This book is an introductory text on design science, intended to support both graduate students and researchers in structuring, undertaking and presenting design science work. It builds on established design science methods as well as recent work on presenting design science studies and ethical principles for design science, and also offers novel instruments for visualizing the results, both in the form of process diagrams and through a canvas format. While the book does not presume any prior...

The Fundamentals of Biomedical Science series has been written to reflect the challenges of practicing biomedical scientists today. It draws together essential basic science, with insights into laboratory practice, to show how an understanding of the biology of disease is linked to analytical approaches that lead to diagnosis. The series reviews the full range of disciplines to which a biomedical scientist may be exposed - from microbiology, to cytopathology, totransfusion science.

The third ...

This very successful textbook explores change and how it relates to the complexities of organizational life, and puts an emphasis on applying the theory to practice. Now significantly updated and in its 6th edition, Organizational Change reflects a rapidly changing world and considers 'how change has changed'. The book is structured in three parts.

The first part considers the causes and nature of change. Part two opens up the organization to expand on issues of structuring for change, the cu...

We leven in een overgangstijd waarin de hiërarchische manier van organiseren onder druk staat. Meer dan 1,2 miljoen mensen volgen liever hun hart als zzp’er dan zich te voegen in de systemen en cultuur van een organisatie. Tegelijkertijd bezwijken steeds meer medewerkers fysiek en geestelijk onder toenemende werkdruk en een gebrek aan motivatie. Hoe dit te keren?

De enige weg is bezieling. Wanneer mensen elkaar gaan herkennen en vinden in het diepste wat hen drijft, geven ze vanzelf dat â€...

De deep evolvement beweging wordt voortgestuwd door het groeiend aantal mensen die vanuit persoonlijke verbinding en betrokkenheid willen bijdragen aan een betere wereld. Ze willen zinvoller bezig zijn en van meer betekenis zijn in hedendaagse vraagstukken.

Dit boek zoomt specifiek in op de rol van professionals. Het boek helpt ze om hun professionele identiteit scherp te stellen, alsook organisaties te ondersteunen in deze opdracht. Op zes verschillende manieren wordt deze maatschappelijke b...

For anyone who wants to communicate effectively in business,this is your complete reference guide for any form of written communication. Packed with over 500 sample documents, over 100 tips for better business writing and useful templates you can apply to your writing immediately, Model Business Letters will help you put the key rules of good business writing into action.

Environmental issues are of fundamental importance, and a broad approach to understanding the relationship between the human economy and the natural world is essential. In a rapidly changing policy and scientific context, this new edition of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics reflects an updated perspective on modern environmental topics.

Now in its fifth edition, this textbook includes enhanced and updated material on energy, climate change, greening the economy, population, agricu...

The eleventh edition of General, Organic, and Biochemistry offers a problem-solving approach and is designed to help undergraduate majors in health-related fields understand key concepts and appreciate significant connections among chemistry, health, and the treatment of disease. This new edition is available in ALEKS, featuring: * ALEKS Topics to assign as pre-requisite assignments to boost student confidence and help those lacking math skills. * End-of-Chapter Questions aligned to the text ...

The gold standard text for helping students visualize and understand geologic processes makes hands-on and real-world exploration easier and more impactful than ever, in any course setting. New 3D specimen and digital elevation models, with corresponding Smartwork exercises, allow students to examine specimens and sites as if they were in the field or lab. And new highly visual "Practice What You Know" and "What Can You See?" activities at the end of each chapter and in Smartwork help student...

Communicating effectively is crucial to improving employee engagement, organizational culture, and performance. Learn how to focus your time and resources to make the most positive difference to your organization and its people. Successful Employee Communications explores how to help organizations work with purpose, be better listeners and connect with employees who have higher expectations and new ways of working.

Easy-to-follow frameworks and checklists will help you conduct an internal com...