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  • The Australia-Japan Defence and Security Relationship 1945-2021

    Making a Friend of a Former Foe

    by Peter McDermott ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies
    McDermott examines the origins, development and prospects for the Australia and Japan Defence and Security Relationship.In 1945, Japan and Australia were foes; today they are partners in security, defence and military matters, each the other’s most important strategic ally, after the United States. As the region faces threats from an increasingly assertive China, there is a growing prospect of ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Professional Ethics in Construction and Surveying

    by Greg Watts, Jason Challender, Anthony Higham, Peter McDermott ...
    This textbook responds to the increasing demand for practical, industry aligned, ethical practices in quantity surveying, construction management and related AEC professions. Professional Ethics for Construction and Surveying addresses how existing ethical standards can be pragmatically applied to both private and contracting practice, with case studies aligned with the ethical requirements of the ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Infrastructure Delivery Systems

    Governance and Implementation Issues

    by Bankole Osita Awuzie, Peter McDermott ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book provides a framework for governing policy implementation by various stakeholders during the delivery of infrastructure projects. This framework relies on the tenets of the Viable Systems Model (VSM), a systems cybernetic model that enjoys a high level of acceptance in organizational analysis. The book presents a step-by-step guide for the multi-level governance of implementation during ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Man Is by Nature a Political Animal

    Evolution, Biology, and Politics

    Edited by Peter K. Hatemi, Rose McDermott ...
    In Man Is by Nature a Political Animal, Peter K. Hatemi and Rose McDermott bring together a diverse group of contributors to examine the ways in which evolutionary theory and biological research are increasingly informing analyses of political behavior. Focusing on the theoretical, methodological, and empirical frameworks of a variety of biological approaches to political attitudes and preferences ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Building Collaborative Trust in Construction Procurement Strategies

    by Jason Challender ...
    Provides a practical framework and toolkit for improved construction project outcomes based on trust and collaborationThis book explores the concept of trust as a tool in improved construction procurement strategies, and provides important insight into the influence of trust on the success of construction projects and redevelopment programs. It is a practical guide that offers readers a solid ... Read more

    $121.00 USD

  • Audiobook

    Encounters in Yoga and Zen

    by Trevor Leggett ...
    Narrated by Peter Anthony Monk, Gerard McDermott, Jonathan Keeble, Judith Clark, Madeline Brolly ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 36 min

    Gleaned from the author's experiences over many years of yoga and Zen training, as well as from conversations with teachers, folk stories and temple magazines, this is a fascinating and enlightening compendium of tales from the yoga and Zen traditions. ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Procurement Systems

    A Guide to Best Practice in Construction

    Edited by Steve Rowlinson, Peter McDermott ...
    Procurement Systems details the whole spectrum of procurement issues in the construction industry, starting with the client /customer and running through managerial, cultural and IT-based issues. The book commences with an overveiw of previous work and a section on selection criteria is provided to enable practitioners to make their choices of procurement form. Importantly, perfromance comparisons ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

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    $71.99 USD

  • Human Resource Management in Context

    Insights, Strategy and Solutions

    by David Farnham ...
    HR functions within both internal and external contexts. The understanding of both contexts is crucial for comprehending how and why they drive HR strategies and practices in organizations, as well as the rules and structures within which they work. Built around five major themes which impact upon the HR function, and mapping to the CIPD Level 7 Advanced module of the same name, Human Resource ... Read more

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  • Mind, Brain, and Education Science: A Comprehensive Guide to the New Brain-Based Teaching

    A Comprehensive Guide to the New Brain-Based Teaching

    by Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa ...
    Establishing the parameters and goals of the new field of mind, brain, and education science.A groundbreaking work, Mind, Brain, and Education Science explains the new transdisciplinary academic field that has grown out of the intersection of neuroscience, education, and psychology. The trend in “brain-based teaching” has been growing for the past twenty years and has exploded in the past five to ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Neuro

    The New Brain Sciences and the Management of the Mind

    by Nikolas Rose, Joelle M. Abi-Rached ...
    The brain sciences are influencing our understanding of human behavior as never before, from neuropsychiatry and neuroeconomics to neurotheology and neuroaesthetics. Many now believe that the brain is what makes us human, and it seems that neuroscientists are poised to become the new experts in the management of human conduct. Neuro describes the key developments--theoretical, technological, ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

  • Strategy and Human Resource Management

    by Professor Peter Boxall, Professor John Purcell ...
    Series series Management, Work and Organisations
    Strategy and Human Resource Management is concerned with examining how HR strategy impacts on an organisation's chances of survival and its relative success, and with understanding how it varies across important organisational, industry and societal contexts. It takes an analytical approach, which examines and explains what managers do and why they do it before offering any sort of prescription ... Read more

    $64.79 USD