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For courses in international business, international management, and general management. Management Around the World: Business Strategies and Interpersonal SkillsInternational Business is conducted around the globe across cultures, languages, traditions, and a range of economic, political, and technological landscapes. International Management: Managing Across Borders and Cultures examines the challenges to the managers role associated with adaptive leadership and thoroughly prepares students for the complicated yet fascinating discipline of international and global management.No matter the size, companies operating overseas are faced with distinct scenarios. In order to be successful, they must accurately assess the components that shape their strategies, operations and overall function. The Ninth Edition trains students and practicing managers for careers in this evolving global environment by exposing them to effective strategic, interpersonal, and organizational skills, while focusing on sustainability.

This book is packed full of little gems which will help managers at all levels be at their best a must read.Debbie Niven, Director and Co-founder of Momentum Training & Management Consultants Discover how to Be a Great Manager Now! This 2-in-1 guide is designed to help you become a more effective manager in an instant, whilst giving you the deeper knowledge to ensure long-lasting results. With the unique 2-in-1 approach, you can learn your way. Use the seven Speed Read tips immediately, then take your time exploring the Big Picture chapters. Understand how to be a great manager quickly Effectively manage the issues that teams face Communicate with confidence and get the right message across Encourage your staff for exceptional performance and professional development As an ambitious manager, you need the right information at the right time to help you advance in your career. The 2-in-1 Manager will ensure you improve and succeed in business, right now and in the future. An excellent book one every manager should read if they want to succeed.Ashley Braganza, Professor of Organisational Transformation and Head of Economics and Finance, Brunel University London 'Whether you are a millennial in management or embarking on management, you have to read this no nonsense, straight to the point book.'Coach Chris Browne, Personal Development and Employability Coach

Essentials of Marketing, sixth edition, provides an accessible, lively and engaging introduction to marketing. Taking a practical, tactical approach, the authors cover traditional marketing techniques and theories, as well as offering the most up to date critical perspectives.Using contemporary case studies, in-chapter examples and suggestions for further reading the book provides everything an undergraduate or CIM student needs to excel in their discipline.The book is further complemented by a full range of online resources, including video cases, self-test questions, power-point slides and an instructors manual. Professor Jim Blythe is the author of eighteen textbooks and over fifty journal articles. A former sales manager and marketing consultant, he has taught at universities in the UK, France, Germany, Japan and Zambia. He is widely travelled, and holds a private pilots licence. Jane Martin is a senior lecturer in Marketing and Marketing Programme Leader at the University of Chester. She has taught in Universities in the UK and China and has previously been a company director and worked in business-to-business marketing. She has also been a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing for a number of years.

For Educational Psychology courses The most current, comprehensive view of educational psychology todayThe Thirteenth Edition of Educational Psychology continues to emphasize the educational implications and applications of research on child development, cognitive science, learning, motivation, teaching, and assessment. Theory and practice are considered together, showing how information and ideas drawn from educational psychology research can be applied to solve the everyday problems of teaching. The text reflects the field as it offers unique and crucial knowledge to any who dare to teach, and to all who love to learn.

For graduate and undergraduate courses in marketing management. A Succinct Guide to 21st Century Marketing Management Framework for Marketing Management is a concise, streamlined version of Kotler and Kellers fifteenth edition of Marketing Management, a comprehensive look at marketing strategy. The books efficient coverage of current marketing management practices makes for a short yet thorough text that provides the perfect supplement for incorporated simulations, projects, and cases. The Sixth Edition approaches the topic of marketing from a current standpoint, focusing its information and strategy on the realities of 21st century marketing. Individuals, groups, and companies alike can modernize their marketing strategies to comply with 21st century standards by engaging in this succinct yet comprehensive text.

