Book Search
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Human Resource Management
A Frontline Managers Perspective
This book addresses HRM from the inside out, focusing on the knowledge and skills required by the general frontline manager, who is ultimately responsible for the implementation of the majority of HR policies. The book takes a global perspective, using international cases and examples, and...
To Be Published August 29th 2013 by Routledge
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Digital Interactions in Developing Countries
An Economic Perspective
Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics
Jeffrey James is one of the relatively few academics to have systematically taken on the topic of IT and development. In this timely book he undertakes a methodological critique of prominent topics in the debate. Challenging the existing literature by international and governmental institutions,...
Published January 3rd 2013 by Routledge
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The Psychology of Eyewitness Identification
Series: Essays in Cognitive Psychology
This volume provides a tutorial review and evaluation of scientific research on the accuracy and reliability of eyewitness identification. The book starts with the perspective that there are a variety of conceptual and empirical problems with eyewitness identification as a form of forensic...
Published February 14th 2012 by Psychology Press
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Naval Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Operations
Stability from the Sea
Series: Cass Series: Naval Policy and History
This edited volume explores stability, security, transition and reconstruction operations (SSTR), highlighting the challenges and opportunities they create for the US Navy. The book argues that SSTR operations are challenging because they create new missions and basing modes, and signal a return...
Published November 6th 2008 by Routledge
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Information Technology and Development
A New Paradigm for Delivering the Internet to Rural Areas in Developing Countries
Attempts to bring the benefits of information technology in the form of the internet to developing countries have, to date, foundered on the belief that this requires the beneficiaries to access the technology directly. As a result, the perceived huge benefits of such an enterprise have often...
Published July 31st 2006 by Routledge
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The Toyota Product Development System
Integrating People, Process, and Technology
The ability to bring new and innovative products to market rapidly is the prime critical competence for any successful consumer-driven company. All industries, especially automotive, are slashing product development lead times in the current hyper-competitive marketplace. This book is the first to...
Published March 24th 2006 by Productivity Press