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  • Call the Doctor

    A Country GP Between the Wars, Tales of Courage, Hardship and Hope

    Ronald White-Cooper may have worked as a doctor in London's slums and tended to badly wounded men on the Western Front, but when he arrived in Dartmouth in 1920 to set up as a GP he found himself facing some unique challenges. From the normally reliable midwife convinced she was being haunted to the retired colonel suffering mysterious fits, from the farmer who insisted rubbing in Bovril had cured ... Read more

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  • National Income and Social Accounting

    'A very useful introduction to the techniques of social accounting' Bankers' Magazine.'Remarkable feat of compression and expositionit will surely remain for a long time the best summary of macro-accounting techniques' Accounting Research.This volume covers developments both in the scope and content of official economic statistics of national income and expenditure and in their use for short ... Read more

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  • The Aging Workforce Handbook

    Individual, Organizational and Societal Challenges

    This volume critically reviews the phenomenon of the aging workforce, adopting an interdisciplinary perspective that examines the challenges raised on an individual, organizational and societal level. Core issues framing the concept of the aging workforce and its consequences are presented by a team of leading contributors from around the world.Despite the visible trend towards a much older global ... Read more

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  • Reinventing HRM

    Challenges and New Directions

    The human resources (HR) field is in a time of format and self-reflection. This significant text directly addresses the reasons why human resource management has not received its due. It asks:What can be done about this?Why is it critical to continued organizational performance and innovation?What are its benefits?The authors review the most current thinking on HR initiatives associated with ... Read more

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  • Inspiring Leaders

    Edited by Ronald J. Burke, Cary Cooper ...
    We exist in an era of great change and widespread uncertainty in which course-determining decisions lie with organizational leaders; in this continually shifting climate we require their courage to take action. Billions of dollars are spent annually on developing leaders, yet despite these efforts, most organizations report a shortage of leaders - a leadership gap - and estimates of leadership ... Read more

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  • The SAGE Handbook of Aging, Work and Society

    Aging has emerged as a major and urgent issue for individuals, organisations and governments of our time.In this well-timed and comprehensive handbook, key international contributors to the field of study come together to create a definitive map of the subject. Framed by an authoritative introductory chapter, the SAGE Handbook of Aging, Work and Society offers a critical overview of the most ... Read more

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  • Violence and Abuse In and Around Organisations

    Series series Psychological and Behavioural Aspects of Risk
    This international collection examines violence and abuse in and around organisations. The collection documents the causes, specifically from the perspective of human relations and of the workplace conditions. It also highlights the specific risks associated with high-risk professions or working environments.The first section considers types of violence and abuse, their relative frequencies, ... Read more

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  • Reducing Lightning Injuries Worldwide

    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is a resource for understanding why Lightning continues to be a major health hazard, especially in the developing world, and equips researchers, governments, and public health advocates with the knowledge and techniques needed to reduce lightning casualties worldwide. ... Read more

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  • Straight from the Horse's Mouth

    Ronald Neame, an Autobiography

    Series series The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series
    Now in Paperback!Ronald Neame's autobiography takes its title from one of his best-loved films, The Horse's Mouth (1958), starring Alec Guinness. In an informative and entertaining style, Neame discusses the making of that film, along with several others, including In Which We Serve, Blithe Spirit, Brief Encounter, Great Expectations, Tunes of Glory, I Could Go on Singing, The Prime of Miss Jean ... Read more

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  • Organizations and Unusual Routines

    A Systems Analysis of Dysfunctional Feedback Processes

    Everyone working in and with organizations will, from time to time, experience frustrations and problems when trying to accomplish tasks that are a required part of their role. This is an unusual routine - a recurrent interaction pattern in which someone encounters a problem when trying to accomplish normal activities by following standard organizational procedures and then becomes enmeshed in ... Read more

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  • The Fulfilling Workplace

    The Organization's Role in Achieving Individual and Organizational Health

    Series series Psychological and Behavioural Aspects of Risk
    It is very easy for organizations to ignore or overlook the impact of social and commercial change-of increased pressure to deliver profit (above all else) and of transformation in the ways in which we are now working-on the mental health and, consequently, the performance of their employees. And yet there is plenty of evidence that in many workplaces, performance is down, stress is up and ... Read more

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  • Risky Business

    Psychological, Physical and Financial Costs of High Risk Behavior in Organizations

    Series series Psychological and Behavioural Aspects of Risk
    What are the financial and psychological costs of risky behavior in business to the individuals concerned and their organizations? Risky Business provides a perspective on addictive behaviors such as gambling, drug taking and even addiction to work; criminal behaviors such as theft and corruption; and behaviors such as aggression and violence. The authors then look at their implications to ... Read more

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