As the demand for comparative studies of leadership rises, managers and trainers are looking harder than ever for new studies to which trainees will not bring preconceived idea. This unique book delivers just that. Though the contexts have changed, the examination of ancient events from a business perspective provides a wealth of useful insights on how the process of leadership works. From China's first emperor Liu Bang on vision and Pericles on integrity to Alexander the Great on communication and Ramesses II on courage, Leadership Lessons from the Ancient World combines history with...
As the demand for comparative studies of leadership rises, managers and trainers are looking harder than ever for new studies to which trainees will n...
Does your perception of food risks closely mirror the real risks? The reality is not what you think it is Nobody would expect to die of cyanide poisoning after eating an almond cake - but if you tell them there is cyanide in it, they might think at least twice about eating it. Do you know that you are spreading an aerosol of Camphylobacter bacteria around your kitchen and on other food that may lay around - and thus creating possibly life-threatening toxins - just by washing an oven-ready chicken from the supermarket before roasting it?
The author, Ian Shaw, PhD, discusses all...
Does your perception of food risks closely mirror the real risks? The reality is not what you think it is Nobody would expect to die of cyanide po...
This book bears testimony to the value of a progressive form of academisation of social work education in most European countries, including former communist countries which had to re-establish social work education. It also manifests the confidence of contributors in belonging to a serious academic discipline, and the fruitfulness of bringing research 'home' from neighbouring disciplines such as sociology, psychology, social policy, or pedagogy into the mainstream of social work.
The contributions to this book converge on a small number of core issues for contemporary social work....
This book bears testimony to the value of a progressive form of academisation of social work education in most European countries, including former...
Dr Patrick Galloway has created a revolutionary serum that sterilises female mammals, forever. If it falls into the wrong hands, the potential for bio-terrorism and extortion on a grand scale is huge. Intended for pest control, the serum has a more sinister capability - it can be used on endangered species and, ultimately, humans. When Paddy Galloway, the creator of the serum, disappears, his oldest friend Captain Peter Corbett, (Blue), sets out to find him in a life or death quest. The action takes us via London, Lexington, Nairobi, Tanzania, New Zealand and New York. Finally to Southern...
Dr Patrick Galloway has created a revolutionary serum that sterilises female mammals, forever. If it falls into the wrong hands, the potential for bio...
The story is set in the 2030s. As adolescents, the characters follow different paths, their circumstances and opportunities much different from one another's. It is an era of promiscuity, of dreams and hopes, of struggles, of secret combinations, and of those who seek dominance and power over others. Their lives develop in different ways until as adults their paths begin to cross, leading them to a small village in the Andean mountain region of Colombia. This is where they find themselves when war has broken out between the major powers of the earth, and then a natural process of...
The story is set in the 2030s. As adolescents, the characters follow different paths, their circumstances and opportunities much different from one...
The story is set in the 2030s. As adolescents, the characters follow different paths, their circumstances and opportunities much different from one another's. It is an era of promiscuity, of dreams and hopes, of struggles, of secret combinations, and of those who seek dominance and power over others. Their lives develop in different ways until as adults their paths begin to cross, leading them to a small village in the Andean mountain region of Colombia. This is where they find themselves when war has broken out between the major powers of the earth, and then a natural process of...
The story is set in the 2030s. As adolescents, the characters follow different paths, their circumstances and opportunities much different from one...
Drawing on evidence from across Europe, Asia and the USA, this accessible book covers how social workers can engage with research and draw on it in practice.
Drawing on evidence from across Europe, Asia and the USA, this accessible book covers how social workers can engage with research and draw on it in pr...
