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Restructuring: The Impact of Hospital Organization on

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Clifford, Joyce C. / American ong>Organizationong> ong>ofong> Nurse Executive, PUBLISHER: Jossey-Bass, ong>Hospitalong> ong>restructuringong>--if not accomplished with care and understanding--can result in significant turmoil and confusion. "ong>Restructuringong>" attempts to help remedy ong>theong>se negative consequences by vividly describing ong>theong> behind-ong>theong>-scenes ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>hospitalong> ong>restructuringong> on one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most important components ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>hospitalong> workforce--its nursing staff. "ong>Restructuringong>: ong>Theong> ong>Impactong> ong>ofong> ong>Hospitalong> ong>Organizationong> on Nursing Leadership" is a careful examination ong>ofong> ong>theong> evolution ong>ofong> ong>theong> role ong>ofong> ong>theong> chief nursing ong>ofong>ficer (CNO) in ong>hospitalong>s responding to a dramatically changing health care environment. It explores how and why ong>theong> CNO role is changing and strives to clarify ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> that change on ong>theong> management and administration ong>ofong> clinical nursing services. ong>Theong> book's main focus is that nursing, and ultimately ong>theong> quality ong>ofong> patient care, is strongly influenced by ong>theong> existence ong>ofong> a chief nursing ong>ofong>ficer (CNO) and his or her leadership capabilities.

Handbook on Restructuring and Substantial School Improvement

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Walberg, Herbert J., PUBLISHER: Information Age Publishing, As suggested by ong>theong> title, ong>theong> purpose ong>ofong> this Handbook on ong>Restructuringong> and Substantial School Improvement is to provide principles for ong>restructuringong> and substantially improving schools. Sponsored by ong>theong> U.S. Department ong>ofong> Education, ong>theong> Center on Innovation & Improvement (CII) engaged leading experts on ong>restructuringong> and school improvement to prepare modules for this handbook to assist states, districts, and schools in establishing policies, procedures, and support to successfully restructure schools. ong>Theong> Handbook is organized into three sections. ong>Theong> topic ong>ofong> ong>theong> Handbook's modules - ong>restructuringong> with a focus on ong>theong> district as ong>theong> impetus for dramatic improvement - is relatively new in ong>theong> nation's education history. For this reason, ong>theong> module authors were selected because ong>theong>y are highly experienced experts in ong>theong>ir fields and can be counted on to judiciously weigh ong>theong> less than definitive evidence and to state useful guiding principles.

Electric Utility Planning & Regulation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kahn, Edward, PUBLISHER: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Econ, ong>Theong> electric utility industry has moved from a growth-oriented environment into a period ong>ofong> instability, competition, and ong>restructuringong>. This book outlines ong>theong> strategic and ong>organizationong>al issues facing ong>theong> industry and provides in-depth assessments ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> specific planning rules and regulatory mandates. Among ong>theong> issues explored are ong>theong> development ong>ofong> independent power producers, implementation ong>ofong> lifeline rates, increasing emphasis on marginal costs, and mandated conservation programs. Many ong>ofong> ong>theong> details are drawn from ong>theong> experience ong>ofong> California utilities where regulatory and market experimentation has been ong>theong> most extensive.

High Technology, Space, and Society

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Castells, Manuel / Castells, Manuel, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), ong>Theong> relationship between ong>theong> technological revolution and ong>theong> simultaneous process ong>ofong> worldwide urban-regional ong>restructuringong> is examined in this book. Two overview chapters by Manuel Castells and Peter Hall summarize current research in ong>theong> United States and Great Britain. Additional chapters examine locational patterns and regional effects ong>ofong> high-tech manufacturing; ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> technological change on service industries and metropolitan economies; and ong>theong> social, spatial, and political effects ong>ofong> new communications technologies.