For undergraduate Principles of Management coursesREAL Managers, REAL Experiences With a renewed focus on skills and careers, the new edition of this bestselling text can help better prepare your students to enter the job market. Management, Thirteenth Edition vividly illustrates effective management theories by incorporating the perspectives of real-life managers. Through examples, cases, and hands-on exercises, students will see and experience management in action, helping them understand how the concepts theyre learning actually work in todays dynamic business world. Students will gain hands-on practice applying management concepts with MyManagementLab. Theyll engage in real business situations with simulations, build their management skills by writing and talking about different management scenarios, have access to a video library to help put concepts into perspective, and more. Also available with MyManagementLab MyManagementLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts. Please note that the product you are purchasing does not include MyManagementLab. MyManagementLab Join over 11 million students benefiting from Pearson MyLabsThis title can be supported by MyManagementLab, an online homework and tutorial system designed to test and build your understanding. Would you like to use the power of MyManagementLab to accelerate your learning? You need both an access card and a course ID to access MyManagementLab. These are the steps you need to take:1. Make sure that your lecturer is already using the system Ask your lecturer before purchasing a MyLab product as you will need a course ID from them before you can gain access to the system.2. Check whether an access card has been included with the book at a reduced cost If it has, it will be on the inside back cover of the book.3. If you have a course ID but no access code, you can benefit from MyManagementLab at a reduced price by purchasing a pack containing a copy of the book and an access code for MyManagementLab (ISBN:9781292090313)4. If your lecturer is using the MyLab and you would like to purchase the product...Go to www.mymanagementlab.com to buy access to this interactive study programme. For educator access, contact your Pearson representative. To find out who your Pearson representative is, visit www.pearsoned.co.uk/replocator

For undergraduate and graduate economics majors who are enrolled in an Intermediate Microeconomics course. A book that provides a treatment of microeconomic theory that stresses the relevance and application to managerial and public policy decision making. This edition includes a number of new topics, updated examples, and improved exposition of existing materials. For a complete multimedia book tour of Pindyck, Microeconomics, 8e, Click Here MyEconLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment product designed to personalize learning and improve results. With a wide range of interactive, engaging, and assignable activities, students are encouraged to actively learn and retain tough course concepts. Please note that the product you are purchasing does not include MyEconLab. MyEconLab Join over 11 million students benefiting from Pearson MyLabs.This title can be supported by MyEconLab, an online homework and tutorial system designed to test and build your understanding. Would you like to use the power of MyEconLab to accelerate your learning? You need both an access card and a course ID to access MyEconLab. These are the steps you need to take:1. Make sure that your lecturer is already using the system Ask your lecturer before purchasing a MyLab product as you will need a course ID from them before you can gain access to the system.2. Check whether an access card has been included with the book at a reduced cost If it has, it will be on the inside back cover of the book.3. If you have a course ID but no access code, you can benefit from MyEconLab at a reduced price by purchasing a pack containing a copy of the book and an access code for MyEconLab (ISBN:9781292082080)4. If your lecturer is using the MyLab and you would like to purchase the product...Go to www.myeconlab.com to buy access to this interactive study programme. For educator access, contact your Pearson representative. To find out who your Pearson representative is, visit www.pearsoned.co.uk/replocator

Intended for use in a one- or two-semester undergraduate course in operating systems for computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering majors Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles provides a comprehensive and unified introduction to operating systems topics. Stallings emphasizes both design issues and fundamental principles in contemporary systems and gives readers a solid understanding of the key structures and mechanisms of operating systems. He discusses design trade-offs and the practical decisions affecting design, performance and security. The book illustrates and reinforces design concepts and ties them to real-world design choices through the use of case studies in Linux, UNIX, Android, and Windows 8. Teaching and Learning ExperienceThis program presents a better teaching and learning experiencefor you and your students. It will help: Illustrate Concepts with Running Case Studies: To illustrate the concepts and to tie them to real-world design choices that must be made, four operating systems serve as running examples. Easily Integrate Projects in your Course: This book provides an unparalleled degree of support for including a projects component in the course. Keep Your Course Current with Updated Technical Content: This edition covers the latest trends and developments in operating systems. Provide Extensive Support Material to Instructors and Students: Student and instructor resources are available to expand on the topics presented in the text.

