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Work Analysis in the Knowledge Economy

Documenting What People Do in the Workplace for Human Resource Development

By: Ronald L. Jacobs

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Work Analysis in the Knowledge Economy

Documenting What People Do in the Workplace for Human Resource Development

By: Ronald L. Jacobs

Work analysis seeks to breakdown the work behaviors that people do and the characteristics of people who successfully perform the work, and then to reassemble the information in a form that has many uses in practice. The information can be used to specify job expectations, establish quality standards, develop training programs, document work processes, and anticipate safety risks, among many other uses. This book is a practical guide to using the work analysis process for improving performance in the workplace, particularly with the emergence of knowledge work. Work has undergone much change, and the trend is towards increased complexity, demanding employees to use their cognitive abilities to a greater extent. Work analysis has often been criticized for its historical focus on documenting simple, observable, and routine behaviors performed by individuals involved in low-skilled production work. But it doesn’t have to be so, as readers will discover. Indeed, the demands of organizations and societies in the digital age has placed greater emphasis on documenting the changing nature of work. This practical book addresses the questions of how does one perform a work analysis? How can complex work be documented? How can the information be used by organizations, technical schools, and government agencies? Readers will find detailed descriptions of numerous work analysis techniques, along with case studies and example documents from actual organizational and national workforce development situations. This book serves as a relatively comprehensive resource for human resource development professionals in range of settings. The book should also be useful for human resource managers, line managers and supervisors, and other professionals such as quality and safety staff. Readers will value the information in the book, based on the author’s extensive experience, which is presented in a clear and concise approach.

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Genetically Modified Organisms in Food

Production, Safety, Regulation and Public Health

By: Ronald Ross Watson,Victor R Preedy

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Genetically Modified Organisms in Food

Production, Safety, Regulation and Public Health

By: Ronald Ross Watson,Victor R Preedy

Genetically Modified Organisms in Food focuses on scientific evaluation of published research relating to GMO food products to assert their safety as well as potential health risks. This book is a solid reference for researchers and professionals needing information on the safety of GMO and non-GMO food production, the economic benefits of both GMO and non-GMO foods, and includes in-depth coverage of the surrounding issues of genetic engineering in foods. This is a timely publication written by a team of scientific experts in the field who present research results to help further more evidence based research to educate scientists, academics, government professionals about the safety of the global food supply. - Provides the latest on research and development in the field of GMOs and non-GMO safety issues and possible risk factors incorporating evidence based reviews for a better understanding of these issues - Covers various aspects of GMO production, analysis and identification to better understand GMO development and use - Includes definitions, a brief overview and history of GM foods from a global perspective and concise summaries with recommendations for actions for each chapter

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Academic Press

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0128025301

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9780128025307

Signal Processing and Performance Analysis for Imaging Systems

By: S. Susan Young,Ronald G. Driggers,Eddie Lynn Jacobs

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Signal Processing and Performance Analysis for Imaging Systems

By: S. Susan Young,Ronald G. Driggers,Eddie Lynn Jacobs

This book presents today's most powerful signal processing techniques together with methods for assessing imaging system performance when each of these techniques is applied. This multi-use book helps you make the most of sensor hardware through software enhancement, and evaluate system and algorithm performance. You also learn how to make the best hardware/software decisions in developing the next-generation of image acquisition and analysis systems.

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Artech House

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1596932880

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9781596932883

Feline Orthopedics

By: Harry Scott,Ronald McLaughlin

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Feline Orthopedics

By: Harry Scott,Ronald McLaughlin

There are many orthopedic differences between cats and dogs, yet most books on the market tend to concentrate on dogs rather than cats. As cats are not referred to specialists as frequently as dogs, the general practitioner has routinely to treat cats that have been involved in road traffic accidents and other musculoskeletal trauma. This book, the

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CRC Press

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1840765372

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9781840765373

Hepatocyte and Kupffer Cell Interactions

By: Timothy R. Billiar,Ronald D. Curran

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Hepatocyte and Kupffer Cell Interactions

By: Timothy R. Billiar,Ronald D. Curran

Hepatocyte and Kupffer Cell Interactions presents a comprehensive discussion of historical and recent information regarding this diverse field of research. The role of Kupffer cells and hepatoctyes in normal physiology, nonseptic pathological states, and in sepsis is examined. Microanatomy and methods of experimental study are covered as well. In each of the book's chapters, the role of the Kupffer cell and hepatocyte interaction is placed in context with information on particular liver functions or disease states. Hepatocyte and Kupffer Cell Interactions is an essential reference for leukocyte specialists, gastroenterologists, immunologists, and other researchers working in this fascinating field.

