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Examines communication at a number of levels, ranging from interpersonal interactions between project participants to corporate communication between organisations. This book also introduces several non-typical perspectives on the process of communication, to encourage the reader to think about communication in an innovative manner.

Communication within project-based environments presents special challenges. This is especially true within the construction industry, where interaction tends to be characterised by unfamiliar groups of people coming together for short periods before disbanding to work on other endeavours.

This book examines communication at a number of levels ranging from interpersonal interactions between project participants to corporate communication between organizations. Several non-typical perspectives on the process of communication are introduced to encourage the reader to think about...

Rev. ed. of: Human resource management in construction projects: strategic and operational approaches / Martin Loosemore, Andrew Dainty, and Helen Lingard. c2003.

For readers who were swept away by Under the Tuscan Sun, charmed by Le Divorce, and intrigued by The Descendants, here is a "moving, dangerous, shrewd, and un-putdown-able story" (Robert Drewe, author of Our Sunshine) about midlife coming-of-age.

They've been the best of friends for decades and seen everything--marriage, divorce, success, and bankruptcy. They think that there are no more surprises, that they've learned all of life's lessons. But they're wrong. They've only just begun.

Recently divorced and seeking to find herself, Penny moves to a...

Construction is one of the largest and most people-intensive industrial sectors. In many countries, however, construction is also one of the most highly criticized in terms of its employment practices and industrial relations. People and culture are too often seen as variables that must be manipulated in the cause of improved productivity.

This important new work provides an essential corrective to the current literature by focusing on people and culture rather than sector efficiency. It presents the latest thinking from a diversity of perspectives derived from a major ESRC...

This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students.
Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence.
Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension.
Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengthen student comprehension.
Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.

The MBA Companion maps out the academic terrain of an MBA, exploring the context in which management ideas and
practices have developed and how disciplines interrelate. At the same time, this book serves as a developmental tool, enabling students to derive the maximum benefit from their MBA.

"An addictively dark tale full of psychological drama, long-hidden secrets, and the dangers of fabricating a pristine public facade, The Housekeeper will satisfy any reader's cravings for family drama." --Redbook

" The Housekeeper] will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page." --Buzzfeed

"A tantalizing glimpse into the everyday lives of the rich and famous--and the people who work for them."--Shelf Awareness

When Anne Morgan's successful boyfriend--who also happens to be her boss--leaves her for...

This unique book is for managers and students. It sets out the main challenges and themes of HR which are both general and specific to the construction industry, and integrates them with the rest of construction management.

Construction is one of the largest and most people-intensive industrial sectors. In many countries, however, construction is also one of the most highly criticized in terms of its employment practices and industrial relations. People and culture are too often seen as variables that must be manipulated in the cause of improved productivity.

This important new work provides an essential corrective to the current literature by focusing on people and culture rather than sector efficiency. It presents the latest thinking from a diversity of perspectives derived from a major ESRC...

Adaptive optics allows the theoretical limit of angular resolution to be achieved from a large telescope, despite the presence of turbulence. Thus an eight meter class telescope, such as one of the four in the Very Large Telescope operated by ESO in Chile, will in future be routinely capable of an angular resolution of almost 0.01 arcsec, compared tot he present resolution of about 0.5 arcsec for conventional imaging in good condition.
All the world's major telescopes either have adaptive optics or are in the process of building AO systems. It turns out that a reasonable fraction of the...