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Organizations need to contend with issues related to disruptive psychopathological behavior that in years past may have been swept under the rug. Also, clinicians are more aware that their clients' mental health concerns are influenced by the workplace and that treatment without regard to what happe... More

This text provides students and professionals with the knowledge they need to treat work-related psychopathology and contribute to this new and growing aspect of clinical practice.... More

Understanding Research in Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Second Edition, is written and designed for graduate students in the psychology and counseling fields, for whom the value of psychological research is not always readily apparent. Contributed to by experts in their respective fields, this... More

This three-volume handbook describes the core competency areas in providing psychological services relevant to practitioners as well as clinical researchers. It covers assessment and conceptualization of cases, the application of evidence-based methods, supervision, consultation, cross-cultural fact... More

A thorough introduction to modern ideas on cosmology and on the physical basis of the general theory of relativity, An Introduction to the Science of Cosmology explores various theories and ideas in big bang cosmology, providing insight into current problems. Assuming no previous knowledge of astron... More

For knowledge management to be successful, the corporate culture needs to be adapted to encourage the creation, sharing, and distribution of knowledge within the organization. Knowledge Organizations: What Every Manager Should Know provides insight into how organizations can best accomplish this goa... More

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.... More

Outstanding professional service firms are consistently able to identify, attract, and retain star performers. This chapter outlines some of the book's key concepts and introduces the central question of why some professional service firms succeed through the ups and downs of the business cycle whil... More

Professionals and their companies may be the most powerful and unexplored source of value (both direct and indirect) in modern business. This chapter examines professional service firms in depth and discusses the business turmoil that surrounds them in today's world, from market growth and new entra... More

Winning is tough in the dynamic professional services marketplace, where stars drive a firm's strategic decisions as well as the implementation of those decisions. How do outstanding firms achieve their strategic goals given the inherent tensions, complexities, and risks they face in this environmen... More

The key to your firm's continuing success is building star talent--the only sustainable source of competitive advantage. In this chapter, the authors explain that "star making"--an organization's competency at attracting, retaining, developing, and motivating star talent--is an important core compet... More

Partner level stars are a professional service firm's scarcest and most valuable resource. Whether the firm succeeds or fails depends on their performance and leadership, and ultimately on the alignment of their goals with the firm's goals. This chapter discusses how great firms guide and motivate t... More

In professional service firms, where power and influence are more widely distributed than in traditional corporate hierarchies, decisions about organization and strategy go hand in hand. This chapter suggests that firms are more successful in aligning their stars and strategies when their leaders ap... More

The firms that endure manage their culture to minimize the stress of change, turn to it as a reminder of their course in the face of new challenges, and work to change it to adapt to new circumstances. This chapter focuses on culture as central to shaping behavior and attracting and retaining stars,... More

Without strong leadership, the necessary diffusion of power throughout a professional service firm can paralyze decision making and undermine alignment. If leadership is too forceful, however, partners will reject its imposition on their autonomy. This chapter focuses on the role of the senior leade... More

Because professional service firms depend on outstanding professionals, the personal needs, motivation, and careers of individuals are of the utmost importance. This chapter turns the spotlight on the reader, looking at why--and how--the concept of alignment can be as powerful on a personal level as... More

This book deals with the complex cognitive processes involved in understanding two "horizontal" aspects of music perception, melody and rhythm, both separately and together. Focusing on the tonal framework for pitch material in melodies, the first section provides evidence that mere exposure to musi... More

Most businesses rely on talent to succeed, but none so much as professional service firms. Within this rapidly expanding, trillion-dollar industry, professionals--and how they're managed--are the primary source of competitive advantage. In fact, success in this sector is determined more by the peopl... More

Nanofibers are possible solutions for a wide spectrum of research and commercial applications and utilizing inexpensive bio-renewable and agro waste materials to produce nanofibers can lower manufacturing cost via electrospinning. This book explains synthesis of green, biodegradable, and environment... More

This edited collection examines critical incidents journalists have faced across different media contexts, exploring how journalists and other key actors negotiate various aspects of their work. Ranging from the Rwandan genocide to the News of the World hacking scandal in the UK, this book defines... More

In 2003, just before the start of the US invasion of Iraq, military planners predicted that the mission’s success would depend on using diverse sources for their workforce. While thousands of US troops were needed to secure victory in the field, large numbers of civilian contractors – many from poor... More

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This book includes an in-depth analysis of the environmental and energy security impacts of replacing the internal combustion engine vehicle with various forms of electric vehicles and replacing gasoline and diesel fuel with alternative fuels including electricity, hydrogen and biofuels. In additio... More

This book documents the advantages and limitations ofvarious electricity generation methods. It illustrates how both electricity andmotor fuel can be cost-effectively derived from coal, natural gas or other indigenousfuels, thereby eliminating our dependence on imported oil and the power of OPEC. I... More