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CRC Press

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0849361095

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9780849361098

Toxic Plants of North America

By: George E. Burrows,Ronald J. Tyrl

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Toxic Plants of North America

By: George E. Burrows,Ronald J. Tyrl

Toxic Plants of North America, Second Edition is an up-to-date, comprehensive reference for both wild and cultivated toxic plants on the North American continent. In addition to compiling and presenting information about the toxicology and classification of these plants published in the years since the appearance of the first edition, this edition significantly expands coverage of human and wildlife—both free-roaming and captive—intoxications and the roles of secondary compounds and fungal endophytes in plant intoxications. More than 2,700 new literature citations document identification of previously unknown toxicants, mechanisms of intoxication, additional reports of intoxication problems, and significant changes in the classification of plant families and genera and associated changes in plant nomenclature. Toxic Plants of North America, Second Edition is a comprehensive, essential resource for veterinarians, toxicologists, agricultural extension agents, animal scientists, and poison control professionals.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0813820340

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Handbook of Marketing Research Methodologies for Hospitality and Tourism

By: Ronald A. Nykiel

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Handbook of Marketing Research Methodologies for Hospitality and Tourism

By: Ronald A. Nykiel

Discover the bridge between theory and applied research in the hospitality industry The success of marketing programs is dependent on the knowledge of the trends in the marketplace. Handbook of Marketing Research Methodologies for Hospitality and Tourism is a comprehensive guide that clearly explains analyzing markets, utilizing qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, applying findings to market, development, and marketing strategies for the hospitality industry. The text contains detailed outlines and case studies of several types of research, including feasibility studies, market assessment studies, and site selection studies. Numerous graphic examples and presentation techniques are provided to bridge between theory and applied research with ease. Handbook of Marketing Research Methodologies for Hospitality and Tourism clearly details, all in a single volume, the application of research methodology to the real world, as well as showing how to effectively communicate findings and recommendations. This resource provides dozens of case examples and close attention to clearly explaining all facets of market analysis. Part one discusses research and methodologies, including primary and secondary data and integrative research. Part two explores market analysis and assessment, including marketing assessment for development planning and assessing focal points and intuitive techniques. The third part helps the reader apply their learned research into strategies. The final section explains market analysis planning and communications, including preparing a research-based business review and the effective presentation of research findings. The text provides appendixes of essential data, and a helpful glossary of terms. Topics in Handbook of Marketing Research Methodologies for Hospitality and Tourism include: qualitative market analysis techniques and applications quantitative market research and analysis techniques and applications approaches to organized site selection studies, market studies, and project feasibility studies identification of the processes and sources for key market data for projects, markets, and sites presentation and communication techniques and strategies for market analysis and research findings the relationship of market analysis and research to marketing and development strategy selection and more! Handbook of Marketing Research Methodologies for Hospitality and Tourism is a perfect resource for upper-level undergraduate students and graduate students in hospitality colleges and schools; hotel and restaurant development and market research personnel in hospitality corporations; and market research firms serving the hospitality industry.

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Routledge

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113661088X

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Structured On-the-Job Training

Unleashing Employee Expertise in the Workplace

By: Ronald Jacobs

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Structured On-the-Job Training

Unleashing Employee Expertise in the Workplace

By: Ronald Jacobs

Structured On-the-Job Training offers a practical, easily applicable approach to a crucial but often frustrating process. Designed for managerial, technical, and awareness training, the book offers a six-step program that combines the consistency and reliability of formal classroom training with the relevance of learning in the actual work setting. This revised and updated edition is the perfect blueprint for business success through planned training on-the-job.

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Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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1605096156

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The Nonprofit Manager's Resource Directory

By: Ronald A. Landskroner

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The Nonprofit Manager's Resource Directory

