For introductory business courses. A focus on the practical skills and important developments in business The recent events in domestic and global economies are presenting unprecedented challenges, excitement, and disappointments for businesses - and a need for change in introduction to business courses and texts. Business Essentials captures the widespread significance of these developments and presents their implications on companies today.

The 13th Edition includes new real-world examples ...

Drama is belangrijk voor de mens om greep te kunnen houden op zijn omgeving, problemen te kunnen bolwerken en weerbaar te blijven.

Wie op jonge leeftijd begint met bewegen en veel verschillende soorten sporten en beweegactiviteiten uitprobeert, heeft daar zijn hele leven profijt van. Je hebt ook op latere leeftijd plezier in bewegen, bent fitter, gezonder en loopt minder kans op overgewicht.

Goede motoriek is belangrijk voor een leven lang bewegen. Daarom is de rol van de ontwikkeling van motoriek in relatie tot een actieve leefstijl de afgelopen jaren vaak onderzocht. Toch wordt in de praktijk nog weinig aandacht bestee...

Known as the gold standard for research methods, Babbie's THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH gives you a definitive guide to research as practiced by social scientists. Combining a straightforward approach with the author's renowned sense of humor, this student-friendly text equips you with the tools and knowledge to apply research concepts as both researcher and consumer. The author emphasizes the process by showing you how to design and construct projects, introducing today's various observati...

Introducing... Public Finance, 10th Global Edition, by Harvey S. Rosen and Ted GayerRosen and Gayer's Public Finance provides the economic tools necessary to analyze government expenditure and tax policies and, along the way, takes students to the frontiers of current research and policy.

While the information presented is cutting edge and reflects the work of economists currently active in the field, the approach makes the text accessible to undergraduates whose only prior exposure to econom...

Since the end of the Cold War, conflict prevention and resolution, peacekeeping and peacebuilding have risen to the top of the international agenda. The fourth edition of this hugely popular text explains the key concepts, charts the development of the field, evaluates successes and failures, and assesses the main current challenges and debates in the second decade of the twenty-first century. In response to ongoing changes in the dynamics of global conflict, including the events and conseque...

'Long admired for her pioneering work on gender, neo-liberalism and human rights, in this volume Ratna Kapur builds on that scholarship to offer a bold and wide ranging set of arguments that will add immensely to the many current debates about human rights and their efficacy in this age of inequality. Kapur' s trenchant critique of rights and her vision of an alternative to the liberal concept of freedom offer strikingly original arguments that make this an indispensable volume for all who ar...

How Mediation Works will introduce management and law students as well as businesses to this art of conflict resolution from the behavioral perspective, while also providing a valuable resource to continuing education programs, mediation training, and lawyers to familiarize clients with the mediation process.

Kompetent kommunizieren im Beruf - mit dem neuen Wirtschaftslehrwerk DaF im Unternehmen für Erwachsene sind Lernende bestens dafür vorbereitet. Das Buch trainiert die wichtisten berufssprachlichen Kompetenzen sowie die Redemittel und den Wortschatz aus Alltag und Beruf kennen. Die kurzen und klar strukturierten Lektionen bieten viele Übungen. Die Aufgaben zu den telc-Berufsprüfungen und BULATS sind integriert.

Das Kursbuch DaF im Unternehmen A1-A2 trainiert wichtige berufssprachlicher Kompetenzen und Redemittel und Wortschatz aus Alltag und Beruf. In jeder Lektion gibt es gezielte Ausspracheübungen. Dank schrittweisem Rechtschreibtraining und zahlreichen Rollenspielen kommen Deutschlernende schnell voran. Die Grammatik wird im beruflichen Kontext vermittelt. Das besondere Extra: Authentische Firmenporträts mit passenden Filmen sind im separaten Medienpaket oder kostenlos online erhältlich.