Upon its publication in 1962, this book became one of the founding texts of organizational sociology. Bringing together diverse approaches, it presented a new focus of interest: the formal organization. Blau and Scott raised the level of analysis from attention solely on individual participants and work groups to a broader understanding of organizations as collective actors. In the book, the authors reviewed multiple types of studies--including case studies, experimental research, and surveys--and integrated them to define new central themes. They used their own empirical studies of two...

The skill of communicating effectively is rarely an inherited gift and the majority of people, who are not blessed with this instinctive flair, have to work hard to develop and acquire the ability. Communication for professional engineers is a practical and down-to-earth guide to all the techniques you can use to improve your communication skills, both in person and in writing.

This volume contains a fascinating and comprehensive exploration of Christian mysticism. "Aspects of Christian Mysticism" comprises a wealth of interesting historical and biographical information on a number of influential and important figures in Christian mysticism, and it will be of considerable utility to those with an interest in the subject. The chapters of this book include: Concerning Mystics and Mysticism, St. Paul and St. John, Clement of Alexandria, Dionysius the Areopagite, Master Eckhart, Ruysbroeck, Suso, Tauler, St. Teresa, St. John of the Cross, Jacob Behmen, etcetera. Many...

First published in 1922, this volume draws together a broad selection of Sir Walter Scott's poetry. The selection was made by A. Hamilton Thompson, as part of the Selections from English Romantic Poetry series, with the intention of capturing Scott's unique qualities and displaying the characteristic genius of his verse. Owing to the narrative basis of much of the poetry this was inevitably a difficult process, but where passages have been included from longer poems detailed summaries are given in the extensive notes at the end of the book. These notes also provide explanations of difficult...