Now in its second edition, Strategic HRM: A Balanced Approach has been updated and revised throughout to examine the latest in theory and practice. Central to its theme is putting HRM in its organizational context and creating a more balanced approach to managing people.

One of the best ways of introducing theology is through direct student engagement with the most exciting works of contemporary religious reflection. We can learn to think theologically from the giants. Gregory Higgins' work, a fresh edition of his earlier The Tapestry of Christian Theology, does just that. Loosely arranging his work around ten key biblical themes, Higgins catches the spirit and verve of ten contemporary theologians. In successive chapters he introduces these important thinker...

A new and expanded edition of a highly successful textbook on world religions with a comparative approach which explores how six major religions are lived and expressed through their customs, rituals and everyday practices. A new edition of this major textbook, exploring the world's great religions through their customs, rituals and everyday practices by focusing on the 'lived experience' This comparative study is enriched and broadened with the inclusion of a sixth religion, DaoismTakes a th...

Even bad code can function. But if code isn't clean, it can bring a development organization to its knees. Every year, countless hours and significant resources are lost because of poorly written code.

But it doesn't have to be that way. Noted software expert Robert C. Martin presents a revolutionary paradigm with Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship.

Martin has teamed up with his colleagues from Object Mentor to distill their best agile practice of cleaning code "on the fly...

Trainingsacteren, een vak om van te leren, is het eerste boek over het boeiende en verrassende werk van een trainingsacteur. Aan de hand van veel anekdotes uit de praktijk, neemt het boek je mee in de wereld van het trainingsacteren: van het verkrijgen van de opdracht, het samenwerken met de trainer en de groep, tot aan het aanspelen van een leerdoel, het spelen vanuit een belang, het hebben van helicopterview en het geven van feedback.

André Witbreuk en Loes Wouterson, allebei trainingsact...

Explores the changing relationship between news producers and audiences and the methods journalists can use to secure the attention of news consumers.

Fully revised, updated and extended to include the momentous developments of 2020, this fourth edition of Peter Rietbergen's highly acclaimed Europe: A Cultural History is a major and original contribution to the study of Europe. The book examines the structures of culture in this part of Eurasia from the beginnings of human settlement on to the genesis of agricultural society, of greater polities, of urban systems, and the slow transitions that resulted in a (post-)industrial society and the...

Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship is the newest incarnation of Garry Landreth's comprehensive text on creating therapeutic relationships with children through play. It details the Child-Centered Play Therapy model, which stresses the importance of understanding the child's world and perspective. This approach facilitates the play therapy process while allowing therapist and client to fully connect.

Professors who have taught a course based on the previous edition will be pleased to fi...

The philosophy at the heart of Bob de Wit's landmark text Strategy is that an understanding of the topic can only be gained by exposure to the many opposite perspectives in the field. Recognizing that there is no simple answer to the question of 'what is strategy', the author navigates readers through contrasting viewpoint readings to encourage discussion and debate, and illustrative cases to acknowledge the importance of strategy in the world of business. Placing the student at the centre of...

Hoe kun je in je kerkelijke gemeente groei stimuleren? Hoe kun je mensen motiveren om hun gaven en talenten vruchtbaar in te zetten? Hoe voorkom je dat vrijwilligers vastlopen of dat er conflicten ontstaan? En wat doe je als het toch zover is gekomen? Dit handboek helpt je in het coachen van vrijwilligers in de gemeente. Je krijgt zicht op de processen die spelen, zodat je op tijd kunt ingrijpen. Het mooie van coaching is dat ze gericht is op mogelijkheden in plaats van op onmogelijkheden. Co...