This book comprehensively presents issues related to management control and develops a breakthrough theory about management control in hospitals. It is the result of many years of research and outlines the concept of control and related theories which are discussed in detail.

The purpose of this book is twofold -if you’re a senior healthcare manager or director tasked with setting up a quality management system, this book will provide tools and techniques you can immediately apply.

The Resilient Practitioner, 4th edition, builds on the first three editions and on the lived experience of practitioners in the helping, caring, and relationship-intense fields.

This book draws on research from around the world and shares good practices to help managers become effective leaders in face to face, virtual and hybrid workplaces. A must read for HR managers who want to develop their skills and educators interested in managerial coaching and successful leadership in the post-COVID hybrid workplace.

Reflecting emerging methods and the evolution of the field, Introduction to Texture Analysis: Macrotexture, Microtexture, and Orientation keeps mathematics to a minimum in covering both traditional macrotexture analysis and more advanced electron-microscopy-based microtexture analysis.

This easy-to-read guidebook helps marketers and health communicators alike understand the COVID-19 pandemic, learn from it, and plan for future emergencies that may require a need to draw on the same set of skills.

Practical and clearly written, this new book from best-selling author Louise Porter equips mental health professionals with the knowledge and skills they need to provide insightful guidance and support to children and adolescents.

The Dreaming Mind provides an insightful, interdisciplinary approach to the study of dreaming, exploring its nature and examining some of the implications of dream states for theories of consciousness, cognition and the self.

Animal-Assisted School Counseling (AASC) is a hands-on resource that provides invaluable information for school counselors interested in partnering with a therapy animal on campus to help students meet social and emotional goals.

Commemorating the 250th anniversary of James Mill’s birth and the 150th of John Stuart Mill’s death, this volume analyses the Mills’ discussions on topics such environment, gender, education, ethics, and lifestyle.