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Organizational Behavior 2

Essential Theories of Process and Structure

By: John B. Miner

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Organizational Behavior 2

Essential Theories of Process and Structure

By: John B. Miner

This comprehensive text provides a detailed review and analysis of the building-block theories in the macro-organizational behavior field. John Miner has identified the key theories that any student or scholar needs to understand to be considered literate in the discipline. Each chapter includes the background of the theorist represented, the context in which the theory arose, the initial and subsequent theoretical statements, research on the theory by the theory's author and others (including meta-analysis and reviews), and practical applications. Special features, including boxed summaries of each theory at the beginning of each chapter; two introductory chapters on the scientific method and the development of knowledge; and detailed, comprehensive references, help make this text especially useful for every student and scholar in the field.

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Routledge

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1317463552

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9781317463559

Writers on Organizations

By: Derek Salman Pugh,David John Hickson

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Writers on Organizations

By: Derek Salman Pugh,David John Hickson

Long a best-seller, this eagerly awaited Sixth Edition offers an illuminating overview of the field of organization studies through the views of leading writers whose ideas are presently the subject of much interest and debate. Authors Derek S. Pugh and David J. Hickson do a masterful job of capturing the essence of each writer's contribution to the field-providing coverage of all the classic and cutting edge theories in management today. New to the Sixth Edition: Discusses the work of new writers and brings the work of previous writers up-to-date: Takes into account the changing organizational issues and new work making an impact in the field.Incorporates new material on leading experts: This updated edition includes the presentation of six additional writers-Stewart Clegg, Lex Donaldson, Peter Drucker, Kathleen Eisenhardt, Michel Foucault, and Richard Whitley.Illuminates the ideas of a wide range of key organizational thinkers: The authors include summaries of major contributions to the field, past and present, to help readers understand and classify different types of organizations. Intended Audience: This handy resource can be used by both students and professionals in Management, Organization Studies, Industrial Psychology, Public Administration, Social Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, and Communication.Meet author Derek Pugh! Visit his website at www.derekpugh.com or email him at d.s.pugh@open.ac.uk

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1412941032

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9781412941037

Race, Politics and Social Change

By: Les Back,John Solomos

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Race, Politics and Social Change

By: Les Back,John Solomos

Drawing on a wealth of original sources, this book explores the changing contours of the politics of race in the present social and political environment. This will appeal to students of British politics and society.

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Routledge

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1134885261

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Servitization and Physical Asset Management

By: Michael John Provost

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Servitization and Physical Asset Management

By: Michael John Provost

Servitization and Physical Asset Management, third edition, was developed to provide a structured source of guidance and reference information on the business opportunities linked to servitization and the management of physical assets. A growing trend in the global economy, servitization focuses on the actual deliverables of an asset from the perspective of the customer: electricity instead of the power plant, thrust instead of the engine, mobility instead of a plane or a car. The book offers high-level overviews of how to servitized and manage assets from a variety of perspectives, reviewing nearly 1,500 books, magazine articles, papers and presentations and websites. Written by Michael J. Provost, Ph.D., and a subject matter expert in modeling, simulation, analysis and condition monitoring, Servitization and Physical Asset Management, third edition, is an invaluable reference to those considering providing asset management services for the products they design and manufacture. It is also meant to support middle management wishing to know what needs to be done to look after the assets they are responsible for and who to approach for help, and academics doing research in this field. Michael Provost, is a British engineer with a doctoral degree in thermal power from Cranfield University.

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SAE International

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0768094860

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9780768094862

Tragicomedy and Contemporary Culture

Play and Performance from Beckett to Shepard

By: John Orr

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Tragicomedy and Contemporary Culture

Play and Performance from Beckett to Shepard

By: John Orr

This study examines the historical relationship between tragicomedy in the modernist theatre and the performative culture of Western consumer societies. While discussing a wide range of playwrights, it focusses specifically on the work of Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter and Sam Shepard. Their plays, it is argued, illuminate the forms of pleasure, fear, performance and corruption which dominate our daily lives. Tragicomedy is seen as unique becuae of the existential playfulness and confusion of its protagonists, and because of its muted vision of apocalypse in the nuclear age.

