Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, by Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart and Wright is specifically written to provide a complete introduction to human resource management. While it doesn't cover the depths of human resource management theory, the book is rich with examples and engages students through application. Fundamentals differs from the ...
Ever since there have been people, there have been tribes. Within each corporation exist anywhere from a few to hundreds of separate tribes, and Dave Logan, PhD and John King show how these tribes develop, how to assess them, and how to lead them to maximize productivity and growth. Every company, indeed every organization, is a tribe, or if it's ...
As competitors strive to win the war for talent, effective human resource management is necessary to gain true competitive advantage in the marketplace. Three challenges companies face are sustainability, technology, and globalization. "Human Resource Management, 6th Edition" brings these challenges to life by highlighting real-world examples ...
"Titans of Chaos" completes John Wright's "The Chronicles of Chaos". Launched in "Orphans of Chaos" - a Nebula Award Nominee for best novel in 2006, and a Locus Year's Best Novel pick for 2005 - and continued in "Fugitives of Chaos", the trilogy is about five orphans raised in a strict British boarding school who discovered that they are not human ...
While attending the royal celebration of the thousand year anniversary of the High Transcendence, Phaethon of Radamanthus House meets two strange individuals; the first accuses him of being an imposter, while the second is an alien claiming to be a long lost friend. It seems that parts of Phaethon's memory may have been stolen by government agents ...
This is the final book in "philosophical space opera" trilogy that began with THE GOLDEN AGE and THE PHOENIX EXULTANT. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.
The second volume of the Baker History of the Church, this book covers the years AD 312-600, explaining how the church defended itself against unorthodox views and clarified its definition of Jesus Christ.
One of America's foremost applied animal behaviorists offers a humane, effective approach to pet behavior modification. Includes Dr. Wright's 11 steps to a well-behaved pet, how to read a pet's body language, sections devoted to dogs' and cats' life cycles; the latest breakthroughs in animal behavior studies, and more. Illustrations.
Continuing the story that began in THE GOLDEN AGE, this "philosophical space opera" continues the story of Phaethon of Radamanthus House. Stripped of his power, wealth, and immortality, Phaethon sets off an a quest to regain his rightful place in society. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.
In this text, the authors examine central issues in the development of criminal propensity through studies of life-course perspective and from criminal research involving biological and genetic factors. The authors trace the origins of criminality - that is, the propensity to violate social norms and rules - from conception through birth, through ...
This great source of information provides readers with a highly accessible wealth of data about the United States and the world. This work provides in-depth national and international coverage of politics, education, health, medicine, the economy, and a host of other topics.
Charming memoir, by his son, of Wright as genius, father, and family man. The book also includes the complete text of William C. Gannet's "The House Beautiful, " a work designed by Wright. 10 halftones.
Wright's new fantasy, which began with "Orphans of Chaos", and continues in "Fugitives of Chaos", is a tale about five orphans raised in a strict British boarding school who begin to discover that they may not be human beings. The students at the school do not age, while the world around them does. The orphans have been kidnapped from their true ...
In 1941 Ansel Adams was employed by the U.S. government to take a series of photos of the Western national parks. But World War II intervened, and though Adams completed and delivered a series of signed exhibition prints in August 1942, they were shelved and forgotten--until now.
Winner! 1995 Best Instructional Nonfiction Book - Cat Writers' Association "This is a delightful, practical, well-written, sensible, and easy-to-follow book about living with cats and enjoying them." - John E. Saidla, DVM, Director of Continuing Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University Is Your Cat Crazy? provides feline fans ...
At the height of the debates over the adoption of the Constitution in 1787-88, a series of articles began to appear in a New York journal. Their author, calling himself "Publius, " urged the ratification of the new constitution, offering -- in Thomas Jefferson's words -- "the best commentary on the principles of government which was ever written." ...
This first volume of the Baker History of the Church series covers the years AD30-312, outlining the story and challenges of Christianity's earliest shapers.
Re-issued as part of the "Longman Classics in Political Science" series, Wright's authoritative text on interest groups in the U.S. features a new Foreword, by Bruce Oppenheimer of Vanderbilt University that explores the text's enduring contributions to the discipline. Wright's renowned text surveys the history, organization, aims and processes of ...
On graduating from West Point in 1940, Lieutenant John Wright was assigned to Corregidor, Philippine Islands. Captured there by the Japanese, he endured three and a half years of POW conditions described in subsequent war crimes trials as the worst of World War II. This book is built around a diary he smuggled through countless inspections during ...
Wright's new fantasy is about five orphans, raised in a strict British boarding school, who discover they are not ordinary human beings. The students at the school do not age, while the world outside does. The teenagers begin to make sinister discoveries about themselves. Amelia is apparently a fourth dimensional being; Victor can control the ...
Young Galen Waylock is the last watchman of the dream gate beyond which the ancient evils wait, hungry for the human world. For a thousand years, Galen's family stood guard, scorned by a world that dismissed the danger as myth. Now, the minions of Darkness have stirred in the deep and the long watch is over. An army of mythic monsters has invaded ...
This guide is designed to introduce the beginning student of engineering to the basic concepts of the materials and manufacturing processes. The reader is lead through a scheme that illustrates how materials are harvested and converted from their primary form to usable parts and products. The student is encouraged to identify the positive and ...
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