For even the toughest executive, downsizing or restructuring a business is a sobering, difficult experience. No company can survive this type of crisis without holding on to its best people—the ones with industry-specific technical, manufacturing, or marketing expertise. However, when a business crisis forces layoffs, there is a...

Biophysical Foundations of Human Movement, Third Edition, introduces readers to key concepts concerning the anatomical, mechanical, physiological, neural, and psychological bases of human movement. The text provides undergraduate students with a broad foundation for more detailed study of the subdisciplines of human movement and for...

The use of chemicals in any workplace in the developed world is governed by stringent health, safety and environmental legislation, and companies spend significant amounts of time and money assessing the risks associated with the handling and use of chemicals. In practice, those risk assessments are generally carried out by a range of...

Harvey Mackay, author of the New York Times #1...

This title provides 24 ways to motivate every employee. Think about the managers who most influenced your career. They were successful because they infused employees - and organizations - with passion for work and motivation to achieve. "24 Ways to Motivate Every Employee" provides two dozen creative and ready-to-use tools and...

Within an increasingly multimedia focused society, the use of external representations in learning, teaching and communication has increased dramatically. Whether in the classroom, university or workplace, there is a growing requirement to use and interpret a large variety of external representational forms and tools for knowledge...