Business & Economics - Education

This book advances educational understanding and practice in Organisation Studies and HRM.Author: Kate BlackISBN-10: 0367206897ISBN-13: 9780367206895Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/11/2021Pages: 302Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.40lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d

This practical book takes the entrepreneur past the business plan and into the toughest business game they'll ever face--self-management for daily and long-term success. Focusing on the internal blocks, obstacles, and struggles all entrepreneurs face sooner or later, The Entrepreneur's Guide to Mastering the...

Author: Michael TorrenceISBN-13: 9798295452260Publisher: Michael Torrence, PhDLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/11/2025Pages: 134Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.36d

Permaculture gardens are hands-on holistic regenerative opportunities for more life-centred business education. Community gardening is a growing movement worldwide, offering multiple environmental and social benefits, including greater energy efficiency in buildings, enhanced biodiversity in cities, production of locally grown, organic vegetables, integration of local...

To better understand the contemporary world, the world of innovation and technology, science should try to synthesize and assimilate social science in the development of our civilization. Does the new era require new knowledge? Does the age of globalization demand new education, new human...

Performance Measurement Systems (PMSs) are of utmost importance for multinational companies since they provide head offices with information on the subsidiaries' performance and are expected to influence the subsidiaries' decisions. However, despite their high importance, little is known about the design and adoption of...

This study introduces new methodological developments of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) that satisfy the demands of business practice and provide a multidimensional point of view on the evaluation of organizational performance. The author extends the focus of performance evaluation based on DEA, which is...

Studying metaphors modern-day managers will be better prepared to understand organizations and how to deal best with the circumstances they are challenged. The authors analyze how metaphors can serve as methods or tools that provide insight into how organizations function, and how best to...

This book explores the challenges of globalisation and digitalisation to labour law and social security under three headings. The first, The changing foundations of labour law focuses on the law itself. Here the authors discuss how a changing political setting influences the very foundations...

The puropse of the volume is is to introduce a selection of the latest popular methods for conducting business research. The goal is to provide an understanding and working knowledge of each method.Author: George A. MarcoulidesISBN-10: 0805826777ISBN-13: 9780805826777Publisher: Psychology PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/1998Pages: 448Format: HardcoverWeight:...

When New Labour came into office in 1997, its commitment to 'Education, Education, Education' captured the imagination of the public. This collection of hilarious articles from 1998 to 2003 presents the real state of education during this period.Author: E. C. WraggISBN-10: 0415335507ISBN-13: 9780415335508Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage:...

This book focuses on the issues surrounding researching mathematics education, in particular the notion of the culture of the mathematics classroom, communication in mathematics classrooms and pupils' and teachers' perceptions.Author: Barbara AllenISBN-10: 0415326990ISBN-13: 9780415326995Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/27/2003Pages: 256Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 9.48h x 6.24w x...

The time has come to challenge many of the age-old assumptions about schools and school learning. In this book leading thinkers from around the world offer a different vision of what schools are for.Author: John MacbeathISBN-10: 0415326966ISBN-13: 9780415326964Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/06/2003Pages: 208Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize:...

The contributors to this book, many of whom are recognised world experts on cooperative learning, make insightful links between the theories that underpin the study of group dynamics and their practical application to the classroom.Author: Adrian AshmanISBN-10: 0415303419ISBN-13: 9780415303415Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/17/2003Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Following two major reports by the OECD, this important new book considers issues such as the history of literacy in ICT, the Internet, and implications for policy and practice - invaluable for teachers, student teachers, academics and researchers.Author: Richard AndrewsISBN-10: 0415286964ISBN-13: 9780415286961Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

School Management in Transition examines the impact of the neo-conservative political agendas which still hold sway in education. It describes the transition that has occurred in the school leader's role from teacher-administrator to quality control supervisor and how some schools have developed strategies to...

Change Forces With a Vengeance is the third in the chaos theory trilogy (now called complexity theory). The first two books focused on understanding the real complexity of educational reform in action. This book pushes even deeper by providing new insights and lessons of...

This volume explores the challenges and the opportunities created by the rapid growth of 'telematics'. European firms benefit through lower labour costs and access to big new markets in the fields of education and training. At the same time European governments are concerned about...

The Economics of Screening and Risk Sharing in Higher Education explores advances in information technologies and in statistical and social sciences that have significantly improved the reliability of techniques for screening large populations. These advances are important for higher education worldwide because they affect...

Author: Sadagopan SingamISBN-13: 9798295521836Publisher: Phantom Ink PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2026Pages: 396Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.53lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d

Learn how to elevate your learning experiences and take your learners to new heights from the godfather of elearning, Michael Allen, as he revisits, challenges, and updates instructional design principles from the past 50 years. Is today's elearning everything it should be? Of course...

Australia is currently the second largest exporter of raw sugar after Brazil, and one of the world's top five sugar exporters. This book tells the story of how the Australian cane sugar industry grew into a major global supplier of sugar, how it became...

This is a zippy read arising out of the international project "effective leadership in a time of change", which grapples with the nature and practice of leadership (as opposed to management or administration) in schools' - Times Educational SupplementAuthor: John MacbeathISBN-10: 185396395XISBN-13: 9781853963957Publisher: Sage...

Wallaby always knew how much money he had in his pocket, and how much of it he could spend. His money habits were so great that he never ran out of money for things that he wanted. His willpower was great!! But he wasn't...