Mammals in the seas; volume ii,

. mammals in ong>theong> seas; volume ii, pinniped species summaries and report on sirenians food and agriculture ong>organizationong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> united nations editore: food and agriculture ong>organizationong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> united nations, rome () hard cover. condizione libro: very good +. being ong>theong> annex b appendixes vi and vii ong>ofong> ong>theong> report ong>ofong> ong>theong> fao advisory committee on marine resouces research working party on marine mammals, with ong>theong> cooperation ong>ofong> ong>theong> un environmental programme. fao fisheries series no. 5, vol ii. 152 pages in fine condition. blue cloth cover in good condition, dj in good condition euro 45 zoologia 12

Channel Tunnel -- Le Tunnel Sous La Manche

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grayson, Lesley, PUBLISHER: Routledge, ong>Theong> Channel Tunnel project has immense significance for Britain, France, and all ong>ofong> Europe. This book provides an invaluable bibliographic resource for anyone interested in ong>theong> background, building, and ong>impactong> ong>ofong> this major engineering project. This guide includes sections on: ong>theong> history ong>ofong> ong>theong> Channel Tunnel, fixed link options in ong>theong> s, ong>theong> Eurotunnel scheme, competition with sea and air transport, construction and operation, and regional ong>impactong>. Each section contains a brief introduction outlining ong>theong> main issues followed by a list ong>ofong> references from both British and French sources. Detailed author, subject, place, and ong>organizationong> indexes make ong>theong> bibliography simple to use.

Empowering Teachers and Parents: School Restructuring

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hess, G. Alfred, Jr., PUBLISHER: J F Bergin & Garvey, A much-needed examination ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>impactong> on teachers and parents ong>ofong> ong>theong> effort to improve our schools through ong>restructuringong>, this book looks at prong>ofong>essionalization and parent empowerment programs from ong>theong> ground level raong>theong>r than from ong>theong> large-scale policy level. ong>Theong> editor, active in both policy setting and monitoring implementation, approaches ong>theong> subject with an overarching view that weaves togeong>theong>r a set ong>ofong> diverse case studies that examine some ong>ofong> ong>theong> most notable efforts in this area ong>ofong> school reform. ong>Theong> first section demonstrates ong>theong> tremendous difficulties involved in attempting to reshape ong>theong> culture ong>ofong> public school teaching, noting both institutional resistance to change and ong>theong> personal resistance ong>ofong> ong>theong> prong>ofong>essionals who are, in ong>theong>ory, being empowered through this approach. ong>Theong> second section details ong>theong> problems ong>ofong> launching parent empowerment opportunities, in a large urban setting, and a contrasting case examines ong>theong> choice ong>ofong> enrollment option. Here, too, ong>theong>se studies examine ong>theong> effectiveness ong>ofong> ong>theong>se programs. ong>Theong> conclusion reflects on ong>theong> opportunities such innovations provide for researchers and assesses ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> such research in shaping ong>theong> innovations ong>theong>mselves through evaluations while ong>theong>y are in process.

Urban Life in Transition

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pickvance, C. G. / Gottdiener, Mark, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Urban Life in Transition examines ong>theong> relationships between economic, political, and sociological effects ong>ofong> urban life suggesting that political, cultural and social changes in city affairs do not occur as a direct result ong>ofong> economic ong>restructuringong>. Addressing a gap in ong>theong> literature which neglects complex issues ong>ofong> urban life and governance, this book treats urban crime, drugs, racism and demographic patterns as topics on ong>theong>ir own as well as ong>theong>ir ong>impactong> on local govenment from ong>theong> mayorality to ong>theong> neighbourhood level.

Researching the People's Health

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Williams, G. / Popay, Jennie / Williams, Gareth, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Researching ong>theong> People's Health" examines two related issues: ong>theong> role ong>ofong> social research in ong>theong> rapidly changing world ong>ofong> health services, and ong>theong> relationship between lay and expert knowledge in public health and health care. ong>Theong> book examines ong>theong>se issues against ong>theong> background ong>ofong> long-term transformations in patterns ong>ofong> health and illness and rapid changes in ong>theong> strategic management and commissioning ong>ofong> health services. In doing so ong>theong> book makes a contribution to ong>theong> continuing and urgent debates on ong>theong> assessment ong>ofong> health needs, ong>theong> ong>organizationong> and delivery ong>ofong> health care, and ong>theong> politics ong>ofong> health service ong>organizationong> and funding.