This book is ideal for a one- or two-term course in database management or database design in an undergraduate or graduate level course. With its comprehensive coverage, this book can also be used as a reference for IT professionals. This best-selling text introduces the theory behind databases in a concise yet comprehensive manner, providing database design methodology that can be used by both technical and non-technical readers. The methodology for relational Database Management Systems is presented in simple, step-by-step instructions in conjunction with a realistic worked example using three explicit phasesconceptual, logical, and physical database design. Teaching and Learning ExperienceThis program presents a better teaching and learning experiencefor you and your students. It provides: Database Design Methodology that can be Used by Both Technical and Non-technical Readers A Comprehensive Introduction to the Theory behind Databases A Clear Presentation that Supports Learning

For courses in Object-Oriented Design, C Intermediate Programming, and Object-Oriented Programming.Written for software engineers in the trenches, this text focuses on the technologythe principles, patterns, and processthat help software engineers effectively manage increasingly complex operating systems and applications. There is also a strong emphasis on the people behind the technology. This text will prepare students for a career in software engineering and serve as an on-going education for software engineers.

For courses in Software Engineering, Software Development, or Object-Oriented Design and Analysis at the Junior/Senior or Graduate level. This text can also be utilized in short technical courses or in short, intensive management courses. Shows students how to use both the principles of software engineering and the practices of various object-oriented tools, processes, and products. Using a step-by-step case study to illustrate the concepts and topics in each chapter, Bruegge and Dutoit emphasize learning object-oriented software engineer through practical experience: students can apply the techniques learned in class by implementing a real-world software project. The third edition addresses new trends, in particular agile project management (Chapter 14 Project Management) and agile methodologies (Chapter 16 Methodologies).

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Law and economics has become a central course in U.S. legal education and for students majoring in topics like economics, political science, and philosophy. Cooter and Ulen provide a clear introduction to economic analysis and its application to legal rules and institutions that is accessible to any student who has taken principles of microeconomics. The books structure is flexible, beginning with an introductory overview of economic tools followed by paired chapters in five core areas of law: property, contracts, torts, legal process, and crime. Students leave the course understanding how microeconomic theory can be used to critically evaluate law and public policy.

A Practical Approach to using Multivariate Analyses Using Multivariate Statistics, 6th edition provides advanced undergraduate as well as graduate students with a timely and comprehensive introduction to today's most commonly encountered statistical and multivariate techniques, while assuming only a limited knowledge of higher-level mathematics. This texts practical approach focuses on the benefits and limitations of applications of a technique to a data set when, why, and how to do it. Learning GoalsUpon completing this book, readers should be able to: Learn to conduct numerous types of multivariate statistical analyses Find the best technique to use Understand Limitations to applications Learn how to use SPSS and SAS syntax and output

Linda Drajem grew up in the 1950’s in Buffalo, New York, the oldest child in a Catholic working-class family. She married her high school sweetheart, got pregnant, and watched from the sidelines as women burned their bras and demanded equal rights. But the role of a stay-at-home mom wasn’t as fulfilling as he was led to believe it would be.Linda’s second son Christopher was born in 1968, one year before the Stonewall riots kick-started the modern gay rights movement. He attended Catholic schools, served as an altar boy at mass on Sundays, and had a secret that he was sure would send him to hell for all eternity: he was gay.This book charts the path Christopher and Linda traveled as they realized that the life they were born into just didn’t quite fit. It maps the tentative steps taken by both mother and son to move away from societal, religious and family expectations. Along the way there was challenge and heartache, joy and celebration, and the thrill and exhaustion of parenting. At the end of the day, they forged a path that brought personal satisfaction, a uniquely modern family, and all the comfort of home.

Lifestyle is designed to meet the everyday language requirements of people who need English for work, travel and socializing. As well as dealing with how people communicate at work, it also helps learners interact effectively outside of the work environment, enabling them to 'get things done' in a variety of situations.

This reader is accompanied with a CD that contains the full audio of the text in MP3 format. The Doctor and Clara, with their friend Rigsy, find themselves in an alien world, on a street hidden in the heart of London. Inside there are some of the most frightening beings imaginable, and Ashildr! The visitors are faced with a death sentence. They won't all get out alive.

