This book with nine chapters describes the main methods for visual soil evaluation (VSE) of soil structure and soil-related properties. It includes clear visual images of the variation of soil quality and how these relate to soil productivity and environmental sustainability. Su…
This book with nine chapters describes the main methods for visual soil evaluation (VSE) of soil structure and soil-related properties. It includes clear visual images of the variation of soil quality and how these relate to soil productivity and environmental sustainability. Su…
This book presents examples of engineering applications; particularly Industrial Engineering applications. Six distinct cases are included. The applications range from product design to quality control. The emphasis is on developing methodologies that can enhance utilization of …
This volume deals with the nature of wage determination and the problem of securing an economically appropriate development of money incomes in an open economy over the medium term.
This book presents a comprehensive view of the economic approach to the analysis of technical change.
This book contains 31 chapters, grouped into 7 parts, which provides a link between the complexity of the scientific knowledge on soil carbon, and how this knowledge can be applied for multiple benefits, and the complexity of the policy and practice arenas where soil and land ma…
Volume I covers four core activities from my unique graduate experience under the tutelage of Robert P Crosby. The activities include two forms of third-party conflict (boss-employee and employee-employee), transition meetings, and work team development.
Volume I covers four core activities from my unique graduate experience under the tutelage of Robert P Crosby. The activities include two forms of third-party conflict (boss-employee and employee-employee), transition meetings, and work team development.
Whether considered a goal or an objective, one thing is for certain; to survive and thrive, companies need to make money. To be effective at making money, employees need tools, models, and insights that lead to decisions that enable improved cash generation. We typically look to…
Virtual Vic is a management fable about the trials and tribulations of a new executive facing the virtual work environment and the technology associated with this environment. The story explores his struggles to be a successful leader by relying solely on technology and ignoring…
Strategic Engagement continues in Volume II with four more activities. In contrast to Volume I, I learned these activities after graduate school while working internally as an Organization Development practitioner under the mentorship of Robert P Crosby. Volume II focuses on sys…
Strategic Engagement continues in Volume II with four more activities. In contrast to Volume I, I learned these activities after graduate school while working internally as an Organization Development practitioner under the mentorship of Robert P Crosby. Volume II focuses on sys…
Examines the nature of the links between the globalization process and productivity growth, such as how exporting and productivity interact, the relevance of ownership, and potential spillovers from multinational firms to indigenous firms.
"This volume takes a critical look at the current divide over immigration policies. It hopes to shed new light on the debate by bringing together papers that investigate the link between trade and factor mobility, particularly labour migration, from theoretical and empirical pe…
Abstract: The WDR 2012: Gender Equality and Development will focus on the evolution of gender equality across the world in the context of the development process. The report will consider gender equality as a core development goal in itself, and will argue that gender equality m…