Service Industries Books

New and Published Books

1. Managing the Insider Threat

   No Dark Corners

   By Nick Catrantzos

   An adversary who attacks an organization from within can prove fatal to the organization and is generally impervious to conventional defenses. Drawn from the findings of an award-winning thesis, Managing the Insider Threat: No Dark Corners is the first comprehensive resource to use social science...

   Published May 16th 2012 by CRC Press
2. Hairdressing: Level 2

   The Interactive Textbook

   By Att Training Ltd, Charlotte Church, Alison Read

   For Level 2 Hairdressing students on NVQ, SVQ and VRQ courses A genuinely new and innovative way for students to study hairdressing, this new textbook is supported with extensive multimedia material and activities at no extra cost. Some books include a few videos and basic materials, but this...

   Published May 16th 2012 by Routledge
3. Pre-Employment Background Investigations for Public Safety Professionals

   By Frank A. Colaprete

   Pre-employment investigations have been the subject of intense review and debate since 9/11 made the vetting of applicants a critical function of every organization. Nowhere has the scrutiny been more intense than in the public safety sector. Pre-Employment Background Investigations for Public...

   Published May 9th 2012 by CRC Press
4. Olympic Marketing

   By Alain Ferrand, Jean-Loup Chappelet, Benoit Seguin

   The Olympic Games have become the definitive sports event, with an unparalleled global reach and a remarkably diverse constituency of stakeholders, from the IOC and International Federations to athletes, sponsors and fans. It has been estimated, for example, that 3.6 billion people (about half of...

   Published April 30th 2012 by Routledge
5. Global Sport Marketing

   Contemporary Issues and Practice

   Edited by Michel Desbordes, André Richelieu

   Series: Routledge Research in Sport Business and Management

   Globalization has had a profound impact on the sports industry, creating an international market in which sports teams, leagues and players have become internationally recognized brands. This important new study of contemporary sports marketing examines the opportunities and threats posed by a...

   Published April 30th 2012 by Routledge
6. Disasters 2.0

   The Application of Social Media Systems for Modern Emergency Management

   By Adam Crowe

   Emerging social media and so-called Web 2.0 technologies will continue to have a great impact on the practice and application of the emergency management function in every public safety sector. Disasters 2.0: The Application of Social Media Systems for Modern Emergency Management prepares emergency...

   Published April 9th 2012 by CRC Press
7. Emergency Management

   The American Experience 1900-2010, Second Edition

   Edited by Claire B. Rubin

   Following in the footsteps of its popular predecessor, the second edition of Emergency Management: The American Experience 1900–2010 provides the background needed to understand the key political and policy underpinnings of emergency management, exploring how major "focusing events" have shaped the...

   Published April 2nd 2012 by CRC Press
8. Pandemic Planning

   Edited by J. Eric Dietz, David R. Black

   Preparedness and rigorous planning on community, state, and regional levels are critical to containing the threat of pandemic illness. Steeped in research and recommendations from lessons learned, Pandemic Planning describes the processes necessary for the efficient and effective preparation,...

   Published March 13th 2012 by CRC Press
9. Radiation Injury Prevention and Mitigation in Humans

   By Kedar Prasad

   With an estimated 3.3 billion ionizing radiation imaging examinations performed worldwide each year, the growing use of x-ray-based diagnostic procedures raises concerns about long-term health risks, especially cancer. In addition, rapid growth in the number of nuclear power plants around the world...

   Published March 12th 2012 by CRC Press
10. Investigations in the Workplace, Second Edition

    By Eugene F. Ferraro

    The process of investigation is dynamic and fluid. The approach must be reasonable and the investigator flexible. However, in order to be successful, every investigation must have a meaningful purpose and be executed ethically and lawfully. Inevitably, employers must invest time, money, and...

    Published February 14th 2012 by CRC Press