The key to doing well in an MBA can often appear to be shrouded in mystery, 'success' being a concept available only to the brilliant or the very lucky. MBA with Distinction proposes that MBAs are not mystery prizes linked to the wheel of fortune, but quite the reverse. They can be seen as a process which, if approached systematically, can be managed effectively. The advice in this book will assist readers to distinguish themselves as good MBA students, while developing their individual learning and writing styles. It will enable readers to optimise their abilities, as well as the time they have available. It explains the process of how the MBA works, because once students understand this, they can then begin to manage their own learning. MBA with Distinction will help all students do well in their MBAs by enabling them to feel 'in control' of their course, rather than being submerged by it. It also includes handy 'with distinction!' tips along the way for those who seek to excel in their programme.

Your MBA With Distinction: Developing a Systematic Approach to Succeeding in Your Business Degree

Business & Money

Gatrell,Caroline

Turnbull, Sharon

Management & Leadership

Ft Pr

Hard Labour examines changes in family practices and paid work in the 21st century. Focusing principally on highly qualified women who combine the mothering of very young children with employment, it makes a valuable contribution to current debates. Unlike other books in the field that focus on one gender only, this innovative book also takes into account the views of fathers, making it a rounded study of family practice in the new millennium. Essential reading for those interested in sociology, family policy, family studies, women’s or gender studies, and the sociology of management/employment.

Hard Labour: The Sociology of Parenthood, Family Life and Career

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Open University Press

Hard Labour examines changes in family practices and paid work in the 21st century. Focusing principally on highly qualified women who combine the mothering of very young children with employment, it makes a valuable contribution to current debates. Unlike other books in the field that focus on one gender only, this innovative book also takes into account the views of fathers, making it a rounded study of family practice in the new millennium. Essential reading for those interested in sociology, family policy, family studies, women’s or gender studies, and the sociology of management/employment.

Hard Labour

Managing Part-time Study: A Guide for Undergraduates and Postgraduates

Considering part-time study? If so, then this is the book for you!
 Managing Part-time Study is perfect for the increasing number of students who are considering, or taking, academic courses part-time, whether at postgraduate or undergraduate level. It offers the kind of advice and encouragement that part-time students find difficult to source elsewhere, by recognizing that many of the challenges confronting them are unique to their situation. For example, problems can include the stress of combining study with family or work commitments, alongside pressures caused by studying over a prolonged period. 
 In response to these issues, the book offers part-time students strategies to:
<ul>
<li>Manage their own learning </li>
<li>Sustain their motivation and keep going </li>
<li>Prioritize the competing demands on their time </li>
<li>Anticipate the challenges which they will encounter </li>
</ul> Managing Part-time Study provides the most appropriate solutions to frequently encountered situations and offers advice and 'real life' experiences from other part-time students. The book draws upon up-to-date research and also upon Caroline Gatrell's own experience both of teaching part-time students, and of being a part-time student herself.

Managing Part-time Study: A guide for Undergraduates and Postgraduates

Education & Teaching

Higher & Continuing Education

Embodying Women's Work

<ul>
<li>What is the relationship between women’s reproductive bodies and women’s productive work? </li>
<li>How does women’s potential for maternity affect women’s workplace opportunity? </li>
<li>How far can women ’choose’ and maintain their own embodied boundaries in relation to work and working practices?</li>
</ul> This fascinating and topical book evaluates the growing debate on gender, women’s bodies, and work. Through the lens of the body - and from a feminist perspective - Gatrell considers women’s work from two angles, the first conceptualizing the labour of maternity as women’s work, the second exploring the dynamics between women’s bodies and employment. The author suggests that maternity constitutes women’s work, with some women ‘expected’ to produce children, while others are criticised for giving birth. She calls for the re-conceptualization of pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding as forms of labour – asserting that mothers are required to perform particular forms of body work in order to comply with ideals of ‘good’ mothering and norms of the workplace. The book observes that these are conflicting requirements, which place irreconcilable demands on women and constrain women’s choice.
 At the heart of Embodying Women’s Work is the idea that women’s bodies are central to gendered power relations, and remain a negotiated site of power between men and women within late modern society. The book considers women’s bodies in the context of different forms of paid work, discussing how far women remain at an economic disadvantage in comparison with male workers.
 Embodying Women’s Work is of key interest for students and academics of sociology, social welfare and women’s studies.