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Springer

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1349215627

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9781349215621

Virginia Historical Genealogies

By: John Bennett Boddie

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Virginia Historical Genealogies

By: John Bennett Boddie

This work, naming 4,000 related individuals, contains the lineages of about fifty families, the main branches of which were located in Virginia, Maryland, and North and South Carolina. Genealogies of the following families are given: Allen, Aston, Barker-Bradford-Taylor, Berkeley-Ligon-Norwood, Binns, Butler, Claiborne, Clark, Colclough, Crafford, Crayfford-Crafford, Davis, Doniphan, Eldridge, Flood, Godwyn, Gray, Gregg, Griffis, Grigsby, Harris, Haynes, Jones, Mallory, Mason, Moore, Mumford-DeJarnette-Perryman, Newton, Norwood, Pace, Peche-Cornish-Everard-Mildmay-Harcourt-Crispe, Reade, Ruffin, Sledge, Smith, Sowerby-Sorsby, Stone-Smallwood-Smith, Stover, Thomas, Travis, Warren, Woodliffe, Wynne, and Wythe.

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806300426

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9780806300429

Organizational Behavior 4

From Theory to Practice

By: John B. Miner

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Organizational Behavior 4

From Theory to Practice

By: John B. Miner

This unique work bridges the gap between theory and practice in organizational behavior. It provides a practical guide to real-life applications of the 35 most significant theories in the field. The author describes each theory, then analyzes its usefulness and importance to the successful practice of management. His analysis covers key managerial topics such as goal setting, training and development, assessment, job enrichment, influence processes, decision-making, group processes, organizational development, organizational structuring, and effective organizational operation.

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M.E. Sharpe

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0765633094

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Organizational Behavior

Foundations, Theories, and Analyses

By: John B. Miner

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Organizational Behavior

Foundations, Theories, and Analyses

By: John B. Miner

The book begins with a treatment of the role of science and the nature of theory and research. A discussion of the early origins and history of organizational behavior follows. This is the most comprehensive coverage of how organizational behavior emerged and grew. It presents and evaluates the first generation theorists, whose work began during the first 20 years. The subject matter covered is motivation, leadership, and organizational decision making. The institutional culture of organizational behavior is discussed and a vision for the future of the field is stated. Here the early history and the evidence from the theories are brought together in an effort to assess the identity of organizational behavior and where it might be headed.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195122143

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Shropshire, its Early History and Antiquities

By: John Corbet Anderson

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Shropshire, its Early History and Antiquities

By: John Corbet Anderson

Reprint of the original, first published in 1864. Comprising a description of the important British and Roman Remains in that County. Its Saxon and Danish reminiscences. The Domesday Survey of Shropshire.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3752584734

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9783752584738

Voice into Acting

Integrating voice and the Stanislavski approach

By: Christina Gutekunst,John Gillett

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Voice into Acting

Integrating voice and the Stanislavski approach

By: Christina Gutekunst,John Gillett

How can actors bridge the gap between themselves and the text and action of a script, integrating fully their learned vocal skills? How do we make an imaginary world real, create the life of a role, and fully embody it vocally and physically so that voice and acting become one? Christina Gutekunst and John Gillett unite their depth of experience in voice training and acting to create an integrated and comprehensive approach informed by Stanislavski and his successors – the acting approach widely taught to actors in drama schools throughout the world. The authors create a step-by-step guide to explore how voice can: respond to our thoughts, senses, feelings, imagination and will fully express language in content and form communicate imaginary circumstances and human experience transform to adapt to different roles connect to a variety of audiences and spaces Featuring over fifty illustrations by German artist Dany Heck, Voice into Acting is an essential manual for the actor seeking full vocal identity in characterization, and for the voice teacher open to new techniques, or an alternative approach, to harmonize with the actor's process.

