Drawing on a large and varied corpus of data collected in a wide range of workplaces, the authors explore specific types of workplace talk, such as giving advice and instructions, solving problems, running meetings and making decisions. The authors also researched the less obvio…
Vergleichende Analyse der Nutzung von Schreibtischen. Hierfür wurden Schreibtische in Versicherungen, Banken, Verwaltungen, Call Centern und Designstudios in zwölf Ländern aus allen Kontinenten untersucht. Der Schreibtisch und seine Nutzung im kulturellen, geschlechtsspezifische…
The desk is a place of work and of action, but it also serves as a place to exhibit personal things and preferences. Thus it always characterizes in two ways a material and symbolic unity. The desk is not only very informative in itself, but also must always be studied and under…
In contrast to the common image of Cuba as a totalitarian dictatorship, Linda Fuller argues that, as Cuban socialism has matured, important democratic advances also have been made. Tracing the path of reform in the area of workplace democracy in Cuba over the last thirty years, …
"This book presents a model for skills development for engineering professionals. Organizations operate in an increasingly competitive environment, which drives a need for continuous employee skills development. The rapid pace of technological change requires everyone to continu…
Non-binary inclusion -- An introduction to non-binary people -- Key issues -- UK law background -- Why include non-binary people -- Practical steps for inclusion -- Closing remarks
"This text was developed as a manual for those employed in the emergency services ESP, those who deal with victims of trauma in the workplace, work in school systems or acute psychiatric settings, provide assistance to ESP, or who are employed in other settings where persons may…
"This text was developed as a manual for those employed in the emergency services ESP, those who deal with victims of trauma in the workplace, work in school systems or acute psychiatric settings, provide assistance to ESP, or who are employed in other settings where persons may…
