A comprehensive introduction to public policy and the policy cycle, the fully revised second edition of this popular textbook offers a practical guide to the topic while remaining underpinned by cutting-edge research. Bringing together analysis of classic works alongside the most recent developments in the field, this book is guided by the following three crucial questions: What is public policy? Who participates in making and putting public policy in practice as well as in assessing its succ...

Subtitling: Concepts and Practices provides students, researchers and practitioners with a research-based introduction to the theory and practice of subtitling. It offers access to a professional desktop subtitle editor, Wincaps Q4, and a leading cloud-based subtitling platform, OOONA.

Combined with new coverage on mental health, resilience, and mindset, Your College Experience speaks to the real needs of today's students, helping them overcome their barriers to success and become successful students in academic communities they can call their own.

Kathleen Berger's acclaimed introduction to childhood and adolescence development weaves together classic and cutting-edge research, contemporary topics (especially neuroscience and culture), and relatable real stories and personal experiences.

'A rich compendium of incidents, anecdotes and studies illustrating the linguistic abilities of animals . . .

a rewarding book' Sunday TimesDolphins and parrots call each other by their names. Fork tailed drongos mimic the calls of other animals to scare them away and then steal their dinner. In the songs of many species of birds, and in skin patterns of squid, we find grammatical structures .

. . If you are lucky, you might meet an animal that wants to talk to you.

If you are even luckier, y...

Paars management is een mix van blauw en rood management: blauw management vertrekt vanuit de bedrijfsmissie, rood management plaatst mensen en hun talenten centraal. Enkel door kruisbestuiving van beide systemen kunnen bedrijven zich van een toekomst verzekeren. En die toekomst komt met rasse schreden dichterbij: de uitstroom van de babyboomgeneratie is reeds ingezet, terwijl het aanbod van nieuwe kandidaten voor alle denkbare jobs slinkt. Hoe ga je hier als manager mee om?De toekomst is aan...

Dit boek behandelt hoe familie- en andere MKB-bedrijven met Governance dienen om te gaan. Het doel van Governance is om een optimaal en transparant stelsel van ‘checks and balances’ te waarborgen voor ondernemingen. Governance betreft diverse issues zoals integriteit, toezicht, verantwoordelijkheden, zeggenschap, cultuur en bestuur teneinde het bedrijf deugdelijk te laten functioneren.Tot dusverre is het onderwerp Corporate Governance – zoals het eerste woord al zegt – voorbehouden a...

How Genes Influence Behavior takes a personal and lively approach to the study of behavioral genetics, providing an up-to-date and accessible introduction to a variety of approaches and their application to a wide range of disorders, and modeling a critical approach to both methods and results. This second edition includes additional biology content to help students understand the biological foundations of the field, while maintaining an appropriate focus on the main issues of relevance to ps...

A statistical national treasure' Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2'Required reading for all politicians, journalists, medics and anyone who tries to influence people (or is influenced) by statistics. A tour de force' Popular ScienceDo busier hospitals have higher survival rates? How many trees are there on the planet? Why do old men have big ears? David Spiegelhalter reveals the answers to these and many other questions - questions that can only be addressed using statistical science. Statistics has p...

Clear, concise, and written by experts currently lecturing in the field, Organizational Behaviour focuses exclusively on what you need to know for success in your business course and today’s global economy. The text brings together a vast range of ideas, models, and concepts on organizational behaviour from an array of fields, such as psychology, sociology, history, economics, and politics. This information is presented in bite-sized, digestible pieces to create an accessible and engag...