J William: 1364 books
by William J. Phalen
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2014
In 1846, political economist Karl Marx wrote that “without cotton, you have no modern industry.” Indeed, before the American Civil War, cotton brought wealth, power and prosperity to both America and Europe. Giant industries in the northern U.S., extensive shipping networks up and down the Atlantic...
Think First, Apply Math, Think Further
Food for Thought
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2005
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World Water Vision
Making Water Everybody's Business
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
More than a billion people cannot get safe drinking water; half the world's population does not have adequate sanitation; within a generation over three billion will be suffering from water stress. This text analyzes the issues in this crisis of management and shows how water can be used effectively...
by Alexander Kossiakoff, William N. Sweet, Samuel J. Seymour
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2011
The first edition of this unique interdisciplinary guide has become the foundational systems engineering textbook for colleges and universities worldwide. It has helped countless readers learn to think like systems engineers, giving them the knowledge, skills, and leadership qualities they need to...
Economists and the Economy
The Evolution of Economic Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
Economists and the Economy seeks to explain how economic theories are formed in response to specific incidents affecting economic events. The work covers both major historical events, such as the English Civil War, the Industrial Revolution, and the Great Depression, and intellectual developments...
by William J. Baumol, Wallace E. Oates
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 1988
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 1988
In this book, Professors Baumol and Oates provide a rigorous and comprehensive analysis of the economic theory of environmental policy. They present a formal, theoretical treatment of those factors influencing the quality of life. By covering both the theory of externalities and its application to...
by William J. Crotty, David A. Schmitt
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Ireland and the Politics of Change provides a timely assessment of the fundamental changes that have occurred in Irish society over the last several decades from the standpoint of their political significance. There is a particular concern with the leadership role of government and other political...
Creating a Culture of Feedback
(Empower Students to Own Their Learning)
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2016
By overemphasizing high-stakes evaluations as tools for reporting what students know and can do, we’ve created a culture of grading instead of a culture of feedback in our schools and classrooms. In this book, the authors urge educators to shift their classroom focus, prioritizing effective feedback...
by William J. Rothwell
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
Simplifies the concept of adult learning with advice for appealing to different learning styles.
Adult Learning Basics examines the principles of adult learning theory and how they relate to the training function addressing individual learning competencies, organizational learning climate,...
by William J. Conaway
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
A 28 page coffee table style guidebook of the Surrealist Sculture garden of Edward James with lots of full-color pictures.
Confessions of a Compulsive Entrepreneur and Inventor
How I Secured Fifteen Patents, Started Ten Companies, and Became a Pioneer on the Internet
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2010
The free market system is based on creative ideas: if you have one and know how to sell it, youll make money.Few people have had moreideas or generated more revenue from them than the author of this book.
Confessions of a Compulsive Entrepreneur is a practical, fascinating tale of Bill Tobin,...
Competency-Based Human Resource Management
Discover a New System for Unleashing the Productive Power of Exemplary Performers
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2004
Why a focus on jobs is not enough
Force-fitting employees to job descriptions leads to unhappy people and substandard performance. For years, HR professionals have struggled with this dilemma. But it doesn't have to be that way.
Competency-Based Human Resource Management describes a...
ASTD Competency Study
The Training & Development Profession Redefined
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2013
Revised from its 2004 edition, the new ASTD Competency Study is your essential guide for understanding and using the ASTD Competency Model. The ASTD Competency Model answers the question, what do training and development practitioners need to know and do to be successful, now and in the future?...
Bee Conservation
Evidence for the effects of interventions
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
This book brings together scientific evidence and experience relevant to the practical conservation of wild bees. The authors worked with an international group of bee experts and conservationists to develop a global list of interventions that could benefit wild bees. They range from protecting natural...