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How to grow as a people manager
2021 || Paperback || Mieke Audenaert || Owl Press
There seems to be a shortage of good leaders, which is troubling because they are fundamental to any successful
organization. What makes growing as a leader so difficult? And how can we improve leadership? To answer these question,
we have to delve into people management.
This book nurtures a positive approach to people management. Based on current challenges such as diversity, increasing performance pressure, wellbeing, burnout, maneuverability and sustainability, this book takes you along a...
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Communication Lab
English fot IT
2022 || Paperback || Femke Cornette || Owl Press
This book deals with multiple situations in which IT students may find themselves during their professional careers and focuses on the various skills that are required when having to use a second language during said career.
All units are centered on one IT-related topic and contain exercises on skills such as listening, reading, writing and speaking. The book contains many topical articles, podcasts and videos. The emphasis in the first six units is on telephone conversations/(client) meetin...
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Powerful Charts
The Art of Creating Clear, Correct and Beautiful Data Visuals
2022 || Paperback || Koen van den Eeckhout || Owl Press
Charts are an excellent way to share complex ideas or large amounts of data with your audience. But they are also hard to make: which chart works best in which situation – and why? What color scheme should you use to strengthen your message? What are some common pitfalls to avoid? How can you add the perfect title, labels, legend and caption? And how do you move beyond a boring pie or bar chart?
Powerful Charts explains how basic design and communication principles help you decide which cha...
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Pursuit of objectivity in Psychology
Paperback || Mattias Desmet || Owl Press || met inkijkexemplaar
For about a decade, academic psychology finds itself in a crisis. Replication of the vast majority of research findings fails, the field is plagued by a bewildering methodological sloppiness and several cases of outright fraud surfaced. This book argues that one of the major causes of the crisis in psychology often goes unnoticed and is situated at the level of measurement methods. While the method sections of myriads of research papers claim that the validity of the measurement instruments u...
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Sustainable Business management 2023
2023 || Paperback || Karolien van Riel || Owl Press
Our world is changing fast. Global events are occurring more often and have a bigger impact on societies and economies than ever before. The current (business) environment shows that things have in order to guarantee meaningful lives for future generations. In the past, securing social and environmental stability was regarded as the sole responsibility of the government and non-profit organisations. Businesses, on the other hand, had only one objective: maximising shareholder value. However, ...
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Fundamentals of critical thinking in healthcare ethics and law
2023 || Paperback || Jan Deckers || Owl Press
As cutting-edge technologies continue to reshape the landscape of health care, we are faced with profound ethical and legal dilemmas on our journey towards a brighter future. This book invites you to develop your critical thinking skills in relation to a number of themes in bioethics and law, including our duties to care for each other, for nonhuman animals, and for the nonhuman world.
Topics include embryo research, abortion, end of life care, research ethics, cloning, and genetic engineerin...
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Media & Technology Law Codex
2023 || Paperback || Eva Lievens e.a. || Owl Press
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Student life experience by service design
2024 || Paperback || Ivo Dewit e.a. || Owl Press
Imagine yourself fresh out of high school, ready to tackle the challenges and adventures that await at university. From navigating the stress of academic demands to forging meaningful friendships, the transition can be daunting. But beyond the pursuit of a degree lies a deeper journey—one of emotional growth, social connection, and personal discovery.
Written by the Department of Social, Cultural, and Student Oriented Services (DSCS) and its visionary team, this book is a testament to years...
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An Introduction to Law & Technology
2023 || Paperback || Eva Lievens e.a. || Owl Press
Technology is omnipresent in today’s society. Education, health, work, interactions with the government, leisure, communication, and research are just some of the contexts in which digital technologies play an increasingly important role. To understand this better, this book aims to offer insights into and critical reflections on the impact of technology on society, the interaction between technology and law, and the impact of technology on the legal profession.
The book is divided into fou...