Women Organising

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brown, Helen, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Women Organising" is ong>theong> first study to bring ong>organizationong> ong>theong>ory and ong>theong> real-life experiences ong>ofong> women organizing togeong>theong>r. Helen Brown uses ong>theong> example ong>ofong> ong>theong> Greystone Women's Centre in Britain to illustrate ong>theong> struggles ong>ofong> women seeking to manage without becoming bureaucratized, to find a sense ong>ofong> direction without relying on leaders, to participate fully as leaders, and above all, to create a truly collective form ong>ofong> ong>organizationong>.

The Demography of Inequality in Brazil

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wood, Charles H. / Carvalho, Jose Alberto Magno / Knight, Alan, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book examines how transformations in Brazil's social, economic and political ong>organizationong> affect ong>theong> demographic behaviour ong>ofong> people who live in different parts ong>ofong> ong>theong> country and who occupy different positions in ong>theong> social system. ong>Theong> authors review ong>theong> history ong>ofong> unequal development and document ong>theong> concentration ong>ofong> income and land ownership. Using data from ong>theong> and censuses, ong>theong>y show how ong>theong> Brazilian style ong>ofong> economic growth unequally affected different population subgroups. Mortality estimates for white and non-white people measure ong>theong> consequences ong>ofong> racial inequality on ong>theong> life chances ong>ofong> children. Oong>theong>r chapters investigate rural out-migration, ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> Amazon colonization schemes on rural poverty, and ong>theong> implications ong>ofong> differential rates ong>ofong> population growth among rich and poor households for future patterns ong>ofong> inequality and underemployment. ong>Theong> overall perspective places ong>theong> concept ong>ofong> inequality at ong>theong> centre ong>ofong> ong>theong> study ong>ofong> demographic and structural change.

Poverty and Economic Reforms: The Social Concerns

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Aurora, G., PUBLISHER: Academic Foundation, Based on research carried out in a few villages in South India, this book's chief concern was to examine ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> economic reforms on ong>theong> poor with a focus on levels and intensity ong>ofong> poverty, social dimensions ong>ofong> deprivation, food security, and ong>theong> role ong>ofong> MNCs.

The Path of the Buddha: Writings on Contemporary Buddhism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Singh, Renuka, PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, Giving Buddha's spiritual journey a contemporary dimension, this anthology contains essays by spiritual leaders like His Holiness ong>theong> Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lama Thubten Yeshe on ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> Buddhist philosophy on ong>theong>m. Equally poignant are ong>theong> accounts ong>ofong> oong>theong>rs who, dissatisfied with ong>theong> present world, embark on a search for salvation. Varied and meaningful, ong>Theong> Path ong>ofong> ong>theong> Buddha provides a rare glimpse into Buddhism.

Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fiadjoe, Albert, PUBLISHER: Routledge Cavendish, Taking a critical look at ong>theong> major areas ong>ofong> constitutional and administrative law, Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law places a firm emphasis on ong>theong> protection ong>ofong> citizens' rights and good governance. ong>Theong> third edition ong>ofong> this book builds on ong>theong> success ong>ofong> ong>theong> previous two editions, setting-out ong>theong> established legal principles through Caribbean cases, along with critique and commentary ong>ofong> ong>theong> law where appropriate. Contemporary issues and changes in Caribbean public law are addressed including: ong>theong> refining ong>ofong> ong>theong> rules governing judicial review; recent cases dealing with ong>theong> death penalty; and ong>theong> likely ong>impactong> on CARICOM initiatives on ong>theong> rights ong>ofong> citizens.

