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Leadership in Organizations (6th Edition)

Leadership in Organizations (6th Edition)

by Gary A. Yukl

Leadership in Organizations focuses on effective leadership in organizations through both theory and practice. This book explains and critiques the major theories and studies that are most relevant and informative and reviews what we know about leadership effectiveness. This combination of theory and practice makes this text a useful resource for practicing managers who are looking for something more than... (more)

Joining Together: Group Theory and Group Skills (9th Edition)

Joining Together: Group Theory and Group Skills (9th Edition)

by David Johnson, Frank P. Johnson

This best-selling text presents a broad, integrative overview of group dynamics presented in a well researched, readable, and experiential format. This text introduces readers to the theory and research findings needed to understand how to make groups effective, and it helps build the skills required to apply that knowledge in practical situations. More than a textbook, Joining Together illustrates how this... (more)

Human Resource Management

by John M. Ivancevich, George Milkovich, Carolyn Milkovich, William F. Glueck, Leslie W. Rue, Lloyd L. Byars

Ivancevich�s Human Resource Management, 10e takes a managerial orientation; that is it takes the position that HRM is relevant to managers in every unit, project, or team. Managers are constantly faced with HRM issues, problems, and decision-making and the text's primary goal is to show how each manager must be a human resource problem solver and diagnostician. This book pays attention to the application of HRM... (more)

If I Found a Wistful Unicorn: A Gift of Love

If I Found a Wistful Unicorn: A Gift of Love

by Ann Ashford

A special gift for any occasion when a message of love is needed. The author and artist have combined their talents to create a rare and sensitive book that immediately grabs one by the heart and works magic that recognizes no age, no particular time, but encompasses all in its beautiful simplicity.

Business Ethics, A Teaching and Learning Classroom Edition: Concepts and Cases (6th Edition)

Business Ethics, A Teaching and Learning Classroom Edition: Concepts and Cases (6th Edition)

by Manuel G. Velasquez

This book provides readers with a clear, straightforward writing style, an abundance of examples, detailed real-life cases, and current data and statistics. It aims to 1) introduce ethical concepts that are relevant to resolving moral issues in business, 2) develop the reasoning and analytical skills needed to apply ethical concepts to business decisions, 3) identify moral issues specific to business, and 4)... (more)

Fundamentals of Organizational Communication (6th Edition)

Fundamentals of Organizational Communication (6th Edition)

by Pamela Shockley-Zalabak

This text presents the concepts of organizational communication within a unique competency-based approach that incorporates personal knowledge, interpersonal sensitivity, communication skills, and ethical values. Blending theory, analysis, and practice more extensively than any other text on the market, Fundamentals of Organizational Communication provides an introduction to major organizational communication... (more)

Darkmans

by Nicola Barker

Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Darkmans is an exhilarating, extraordinary examination of the ways in which history can play jokes on us all... If History is just a sick joke which keeps on repeating itself, then who exactly might be telling it, and why? Could it be John Scogin, Edward IV's infamous court jester, whose favorite pastime was to burn people alive - for a laugh? Or could it be Andrew Boarde,... (more)

Social Problems and the Quality of Life

by Robert H. Lauer

Focusing on quality of life, this text defines what a social problem is and then addresses specific issues—for example, how can one gain a sociological understanding of social problems? What kinds of critical thinking should one engage in and what kinds should one avoid in attempting to understand social problems? How is the quality of one's life affected by particular problems? What causes these problems and how... (more)

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