<ul>
<li>What is the relationship between women’s reproductive bodies and women’s productive work? </li>
<li>How does women’s potential for maternity affect women’s workplace opportunity? </li>
<li>How far can women ’choose’ and maintain their own embodied boundaries in relation to work and working practices?</li>
</ul> This fascinating and topical book evaluates the growing debate on gender, women’s bodies, and work. Through the lens of the body - and from a feminist perspective - Gatrell considers women’s work from two angles, the first conceptualizing the labour of maternity as women’s work, the second exploring the dynamics between women’s bodies and employment. The author suggests that maternity constitutes women’s work, with some women ‘expected’ to produce children, while others are criticised for giving birth. She calls for the re-conceptualization of pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding as forms of labour – asserting that mothers are required to perform particular forms of body work in order to comply with ideals of ‘good’ mothering and norms of the workplace. The book observes that these are conflicting requirements, which place irreconcilable demands on women and constrain women’s choice.
 At the heart of Embodying Women’s Work is the idea that women’s bodies are central to gendered power relations, and remain an negotiated site of power between men and women within late modern society. The book considers women’s bodies in the context of different forms of paid work, discussing how far women remain at an economic disadvantage in comparison with male workers.
 Embodying Women’s Work is of key interest for students and academics of sociology, social welfare and women’s studies.

Open Univ Pr

Gender and Diversity in Management: A Concise Introduction (Sage Mini Guides)

Presenting key issues to do with gender and diversity in a nutshell, this book gives its readers easy access to the core issues being debated by leading scholars in the field. 
The SAGE Mini-Guide to Gender and Diversity will appeal to any student undertaking a course either specifically, or in part on women in management, gender in management, equal opportunities and diversity.

Swan, Elaine

Sage Publications Ltd.

Managing Clergy Lives: Obedience, Sacrifice, Intimacy

Managing Clergy Lives gives a unique insight into the everyday lives of Church of England parish priests. It examines how men and women priests manage their many and everyday commitments to God, the Church and their personal relationships. In a fast-changing world, Managing Clergy Lives shows how the vocational commitment of priests to their ordinal vows remains steadfast. For today's clergy, the ordained life means obedience, sacrifice and a loss of intimacy, embodied in spiritual self-discipline and the ultimate dedication of body and soul to God. Written by an Anglican Bishop (Peyton) in Dundee and a Senior Lecturer from Lancaster University (Gatrell), Managing Clergy Lives opens a window onto clergy households in terms of personal relationships, spirituality and work-home balance. Drawing upon in-depth interviews with 46 Area/Rural Deans, it reports their everyday experiences using their own words. The book reveals the stories behind the enduring commitment within the Church and gets behind the scenes in order to understand the staying power of men and women who are 'becoming priests' across a lifetime.

Religion & Spirituality

Peyton, Nigel

Christian Books & Bibles

Bloomsbury Academic

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Your MBA With Distinction: Developing a Systematic Approach to Succeeding in Your Business Degree

Hard Labour: The Sociology of Parenthood, Family Life and Career

Hard Labour

Managing Part-time Study: A guide for Undergraduates and Postgraduates

Managing Part-time Study: A Guide for Undergraduates and Postgraduates

Embodying Women's Work

Embodying Women's Work

Gender and Diversity in Management: A Concise Introduction (Sage Mini Guides)

Gender and Diversity in Management: A Concise Introduction (Sage Mini Guides)

Managing Clergy Lives: Obedience, Sacrifice, Intimacy