This reader is accompanied with a CD that contains the full audio of the text in MP3 format. The Doctor and Clara have to save a Viking village from space warriors from the future, the Mire. Without the villagers' best fighters, or the technology of the Mire, how can they win? And why is the Doctor so interested in one Viking girl?

This reader is accompanied with a CD that contains the full audio of the text in MP3 format. Alone, without the Doctor, Clara discovers a new danger from another dimension. But how do you hide when even the walls give no protection? People need help and the Doctor can't leave the TARDIS. And Clara has to fight an enemy that can't be seen.

AWARD-WINNING CREATIVE NONFICTION BIOGRAPHYO, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE "10 TITLES TO PICK UP NOW"  20181885-1914. Mary Fields, a fifty-three-year-old second-generation slave, emancipated and residing in Toledo, receives news of her friend's impending death. Remedies packed in her satchel, Mary rushes to board the Northern Pacific.Days later, she arrives in the Montana wilderness to find Mother Mary Amadeus lying on frozen earth in a broken-down cabin. Certain that the cloister of frostbit Ursuline nuns and their students, Indian girls rescued from nearby reservations, will not survive without assistance, Mary decides to stay.She builds a hennery, makes repairs to living quarters, cares for the stock, and treks into the mountains to provide food. Brushes with death do not deter her. Mary drives a horse and wagon through perilous terrain and sub-zero blizzards to improve the lives of missionaries, homesteaders and Indians and, in the process, her own.After weathering wolf attacks, wagon crashes and treacherous conspiracies by scoundrels, local politicians, and the state's first Catholic bishop, Mary Fields creates another daring plan. An avid patriot, she is determined to register for the vote. The price is high. Will she manifest her personal vision of independence?MIANTAE METCALF MCCONNELL'S RESEARCH enabled USPS historians to verify Mary Fields as the first African American woman star route mail carrier in the U.S. A fact-based chronicle of Fields' life in Montana from 1885 until her death in 1914, the narrative examines women rights, bootleg politics, Montana's turn-of-the-century transition from territory to state and its scandalous woman suffrage election.For those interested in United States and American west History, this book portrays the nation’s multiethnic struggle for human rights by presenting factual discoveries and personal life stories.OPRAH MAGAZINE REVIEWAn indefatigable former slave who braved the Montana Rockies on a journey to rescue a dying friend is the real-life subject of this 19th-century frontier narrative. Adventure abounds in the little-known tale of the heroic middle-aged woman who became the 1st African American mail carrier in the United States.-Hamilton Cain, ReviewerMIDWEST BOOK REVIEW"Under McConnell's hand, the atmosphere, frontier challenges, and landscapes of Montana come to life. Mary Fields is a true historical figure, dramatized in novel format. Her story will delight readers who look for a blend of accurate historical facts, hard-hitting drama, and realistic scenes powered by a feisty protagonist whose values and concerns become part of the social changes sweeping the nation." -Diane Donovan, Senior Reviewer"Miantae Metcalf McConnell has fashioned a historical narrative marrying prose and poetry, fact with creative writing. With the discerning eye of a photographer, the deft hand of a historian, and the literary heart of a poet, the life of Mary Fields, legendary black woman of Montana, rises majestically off the page into living history...it is the one book you must read."-Michael Searles, Author and History Professor Emeritus, Augusta UniversityMONTANA LIBRARY ASSOC....I felt like I was right there with Mary Fields...beautifully written, I could hardly put it down.  Being a native Montanan who grew up in central Montana I knew the area. A definite read for everyone!—Debbi Kramer, Executive DirectorMiantae Metcalf McConnell provides us with a great story and history of Mary Fields, an important black westerner. A must-read for youths and adults. -Bruce A. Glasrud, History, Professor Emeritus, California State University

One god is not in his Heaven and all is becoming not right with the world.Zeus is on the loose.  His whereabouts?  Unknown.  His appearance?  Unknown.  His condition?  Unknown.Paracelsus is called forth once again as the Giddy Knight to find the errant deity before the Heavens and Earth become unlivable.But how can the Giddy Knight find a god that the gods themselves cannot find?

