Allocation of Design Responsibilities (Technical Note, v. 21/97)
by C. J. Parsloe
This supplement to Technical Note 21/97 provides a visual interpretation of the drawing definitions recommended therein. It clarifies which types of drawing would typically be produced under different types of design appointment. It also presents definitions of sketch drawings, detailed design, co-ordination, installation and record drawings, and installation wiring diagrams.
Vol 4 - Strategy and Operations (The Ideas for Leaders Collection)
The essential time-saving guide to the latest in nonprofit tax rules, regulations, and procedures Tax rules and regulations change annually, and nonprofit organizations know that staying compliant means staying up to date. But wading through tax code is less than helpful in the field, whereas the clear, practically oriented instruction inside provides the quick reference accountants, lawyers, and executives need. In the latest edition of Tax Planning and Compliance for Tax-Exempt Organizations,...
Organizational Fit: Key Issues and New Directions
by Amy L. Kristof-Brown and Dr Jon Billsberry
This volume addresses the technologies and methods used in interfacing analogue devices to microprocessors, providing in-depth coverage of practical control applications and op amp examples. A companion to "Embedded Microprocessor Systems: Real World Design", this book focuses on measurement and control of analogue quantities in embedded systems that are required to interface to the real world. It includes important considerations for both hardware and software systems, when linking analogue and...
An entertaining and inspiring account of conquering the fear of rejection, offering a completely new perspective on how to turn a no into a yes. Jia Jiang came to the United States with the dream of being the next Bill Gates. But despite early success in the corporate world, his first attempt to pursue his entrepreneurial dream ended in rejection. Jia was crushed, and spiraled into a period of deep self doubt. But he realized that his fear of rejection was a bigger obstacle than any single rej...
The Arcane World of Buying and Selling a Small Business, and How to Deal with It
by Ernest J Honigmann
Winesburg, Ohio: Webster's Croatian Thesaurus Edition
by Sherwood Anderson
When discussing being stuck in a "win-win vs. win-lose" debate, most negotiation books focus on face-to-face tactics. Yet, table tactics are only the "first dimension" of David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius' pathbreaking 3-D Negotiation (TM) approach, developed from their decades of doing deals and analyzing great dealmakers. Moves in their "second dimension"--deal design--systematically unlock economic and noneconomic value by creatively structuring agreements. But what sets the 3-D approach apa...
Studying Organization
In response to the needs of lecturers, the acclaimed Handbook of Organization Studies has been made available as two major paperback textbooks. In this, the first of a two-volume paperback edition of the landmark Handbook of Organization Studies, editors Stewart Clegg and Cynthia Hardy survey the field of organization studies. Studying Organization is an ideal textbook around which to build courses on organization theory and research methodology. Central to the enterprise has been a concern t...
Perspectives on Organizational Fit (SIOP Organizational Frontiers)
This book concerns how employees consider their work lives, how well they fit their jobs, the work setting, other people, and what is important and valued in their organizations. Perspectives on Organizational Fit, a new book in SIOP's Organizational Frontiers Series, takes a scholarly look at fit in organizations: the relationship between individuals and the environments in which they find themselves. As the volume extends upon recent advances in fit theory, the contributors address how fit th...
Organization Structures (Information and Organization Design, #5)
by Helmy H Baligh
Organization Structures: Theory and Design, Analysis and Prescription describes how to organize people to achieve a desired outcome. This is accomplished by establishing sets of rules from "real world" organization contexts. Moreover, the development of these rules within "real world" contexts means that the rules must be true, general, operational, technically sound, and easy to use. With an understanding of rules and the processes of their use, organization structures can be identified, which...
Every leader is also a follower. Both good leaders and good followers exhibit many of the same characteristics. Both think for themselves, both are active in the leadership process, and both exhibit positive energy. Traditionally, leadership classes and leadership development programs devote little time and attention to developing effective follower skills because most organizational leaders erroneously assume that employees know how to follow. This book takes a look at both current leadership a...
The SAGE Handbook of Organization Studies
Praise for the award winning First Edition: ′This handbook is organized to help teachers and students to cover the mainstream work in the field of organization studies. This is an excellent reference tool with which to study organizational theory and practice′ - International Review of Administrative Sciences ′The editors have put together an impressive reference work, serious in intent and rigorous in implementation. As a publishing achievement, and a scholarly ′event′ in the field, SAGE is...
Offers deal-makers techniques to access mutually beneficial solutions that cannot make their way to the bargaining table without a cooperative strategy that enables the parties to together with mutual benefit and success.
Strategic Communication in Business and the Professions -- Revel Access Code
by Dan O'Hair, Gustav W. Friedrich, and Lynda Dee Dixon
REVEL™ for Strategic Communication in Business and the Professions employs four essential elements of effective communication—setting goals, knowing the audience, mastering skills, and managing anxiety—both as a framework for learning and as the necessary tools to be a successful communicator. Emphasizing the implications of cutting-edge technology to communication, the authors prepare introductory business and professional communication students for the business world of today. REVEL is Pear...
Scientific Management (Early Sociology of Management and Organizations)
by Frederick Winslow Taylor
This volume comprises three works originally published separately as Shop Management (1903), The Principles of Scientific Management (1911) and Testimony Before the Special House Committee (1912). Taylor aimed at reducing conflict between managers and workers by using scientific thought to develop new principles and mechanisms of management. In contrast to ideas prevalent at the time, Taylor maintained that the workers' output could be increased by standardizing tasks and working conditions, wit...