As more and more companies gain a global reach, managing cultural differences is an increasingly important part of every job. This book demonstrates how culture affects management practice, from organisational structure to strategy and human resource management. Drawing upon evidence from the authors' research, it encourages managers to reconsider, explore and transfer alternative practices across national boundaries.

As well as providing an insight into other cultures, this text provides rea...

**WINNER OF THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE 2014**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSometimes your child - the most familiar person of all - is radically different from you. The saying goes that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. But what happens when it does? Drawing on interviews with over three hundred families, covering subjects including deafness, dwarfs, Down's Syndrome, Autism, Schizophrenia, disability, prodigies, children born of rape, children convicted of crime and transgender people, Andr...

Applied econometrics, known to aficionados as 'metrics, is the original data science. 'Metrics encompasses the statistical methods economists use to untangle cause and effect in human affairs. Through accessible discussion and with a dose of kung fu-themed humor, Mastering 'Metrics presents the essential tools of econometric research and demonstrates why econometrics is exciting and useful.

The five most valuable econometric methods, or what the authors call the Furious Five--random assignmen...

Hoe kun je in je kerkelijke gemeente groei stimuleren? Hoe kun je mensen motiveren om hun gaven en talenten vruchtbaar in te zetten? Hoe voorkom je dat vrijwilligers vastlopen of dat er conflicten ontstaan? En wat doe je als het toch zover is gekomen? Dit handboek helpt je in het coachen van vrijwilligers in de gemeente. Je krijgt zicht op de processen die spelen, zodat je op tijd kunt ingrijpen. Het mooie van coaching is dat ze gericht is op mogelijkheden in plaats van op onmogelijkheden. Co...

Blending political reality with magic realism, fantasy and comic invention, this book is one of the most daringly original works of the twentieth century.

For courses in Marketing Research at two- and four-year colleges and universitiesAn engaging, do-it-yourself approach to marketing researchEssentials of Marketing Research: A Hands-On Orientation presents a concise overview of marketing research via a do-it-yourself approach that engages students. Building on the foundation of his successful previous titles-Basic Marketing Research: Integration of Social Media and Marketing Research: An Applied Orientation-author Naresh Malhotra covers concep...

1. Read this book. 2. On reaching the final page, you may experience an urgent need to read it all over again. 3. Check your friends have read it. 4. NOW YOU ARE FREE TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT IT ENDLESSLYWinner of Goodreads Best Young Adult Fiction Book 2014'E. Lockhart is one of our most important novelists, and she has given us her best book yet. Thrilling, beautiful, and blisteringly smart, We Were Liars is utterly unforgettable.'- John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fault...

Want to know how to influence other people's behaviour?In The Advertising Effect, respected advertising insider, Adam Ferrier, reveals the ten techniques used by some of the best-known brands across the globe. These techniques are grounded in psychological theory with award winning real world examples and explore how the most effective way to change behaviour is through action rather than the conventional advertising practices (emotional or rational persuasion). This is the ultimate insider's...

Starter (A1) consists of two books: Katsudoo (Coursebook for communicative language activities) and Rikai (Coursebook for communicative language competences). In Katsudoo the aim is to develop practical communicative ability through listening to a variety of Japanese and through speaking practice. In Rikai you are able to systematically study the language systems needed for communication. Both Katsudoo and Rikai can be main teaching materials, and the topics are the same. By studying using bo...