Welcome to the Kingdom of Rosandria, a place where dreams can come true… if you are born into the right family.   Paracelsus is a lowly farmer’s son who dreams of becoming a Master Storyteller and dazzle listeners with glorious tales of adventure.But crisis comes to Rosandria.  Paracelsus finds himself being shoved into ill-fitting armor (as no knights are available,) paired with an ever-changing Mythological Beast (as no horses are available) and sent forth as the Giddy Knight to save a Princess… or at least try to cheer her up.  He soon discovers that living through an adventure is quite different from just hearing stories about them!

Dr. Jessica Bergstrom has job pressuresdeadlines, a cranky boss, a meth-addled co-worker out to kill her. As a public health veterinarian at a meat packing plant, she knew the place would be rough and dirty. What she didn't know was the depth of the corruption between the industry and government agency regulating it.When Jessica uncovers the truth she faces difficult choiceskeep quiet and keep her job or fight and lose the job: and possibly her life. At once a dramatic glimpse at the modern American food industry and the the blinders a regulatory agency wears to keep an uneasy truce with a powerful business, The Slaughterhouse Secrets is a story of courage and honor in the face of danger, and, ultimately, making the right choices.Fans of Tess Gerritsen and Robin Cook will love this modern day version of Upton Sinclairs The Jungle.

When Sig finds herself under a collapsed barn on her farm she falls through a portal which brings her into a different dimension, a strange world filled with gruesome creatures, dangerous centaurs and gracious and magical fairies and butterflies. She finds herself not alone when she bumps into Reggie, who she at first doesnt recognize to be her own cat from her life back on the farm, as hes changed into a boy. Sig soon finds that she has a special power which is prized in this strange world. She can see images, people and present happenings through a piece of mirror which she found during her dangerous journey. Throughout the story, the pair stick together in this dark and mysterious world, each on their own mission leading them into outlandish towns and landscapes and meeting bizarre and entertaining characters.

When you embrace your flaws and wear your scars proudly, that is when true beauty emerges.By reframing your story, you can heal from your hurt and own all of your parts. There is beauty to be admired in broken things because they allow light to shine through like never before. Gold in the Cracks reminds us that all beautiful things have imperfections. That imperfect is perfect. Wounds and healing are honest parts of our history and should be celebrated, not hidden.Using the principle of Kintsugi, a Japanese technique for repairing broken pottery with gold lacquer, award-winning designer and international bestselling author Rani St. Pucchi takes you on a journey to wellness and wholeness. Gold in the Cracks was written for you if:You're still healing from past traumaYou feel that some aspect of your life is brokenYou try to smile despite the pain you feelYou are ready to embrace your imperfections and find happinessSuffering-whether it be through illness, job loss, heartbreak, tragedy, or the loss of a loved one-is part of life, and adversity is a collateral element of living. It is possible to transform your emotional scars into something beautiful. Rani's StoryGrowing up as the youngest of six children Rani was constantly told there was something wrong with her. At age nine she was sent away to a Catholic convent. When she refused an arranged marriage at the age of eighteen, she was beaten. And when she succumbed, she entered a marriage filled with physical and emotional abuse.When her children were taken from her she hit rock bottom. Her life was fraught with sadness, anxiety, physical and emotional trauma, and low self-worth. And then came the car accident that changed life as she knew it...This inspiring book draws from the wisdom the author gained from having healed her own deep pain, and through helping more than 20,000 women in her 30-year career. Gold in the Cracks offers you: Insightful questions to help you reflect on your past and illuminate your path forwardBeautifully presented analogies and stories that highlight key conceptsAffirmations to use as a simple, powerful tool to invite happiness into your lifeWorksheets for journaling your thoughtsMore than a good book to read with beautiful full-color illustrations, photographs, and paintings, Gold in the Cracks offers a life plan to move from feeling broken to wholeness.Pick up your copy of Gold in the Cracks and begin to gather the pieces of your life one by one, lovingly filling your cracks with gold to transform your life. Available in hardcover, paperback and Kindle.