The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harper, T. N., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is ong>theong> first general social and political history ong>ofong> Malaya. Focusing on ong>theong> years to , ong>theong> last years ong>ofong> British rule and ong>theong> achievement ong>ofong> independence, it embraces a wealth ong>ofong> social, economic and cultural, as well as political ong>theong>mes. It contains new research on ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> Second World War in Malaya, ong>theong> origins and course ong>ofong> ong>theong> Communist Emergency, and ong>theong> response ong>ofong> Malaya's various ethnic communities to nationalism and social change. A concluding chapter takes ong>theong>se ong>theong>mes forward into ong>theong> s to shed new light on ong>theong> emergence ong>ofong> this important Souong>theong>ast Asian nation.

Synopsis of Biological Data on the Northern Pike

FAO Fisheries Synopsis: Synopsis ong>ofong> Biological Data on ong>theong> Norong>theong>rn Pike Esox Lucius Linneaus, No 30, Rev 2 Paperback â€" by Alexander J.P. Raat (Author) Paperback, 178 pages Publisher: Food & Agriculture ong>Organizationong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> United Nations (FAO); Language: English Euro 200

Supreme Court in the Federal Judicial System

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wasby, Stephen L. / Winkates, James E., PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, ong>Theong> fourth edition ong>ofong> this authoritative text has been completely updated through ong>theong> term. New material is presented on ong>theong> Rehnquist Court, ong>theong> Court's recourd on civil liberties, and ong>theong> Clarence Thomas nomination. ong>Theong> text focuses on ong>theong> Supreme Court, but also analyzes oong>theong>r federal courts and ong>theong> entire court system. ong>Theong> Court's political roles are discussed first. ong>Theong> structure ong>ofong> ong>theong> judicial system and ong>theong> ways ong>ofong> selecting federal judges follows. A separate chapter is devoted to ong>theong> role ong>ofong> lawyers and interest groups. ong>Theong> book concludes with an account ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> court rulings.

Rethinking Security in Post Cold War Europe

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Park, William / Rees, G. Wyn, PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley Publishing Company, This is a survey ong>ofong> ong>theong> principle items on ong>theong> European security agenda following ong>theong> end ong>ofong> ong>theong> Cold War. ong>Theong> book focuses on regions where ong>theong> reconsideration ong>ofong> security issues has been particularly prong>ofong>ound and analyzes ong>theong> main security institutions which have survived ong>theong> Cold War including NATO, ong>theong> European Union/Western European Union and ong>theong> ong>Organizationong> for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Also strides ong>theong> Central European countries, Russia and states ong>ofong> ong>theong> former USSR.

Culture and Local Development

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Local Economic and Employment Development, PUBLISHER: ong>Organizationong> for Economic Cooperation & Devel, This publication highlights ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> culture on local economies and ong>theong> methodological issues related to its identification. In particular, ong>theong> book demonstrates that ong>theong> contemporary contribution ong>ofong> culture to economic development is not only limited to attracting tourists, but that it increasingly acts as a catalyst for oong>theong>r activities to furong>theong>r develop through territorial clusters. It also demonstrates ong>theong> power ong>ofong> culture as a tool for ong>theong> social integration ong>ofong> distressed people and communities, thus contributing to sustainable development.

The Role and Impact of the Internet on Library and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Liu, Lewis-Guodo, PUBLISHER: Praeger, Since that time, ong>theong> literature on ong>theong> Internet and its ong>impactong> on and role in libraries and research has exploded. A simple keyword search in " Library Literature and Information Index," a primary electronic index ong>ofong> library and information science research literature, retrieves over items related to ong>theong> Internet. ong>Theong> dominance ong>ofong> ong>theong> Internet not only provides great opportunities for libraries to provide better services, but also poses tremendous challenges to librarians and library and information science scholars. This volume includes discussions ong>ofong> current issues and trends, written by scholars and practitioners in ong>theong> fields ong>ofong> library and information science, computer science, and computer engineering.

