This core text is the first to provide a much-needed interdisciplinary approach to international studies. Emphasizing the interconnected nature of history, geography, anthropology, economics, and political science, International Studies details the methodologies and subject matter of each discipline then applies these discipline lenses to seven regions: Europe; East Asia and the Pacific; South and Central Asia; sub-Saharan Africa; the Middle East and North Africa; Latin America; and North America. This disciplinary and regional combination provides an indispensable, cohesive framework for understanding global issues. The fully updated fourth edition includes four new global issues chapters: The Refugee Crisis in Europe; The Syrian Civil War and the Rise of the Islamic State; Global Climate Change; and The Globalization of Modern Sports.
This book sheds light on the impact of the Great Recession from the perspective of both developing and developed countries. It traces the complex and multiple causes of the Great Recession, delineates the diversity in the macroeconomic and labour market consequences, and highlights the effectiveness of policy responses undertaken so far.
Accurate, authoritative, and comprehensive, Optics, Fourth Edition has been revised to provide readers with the most up-to-date coverage of optics. The market leader for over a decade, this book provides a balance of theory and instrumentation, while also including the necessary classical background. The writing style is lively and accessible. For college instructors and students.
The market leader for over a decade, this book provides a balance of theory and instrumentation, while also including the necessary classical background. The writing style is lively and accessible. For college instructors and students.
The contributions to this volume are based on papers read at an international confer ence held in Hamburg in May 1978. Some of them are reprinted in their original form, others have been slightly modified in order to incorporate more recent findings. Since the overall concern is Middle Eastern development the various contributions deal with a wide range of problems. Studies on the Middle East are more often than not one-sided because of the pre dominating interest in the Arab-Israeli conflict and the economic factors relating to the supply of oil. At the Hamburg Conference, however, the participants concentrated main lyon examining such aspects of the situation as are far too often relegated to the side lines. In order to illustrate what those neglected topics are one should refer to two major examples: 1) the religio-cultural identity of Arabs and Israelis, 2) the tackling of political issues in Arab and Israeli literature.
If there ever was a country in conflict, Syria is it. With the war in Iraq over and done with, the US government has placed Syria under its microscope. This book looks at some of the key issues and provides a needed background on this small country. A description and analysis of Syria's political, economic, social and national security systems and institutions and the examination of the interrelationships of the system and the ways all these elements are shaped by cultural factors. Particular attention is devoted to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, their common interests and the issues on which they are divided, the nature and extent of their involvement with national institutions, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order. Contents: Preface; Syria: US Relations and Bilateral Issues; Religious Freedom in Syria; Historical Background: History; Government; Military Structure; Population; Social Organisation; Political Dynamics; National Security; Bibliography; Index.
With the war in Iraq over and done with, the US government has placed Syria under its microscope. This book looks at some of the key issues and provides a needed background on this small country.
The Essential Skills Managers and Supervisors Need to Successfully Guide and Lead People
This book will teach you the basic skills you need to lead and manage people successfully. These are the tips and techniques I wish I knew when I first got into supervision and management. Now in one short and concise volume, you will get explicit instruction to help you succeed in the development of your team. Find out what skills and techniques will help you to develop a team atmosphere based on trust and respect. Learn how to hold people accountable while managing negative perceptions. Make a work environment that you will feel excited and happy to come to every day. Discover how to find purpose in your work and feel part of something bigger than yourself. I wrote this book to save you from making the same mistakes I made. Every chapter has questions and exercises that will help you put your knowledge to use. If you get stuck along the way, the author is available via email to help you out. Consider this book your coach to help you navigate your career in management and supervision.
This book will teach you the basic skills you need to lead and manage people successfully. These are the tips and techniques I wish I knew when I first got into supervision and management.
Human Resource Management Textbook 2 is a reading material written to enrich course material in the field of Human Resource Management related to Theory and Practice in human resource development and organizations. This book is the result of the collaboration of a business practitioner who has more than 10 years of experience in the field of international business and an academician and researcher who has studied Human Resource Management theory and research for more than 20 years. This book discusses a lot about the theory and practice of human resource management as well as an in-depth understanding of people and organizations. In human resource management 2, it focuses on the management and organization side. Because humans and organizations in human resource management compliment and complement each other and cannot be separated This textbook contains four subjects which include: Introduction People and Organizations Understanding Management Understanding the Organization The four subjects are expected to be able to provide readers with an understanding of human resource management 2 so that they can improve their abilities in human resource management in organizations and in everyday life.
This book is the result of the collaboration of a business practitioner who has more than 10 years of experience in the field of international business and an academician and researcher who has studied Human Resource Management theory and ...
Consists of nine parts: the study of management; individuals and work; managerial leadership; planning and controlling; structuring organizational systems; management and sociotechnical organization; managing organizational conflict; managing organizational change; and career problems.
Consists of nine parts: the study of management; individuals and work; managerial leadership; planning and controlling; structuring organizational systems; management and sociotechnical organization; managing organizational conflict; ...