Now in its fourth edition, this is the definitive step-by-step 'how to' guide to designing an organization. Building on information processing theory, the book proposes a holistic, multi-contingency model of the organization. This textbook communicates the fundamentals of traditional and new organizational forms, including up-to-date analysis of self-organizing, boss-less, digital, and sustainable organizations. Providing a framework for the practical implementation of organizational design changes, the authors break the process down into seven basic steps: (1) Assessing Goals, (2) Assessing Strategy, (3) Analyzing Structure, (4) Assessing Process and People, (5) Analyzing Coordination, Control and Incentives, (6) Designing the Architecture, and (7) Implementing the Architecture. Each step connects with one of the nine interdependent components of the multi-contingency model, and the authors also provide a logical query process for approaching each of these components. This is an ideal
Now in its fourth edition, this is the definitive step-by-step 'how to' guide to designing an organization. Building on information processing theory, the book proposes a holistic, multi-contingency model of the organization. This textbook communicates the fundamentals of traditional and new organizational forms, including up-to-date analysis of self-organizing, boss-less, digital, and sustainable organizations. Providing a framework for the practical implementation of organizational design changes, the authors break the process down into seven basic steps: (1) Assessing Goals, (2) Assessing Strategy, (3) Analyzing Structure, (4) Assessing Process and People, (5) Analyzing Coordination, Control and Incentives, (6) Designing the Architecture, and (7) Implementing the Architecture. Each step connects with one of the nine interdependent components of the multi-contingency model, and the authors also provide a logical query process for approaching each of these components. This is an ideal
This book marries social work and artificial intelligence to provide an introductory guide for using AI for social good. Following an introductory chapter laying out approaches and ethical principles of using AI for social work interventions, the book describes in detail an intervention to increase the spread of HIV information by using algorithms to determine the key individuals in a social network of homeless youth. Other chapters present interdisciplinary collaborations between AI and social work students, including a chatbot for sexual health information and algorithms to determine who is at higher stress among persons with Type 2 Diabetes. For students, academic researchers, industry leaders, and practitioners, these real-life examples from the USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society demonstrate how social work and artificial intelligence can be used in tandem for the greater good.
Understanding Video Game Music develops a musicology of video game music by providing methods and concepts for understanding music in this medium. From the practicalities of investigating the video game as a musical source to the critical perspectives on game music - using examples including Final Fantasy VII, Monkey Island 2, SSX Tricky and Silent Hill - these explorations not only illuminate aspects of game music, but also provide conceptual ideas valuable for future analysis. Music is not a redundant echo of other textual levels of the game, but central to the experience of interacting with video games. As the author likes to describe it, this book is about music for racing a rally car, music for evading zombies, music for dancing, music for solving puzzles, music for saving the Earth from aliens, music for managing a city, music for being a hero; in short, it is about music for playing.
An 8x8 with 2 sticker sheets based on an episode from the PBS KIDS animated television series Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum starring Theodore Roosevelt.Based on the children’s book series Ordina
The NASA Dawn mission, launched in 2007, aimed to visit two of the most massive protoplanets of the main asteroid belt: Vesta and Ceres. The aim was to further our understanding of the earliest days of the Solar System, and compare the two bodies to better understand their formation and evolution. This book summarises state-of-the-art results from the mission, and discusses the implications for our understanding not only of the asteroid belt but the entire Solar System. It comprises of three parts: Part 1 provides an overview of the main belt asteroids and provides an introduction to the Dawn mission; Part 2 presents key findings from the mission; and Part 3 discusses how these findings provide insights into the formation and evolution of the Solar System. This is a definitive reference for academic researchers and professionals of planetary science, asteroid science and space exploration.
Prevention is recognized as a cornerstone of international environmental law, but this principle remains abstract and elusive in terms of exactly what is required of states to prevent environmental harm. In this illuminating work, Leslie-Anne Duvic-Paoli addresses this issue by offering a systematic, comprehensive assessment in which she clarifies the rationale, content, and scope of the prevention principle while also placing it in a wider legal context. The book offers a detailed analysis of treaty law, custom codification works, and case law before culminating in a conceptualization of prevention based on three definitional traits: 1. Its anticipatory rationale; 2. Its due diligence content; and 3. Its wide spatial scope to protect the environment as a whole. This book should be read by anyone seeking to understand the evolving principle of prevention in international environmental law, and how it increasingly shares common ground with reparation in the arena of compliance control.
This book is designed to establish the foundation of Computer Networking and to build different models through simulation and performance analysis using NS2. It describes the Computer Networking Simul
This book illustrates the ease with which various features of LISREL 8 and PRELIS 2 can be implemented in addressing research questions that lend themselves to SEM. Its purpose is threefold: (a) to pr
Powered by National Geographic photographs and videos, All Together weaves the skill-building, grammar and phonics young learners need into content-rich lessons and projects.