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A&C Black

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1408184508

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9781408184509

Cheshire and Lancashire Funeral Certificates

By: John Paul Rylands

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Cheshire and Lancashire Funeral Certificates

By: John Paul Rylands

Cheshire and Lancashire Funeral Certificates; A.D. 1600 TO 1678. Edited by John Paul Rylands. First Published in 1882. Funeral certificates represent a significant class of records dating from the late 16th to the early 18th century. These accounts of heraldic funerals contain, in addition to heraldry, details of death, burial, marriages, children and so on. This volume, originally printed for the Record Society in 1882, contains extracts covering the years 1600 to 1678 from the counties of Cheshire and Lancashire (mostly Cheshire). This volume is a facsimile copy of the original.

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Lulu.com

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0244075611

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9780244075613

Hawaii Travel Adventures

By: John Penisten

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Hawaii Travel Adventures

By: John Penisten

Annotation This guide takes you to the best the islands have to offer, both above and below the water's surface. Underwater enthusiasts will revel in the vivid descriptions of dive sites, from the wreck of the Chikuzen just off Virgin Gorda to the Painted Walls of Norman Island. Each of the dives is chosen for visual appeal, marine life, or the challenge it offers. Depth, strength of currents, accessibility, marine life you will encounter, level of expertise required and special points of interest are covered. This guide is aimed at the dive traveler, not just the diver. It offers details on sightseeing, dining, and accommodations. You will also find contact numbers for watersports operators, stables, and boat charter companies. Shopping is covered in the guide as well. Aimed at the dive traveler, this book takes you to the best places the islands have to offer, both above and under the water. There are vivid descriptions of the dive sites and each one profiled is chosen for its visual appeal, marine life or the challenge it offers. The depth, strength of currents, accessibility, marine life you will encounter, level of experience required and special points of interest are covered. A special section covers medical and travel insurance for divers.

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Hunter Publishing, Inc

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1588437000

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9781588437006

Organizational Behavior 6

Integrated Theory Development and the Role of the Unconscious

By: John B. Miner

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Organizational Behavior 6

Integrated Theory Development and the Role of the Unconscious

By: John B. Miner

This is the first comprehensive overview of the development of the field of Organizational Behavior. It belongs on the shelf of every scholar and student in the discipline. Part I covers the foundations of the scientific method, theory development, and the accrual of scientific knowledge in the field. Part II introduces the ideas of pioneers whose work pre-dates the emergence of Organizational Behavior. Part III considers the actual emergence of OB as we know it today, with an analysis of the environmental forces that impinged upon it (such as the recruiting of social scientists into business schools). Part IV presents an assessment of the current state of the art in OB research, with an original assessment of the importance, validity, and practical usefulness of 73 core theories in OB. Finally, Part V sets forth a vision for the future identity and growth of Organizational Behavior research, theory, and practice.

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Routledge

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1317463439

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Behind the Burger

By: John E. Ellinas

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Behind the Burger

By: John E. Ellinas

It is late July 1979 when a young man interviews with a relatively new fast-food chain. After he is immediately offered a position as a manager trainee, John never realizes that it is an early warning sign of future chaos. A saner man should have turned and ran. After he endures training and is promoted to assistant manager, John is transferred to a new restaurant. Excited and pumped for the challenge, he has no idea what is in store for him on his first day. Just as he begins closing the restaurant for the night, a masked man emerges from the hedges, robs the restaurant, and causes an unpleasant ending to John’s first foray in the industry. As he struggles through multiple robberies, corporate intrigue and politics, snow and ice in Atlanta, and questionable decisions from upper management, John somehow finds a way to inject humor into the most stressful and intense situations as he navigates through both good and bad days in an unpredictable business. Behind the Burger is the intriguing and sometimes amusing tale of a restaurant manager’s experiences as he does his best to survive and thrive through three decades in the fast-food industry.

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Archway Publishing

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1665709898

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9781665709897

Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century

By: John Nichols

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Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century

By: John Nichols

This eight-volume set, published 1817-58 by the Nichols family, is a sequel to John Nichols' Literary Anecdotes (1812-15), and provides a useful source of biographical material on authors and publishers at a time when many of the literary genres we now take for granted were first being developed.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108077404

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9781108077408

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Virginia Historical Genealogies

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Shropshire, its Early History and Antiquities

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Voice into Acting

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Behind the Burger

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