By: Ronald A. Landskroner

A newly revised and updated edition of the ultimate resource for nonprofit managers If you're a nonprofit manager, you probably spend a good deal of your time tracking down hard-to-find answers to complicated questions. The Nonprofit Manager's Resource Directory, Second Edition provides instant answers to all your questions concerning nonprofit-oriented product and service providers, Internet sites, funding sources, publications, support and advocacy groups, and much more. If you need help finding volunteers, understanding new legislation, or writing grant proposals, help has arrived. This new, updated edition features expanded coverage of important issues and even more answers to all your nonprofit questions. Revised to keep vital information up to the minute, The Nonprofit Manager's Resource Directory, Second Edition: * Contains more than 2,000 detailed listings of both nonprofit and for-profit resources, products, and services * Supplies complete details on everything from assistance and support groups to software vendors and Internet servers, management consultants to list marketers * Provides information on all kinds of free and low-cost products available to nonprofits * Features an entirely new section on international issues * Plus: 10 bonus sections available only on CD-ROM The Nonprofit Manager's Resource Directory, Second Edition has the information you need to keep your nonprofit alive and well in these challenging times. Topics include: * Accountability and Ethics * Assessment and Evaluation * Financial Management * General Management * Governance * Human Resource Management * Information Technology * International Third Sector * Leadership * Legal Issues * Marketing and Communications * Nonprofit Sector Overview * Organizational Dynamics and Design * Philanthropy * Professional Development * Resource Development * Social Entrepreneurship * Strategic Planning * Volunteerism

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471273325

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9780471273325

Rule of Law Reform and Development

Charting the Fragile Path of Progress

By: M. J. Trebilcock,Ronald J. Daniels

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Rule of Law Reform and Development

Charting the Fragile Path of Progress

By: M. J. Trebilcock,Ronald J. Daniels

Rule of Law Reform and Development stands out as an important contribution. Michael Trebilcock and Ronald Daniels have produced an ambitious, comprehensive, and persuasive book that will be of interest to both rule of law practitioners and academics. . . the book s overall strengths as a near-encyclopaedic appraisal of law and development will ensure its standing as a key resource for this still rapidly evolving field. Irina Ceric, Canadian Journal of Law and Society This book offers a sophisticated yet pragmatic account of the proper purposes of rule of law reform, the obstacles to achieving it, and the role that the international community can play. The procedural conception of the rule of law offers an appealing alternative to both one-size-fits-all universalism on the one hand and unconstrained relativism on the other. Kevin Davis, New York University School of Law, US This is the book that I have been waiting for. Even though rule of law has become the new mantra in development, its meaning remains elusive and its operational content unclear. This book helps us think systematically about it. Grounded in a procedural conceptualization of the rule of law, and supported by detailed case studies, Trebilcock and Daniels analysis lays out a theoretically sophisticated, yet practical agenda for making progress with rule-of-law reforms. Dani Rodrik, Harvard University, US This is a book on the role of legal institutions in economic development that is rich in institutional analysis and nuanced in terms of sensitivity to social, historical and political-economy issues that arise in the implementation of the rule of law. I particularly value its major focus on the need for balance between independence and accountability that afflict any rule of law reform: a balance which is missing in more one-sided accounts in the literature. I believe the book will be widely read and appreciated. Pranab Bardhan, University of California, Berkeley, US Within the law and development literature it is the most knowledgeable and comprehensive book on legal reform. I think that it will find a grateful readership among people working in development agencies, in humanitarian organizations and among scholars and students of development studies. Hans-Bernd Schäfer, University of Hamburg, Germany By identifying the key politico-economic reasons why rule-of-law reforms in developing countries have faltered and drawing out the implications for future strategy, this book is of immense importance and should be widely read. Anthony Ogus, CBE, FBA, University of Manchester, UK This important book addresses a number of key issues regarding the relationship between the rule of law and development. It presents a deep and insightful inquiry into the current orthodoxy that the rule of law is the panacea for the world s problems. The authors chart the precarious progress of law reforms both in overall terms and in specific policy areas such as the judiciary, the police, tax administration and access to justice, among others. They accept that the rule of law is necessarily tied to the success of development, although they propose a set of procedural values to enlighten this institutional approach. The authors also recognize that states face difficulties in implementing this institutional structures and identify the probable impediments, before proposing a rethink of law reform strategies and offering some conclusions about the role of the international community in the rule of law reform. Reviewing the progress in the rule of law reform in developing countries, specifically four regions Latin America, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, and Asia this book makes a significant contribution to the literature. It will be of great interest to scholars and advanced students, as well as practitioners in the field, including international and bilateral aid agencies working on rule of law reform projects, and international and regional non-governmental organiza

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1848442971

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Individual Susceptibility to Genotoxic Agents in the Human Population

By: Frederick J. De Serres,Ronald W. Pero,William Sheridan

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Individual Susceptibility to Genotoxic Agents in the Human Population