內容簡介 My First Writing is a basic, three-level writing series designed for lower elementary school students learning English as a foreign language.The series' unique 6-step writing process guides students to develop basic writing abilities while providing useful tools, including model passages, vocabulary, and grammar.Upon finishing My First Writing, students will be motivated and confident to move on to the next level of paragraph writing. ● Systematic 6-step writing process● Familiar topics relevant to young learners● Fun and instructive model passages● Idea webs for making topic-related sentences● New illustrations and real photos● New exercises to develop sentence-building skills● New easy-to-follow writing projects● New workbook for sentence pattern practice Components:● Student Book (1~3)● Workbook (1~3)● Online support for teachers (www.eSmartClass.net) ● Digital Teacher's Manual (1~3)：● E-book for classroom use● Downloadable resources CEFR:A3
A brand-new book of Star Wars Origami, following in the footsteps of the original bestseller. Here are all-new origami figures to fold, featuring characters, spaceships, and more from the recent Star
Deb Koffman's witty, brightly colored cartoons offer wise insights and entertaining perspectives on universal themes, including: getting unstuck, living mindfully, unleashing creativity, and seeking joy.With playful, witty cartoon art, The Soul Support Book offers wise and reassuring observations on getting unstuck, gaining new perspectives, and opening to love, creativity, and joyfulness in everyday life. Author and artist Deb Koffman first created these colorful cartoons as reminders to herself, with clever visual interpretations of common sayings like: Explore Options; Make Room for What you Need; Consider Another Point of View; Notice What is Happening Now; and Anything is Possible Here. Her delightfully uplifting mini-meditations have found a broad audience, appealing to anyone seeking a little bit of encouragement for approaching life’s challenges with insight, open-heartedness, and a healthy dose of laughter.
Join the economic revolutionWhen a company's workers are literally dying on the job, when their business model relies on preying on local businesses and even their own vendors, when their CEO is the richest person in the world while their workers make low wages with impossible quotas... wouldn't you want to resist?Danny Caine, owner of Raven Book Store in Lawrence, Kansas has been an outspoken critic of the seemingly unstoppable Goliath of the bookselling world: Amazon. In this book, he lays out the case for shifting our personal money and civic investment away from global corporate behemoths and to small, local, independent businesses.Well-researched and lively, his tale covers the history of big box stores, the big political drama of delivery, and the perils of warehouse work. He shows how Amazon's ruthless discount strategies mean authors, publishers, and even Amazon themselves can lose money on every book sold. And he spells out a clear path to resistance, in a world where consumer
* INTERACTIVE JOURNAL: This guided journal is packed with writing and drawing prompts, Patronus profiles, quotes, behind-the-scenes stories, and illustrations, as well as open space for journaling; book is 4-1/4 x 5-3/4 inches and includes foil stamping on the cover* STUNNING ARTWORK: Cards featuring stunning original artwork* GLOW-IN-THE-DARK CARDS: Set includes 11 Patronus cards, featuring new art, silver gilded edges, and glow-in-the-dark ink; cards are 3 x 5 inches* STICKERS INCLUDED: Set comes with vinyl stickers printed with metallic ink* GIFT BOX: Set packaged in a full-color printed keepsake box with magnetic closure, size 6-3/8 (L) x 5 (W) x 2 (H) inches* PERFECT GIFT: A unique gift for fans of the Wizarding World and Harry Potter* OFFICIALLY LICENSED: Authentic Wizarding World collectible
Scholastic Branched 系列讀物每本皆附Question & Activities Page農夫之子Drake，被龍之石選中，開始跟隨皇室巫師與其他少男少女們，一同成為馴龍者的故事。從不相信龍是真實存在的Drake，該如何克服困難，與他的龍心靈相通，習得魔法呢？此套書包含以下集數：#1: Rise of the Earth Dragon (9780545646239)DRAGON MASTERS has it all! Dragons, a Dragon Stone, a king, a wizard, and magic! In the first book in this fully-illustrated series, 8-year old Drake is snatched up by King Roland's soldier and taken to the castle. He is to be trained as a Dragon Master. At the castle, he is joined by three other young Dragon Masters-in-training: Ana, Rori, and Bo. The Dragon Masters must learn how to connect with and train their dragons--and they must also uncover their dragons' special powers. Does Drake have what it takes to be a Dragon Master? What is his dragon's special power?#2: Saving the Sun Dragon (9780545646253)In the second book in this fully-illustrated series, Drake and the other three Dragon Masters (Ana, Rori, and Bo) continue their training. But Ana's dragon, Kepri, is sick. The wizard tries
