The Handbook of Service Industries By John R. Bryson, Peter W. Daniels
2007 | 512 Pages | ISBN: 1840649488 | PDF | 3 MB
Service activities are now acknowledged as key players in economic development, societal change and public policy worldwide. This exciting new Handbook not only contributes to ongoing conceptual debates about the nature of service-led economies and societies; it also pushes back the frontiers of current critical thinking about the role of service activities in urban and regional development and the important research agendas that remain to be addressed. Drawing on both theory and case studies, the contributors are international experts who have written original and stimulating chapters from a number of different disciplinary perspectives. Each chapter seeks to raise awareness of, and to provoke debates about, the opportunities and challenges presented by the shift to service employment. Providing a truly interdisciplinary analysis, The Handbook of Service Industries will be invaluable to scholars specializing in services research, as well as students and researchers in the areas of economics, geography, business and management, sociology, public policy and planning. The policy-making community will also find the Handbook a relevant and useful resource.

The Future of Think Tanks and Policy Advice in the United States by James McGann
English | PDF | 2021 | 202 Pages | ISBN : 3030603857 | 2.2 MB
At a moment when both think tanks and experts are being questioned, significant policy and technology disruptions have called into question the value and efficacy of policy advice. Within that context, Dr. McGann launched this book to examine the future of think tanks and policy advice around the world with a series of authoritative reflections written by the presidents of some of the leading think tanks in the United States.

The Future of Think Tanks and Policy Advice Around the World by James McGann
English | PDF | 2021 | 312 Pages | ISBN : 3030603784 | 2.9 MB
At a moment when both think tanks and experts are being questioned, significant policy and technology disruptions have called into question the value and efficacy of policy advice. Within that context, Dr. McGann launched this book to examine the future of think tanks and policy advice around the world with a series of authoritative reflections written by the presidents of some of the leading think tanks in every region of the world.

The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America by Matt Kracht
English | April 2, 2019 | ISBN: 1452174032 | PDF | 176 pages | 25.7 MB
Perfect book for the aviary and anti-aviary alike

The Evolution of Business Knowledge By Harry Scarbrough
2008 | 390 Pages | ISBN: 0199229597 | PDF | 2 MB
Top executives increasingly see the competitive advantage of their firms coming from their ability to exploit knowledge and learning. Policy-makers likewise see the fate of national and regional economies being determined by the emergence of a knowledge economy. These views place great importance on the way in which knowledge evolves within business. However, to date, our understanding of that evolution has been limited by a tendency to see knowledge as simply a resource or input to be transformed into outputs. This R&D-centred view of business knowledge has recently been challenged by other views which emphasize the contribution of organizational learning, social practices, and management structures to its evolution within and between organizations. Competitive success is seen as dependent on the firm's ability to mobilize all of these different kinds of knowledge. Based on the findings of a major research programme funded by the UK's ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) and DTI (Department for Trade and Industry), this book makes a major contribution to this emerging picture of the evolution of business knowledge. The detailed empirical studies contained within it have been undertaken by some of the UK's leading management researchers. They cover a variety of sectors ranging from overtly knowledge producing institutions such as business schools and the scientific professions, through intermediary groups such as consultants and lobby groups to the creation and application of knowledge by firms, large and small. This work highlights the impact of different institutional contexts, social networks and technological artefacts on the way different groups share and exploit knowledge for business goals. Its findings challenge the idea that knowledge and learning are simply a resource or input to be directed by managers and policy-makers. Instead, they show how knowledge evolves through its embedding and disembedding within different business contexts - as much despite of, rather than because of, the efforts of management and policy-makers, who are often more concerned with the day-to-day pressures of their own roles.

The Everything Healthy Green Drinks Book: Includes Sweet Beets with Apples and Ginger Juice, Melon-Kale Morning Smoothie, Green Nectarine Juice, Sweet ... Refreshing Raspberry Blend and hundreds more! by Britt Brandon
English | July 11, 2014 | ISBN: 1440576947 | 304 pages | EPUB | 0.76 Mb
300 vibrant, healthy drinks to boost your health and energy!

The Engaged Caregiver: How to Build a Performance-Driven Workforce to Reduce Burnout and Transform Care by Joseph Cabral
English | November 22, 2019 | ISBN: 1260461297 | 288 pages | PDF | 8.73 Mb
From the top experts on healthcare workforce engagement comes a vital road map to reduce the alarmingly high―and fast-growing―rate of staff burnout and to transform care.

Nonie Darwish, "The Devil We Don't Know: The Dark Side of Revolutions in the Middle East"
English | ISBN: 1118133390 | 2012 | 256 pages | EPUB, MOBI, PDF | 358 KB + 442 KB + 5 MB
Respected human rights activist Nonie Darwish assesses the potential for freedom to succeed following the recent revolutions in the Middle East

The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications By Amy Einsohn
2000 | 575 Pages | ISBN: 0520218345 | PDF | 5 MB
The "Copyeditor's Handbook" is a must-read for the editorial professional. It is an essential guide to grammar, various styles, mechanics, and copyediting and proofreading functions--for which it includes numerous examples, charts, and a glossary of terms. It also provides samples of different copyediting levels with suggestions for estimating fees for light, medium, and heavy editing. Beyond Grammar, a lengthy, but important chapter toward the end of the book, focuses on four broad areas that copyeditors normally face: organization, expository style, bias-free language, and publishing law. As an editor and copyeditor, I use numerous reference books, including "Chicago," "Words into Type," AP, and whatever other style manuals a house publisher dictates. "Copyeditor's Handbook" isn't this type of a style manual, but a handbook that will not only guide newer copyeditors through the editorial process, but will also be an appropriate read for many writers and communication professionals. This is my second time purchasing this book, because I highlighted my first copy too much and wanted to start fresh. I tend to do that with reference books that are extremely helpful, which is why I know that this one is a good one.