Authors:Robert W. Lawler, Masoud Yazdani, Robert W. Lawler, M
Publisher: Ablex Publishing Corporation
Keywords: education, intelligence, artificial
Number of Pages: 2
Published: 1991-09
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0893916307
ISBN-13: 9780893916305

The convergence of interests between advocates of intelligent tutoring systems and those of more exploratory learning environments is being realized in a melding of research programs and implemented systems, exhibited in fact by the chapters collected for this volume.

Author: Robert W. Lawler
Publisher: Intellect (UK)
Keywords: computers, society, amp, learning
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 1997-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1871516579
ISBN-13: 9781871516579

This work selects the most accessible papers on this subject from 20 years of writing by the author on psychology, education, computing, and artificial intelligence. The book may be used as an introduction to educational computing, highlighting primary themes in the use of technology to support education. The author’s studies have focused on young children of elementary school age. The book considers 20 years of computerization in schools along with a view of computing experience and cognitive development. It is more about people learning than computing, with a defined focus on the psych

Authors:Robert W. Lawler, Kathleen Carley,
Publisher: Ablex Publishing Corporation
Keywords: study, methods, human, behavior, qualitative, advanced, amp, computing, case
Number of Pages: 290
Published: 1996-06
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 1567501281
ISBN-13: 9781567501285

What do you do with a mountain of video tapes and case study information? How can you make sense of the data and progressively improve your ideas? Current technologies for capturing, analysing, and representing data and knowledge allow the researcher to present, examine, and interpret human behaviour at a level of detail not possible previously.

Authors:Edmund Lawler, Ed Lawler,
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Keywords: trotter, charlie, service, lessons
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2001-11-28
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1580083153
ISBN-13: 9781580083157

As winner of the James Beard Foundation’s Outstanding Restaurant Award, Charlie Trotter and his service staff run what many consider to be America’s finest restaurant. But it’s not just about food in this renowned Chicago hot spot. It’s about a subtle relationship between food, wine, ambiance, and service—a relationship Trotter has perfected by hiring passionate staff with the ability to surpass his incredibly high standards. In LESSONS IN SERVICE, journalist Edmund Lawler reveals the secrets behind Trotter’s unequaled success and shows other businesses how to improve their levels

Authors:Edmund O. Lawler, Ed Lawler,
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Keywords: lessons, trotter, charlie, service, wine
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2008-10-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1580089054
ISBN-13: 9781580089050

At Charlie Trotter’s eponymous restaurant in Chicago, the innovative and award-winning wine program is an essential part of an extraordinary dining experience. LESSONS IN WINE SERVICE outlines and analyzes the intricate challenges inherent in developing and executing consistently outstanding wine pairings and service. Aspiring sommeliers, restaurant owners, and wine servers will learn how to hire and train the right staff, provide precise and intuitive service, and craft and maintain a compelling wine list.

Author: Edward E. Lawler III
Publisher: Jossey-Ba
Keywords: advantage, competitive, people, making, talent
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2008-04-18
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0787998389
ISBN-13: 9780787998387

The source of competitive advantage has shifted in many organizations from reliability to innovation and flexibility. But what does it take for an organization that innovates to then manage effectively? In this follow-up to Built to Change, Ed Lawler argues that it is a combination of the right structure and the right people. First, organizations must decide what structure they are: are you a high-involvement organization that has products and services that require a high level of coordination and cooperation among employees? Or do you have a more global competitor structure in which you are c

Author: Stephanie Lawler
Publisher: Polity
Keywords: perspectives, sociological, identity
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2008-01-02
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0745635768
ISBN-13: 9780745635767

Questions about who we are, who we can be, and who is like and unlike us underpin a vast range of contemporary social issues. What makes our families so important to us? Why do we attach such significance to being ourselves? Why do so many television programmes promise to revolutionise our lives? Who are we really?In this highly readable new book, Steph Lawler examines a range of important debates about identity. Taking a sociological perspective, she shows how identity is produced and embedded in social relationships, and worked out in the practice of peoples everyday lives. She challenges th