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The compelling cult classic, now reissued in a brand new edition with a new introduction by Brian Bates. This bestselling fictionalized account of an Anglo-Saxon sorcerer and mystic is based on years of research by psychologist and university professor Brian Bates. An authentic and deeply compelling... More

Guilt. Embarrassment. Friendship. Anger. Who can bring out all these feelings ... and often in the same day? Your mother. No matter how mature or successful we are in our adult lives, with one word our mothers can somehow send us scurrying back to childhood. Can mothers and adult children e... More

Charles E. Robinson, Professor Emeritus of English at The University of Delaware, definitively transformed study of the novel Frankenstein with his foundational volume The Frankenstein Notebooks and, in nineteenth century studies more broadly, brought heightened attention to the nuances of writing a... More

Imagine a world without eBay... unthinkable! How would you get that Farrah Fawcett poster, retired Beanie Baby, or first-edition pet rock? Handling over a gazillion (OK, we exaggerate--it's actually only 1 billion) page views each day, server-side Java makes eBay work. Isn't it time you learned the ... More

Ontario’s African-Canadian Heritage is composed of the collected works of Professor Fred Landon, who for more than 60 years wrote about African-Canadian history. The selected articles have, for the most part, never been surpassed by more recent research and offer a wealth of data on slavery, aboliti... More

Every morning, I play a game with my father.He goes knock knock on my doorand I pretend to be asleeptill he gets right next to the bed.And my papa, he tells me, "I love you."But what happens when, one day, that "knock knock" doesn't come? This powerful and inspiring book shows the love that an absen... More

In a marketplace fueled by intangible assets, anything less than optimal workforce success can threaten a firm's survival. Yet, in most organizations, employee performance is both poorly managed and underutilized. The Workforce Scorecard argues that current management and human resources practices... More

Senior managers and readers of popular business literature are probably familiar with the mantra that people are the new source of competitive advantage. But despite all the talk about a new strategic emphasis on the workforce, most companies haven't yet capitalized on the opportunity for strategic ... More

Workforce or talent strategies don't matter strategically in their own right. They matter only when they make a difference in strategy execution. This chapter provides the business case for the importance of linking workforce strategy to strategic capabilities. It also describes several approaches t... More

Clarifying your firm's strategy and the strategic capabilities needed to execute it is a crucial first step in the process of developing a differentiated workforce. The next step in the process is to identify the strategic jobs essential for delivering the firm's strategic capabilities, as well as t... More

How do we ensure that firms clearly understand the unique strategic capabilities required to execute their business strategies and develop a differentiated workforce strategy? The first step is to recognize that the workforce is not just HR's problem, and that line managers and HR leaders have joint... More

It is important that a firm's workforce strategy--and its workforce--is as differentiated as its business strategy. In this chapter, the authors discuss the importance of developing a culture of accountability and a workforce philosophy to help drive successful strategy execution. They show you how ... More

When thinking strategically about the workforce, senior managers are almost always motivated by concerns about both employee performance and, ultimately, firm performance. Senior HR executives are often asked to demonstrate HR's contribution to firm performance during a discussion of measures, but t... More

When it comes to workforce strategy, most line managers and HR professionals understand that the game has changed, but they aren't quite clear about the new rules. As a result, change is slow and often in the wrong direction. In this new era, you need to differentiate your workforce in its managemen... More

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Instructional-Design Theories and Models, Volume IV provides a research-based description of the current state of instructional theory for the learner-centered paradigm of education, as well as a clear indication of how different theories and models interrelate. Significant changes have occurred in ... More

Do you think of your company's talent as an investment to be managed like a portfolio? You should, according to authors Becker, Huselid, and Beatty, if you're interested in strategy execution.Many companies fall into the trap of spending too much time and money on low performers, while high performe... More

Spirituality, religious belief and inclusive faith communities are important for mental well being but mental health practitioners have few guidelines for acknowledging these issues when working with service users. Spirituality, Values and Mental Health gathers together personal and professional co... More

In the twenty-first century, the field of comics studies has exploded. Scholarship on graphic novels, comic books, comic strips, webcomics, manga, and all forms of comic art has grown at a dizzying pace, with new publications, institutions, and courses springing up everywhere. The field crosses disc... More