The expertise of prominent researchers has been pooled to critically explore, in a digestable manner, a broad range of emergent areas and advances which impinge on management accounting practice. These include management control, operations management, computing and manufacturing technologies, activity-based costing, transfer pricing, strategy, investment decisions, performance appraisal and rewards, agency theory, creativity nd environmental adaptations, and accoutnability in the public sector.

Issues in Management Accounting (2nd Edition)

Ashton, David

Business & Money

PRENTICE/HALL

The Global Auction: The Broken Promises of Education, Jobs, and Incomes

For decades, the idea that more education will lead to greater individual and national prosperity has been a cornerstone of developed economies. Indeed, it is almost universally believed that college diplomas give Americans and Europeans a competitive advantage in the global knowledge wars. Challenging this conventional wisdom, The Global Auction forces us to reconsider our deeply held and mistaken views about how the global economy really works and how to thrive in it. Drawing on cutting-edge research based on a major international study, the authors show that the competition for good, middle-class jobs is now a worldwide competition--an auction for cut-priced brainpower--fueled by an explosion of higher education across the world. They highlight a fundamental power shift in favor of corporate bosses and emerging economies such as China and India, a change that is driving the new global high-skill, low-wage workforce. Fighting for a dwindling supply of good jobs will compel the middle classes to devote more time, money, and effort to set themselves apart in a bare-knuckle competition that will leave many disappointed. The authors urge a new conversation about the kind of society we want to live in and about the kind of global economy that can benefit workers, but without condemning millions in emerging economies to a life of poverty. The Global Auction is a radical rethinking of the ideas that stand at the heart of the American Dream. It offers a timely exposé of the realities of the global struggle for middle class jobs, a competition that threatens the livelihoods of millions of American and European workers and their families. "A brilliant new book." - Andrew Reinbach, The Huffington Post "This is a very important book. Their critique of the present state of global capitalism is both timely and convincing." - Roger Brown, Times Higher Education "[A]truly outstanding volume."-Lois Weis, University of Buffalo, British Journal of Sociology of Education. "The Global Auction is a must-read for parents, college students, and policymakers. We press the message to our children: 'Study. Get degrees. Get a good job. And you will live the good life.' But such claims are strikingly at odds with the realities of income stagnation and poor job prospects. The authors explain how this dramatic breakdown between rhetoric and reality happened and how we might reconstruct an alternative future in which education becomes meaningful and fulfilling in its own right." -Henry M. Levin, Columbia University "This is a challenging and very timely book. The gauntlet is thrown down to economists wedded to human capital theory and to sociologists who see education as the great engine of social mobility." -John Goldthorpe, University of Oxford "The Global Auction deals with one of the most pressing issues of our times: how the significant expansion in the labor supply available to multinational corporations is leading to dramatic shifts in the location of employment around the world. It draws on years of in-depth research, offering valuable insights for both academics and business leaders."-David Finegold, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey "Brown, Lauder, and Ashton's book is brilliantly argued and provides a wakeup call to global citizens everywhere. There is no substitute for the regulation of global capitalism in the interests of the many rather than the few, and this book slams the door on the last set of excuses for maintaining the current system-that somehow the educated will escape the race to the bottom."-Kevin Leicht, University of Iowa

The Oxford Handbook of Affective Computing (Oxford Library of Psychology)

Computers & Technology

Brown, Phillip

Lauder, Hugh

Computer Science

Oxford University Press

Restructuring the Labour Market: The Implications for Youth (Cambridge Studies in Sociology)

This book represents an advance in our knowledge of the labour market. For the first time it combines the analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data to produce an explanation of the main changes which have transformed the labour market during the recession. For the first time it demonstrates the segmented character of the youth labour market and the significance of the local labour markets. The result is a substantial contribution to labour market segmentation theory and to the analysis of social policy in this field.

Economics

Palgrave

The East Asian miracle, or its supposed demise, is always news. The Four Tiger economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea have experienced some of the fastest rates of economic growth ever achieved. This book provides the first detailed analysis of the development of education and training systems in Asia, and the relationship with the process of economic growth.

Education and Training for Development in East Asia: The Political Economy of Skill Formation in Newly Industrialised Economies (Esrc Pacific Asia Programme)

Green, Francis

Sung, Johnny

James, Donna

Routledge

Why Exercise?: Expert Medical Advice to Help You Enjoy a Healthier Life

Surveys the causes of heart disease, discusses the importance of exercise for physical fitness, and offers tips on starting an exercise program

Davies, Bruce

Medical Books

Blackwell Pub.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Exercise & Fitness

Blackwell*publishers

Achieving BS EN ISO9000 (BS 5750): An Introduction to Quality Registration ("The Sunday Times" Business Skills)

JACKSON,Peter

Kogan Page, Ltd.

Ashton and Reid on Club Law

Reid, Paul W

Administrative Law

Jordans Pub

How to be a Nurse or Midwife Leader is an indispensable guide for all nurses and midwives who wish to develop and improve their practice as leaders. Written in collaboration with the NHS Leadership Academy, this practical book draws on the real experience of over 10,000 nurses and midwives to bring leadership dilemmas to life in specific situations. Key learning features include: <ul>
<li>How to develop your self-awareness</li> <li>How to develop your personal impact and presence</li> <li>How to survive and thrive</li> <li>How to get your message across</li> <li>How to get the best out of others</li> <li>How to work with and lead other professionals and patients</li> <li>How to have courageous conversations</li> <li>How to balance conflicting demands and needs</li> </ul>
Containing exercises and reflective questions to help apply theory to leadership practice, How to be a Nurse or Midwife Leader is an ideal companion for all nurses and midwives, whether you are newly qualified, or stepping into a team leader role.

How to be a Nurse or Midwife Leader

Williams, Philippa

Ripman, Jamie

Administration & Medicine Economics

Wiley/Blackwell

Education and Training for Development in East Asia: The Political Economy of Skill Formation in Newly Industrialised Economies

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