The Future of Freedom : illiberal democracy at home and abroad / by Zakaria, Fareed

Table of Contents: “…The democratic age -- A brief history of human liberty -- The twisted path -- Illiberal democracy -- The Islamic exception -- Too much of a good thing -- The death of authority -- The way out.…”
View in OPAC

Hospitality business development / by Hassanien, Ahmed, Dale, Crispin

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to hospitality business development -- Hospitality business model -- Scope of the hospitality industry -- The hospitality environment -- Hospitality business positioning -- Customer value proposition -- Hospitality business plan -- Business development routes and directions -- Business development methods -- New product development (NPD) -- Hospitality property renovation -- Conclusions.…”
View in OPAC

A theory of Legal Argumentation: The theory of rational Discourse as theory of Legal Justification.

Table of Contents: “…Philosophical Analysis and the Concept of Law -- Part IV. New Directions -- Legal as a Thick Concept -- Making Old Questions New : Legality, Legal System, and State -- Legal Disagreements and the Dual Nature of Law -- Is There One Right Answer to the Question of the Nature of Law?…”
View in OPAC

Philosophies of Qualitative Research / by Brinkmann, Svend

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Introduction: philosophy and qualitative research -- The historical background : philosophy from the Greeks to the 20th century -- British philosophies of qualitative research : positivism and realism -- German philosophies of qualitative research : phenomenology and hermeneutics -- American philosophies of qualitative research : the pragmatisms -- French philosophies of qualitative research : structuralism and poststructuralism -- Global influences on qualitative research : new philosophies -- Discussion -- References.…”
View in OPAC

Human Resource Management in Education : contexts, themes, and impact / by Mercer, Justine

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: globalization, human capital theory and human resource management -- Government legislation and societal values -- Teacher culture(s) and the crisis of confidence -- Leading school and college improvement -- Empowering groups and teams / with Dave Allman -- Designing learning organizations -- Greedy organizations -- Selecting and developing professionals -- Remodelling: new learning and teaching teams -- Appraisal and performance -- Conclusion: from micro-politics to sustained improvement.…”
View in OPAC

Educational leadership for transformation and social justice : narratives of change in South Africa / by Ambrosio, John, 1957-

Table of Contents: “…Rudy buys : doing what is good and what is right -- Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela : the unfinished business of trauma -- André Keet : there is nobody innocent here -- Lis Lange : transformation as an intellectual and ethical project -- John Samuel : a new hope -- A bigger dream : rethinking educational leadership.…”
View in OPAC

Visual methodologies : an introduction to researching with visual materials / by Rose, Gillian. 1962-

Table of Contents: “…Researching with visual materials : a brief survey -- Towards a critical visual methodology -- How to use this book -- 'The good eye' : looking at pictures using compositional interpretation -- Content analysis and cultural analytics : finding patterns in what you see -- Semiology : laying bare the prejudices beneath the smooth surface of the visible -- Psychoanalysis : visual culture, visual pleasure, visual disruption -- Discourse analysis I : text, intertextuality and context -- Discourse analysis II : institutions and ways of seeing -- To audience studies and beyond : ethnographies of audiences, fans and users -- Digital methods : digital images, digitally analysed -- Making images as research data : photo-documentation and photo-elicitation-- Using images to disseminate research findings : circulation and audiencing -- Research ethics and visual materials -- Visual methodologies : a review.…”
View in OPAC

Corporate Communication : a guide to theory & practice / by Cornelissen, Joep

Table of Contents: “…Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Defining Corporate Communication -- Chapter 2: Corporate Communication in Contemporary Organizations -- Part II: Conceptual Foundations -- Chapter 3: Stakeholder Management and Communication -- Chapter 4: Corporate Identity, Branding and Corporate Reputation -- Part III: Corporate Communication in Practice -- Chapter 5: Communication Strategy -- Chapter 6: Strategic Planning and Campaign Management -- Chapter 7: Research and Measurement -- Part IV: Specialist Areas in Corporate Communications -- Chapter 8: Media Relations -- Chapter 9: Employee Communication -- Chapter 10: Issues Management -- Chapter 11: Crisis Communication -- Part V: New Developments in Corporate Communication -- Chapter 12: Leadership and Change Communication -- Chapter 13: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Community Relations -- Chapter 14: Social Media and Corporate Communication.…”
View in OPAC

Arthritis in Color : advanced imaging of arthritis / by Bruno, Michael A.

Table of Contents: “…Bruno -- Nuclear (scintigraphic) methods and FDG PET in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis / Clio Ribbens and Roland Hustinx -- New MRI techniques for osteoarthritis. Cartilage morphometry and spoiled gradient-recalled-echo, driven equilibrium Fourier transform, steady-state, high-field, phase-sensitive, and forward-looking/experimental MRI methods / Garry E. …”
View in OPAC

RDA essentials / by Brenndorfer, Thomas

Table of Contents: “…Identifying manifestations and items -- Describing carriers: manifestations and items -- Providing acquisition and access information: manifestations and items -- Identifying works and expressions -- Describing content: works and expressions -- Identifying persons -- Identifying families -- Identifying corporate bodies -- Relationships between entities -- Relationships to persons, families, and corporate bodies associated with a resource -- Relationships between works and subjects -- Relationships between works, expressions, manifestations, and items -- Relationships between persons, families, and corporate bodies -- Transcription -- Numbers expressed as numerals or as words -- Notes -- Titles associated with a manifestation -- Statements of responsibility -- Place of production, publication, distribution, and manufacture -- Name of producer, publisher, distributor, and manufacturer -- Date of production, publication, distribution, and manufacture -- Titles of works -- Names of persons, families, and corporate bodies -- Dates associated with persons, families, and corporate bodies -- Places -- Persons -- Families -- Corporate bodies -- Works -- Expressions -- Cases involving multiple elements -- Changes that result in the creation of a new description.…”
View in OPAC