The essays collected in Modern Greek Literature represent the work of young scholars as they expand the range of approaches to modern Greek literature. The contributors vary in their focus from comparative studies to the study of religion or the literature of diaspora. The...

This volume is a sympathetic but analytical and critical view of social constructivist teaching, considering both its affordances (what it offers to students when implemented well in situations for which it is well suited) and its constraints (enabling conditions; situations in which these conditions...

The Handbooks in Economics series continues to provide the various branches of economics with handbooks which are definitive reference sources, suitable for use by professional researchers, advanced graduate students, or by those seeking a teaching supplement. With contributions from leading researchers, each Handbook presents...

To compete for the modern consumer it is critical to move from being an old-fashioned FMCG to being an FICG - a fast-innovating consumer goods company - but there are major internal and external hurdles to this transformation. Outdated communication strategies based on television,...

This book brings together theory, research findings, and insights in an examination of the complex relations between economic globalization and international education. Using the three largest exporters of education (The US, UK, and Australia) as case stAuthor: Ravinder Kaur SidhuISBN-10: 0805849653ISBN-13: 9780805849653Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

"My First Money - Financial Literacy for Kids: is the perfect introduction to money management for children. Designed for young learners, this engaging workbook teaches essential financial concepts through simple explanations, colorful illustrations, and fun activities.Kids will discover how to: Understand the value of...

Author: Claus SpringborgISBN-10: 3319717936ISBN-13: 9783319717937Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/16/2018Pages: 295Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.75d

This book organizes entrepreneurship theory in a way that constitutes a new body of knowledge, which is Informational Entrepreneurship. It can serve as a basis for teaching entrepreneurship and reducing performance uncertainty. Although entrepreneurship is not entirely about information, information determines how it can...

Author: Christian YdesenISBN-10: 3030337987ISBN-13: 9783030337988Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/19/2019Pages: 308Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.51lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 1.06d

Author: Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-PerezISBN-10: 3030204146ISBN-13: 9783030204143Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/20/2019Pages: 987Format: HardcoverWeight: 3.48lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 2.06d

Author: Zlatko Nedelko,Vojko PotocanISBN-10: 3030199886ISBN-13: 9783030199883Publisher: Palgrave PivotLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/10/2019Pages: 177Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.50d

Author: Edward W. MilesISBN-10: 3030157806ISBN-13: 9783030157807Publisher: Palgrave PivotLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/04/2019Pages: 147Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.44d

Good education changes lives. It is therefore unsurprising that improved schooling plays a central part in most development strategies. At the same time, the expansion of school attainment alone is not sufficient to guarantee improved welfare. This open access book focuses on one country...

Author: Francisca FaracheISBN-10: 3030107396ISBN-13: 9783030107390Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/26/2019Pages: 283Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.69d

This book responds to the growing demand for a scientific approach to the concept of startups, which are a manifestation of the digital revolution and an innovation-driven economy. With a focus on digital enterprises, the author presents empirical research carried out over 4 years...

When Stephen Lehmkuhle became the chancellor of the brand-new University of Minnesota-Rochester campus, he had to start from scratch. He did not inherit a legacy mission that established what the campus did and how to do it; rather, he needed to find a way...

Scientific progress - from creating better medicines to building better bridges or designing improved technology networks - can lead to intriguing business opportunities, but business expertise is not always a natural companion to scientific excellence. Scientists require a nuanced understanding of the modern business...

The book your stock broker doesn't want you to own. There are many how-to invest books. What a serious investor needs is a book that provides a broad and thorough understanding. This book gives the core information required to invest intelligently. This book isn't...

The inspiration and encouragement which mentorship provides is crucial during the first (and toughest) months of teaching. This book gives you all you need to fully recognize and utilize the valuable rewards uncovered throughout the mentoring process.Thought-provoking and action-generating discussions reveal how to become...

The Center for Creative Leadership developed the role of process advisor in order to provide a long-term coaching solution within the context of its LeaderLab program. Process advisors encourage and enable individuals to take more effective action in leadership situations, action that develops those...

Adult Education contradicts the theorists and practitioners who claim that empowering organizations can only be created when those at the top decide to share power. The emancipating educational processes are the tools of those who work within systems whether the issue is literacy, civil...

This is a new release of the original 1948 edition.Author: Willford I. KingISBN-10: 1494067390ISBN-13: 9781494067397Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 272Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.57d

Leadership and Collaboration provides international examples of how leadership of interprofessional education and practice has developed in various countries and examines how interprofessional education and collaborative practice can make a difference to the care of the patient, client and community.Author: D. FormanISBN-10: 134949237XISBN-13: 9781349492374Publisher:...

In an increasingly complex and interconnected world, the authors make a case rich in theory and narrative for a new reflexive approach to real life situations. This approach (immersed reflexivity) draws on Pierre Bourdieu's logic of practice and the complexity sciences.Author: R. Warwick,D. BoardISBN-10:...

The current financial crisis highlights the need to rethink business leadership and the role of business schools in helping firms develop the leaders of the future. This book brings together the perspectives of deans of top international business schools, and the views of CEOs...

Based on research-informed 'future-scoping' and emerging practice in the field of executive education this bookis split into three parts: Future Context, Future Learning and Future Learners. With a short editorial introducing each part, it will appeal to anyone working in the field of adult...