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  • Prometheanism

    Technology, Digital Culture and Human Obsolescence

    Series series Critical Perspectives on Theory, Culture and Politics
    Günther Anders’s prolific philosophy of technology is undergoing a major revival but has never been translated into English. Prometheanism mobilises Anders’s pragmatic thought and current trends in critical theory to rethink the constellations of power that are configuring themselves around our increasingly “smart” machines.The book offers a comprehensive introduction to Anders’s philosophy of ... Read more

    $38.89 USD

  • Case study and comparative strategic analysis of Toyota and Ryanair

    The key differences in the operations strategy of manufacturers and service firms in terms of process design, supply chain, human resources, capacity, innovation and quality management.

    Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Offline Marketing and Online Marketing, grade: A, The University of Surrey, course: Operations Management and Business Strategy, language: English, abstract: This paper seeks to compare and contrast the differences in the way manufacturing firms and service firms operate. For this purpose the paper conducts a ... Read more

    $33.09 USD

  • The Obsolescence of the Human

    Translated by Christopher John Müller ...
    Series series Posthumanities
    Now available in English—one of the twentieth century’s most important works on the philosophy of technologyWith this first English translation of influential German philosopher Günther Anders’s 1956 masterpiece of critical theory, The Obsolescence of the Human, a new generation of readers can now engage with his prescient and haunting vision of a “world without us” dominated by technology.Looking ... Read more

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  • War of Words

    Culture and the Mass Media in the Making of the Cold War in Europe

    War of Words is a volume of essays on the role of propaganda, mass media and culture in the development of the Cold War in Europe. Exploring a dimension of the political and diplomatic rivalry of interest to historians principally in the last decade, these essays explore the cultural dimensions of the early Cold War. The powers felt it necessary to explain and justify to Europeans the division of ... Read more

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  • Handbook of Self-Management and the Lived Experience of Healthcare

    Series series Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series
    This edited book focuses on the role of self-management in healthcare and how it may enhance the medical treatment, management, and rehabilitation of service users. It offers expert perspectives on topics covering tools and techniques and how they are being incorporated into healthcare, but also critically appraising forthcoming implementation.Handbook of Self-Management and the Lived Experience ... Read more

    $94.99 USD

  • Aviation Risk and Safety Management

    Methods and Applications in Aviation Organizations

    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    The International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) decision to require aviation organizations to adopt Safety Management Systems poses a major problem especially for small and medium sized aviation companies. The complexity of regulations overstrains the aviation stakeholders who seek to fully advantage from them but have no clear guidance. The aim of the book is to show the implementation of ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • The Future of Qualitative Research in Healthcare

    The Role and Management of Digital Methods

    Digital methods in healthcare research have been steadily gaining ground but, until recently, were superseded by conventional face-to-face approaches wherever possible. However, the COVID-19 pandemic rendered in-person forms of data collection largely impossible, propelling digital approaches to the forefront. This book offers a digital lens in the participatory perspective of ethnography, a ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

  • Palgrave Handbook of Critical Posthumanism

    Series series Reference Module Humanities
    Palgrave Handbook of Critical Posthumanism is a major reference work on the paradigm emerging from the challenges to humanism, humanity, and the human posed by the erosion of the traditional demarcations between the human and nonhuman. This handbook surveys and speculates on the ways in which the posthumanist paradigm emerged, transformed, and might further develop across the humanities. With its ... Read more

    $719.99 USD

  • Emerging Technologies in Healthcare

    Interpersonal and Client Based Perspectives

    Series series Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series
    This edited book focuses on the role and use of emerging technologies within the healthcare sector. This text draws on expertise from leading practitioners and researchers who either utilize and/or are at the forefront of researching with emerging technology in anticipation of enhancing patient outcomes.Emerging Technologies in Healthcare: Interpersonal and Client-Based Perspectives focuses on the ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Rehabilitation in Practice

    Ethnographic Perspectives

    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book focuses on developing the use of ethnographic research for rehabilitation practitioners by recognizing its value methodologically and empirically in the field of rehabilitation. The very nature of ethnographic research offers an array of opportunities for researchers to understand the social world around them. The book identifies the multifaceted use of ethnographic methods in the ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • Apple's approach towards innovation and creativity

    How Apple, the most innovative company in the world, manages innovation and creativity.

    Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: A, Prifysgol Cymru University of Wales, course: Organisational Learning and Development, language: English, abstract: This paper deals with innovation and creativity in today’s organisations and outlines how Apple has established itself as one of the leaders in the hardware and software ... Read more

    $17.64 USD

  • Enhancing Healthcare and Rehabilitation

    The Impact of Qualitative Research

    Series series Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series
    Summary DescriptionThis book is primarily a celebration of the qualitative work undertaken internationally by a number of experienced researchers. It also focuses on developing the use of qualitative research for health and rehabilitative practitioners by recognizing its value methodologically and empirically. We find that the very nature of qualitative research offers an array of opportunities ... Read more

    $59.99 USD