This informed, highly readable account of 65 great British cinema character actors recalls such highlights of film history as Alec Guiness's obdurate commanding officer in The Bridge on the River Kwai, the chilling screen presence of Peter Cushing, and the hilarious bungling of Ian Carmichael in I'm All Right Jack.
This informed, highly readable account of 65 great British cinema character actors recalls such highlights of film history as Alec Guiness's obdurate commanding officer in The Bridge on the River Kwai, the chilling screen presence of Peter Cushing, and the hilarious bungling of Ian Carmichael in I'm All Right Jack.
The book takes a cross-cultural approach to the study and practice of human resource management by examining the contributions of different cultures in interaction and discussing academic issues within the context of actual companies and real cultures. Each chapter provides real-life cases together with sample questions that will help readers to draw conclusions from the cases. Each chapter ends with a section on various management implications, together with a section providing useful pointers for students′ further research. International HRM will be recommended reading on courses in international management, international human resource management and cross-cultural management, for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and MBA students.
In a significant move to further the purpose of the World Trade Organization (WTO), a decision was reached at the Ministerial meeting in Doha, Qatar, to launch a new round of trade negotiations. Coming more than seven years after the Uruguay Round, the new round with a much heavier emphasis on issues of interest to developing nations and will include various modifications to existing WTO agreements in the name of addressing "implementation" issues. The launch of the new round is heralded by many as significant considering the current state of world affairs and the WTO’s need to establish credibility after the Seattle debacle. This volume identifies the major elements of the upcoming negotiations and reviews the major decisions taken in Doha. Extensive appendices provide primary source documentation of Ministerial Declarations and Implementation Decisions. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.
Offering a re-conceptualization of our understanding of management in Africa, this work includes results of organizational surveys taken across a range of sectors in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria and Cameroon.
WHAT DOES A SUCCESSFUL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONER DO? Evolutionary Learning in Strategy-Project Systems explores the gap between the theory and practice of knowledge management in organizations and analyzes how learning happens and how knowledge is created. The authors take a practitioner-driven approach, one that unites organizational strategy with the learning of organizational lessons—the kind of knowledge management that enhances project performance and ultimately business success. Through a survey of the literature and an analysis of original case-study research, Evolutionary Learning in Strategy-Project Systems develops a model of learning capability that proceeds exactly as its title implies, not as a line, but as a cycle—from codifying individual knowledge and putting it into practice within a context that values social relationships and networks. The conclusions offered in this book build on the rethinking of project management literature in today's world—creating a strategy-project learning model that not only improves current knowledge capabilities, but also develops new ones.
NOW I'M FAMOUS With a life I can only describe so far as an amazing rollercoaster I've sat comfortably, seat belt fastened, absorbing every bump, dip, corner, pace, the starts, the stops, the judders and some slow crawls, with all those said i have no regrets boarding. We've all got a story to tell, every journey can be spoken of, the fact that I've decided to write my autobiography can inspire others to document their journey, be part of the history that in the future they will be reading about. I hope after attending this launch and reading my autobiography, taking me from popular to 'Famous', you too can experience consecutive wins, healing energy, unexpected blessings, constant growth, financial freedom and deeper insight into your true worth and self value. Yours Truly My new autograph ....."Now I'm Famous" Industry Reviews "It rather engages the ordinary in order to render it extraordinary, which he is. It is readable, usable, simulate-able material that young people everywhere may read and be inspired" Sydney Bartley. Culture Expert and Consultant - Former Permanent Secretary/Principal Director of Culture and Creative Industries, Jamaica. "A powerful and surprising book which is refreshingly candid" Jayde Pearson, BBC Journalist "An exhilarating look at the colourful life of a legend in the making" David Brook, former Channel 4 Director Highlights High Quality photos throught this book Relationships Evolution Giving Back Plus so much more
In this third volume of his acclaimed autobiography, actor Terence Stamp relives his experiences in the 1960s, a decade famous for its explosion of sex, drugs and rock and roll. His tales include mixing with stars and Hollywood directors, and meeting Jean Shrimpton, the girl of his dreams.
In this autobiography the actor Terence Stamp tells of his early life, growing up in the East End of London. His mother's unswerving conviction that he was special, instilled in him a belief that his life would be different, as indeed it turned out to be.
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