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Vele tinten grijs brengt in kaart hoe de wereld van ouderen, zorgprofessionals, zorgmanagers en beleidsmakers wordt bezien als wij een sociale gedragstheorie hanteren. Het belangrijkste argument is dat we in een samenleving waar individualisme en het denken in entiteiten (zoals markt, instelling, beleid, technologie) hoogtij viert, veronachtzamen dat mensen meestal met elkaar samenwerken of zich verbinden. Door interactie en communicatie krijgt de wereld en onze identiteit betekenis. Als gevo...

You are no longer a beginner, but not yet advanced. Now what? Tobira: Gateway to Advanced Japanese is your answer. This is the first textbook that addresses the gap between beginner- and advanced-level learners in all of the four language skills. A wide range of topics is explored, from Japanese geography and history to pop culture. Tobira facilitates learning through the use of multimedia, and helps you construct a Japanese environment even while living abroad.

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Confused by business statistics? Problem solved. Schaum's Outline of Business Statistics helps you understand basic concepts and offers extra practice on topics you'll encounter in your introductory- and intermediate-level courses. With this book, you'll understand and master the basic methods of statistical description, statistical inference, decision analysis, and process control.

You will also learn about frequency distributions, histograms and frequency polygons, frequency curves, samplin...

As in previous editions of this popular text on cross-cultural management, students will find here an invaluable guide to key management theories, linked to practical examples from all round the world. The book's key distinctive feature remains its truly international profile, with current examples from the US, Europe, Asia and new perspectives in this edition from other regions. Discussion of cross-cultural models is updated by including the 'crossvergence' framework developed during the 199...

Fossils provide a powerful tool for the study of the nearly 4-billion-year history of life, and its role in the evolution of Earth systems. They also provide important data for evolutionary studies, and contribute to our understanding of the extinction of organisms and the origins of modern biodiversity.

Fossils At A Glance is written for students taking an introductory level course in paleontology. Short chapters introduce the main topics in the modern study of fossils. The most important fo...

Novo Avenida Brasil 2 (A2) é composto por 6 lições e 1 capítulo de revisão. Estrutura clara: comunicação cotidiana em diálogos curtos apresentação e prática da gramática livro Segundo o Novo Acordo Ortográfico exercícios de leitura e escuta exercícios de vocabulário Over deze serie O Novo Avenida Brasil destina-se a principiantes adolescentes e adultos, de qualquer nacionalidade, que queiram aprender o Portugues da forma como o idioma e falado no Brasil. Pode ser usado em grup...

Learn the business thinking behind financial modeling and execute what you know effectively using Microsoft Excel. Many believe that sales and profitability projections shown in financial models are the keys to success in attracting investors. The truth is that investors will come up with their own projections.

The investor wants to understand the assumptions, structure, and relationships within the modeling of a startup. If the investor is satiated, the entrepreneur has successfully demonstr...