People interact and perform in group settings in all areas of life. Organizations and businesses are increasingly structuring work around groups and teams. Every day, we work in groups such as families, friendship groups, societies and sports teams, to make decisions and plans, solve problems, perform physical tasks, generate creative ideas, and more.

Group Performance outlines the current state of social psychological theories and findings concerning the performance of groups. It explores th...

Exploring the creativity of mind through children's language: how the tiniest utterances can illustrate the simple but abstract principles behind modern grammar-and reveal the innate structures of the mind. Every sentence we hear is instantly analyzed by an inner grammar; just as a prism refracts a beam of light, grammar divides a stream of sound, linking diverse strings of information to different domains of mind-memory, vision, emotions, intentions. In The Prism of Grammar, Tom Roeper bring...

Essentials of Domestic Animal Embryology is a comprehensive, modern treatment of the subject dealing with all organ systems and including important molecular aspects of animal development. Written with the student in mind, the text covers embryology of the domestic species, both general (development from formation of the gametes, through fertilization and initial embryogenesis, up to organ formation) and special (development of the organ systems). It also includes sections on teratology, assi...

Cradle-to-grave analyses are becoming the norm, as an increasing amount of corporations and government agencies are basing their procurement decisions not only on initial costs but also on life cycle costs. And while life cycle costing has been covered in journals and conference proceedings, few, if any, books have gathered this information into an easily accessible resource. Eliminating the need to consult many different sources, Life Cycle Costing for Engineers brings together up-to-date li...

Zo maak je een kwaliteitsplan biedt de student een praktisch, gedegen en samenhangend stappenplan om te komen tot een kwaliteitsplan. Het boek biedt per stap eerst de noodzakelijke informatie over kwaliteitsmanagement en zet de student vervolgens aan het werk. Het stappenplan begint met het organiseren van het project (intakegesprek met de opdrachtgever, het maken van een planning en het samenstellen van een projectteam). Vervolgens inventariseert en analyseert de student de huidige situatie....

Lagerugpijn is een complex fenomeen. Persoonlijke klachten over lagerugpijn vragen om fysiotherapeutische hulp met verschillende diepgang. Soms kan worden volstaan met relatief eenvoudige hulp, soms is diepgaandere hulp geboden.Het probleem waar fysiotherapeuten voor worden gesteld is niet alleen wat het ‘afwijkende’ van de lendenwervelkolom is, maar ook of lagerugpijn wel aan ‘iets afwijkends’ van de lendenwervelkolom te relateren is.

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The second edition of Arts Management has been thoroughly revised to provide an updated, comprehensive overview of this fast-changing subject. Arts managers and students alike are offered a lively, sophisticated insight into the artistic, managerial and social responsibilities necessary for those working in the field. With new cases studies and several new chapters, Derrick Chong takes an interdisciplinary approach in examining some of the main impulses informing discussions on the management...

With this dictionary students learn the most important collocations they need to know. The dictionary also guides them to the right word combination for their context. The CD-ROM includes the complete dictionary and practice exercises.

The word combinations are based on analysis of the Oxford English Corpus, a collection of three billion words of text from the English-speaking world that show the words that really do go together.