Paul Joyce: 16 books
Public Governance and Strategic Management Capabilities
Public Governance in the Gulf States
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
This is a book about the modernization of public governance and the development of strategic states. It focuses on six Gulf countries (United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait) and presents research findings from quantitative data analysis and comparative analysis of the...
Lessons in Leadership
Meeting the Challenges of Public Service Management
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Using international case study material, this book examines how ideas of visionary leadership have been developed and discusses their applicability to the public sector. The book covers:
the tensions that can arise between administrative/bureaucratic traditions and the leadership styles required...
Developments in Strategic and Public Management
Studies in the US and Europe
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2014
Through contemporary case studies of strategic management at work in the US and Europe, this collection shows that it can no longer be seen as a discipline for long term decisions but has become a central feature of the public sector. Individual chapters offer insights into strategic management capabilities at the national and sub-national level.
by Paul Joyce
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
In good times and bad, in the different situations of renewal, crisis, and chronic resource constraints, the strategic leadership of public services is crucial. Good leaders are essential in helping the public sector to adapt and solve ‘wicked’ problems, and they are also integral to the reform...
by Paul Joyce
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
Strategic management is widely seen as essential to the public services, leading to better performance and better outcomes for the public. In fact, the private sector idea of strategic management has become so powerful in the public sector that politicians and policy makers have begun to talk about...
by Paul Joyce, Anne Drumaux
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
This book investigates the role and effectiveness of strategic management within public governance in Europe. Using findings from qualitative studies, it explores the governance processes at the level of the European Union as a supranational institution, and the level of national governments. It presents...
Echoes
The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2019
The essential collection of beloved ghost stories, compiled by the editor who helped define the genre—including stories from award-winning, bestselling authors such as Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Hoffman, Seanan McGuire, and Paul Tremblay.
Everyone loves a good ghost story, especially Ellen...
Emerging Health Trends
A Look at Where Science Will Take Us (Collection)
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2012
3 books illuminate the cutting edge medical research that could save your life
Right now, science is transforming what we know about preserving and improving human health. These three extraordinary books take you to the cutting edge of emerging science, presenting new findings that...
Chips, Clones, and Living Beyond 100
How Far Will the Biosciences Take Us?
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2009
The key scientific discoveries of the 21st century will emerge from the biosciences. These discoveries will impact our lives in ways we can only now begin to imagine. In this book, two of the field's leading experts help us imagine those impacts. Paul and Joyce A. Schoemaker tour the remarkable field...
Backroads of Florida
Your Guide to Great Day Trips & Weekend Getaways
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2009
Away from the bustle of Miami Beach and the tourist extravaganza of Disney World, another Florida beckons to those looking for backroads adventure, quieter fare, or more discriminating fun. This is the Florida where backroads and secret splendors unfold in a landscape rich in the flavors and colors...
18 Wheels of Horror
A Trailer Full of Trucking Terrors
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2015
Psychotic killers, devious ghosts, alien monsters, howling storms, undead creatures, and other dark forces haunt the highways and the truckers who drive them in these 18 chilling tales. A ghostly voice on a trucker’s CB radio knows more about his life than it should… Two drivers find their cargo...
by John Law, Kalpana Shankar, David Hakken
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
The fourth edition of an authoritative overview, with all new chapters that capture the state of the art in a rapidly growing field.
Science and Technology Studies (STS) is a flourishing interdisciplinary field that examines the transformative power of science and technology to arrange and...
by Jan Lees, Nisha Dogra, Paul Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
What social change has been achieved over the past 30 years?
What have been the main barriers to progress?
What great achievements can we identify and celebrate today?
Marking Jessica Kingsley Publishers' 30th year of publishing books on social and behavioural issues, this book gathers together...
Educating from the Heart
Theoretical and Practical Approaches to Transforming Education
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
Educating from the Heart: Theoretical and Practical Approaches to Transforming Education is based on the questions: 'What does it mean to educate from the heart? What does it mean to educate with spirit?' It offers both theoretical overviews and practical approaches for educators, academics, education...
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