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Voice And Silence In Organizations
Among the most fundamental decisions made by people in the workplace involves whether or not to express their ideas and concerns—or even if it is possible to do so.
Business Computing
This book is broadly organized in three parts. The first section ('Enhancing and Managing Customer Value') focuses on presenting the state-of-knowledge in managing and enhancing customer value through extraction of consumer-centric knowledge from mountains of data that modern interactive applications generate.
The dual goal of the "Handbook in Information Systems" is to provide a reference for the diversity of research in the field by scholars from many disciplines, as well as to stimulate new research. This volume, focusing on Information Assurance, Security and Privacy Services, consists of six sections. In the first part contributors discuss Program Security, Data Security and Authentication, while the second section covers Internet Scourges and Web Security. Parts two and three concentrate on Usable Security and Human-Centric Aspects, along with Security, Privacy and Access Control whereas the final sections of the book examine Economic Aspects of Security, and Threat Modeling, Intrusion and Response.
Fisheries Management: Panademic Failure, Workable Solutions
Today, important fisheries have become commercially extinct and others are threatened. The dominant presence of this scientific uncertainty indicates the need to rethink the existing fishery management system.
The New Handbook Of Second Language Acquisition, 2nd Edition
"The New Handbook of Second Language Acquisition" is a thoroughly revised, re-organized, and re-worked edition of Ritchie and Bhatia's 1996 handbook.
The second edition of the "Handbook of Road Safety Measures" (previously published in 2004) gives state-of-the-art summaries of current knowledge regarding the effects of 128 road safety measures.
The Expanding Sphere Of Travel Behavior Research Selected Papers From The 11th Conference Of The International Association For Travel Behavior Research
An Introduction To The Physiology Of Hearing, 3rd Edition
This book deals with the way that the auditory system processes acoustic signals. The current edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect the progress that has been made since the previous edition.
Building Blocks For Sustainable Transport
This book argues that the issues surrounding sustainable transport constitute a new – post-modern – phase in transport policy and management. Achieving sustainable transport requires more than ‘optimal’ management of congestion and the effects on public health and the environment.
Recent Developments In Transport Modelling: Lessons For The Freight Sector
Recent Developments in Transport Modelling is intended for transportation professionals interested in the role of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs), and freight transport modelling and policy.
Dynamic Analysis In The Social Sciences
The study of social dynamics using quantitative methodology is complex and calls for cutting-edge technical and methodological approaches in social science research.
Fundamentals Of Hearing, 5th Edition
The fifth edition of this successful introductory text on hearing sciences includes auditory, anatomy, physiology, psychoacoustics, and perception content.
Handbook Of Transport Modelling, 2nd Edition
Since 2000, there has been an exponential amount of research completed in the field of transport modelling thereby creating a need for an expanded and revised edition of this book.
International Handbook Of Distance Education
Distance education is arguably one of the major developments in education during the 20th Century.
Psychology Of Time
Recent developments in the field of timing and time perception have not simply multiplied the number of relevant questions regarding psychological time, but they have also helped to provide more answers and open many fascinating avenues of thought.
Qualitative Research In The Study Of Leadership
Although an increasingly growing number of books on qualitative research methods are currently available, there is not a text that examines the use of qualitative research methods in the context of the study of leadership which has produced a voluminous body of research.
Statistical Methods For Categorical Data Analysis, 2nd Edition
"Statistical Methods for Categorical Data Analysis" by Daniel A. Powers and Yu Xie provides a comprehensive introduction to methods and models for categorical data analysis and their applications in social science research.
Sustainable Communities
This book brings together key debates and empirical cases from an international perspective exploring the ways in which more sustainable communities might develop.
The Long Work Hours Culture: Causes, Consequences And Choices
Work hours has become a 'hot topic'. This volume examines the effects of work hours on individual, family and organizational health.
Traffic Safety And Human Behavior
Traffic crashes have become the epidemic of the third millennium – a seemingly necessary evil that accompanies increasing levels of motorization.