The ten articles here investigate the relationship between Chinese wisdom and the practice of modern management. The present-day application of the wisdom hidden within traditional Chinese culture and philosophy provides the study of modern management with fresh ideas.
Factors of EU Economic Growth
This book offers key insights into the factors explaining economic growth variation at country, regional, and metropolitan levels. It presents an up-to-date, multi-level investigation for the European Union, with policy-oriented results to help close the gaps between EU regions.
This book illustrates how a small, disordered protein in the AIDS virus controls its structure, replication, and genetic variability. It highlights how proteins lacking a defined 3D structure can act as molecular adaptors through a series of interactions with RNA molecules.
A working manual for design and process engineers, this book offers analytical solutions and process optimization for impurity diffusion in silicon, gallium arsenide, and other semiconductor materials used in the fabrication of microelectronics devices and microsystems.
This 2024 study reveals a stark divide: 80-100% of employees cheer fair monitoring, yet only 20-40% stomach invasive AI. Learn why trust falters and how to fix it. Discover strategies to slash turnover by 50%, boost engagement, and attract top talent by respecting privacy.
Human Communication through a Social Psychology Lens
This book dives into the complexities of human interaction, exploring communication from face-to-face to digital contexts. It dissects persuasive techniques, group dynamics, and nonverbal cues, providing invaluable guidance for navigating our evolving social landscape.
Becoming Wales
This text explores Welsh identity and culture through an institution that has evolved over twenty-five years. The Assembly/Senedd has incrementally eroded a “democratic deficit,” providing levels of self-determination for a nation in a perpetual state of becoming.
Psychology, Interregna and the Struggle for New Orders
When an old order collapses and a new one is yet to emerge, “monsters” arise. This book decodes the psychological and economic dynamics of systemic instability, providing a critical lens to understand the populist surges and digital disruptions shaping the future.
The Real Estate Learner’s Guide
For students of real estate, this reference book assembles fundamental concepts and terms about what can be done on, to, and with land. With directions for further reading, it aids learning and prepares students for a career in land, property, and valuation.
Greek Folk Textiles
This richly illustrated historical research investigates Greek folk textiles, revealing their ritualistic, symbolic, and narrative character. The author deciphers their rich, coded language, showing how they shaped the customs, beliefs, and history of an entire nation.
Thomas Jefferson and His Younger Brother
Scholars overlook Jefferson’s younger brother Randolph, a dimly parochial man who required his cosmopolitan brother’s constant help. This complete collection of their correspondence, with critical commentary, reveals stark disclosures about Thomas Jefferson, family man.
Moving Bodies, Wandering Minds
This book explores the connection between movement—both physical and mental—and creativity. Research shows physical activity has cognitive benefits like improving memory, while intentional mind-wandering can enhance creative ideation. This book summarizes this fascinating link.
In an era of chaos and uncertainty generated by disinformation, social networks and artificial intelligence enhance post-truth. This book analyzes the evolution of the media system, how AI changes the communicative paradigm, and how it can be challenged by human intelligence.
This collection offers thought-provoking studies on monolingual, bilingual, and heritage language acquisition, as well as L2/L3 learning. It provides fresh insights into how heritage languages differ from their homeland counterparts and how cross-linguistic influence operates.
Teaching English to Computer Science Students
Unlock the potential of your classroom! Designed for educators teaching English to computer science and engineering students, this book provides practical, classroom-ready support. Find lesson plans, exercises, and project ideas to simplify planning and deliver dynamic lessons.
A scholarly study of the material culture of burghers in 17th-18th century Lithuania. This book analyzes urban houses, interiors, furnishings, and symbolic signboards, alongside everyday life, including festivities and inns. For historians of Eastern Europe’s urban legacy.
The American 1950s will not be left alone. This book addresses this enduring phenomenon through its Portuguese proponents, from the arrival of rock ‘n’ roll to the contemporary retro scene. Through interviews, it reveals why this American aesthetic continues to fascinate.
As Los Angeles became multi-national, its novels changed greatly. This volume highlights brilliant fiction from Latino/a, African-American, women, and LGBTQ writers who transformed genres, alongside rediscovered novels that explored 20th century class conflicts.
Global Arts Leadership in the Digital Age
Leading voices in the arts discuss how technology—from AI and crypto to the metaverse—is creating today’s most iconic cultural products. Through case studies and expert commentaries, this book offers a manual with tangible tools for all cultural practitioners.
This book illustrates the objectives and construction of reduced English forms like Basic English and Globish. All share a common goal: to build a language tool for effective international communication, a lingua franca for a globalized world. For students and scholars.
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