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Purpose-driven organizations : management ideas for a better world
A higher purpose is not simply about profit. Symbolising the motivations of our actions and efforts, it reflects something much more aspirational and contributes to our global society. This open access book offers novel solutions to ensure employees support a wider organizational meaning whilst guaranteeing that the company benefits from the employee’s individual sense of purpose. Advocat…
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- 9783030176747
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- xxi, 138p. : ill.
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- 658.401 PUR p
Skills development for inclusive and sustainable growth in developing Asia-Pa…
Focusing on the Asia-Pacific region, which in recent years has been the engine of global economic growth , this volume surveys trends and prospects in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) with particular reference to achieving inclusive growth and the greening of economies. Underlying the increasing pressure for new models of TVET provision is the rapid pace of technological c…
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- 9789400759374
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- xvi, 381 p.; 22 cm.
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- Technical and Vocational Education and Training:Issues, Concerns and Prospects 19
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- 650.07 MAC s
Diseases of the Chest, Breast, Heart and Vessels 2019-2022 : Diagnostic and I…
This open access book focuses on diagnostic and interventional imaging of the chest, breast, heart, and vessels. It consists of a remarkable collection of contributions authored by internationally respected experts, featuring the most recent diagnostic developments and technological advances with a highly didactical approach. The chapters are disease-oriented and cover all the relevant imaging …
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- 9783030111496
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- viii, 238p. : ill.
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- 616.10757 DIS d
The hackable city : digital media and collaborative city-making in the networ…
This open access book presents a selection of the best contributions to the Digital Cities 9 Workshop held in Limerick in 2015, combining a number of the latest academic insights into new collaborative modes of city making that are firmly rooted in empirical findings about the actual practices of citizens, designers and policy makers. It explores the affordances of new media technologies for em…
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- 9789811326943
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- xv, 302p. : ill.
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- 621.382 HAC h
Managing innovation and standards : a case in the European heating industry
This book provides an in-depth study of the management of standards and regulation in sustainable and radical innovation development. It considers the case of micro Combined Heat and Power (mCHP) technology. The developers of this radical innovation in the European heating sector encountered major conflicts when attempting to create or adapt standards when bringing the technology to market. Ut…
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- 9783030015329
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- xiii, 171p. : ill.
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- 658.514 WIE m
Compartment syndrome : a guide to diagnosis and management
Compartment syndrome is a complex physiologic process with significant potential harm, and though an important clinical problem, the basic science and research surrounding this entity remains poorly understood. This unique open access book fills the gap in the knowledge of compartment syndrome, re-evaluating the current state of the art on this condition. The current clinical diagnostic criteri…
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- 9783030223311
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- 616.74 COM c
Leading in a VUCA world : integrating leadership, discernment and spirituality
This open access book brings together works by specialists from different disciplines and continents to reflect on the nexus between leadership, spirituality and discernment, particularly with regard to a world that is increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA). The book spells out, first of all, what our VUCA world entails, and how it affects businesses, organizations, and…
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- 9783319988849
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- xvi, 207p. : ill.
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- 658.4092 LEA l
A Conversation about healthy eating
What constitutes a healthy diet? Mainstream media and advertisers would like you to think that the answer to this question is complicated and controversial. But science, fortunately, tells us otherwise. A Conversation about Healthy Eating brings together all the relevant science about healthy eating in one place, and it’s exactly that – a conversation; an informal discussion between a scien…
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- 9781911576754
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- 641.3 LES c
Nature-based flood risk management on private land : disciplinary perspective…
This open access book addresses the various disciplinary aspects of nature-based solutions in flood risk management on private land. In recent decades, water management has been moving towards nature-based solutions. These are assumed to be much more multi-purpose than traditional “grey infrastructures” and seem to be regarded as a panacea for many environmental issues. At the same time, su…
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- 9783030238421
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- xviii, 228p. : ill.
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- 627.4 NAT n
Models, methods and tools for product service design : the manutelligence pro…
This open access book summarizes research being pursued within the Manutelligence project, the goal of which is to help enterprises develop smart, social and flexible products with high value added services. Manutelligence has improved Product and Service Design by developing suitable models and methods, and connecting them through a modular, collaborative and secure ICT Platform. The use of re…
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- 9783319958491
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- ix, 143p. : ill.
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- 670 MOD m
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