Using research-based case examples, this book is the first systematic attempt to analyze the way human resources are managed within multi-divisional structures. John Purcell and Bruce Ahlstrand discuss the role of the corporate personnel department, the managers of unions and collective bargaining, and differing management styles. The book will be a useful aid in understanding the complexity for human resources management in the multi-divisional company, and providing a basis for action.

Human Resource Management in the Multi-Divisional Company

Business & Money

Purcell, John

Ahlstrand, Bruce

Industries

Oxford University Press

The practice of consultation between senior managers and employee representatives has a long history in British employment relations yet has often been overshadowed by discussions on collective bargaining. In the last few decades, the importance of consultation has been elevated by two main trends: the decline in trade union membership and the retreat from collective bargaining in the private sector on the one hand, with the result that consultation may be the only form of collective employee voice available; and the programme of legislative support for consultation by the European Union since the 1970s on the other. The book charts the meaning and development of consultation in the twentieth century and explores the justifications for the practice. It shows how EU intervention to promote consultation evolved and changed, paying particular attention to the adoption of the Information and Consultation of Employees (ICE) Regulations, which became fully operational in enterprises with 50 or more employees in 2008. Analysing the half-hearted response to EU consultation initiatives by the social partners in Britain, it provides a critical assessment of successive UK governments' handling of the issue. Drawing on the authors' empirical research in twenty-five organizations, the book closely examines the take-up and impact of consultation regulations, and explores the processes involved in effective consultation. Consultation at Work looks at the dynamics of consultation and draws a contrast between "active" consultation of the type envisioned by the EU, and more limited consultation used as a means of communication. Discussing the UK experience in comparative perspectives, it asks what has to happen for the take-up of consultation to improve and suggests the changes that should be made to the EU Directive and UK ICE Regulations.

Consultation at Work: Regulation and Practice

Hall, Mark

The new edition of this market leading text provides an authoratitive yet accessible account of the strategic role of HRM in organizations. Strategy and Human Resource Management 3rd edition offers fully updated chapters and sources whilst retaining the critical approach and strong framework popular with both students and lecturers.

Strategy and Human Resource Management: Third Edition (Management, Work and Organisations)

Boxall, Peter

Management & Leadership

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Dialogue editing is a crucial yet invisible part of filmmaking. Do it right, and no one notices. Do it wrong, and your film or video sounds messy, distracting, and unrealistic. This is a book for people who need to edit production sound for film, TV, or video but were never taught how to do it. It goes step by step through the process and covers all the workflows you are likely to encounter. Efficient working practices are emphasized throughout, so you learn to save time and avoid needless repetition. Many dialogue editors are hobbled by a lack of understanding of the non-sound aspects of filmmaking. Unlike editors who cut effects, backgrounds or Foley, a dialogue editor's work is directly affected by what has gone on before. How a film was shot, recorded and edited will dramatically influence the dialogue editing process. Much of this book, then, deals with things which at first glance don't appear to be dialogue. You will find overviews of film picture and sound postproduction--film, tape, NTSC, PAL, 24p, and HD. There are summaries of film picture editing, OMF manipulation, and ADR management. * A veteran sound editor shows you how to produce a flawless dialogue track * Covers organization and time management so you can work efficiently * Must-have information for sound editors, dialogue editors, and assistant editors * Foreword by Dominick Tavella, who mixes films in New York (some of his films include: Chocolat, Far and Away, Vanity Fair, and Chicago)

Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures

Computers & Technology

Routledge

How is human resource management (HRM) strategic to a firm's viability and how might it help to lay a basis for sustained competitive advantage? How can managers pursue their goals for labour productivity and organisational flexibility in socially acceptable ways? This book explores such pressing questions. The authors develop an innovative conceptual framework to provide a stimulating exploration of the growing field of Strategic HRM. This text is essential reading for MBA students and advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of HRM. It is also an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the role of HRM in business success.

Strategy and Human Resource Management

Boxall, Peter F.

Human Resources

Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures: A Guide to the Invisible Art

Produce professional level dialogue tracks with industry-proven techniques and insights from an Emmy Award winning sound editor. Gain innovative solutions to common dialogue editing challenges such as room tone balancing, noise removal, perspective control, finding and using alternative takes, and even time management and postproduction politics. In Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures, Second Edition veteran film sound editor John Purcell arms you with classic as well as cutting-edge practices to effectively edit dialogue for film, TV, and video. This new edition offers: <ul>
<li>A fresh look at production workflows, from celluloid to Digital Cinema, to help you streamline your editing</li> <li>Expanded sections on new software tools, workstations, and dialogue mixing, including mixing "in the box"</li> <li>Fresh approaches to working with digital video and to moving projects from one workstation to another</li> <li>An insider’s analysis of what happens on the set, and how that affects the dialogue editor</li> <li>Discussions about the interweaving histories of film sound technology and film storytelling</li> <li>Eye-opening tips, tricks, and insights from film professionals around the globe</li> <li>A companion website (www.focalpress.com/cw/purcell) with project files and video examples demonstrating editing techniques discussed in the book</li> </ul> Don’t allow your dialogue to become messy, distracting, and uncinematic! Do dialogue right with John Purcell’s all-inclusive guide to this essential yet invisible art.

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Online Research Essentials Designing and Implementing Research Studies Online Research Essentials Written by experts in the field, Online Research Essentials provides step-b-step guidance to the student or new practitioner in how to create, test, and deploy online survey research. The book includes everything needed for planning and developing a survey, putting it online, and formatting data for further analysis. Russell and Purcell provide support for using the popular Microsoft Expression Web and Adobe Dreamweaver web page authoring tools and for using the Access database that is used to collect and store survey results. Online Research Essentials is a comprehensive resource that discusses the practical aspects of survey development and applied research and offers information on a wide range of research-related topics that include: <ul>
<li>Scientific method and research design</li> <li>Ethical considerations on using the Internet for research</li> <li>Creating web pages</li> <li>Planning the research study</li> <li>Creating a simple survey on the Internet</li> <li>Developing an e-survey</li> <li>Creating more complicated Internet surveys</li> <li>Sampling procedures</li> <li>Developing experimental designs</li> <li>JavaScript and web programming and advanced JavaScript programming</li> <li>Repeated measures and matched group designs</li> </ul>

Online Research Essentials: Designing and Implementing Research Studies

Politics & Social Sciences

Russell, Brenda

Social Sciences

Jossey-Bass

A book/CD-ROM reference, listing all commands, functions, and system calls and giving tips for administration and optimization. Explains various file formats and C structures used, describes advanced user commands, reviews games and quirky programs available on the system, and covers miscellaneous items such as groff macro packages, C header files, and general concepts. Includes cross-references. The CD-ROM contains a complete electronic version of the book in an easy-to-search format, along with the Adobe Acrobat reader for UNIX. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Linux Complete Command Reference

Software, Red Hat

Operating Systems

Sams.

The Roman Catholic Church And Free Thought (1868)

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Literature & Fiction

Vickers, Thomas

Literary

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

People Management and Performance

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