Authors:John R. Gold, Margaret M. Gold,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: planning, history, environment, series, games, world, city, agendas, olympic, cities
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2007-11-05
List price: $47.95
ISBN-10: 0415374073
ISBN-13: 9780415374071

Olympic Cities provides the first full overview of the changing relationship between cities and the Olympic events since 1896. With eighteen specially commissioned and original essays written by a team of distinguished international authors, it explores the historical experience of staging the Olympics from the point of view of the host city. A thought-provoking analysis of the relationship between Olympic festivals and urban spectacle it: provides overviews of the urban impact of the four component Olympic festivals – the Summer Games, Winter Games, Cultural Olympiads and the Paralym

Authors:John A. Goldsmith, John Komlos, Penny Schine Gold,
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Keywords: scholars, graduate, school, tenure, mentor, portable, guide, academic, career, chicago
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2001-01-15
List price: $14.00
ISBN-10: 0226301516
ISBN-13: 9780226301518

Advice for graduate students and potential scholars on the real workings of an academic career. Takes the reader from that first ambitious decision, all the way through the game lan for promotion and tenure. Addresses the universal fears and concerns of academics. Softcover, hardcover also available. DLC: College Training--Vocational guidance.

Authors:Maria Valeri-Gold, Stephen Gold,
Publisher: Humanics Ltd Partners
Keywords: earthquakes
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 1992-08
List price: $4.95
ISBN-10: 089334155X
ISBN-13: 9780893341558

An introduction to earthquakes, discussing seismology, volcanoes, plate tectonics, lava flows, geology, the history of earthquakes, and current research. Includes related games and activities.

Authors:John Bratton, Jeffrey Gold,
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum
Keywords: practice, theory, management, resource, human
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 2001-01
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 0805838627
ISBN-13: 9780805838626

The second edition of this extensively revised text provides a critical evaluation of current developments in human resource management (HRM) through a fresh user-friendly and international approach. It balances a comprehensive overview of HRM theory--the latest ideas, theories, and research findings--with a close examination of developing HRM practices illustrated by numerous case studies. Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice, Second Edition, was written specifically to fulfill the need of introductory undergraduate and graduate courses for a rigorous analysis of HRM. For some time

Authors:John Bratton, Jeffrey Gold,
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Keywords: theory, practice, fourth, management, resource, human
Number of Pages: 720
Published: 2007-03-15
List price: $75.00
ISBN-10: 0230001742
ISBN-13: 9780230001749

Human Resource Management offers a comprehensive and accessible analysis of contemporary theories and concepts in key human resources activities. It encourages students to think critically and evaluate the nature of HRM in order to develop a deeper understanding of employment relations. This fourth edition has been thoroughly updated including new material on: the contemporary context of HRM; new employment-related topics, such as flexibility, emotional labour, knowledge work; diversity in work organizations, a new discussion on workplace wellness; partnership strategies; ethics in HRM; and ne

Author: Hal Gold
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Keywords: testimony, unit
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2004-04-15
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0804835659
ISBN-13: 9780804835657

Author: Hal Gold
Publisher: University Press of America
Keywords: nanjing, politics
Number of Pages: 190
Published: 2006-10-16
List price: $33.00
ISBN-10: 0761835792
ISBN-13: 9780761835790

The events of December, 1937 in Nanjing are long-standing causes of contention rooted in political differences of opinion between China and Japan. The Chinese view is unified, expressed in the _300,000 victims_ engraved on the memorial walls in Nanjing, which bluntly refers to the Chinese opinion and entity of the _Great Massacre School._ Views in Japan range from complete denial to agreement with the Chinese. The Japanese government’s position of denial fuels the diplomatic clash. The Politics of Nanjing takes a centrist position in order to reconstruct historiographically the days lead