By: Frederick J. De Serres,Ronald W. Pero,William Sheridan

As a result of the industrial revolution, man's technological achievements have been truly great, increasing the quality of life to almost unimagined proportions; but all this progress has not been accomplished without equally un imagined health risks. Sufficiently diagnostic short-term assay procedures have been developed in recent years for us to determine that there are mutagenic agents among thou sands of chemicals to which the human population is exposed today. These chemicals were not significantly present prior to the indus trial revolution. As of today, there are no procedures available which have been adequately demonstrated to assess individual sus ceptibility to genotoxic exposures, and as a result we have had to rely on extrapolating toxicological data from animal model systems. The question is can we afford to allow such an increased environ mental selection pressure via mutagenic exposures to occur without expecting adverse long-term effects on our health. It is apparent from this line of reasoning that what is lacking and immediately needed are test procedures that can be applied to humans to assess genotoxic exposure as well as individual susceptibility to it. There have already been two conferences which have focused at tention on this research area. "Guidelines for studies of human populations exposed to mutagenic and reproductive hazards" (A. D. Bloom, ed., March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, White Plains, New York, 1981) and "Indicators of genotoxic exposure in humans" (Banbury Report 13, B. A. Bridges, B. E. Butterworth, and I. B.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461327652

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What If? Building Students' Problem-Solving Skills Through Complex Challenges

Building Students' Problem-Solving Skills Through Complex Challenges

By: Ronald A. Beghetto

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What If? Building Students' Problem-Solving Skills Through Complex Challenges

Building Students' Problem-Solving Skills Through Complex Challenges

By: Ronald A. Beghetto

If a fundamental goal of schooling is to prepare young people for the unknowable future, why do we assign students so many clearly defined tasks with predetermined solutions? According to educator and creativity expert Ronald A. Beghetto, the best way to unleash students''problem solving and creativity—and thus prepare them to face real-world problems—is to incorporate complex challenges that teach students to respond productively to uncertainty. In this thought-provoking book, Beghetto explains * How to foster "possibility thinking" to help students open up their thinking in creative, sometimes counterintuitive ways. * The process of lesson unplanning, a way of transforming existing lessons, activities, and assignments into more complex classroom challenges. * Four basic action principles that teachers and students can use to design and solve complex challenges both inside and outside the classroom. * The steps for creating legacy challenges, which require students to identify a problem, develop a solution, and ensure that their work makes a lasting contribution. With planning forms and detailed sample activities, this practical guide will enable teachers at every grade level to design a full range of challenges in any subject area. Invite uncertainty into your classroom—and discover what your students are capable of.

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Big Wins, Small Steps

How to Lead For and With Creativity

By: Ronald A. Beghetto

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Big Wins, Small Steps

How to Lead For and With Creativity

By: Ronald A. Beghetto

Don’t sink your school’s creativity— encourage it to set sail! In this book, educational leaders will find the definitive resource for fostering schoolwide creativity. Introducing a groundbreaking framework known as the Small Steps Approach to Instructional Leadership (SAIL), Ronald A. Beghetto shows the way to amazing improvements through small adjustments. Content includes: "Creative leader checklists” summarizing actionable points in each chapter The keys to removing the most difficult creative barriers How to sit with uncertainty instead of letting it derail innovation efforts When to “flow like water”, and when to “stand like a mountain” as you re-focus your school towards creativity

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Corwin Press

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1506343031

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Work Analysis in the Knowledge Economy

Documenting What People Do in the Workplace for Human Resource Development

By: Ronald L. Jacobs

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Documenting What People Do in the Workplace for Human Resource Development

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Work Analysis in the Knowledge Economy

Work Analysis in the Knowledge Economy

Genetically Modified Organisms in Food

Genetically Modified Organisms in Food

Signal Processing and Performance Analysis for Imaging Systems

Signal Processing and Performance Analysis for Imaging Systems

Feline Orthopedics

Feline Orthopedics

Hepatocyte and Kupffer Cell Interactions

Hepatocyte and Kupffer Cell Interactions

Toxic Plants of North America

Toxic Plants of North America

Handbook of Marketing Research Methodologies for Hospitality and Tourism

Handbook of Marketing Research Methodologies for Hospitality and Tourism

Structured On-the-Job Training

Structured On-the-Job Training

The Nonprofit Manager's Resource Directory

The Nonprofit Manager's Resource Directory

Rule of Law Reform and Development

Rule of Law Reform and Development

Individual Susceptibility to Genotoxic Agents in the Human Population

Individual Susceptibility to Genotoxic Agents in the Human Population

What If? Building Students' Problem-Solving Skills Through Complex Challenges

What If? Building Students' Problem-Solving Skills Through Complex Challenges

Big Wins, Small Steps

Big Wins, Small Steps

Work Analysis in the Knowledge Economy

Work Analysis in the Knowledge Economy

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