In a world of organizations that are in constant change, scholars have long sought to understand and explain how they change. This book introduces research methods that are specifically designed to support the development and evaluation of organizational process theories. The authors are a group of [...]
This comprehensive interdisciplinary text draws from the social sciences, the natural sciences and the health sciences to introduce students to the principles and methods applied in environmental health. It presents an overview of the basic sciences needed to understand environmental health hazards[...]
Bernard Comrie and Gerald Stone's The Russian Language since the Revolution (OUP 1978) provided a comprehensive account of the way Russian changed in the period between 1917 and the 1970s. In this new volume the authors, joined by Maria Polinsky, extend the time frame back to 1900 and forward to gla[...]
Performance audit, as practised by national audit offices, is a relatively recent and rapidly developing set of activities. Auditors claim to have moved beyond issues of compliance and regularity and to be able directly to investigate the efficiency and effectiveness of public programmes, projects, [...]
Polymers have an important role in manufacturing and their engineering properties form an important part of any course in engineering. This revised and updated second edition develops the principles of polymer engineering from the underlying materials science, and is aimed at undergraduate and post[...]
A revision of "Ya!" the two-part Spanish course, making it relevant to learners' needs. It is suitable for students of 13 and over working towards GCSE and RSA examinations, and for ab initio adult courses. There are new illustrations, and also offers short presentation texts and cultural background[...]
Features comprehensive material for S1/S2 geography. This work contains visuals such as photographs, maps, diagrams, drawings and also offers explanations.[...]
Provides subjects aimed at attracting and sustaining reluctant readers, particularly boys. This work includes illustrations and photography, and a variety of non-fiction features to help support NLS non-fiction objectives, and a Take-Home card to support your Home-School agreement. It is part of the[...]
Provides subjects aimed at attracting and sustaining reluctant readers, particularly boys. This work includes illustrations and photography, and a variety of non-fiction features to help support NLS non-fiction objectives, and a Take-Home card to support your Home-School agreement. It is part of the[...]