The 360 Degree Leader Workbook: Developing Your Influence

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Maxwell, John C., PUBLISHER: Nelson ong>Impactong>, In his nearly thirty years ong>ofong> teaching leadership, John Maxwell has encountered this question again and again: How do I apply leadership principles if I'm not ong>theong> boss? In ong>Theong> 360 Degree Leader Workbook, Maxwell addresses that very question and takes ong>theong> discussion even furong>theong>r. You don't have to be ong>theong> main leader, asserts Maxwell, to make significant ong>impactong> in your ong>organizationong>. Good leaders are not only capable ong>ofong> leading ong>theong>ir followers but are also adept at leading ong>theong>ir superiors and ong>theong>ir peers. Debunking myths and shedding light on ong>theong> challenges, John Maxwell ong>ofong>fers specific principles for Leading Down, Leading Up, and Leading Across. 360-Degree Leaders can lead effectively, regardless ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir position in an ong>organizationong>. By applying Maxwell's principles, you will expand your influence and ultimately be a more valuable team member.

Diseases of the Liver & Biliary System in Children

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kelly, Deirdre A., PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell, ong>Theong> editor is affiliated with ong>Theong> Birmingham Childrens ong>Hospitalong>, UK; ong>theong> 21 contributors are from ong>theong> UK, except for a few from ong>theong> US and Canada. Eighteen chapters are arranged in sections on assessment; ong>theong> neonate; acute disease; older children; metabolic liver disease; management ong>ofong> chronic disease; ong>theong> liver and oong>theong>r organs; surgical management; and transplantation. Coverage is wide, including such aspects as ong>theong> psychology ong>ofong> parents ong>ofong> children on transplant waiting lists to ong>theong> genetic disturbances ong>ofong> bilirubin and bile salt transport in ong>theong> neonate.

Knowledge Management and Virtual Organizations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Malhotra, Yogesh, PUBLISHER: Idea Group Publishing, Based on ong>theong> completion ong>ofong> ong>theong> latest knowledge, research and practices, Knowledge Management and Virtual ong>Organizationong>s synong>theong>sizes ong>theong> latest thinking in knowledge management with ong>theong> design ong>ofong> information technology and ong>theong> Internet-enabled new ong>organizationong> forms. ong>Theong> major emphasis ong>ofong> this exciting book is on knowledge management, virtual ong>organizationong>s and teams, and success factors for knowledge management and virtual ong>organizationong>s.

Universitas: The Social Restructuring of American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boudreau, Tom / Boudreau, Thomas E. / Carfora, John M., PUBLISHER: Praeger, Believing that current educational policies and practices in American institutions ong>ofong> higher learning contribute to an incoherent, disjunctive, and wasteful four-year experience for many undergraduates, ong>theong> author provides a sense ong>ofong> new direction to aid in ong>theong> ong>restructuringong> and reform ong>ofong> undergraduate education in America. ong>Theong> primary question ong>ofong> ong>theong> work is: How can ong>theong> years ong>ofong> undergraduate education empower ong>theong> student with ong>theong> knowledge and integrated set ong>ofong> skills needed for a lifetime ong>ofong> learning and productive work? Boudreau focuses on ong>theong> primary responsibility ong>ofong> all institutions ong>ofong> higher learning to provide a superior undergraduate education. All oong>theong>r functions ong>ofong> a university should be secondary to this commitment. Unfortunately, this basic premise seems lost today. This work argues that universities must undergo significant reform and renewal, especially at ong>theong> undergraduate level, if ong>theong>y are to prepare students successfully for ong>theong> future.

Triage X, Vol. 2

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sato, Shouji, PUBLISHER: Yen Press, Mochizuki General ong>Hospitalong> boasts some ong>ofong> ong>theong> most well-trained (and well-endowed) nurses in town. But though ong>theong>se ladies spend much ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir day battling disease, ong>theong>ir after-hours are spent fighting a very different sort ong>ofong> disease...Under ong>theong> leadership ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>hospitalong> chairman, a handful ong>ofong> staff members and local teenagers form a group ong>ofong> mercenary assassins, targeting ong>theong> "cancers" ong>ofong> society and excising those individuals before ong>theong>ir wickedness spreads.

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