. This title brings together various factors which are essential in self-organisation of quantum nanostructures. It reviews the status of research and development in self-organised nanostructured materials.

Table of Contents"Patrick Bray: Aesthetics in the Shadow of No Towers: Reading Virilio in the Twenty-First CenturyJean-Jacques Thomas: Photographic Memories of French Poetry: Denis Roche, Jean-Marie GleizeSjef Houppermans: Tanguy Viel: From Word to ImageNina Parish: From Book to Page to Screen: Poetry and New MediaJean Duffy: Closed up and close(-)up: Jean Rouaud's Books of RevelationLiesbeth Kortals Altes: Traces: Writing the Visual in Daewoo...