This captivating book delves into the complex realm of management and organizational dynamics, focusing on the significance of paradoxes. From the intricate interplay between social obligations and business missions to the tension between stability and change, this textbook unveils the essence of these enduring contradictions. As organizations evolve, paradoxes become defining features, and illustrative cases of this are included throughout the textbook.

The ability to think entrepreneurially has become essential today. This new, unique and engaging textbook guides all students in their learning and application of an entrepreneurial mindset to ensure that they are ready to generate ideas, solve problems and contribute towards a better world.

With its unique combination of humour and step-by-step instruction, this award-winning book is the statistics lifesaver for everyone. From initial theory through to regression, factor analysis and multilevel modelling, Andy Field animates statistics and SPSS software with his famously bizarre examples and activities. Features: •Flexible coverage to support students across disciplines and degree programmes •Can support classroom or lab learning and assessment •Analysis of real data with ...

Topically organized and written in a conversational tone, Infancy: The Development of the Whole Child unites cutting-edge theories and research to illustrate the development of the whole child from birth to age three.

Provides students with the tools and knowledge to address the concepts of diversity, oppression, power and powerless, and empower them to practice in ethically appropriate ways for contemporary social work practice.

This book introduces the reader to interdisciplinary approaches to child development and extends thinking outside the traditional topics. It covers key aspects of child development theory as well as considering the professions students will enter, through an interdisciplinary lens.

A practical toolkit for students needing an alternative introduction to doing research methods. Imaginative pedagogy and visual prompts support those students often neglected by more traditional textbooks.