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Understanding values work : institutional perspectives in organizations and l…
At the core of institutional theories, ‘values’ is a central term and figures in most definitions; however it remains understudied and under-explored. The editors of this open access book identify a resurgence of interest in the values-construct which underpins discussions of identity, ‘ethos’ and the purpose/nature of public and civic welfare provision. Considering the importance of va…
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- 9783030377489
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- xvii, 296p. : ill.
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- 658.314 UND u
Workers, managers, productivity : Kaizen in developing countries
This open access book provides a glimpse into the Japanese management technique known as “Kaizen,” and the ways it has been disseminated around the developing world. The novelty of this book is three-fold: it provides a contextualized view of the mechanisms of initiatives implementing Kaizen in developing countries; compared with productivity studies, it places the relationship between work…
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- 9789811503641
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- xxvi, 327p. : ill.
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- 658.406 WOR w
Sensor technologies : healthcare, wellness, and environmental applications
Sensor Technologies: Healthcare, Wellness and Environmental Applications explores the key aspects of sensor technologies, covering wired, wireless, and discrete sensors for the specific application domains of healthcare, wellness and environmental sensing. It discusses the social, regulatory, and design considerations specific to these domains. The book provides an application-based approac…
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- 9781430260141
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- xxv, 336p. : ill.
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- 681.2 MCG s
Competence and competence development
hat are today’s main concepts and theories – and the main stakes – associated with the issue of competences in organisations? Several topics are discussed, including competence issues regarding the evolution of work, professionalisation, competence evaluation, competence management, and the competences of adult educators and trainers, as well as European policies regarding competence need…
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- 9783866494626
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- 146 p.; 22 cm.
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- 658.3124 COM
The State, business and education: public-private partnerships revisited
Businesses, philanthropies and non-profit entities are increasingly successful in capturing public funds to support private provision of schooling in developed and developing countries. Coupled with market-based reforms that include weak regulation, control over workforces, standardization of processes and economies of scale, private provision of schooling is often seen to be convenient for bot…
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- 9781788970327
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- 208 p.; 22 cm.
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- 650.07 STA s
Aging and self-realization
Dominant cultural narratives about later life dismiss the value senior citizens hold for society. In her cultural-philosophical critique, Hanne Laceulle outlines counter narratives that acknowledge both potentials and vulnerabilities of later life. She draws on the rich philosophical tradition of thought about self-realization and explores the significance of ethical concepts essential to the p…
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- 9783839444221
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- Aging Studies
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- 649.8 LAC a
Knowledge management strategies and applications
Knowledge management (KM) has become an important business strategy in an era of accelerated globalization, digitalization, and servitization of products and services. Maximizing the use of organizational resources becomes fundamental for continuous growth and prosperity. Organizations of various kinds such as resource-based organizations, product-based organizations, as well as knowledge-inten…
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- 9789535136170
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- 276 p.; 22 cm.
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- 658.8 KNO k
Human capital and competences in project management
People's competence has a strong influence on the strategy of human resource management, affecting daily aspects, thought patterns, and behavioral modes of executive management and employees. From a business perspective, there is a strong relationship between human capital and success and also an integral development of the human factor in all its dimensions, both personal and professional, and…
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- 9789535137863
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- 120 p.; 22 cm.
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- 658.8 HUM h
Advancing insights on brand management
This book is an original, high-quality collection of chapters about highly topical and important brand management issues, and it shows both theoretical and empiric analysis. The 10 selected chapters are referred, with original contents and rigorous research methodologies, to some important challenges the brand management has to face in the current competitive contexts, characterized by the domi…
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- 9789535135975
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- 210 p.; 22 cm.
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- 658.8 ADV a
Financial management from an emerging market perspective
One of the main reasons to name this book as Financial Management from an Emerging Market Perspective is to show the main differences of financial theory and practice in emerging markets other than the developed ones. Our many years of learning, teaching, and consulting experience have taught us that the theory of finance differs in developed and emerging markets. It is a well-known fact that e…
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- 9789535137368
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- 332 p.; 22 cm.
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- 658.8 FIn f
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