Subject(s): Performance technology | Performance | Personnel management Summary: "Fundamentals of Performance Improvement is a practical how-to guide designed to help practitioners and students understand the science of performance technology and successfully implement organizational change. Using the Human Performance Technology (HTP) mode

Subject(s): Corporate governance | Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 Summary: "Over the last two decades there has been a notable increase in the number of corporate governance codes and principles, as well as a range of improvements in structures and mechanisms. Despite this, corporate governance failed to prevent a widespread default of

Subject(s): Marsh Arabs -- Social life and customs | Marshes -- Iraq Summary: "The people of the Iraqi Marshlands are heirs to a culture that can be traced back thousands of years, and prior to the 1970s (i.e. before they were systematically desiccated by Saddam Hussein), these marshes comprised the largest wetland ecosystem in the Middle E

Subject(s): Culture -- Philosophy | Culture -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain | Culture -- Study and teaching | Popular culture -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain | Popular culture -- Study and teaching Summary: "Doing Cultural Theory is a textbook and a toolkit that teaches the basics of cultural theory, unpacks its complexities w

Subject(s): Economic forecasting -- United States | Economic indicators -- United States | Business cycles -- United States | United States -- Economic conditions Abstract: "Executives and managers hear or read headlines about recent economic data nearly every business day. Most important economic statistics are the products of programs des

Subject(s): Sustainable buildings | Sustainable construction Summary: "Three broad sectors of the economy are generally recognised as key to a low carbon future: energy, construction and transportation. Of these, carbon management in the built environment remains the least well-studied.This much-needed book brings together the latest develo

Subject(s): Business logistics | Just-in-time systems | Physical distribution of goods -- Management | Industrial procurement | Business -- Decision-making | Industrial efficiency Summary: Supply chain planning is concerned with making decisions about how many goods to procure, make, and deliver before knowing exactly what the demand for produc

Subject(s): Financial services industry -- Marketing -- United States | Financial planners -- Marketing | Customer relations | Financial services industry -- Computer network resources Summary: "The financial industry is under intense pressure to improve profits, retain high-value clients, and maintain brand equity--without straining budget

Subject(s): Chemistry, Physical and theoretical -- Textbooks Summary: "Particularly well-suited for students not pursuing a traditional chemistry curriculum, such as premedical and forensic science students, this book presents a stand-alone approach to teaching physical chemistry in a one-semester course, a current trend in undergraduate ed

Subject(s): Organic compounds -- Environmental aspects | Persistent pollutants Summary: "Composed by a diverse group of experts, this reference covers the history, present status, and projected future trends of environmental contamination from highly toxic synthetic chemical pollutants. The text informs practitioners on the effects of man-m