Author: Lee Jones
Publisher: Stylus Publishing
Keywords: retaining, students, faculty, administrators, paradigms, education, african, americans, higher, challenging
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2001-05
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1579220428
ISBN-13: 9781579220426
Retention of African Americans on campus is a burning issue for the black community, and a moral and financial one for predominantly white institutions of higher education. This book offers fresh insights and new strategies developed by fifteen scholars concerned by the new climate in which affirmative action is being challenged and eliminated.This is the first book devoted specifically to retention of African Americans in higher education, and is unique in addressing the distinct but inter-related concerns of all three affected constituencies: students, faculty and administrators. Each is con
Author: R. Clayton
Publisher: Telford
Keywords: ord, structures, retaining
Number of Pages: 829
Published: 1992-06
List price: $134.00
ISBN-10: 0727719327
ISBN-13: 9780727719324
The past 10 years have seen considerable advances in the practice of retaining wall design and construction. This book makes a valuable and significant contribution to the literature available to practising civil and structural engineers, not only in the field of general earth-retaining structure theory, but also by presenting the results of a large number of case studies of actual retaining wall analysis, design and construction. The reader will find this volume particularly valuable not only because of the large number of papers reporting the behaviour of the actual retaining walls during co
Author: Klaas Jan Bakker
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keywords: structures, retaining, soil
Number of Pages: 236
Published: 2000-01-01
List price: $139.95
ISBN-10: 9058093212
ISBN-13: 9789058093219
Models for structural analysis are needed in order to design safe and reliable soil-retaining structures. This study evaluates numerical models, mostly based on finite element techniques. This book provides a frame of reference for verification and validation of these models.
Author: William McElroy
Publisher: Craftsman Book Company
Keywords: walls, retaining, fences
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 1990-06
List price: $36.00
ISBN-10: 0934041539
ISBN-13: 9780934041539
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Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Keywords: manager, driven, results, people, retaining
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2005-11-21
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1591399734
ISBN-13: 9781591399735
"The Results-Driven Manager Series" brings together timely articles from HBSP newsletters to help senior to middle managers sharpen their skills, increase their effectiveness and gain a competitive edge. Presented in a concise, accessible format to save managers valuable time, these books offer authoritative insights and techniques for improving job performance and achieving immediate results. This guide will help managers keep their star performers with their organisation and performing at their best. Managers will learn how to: reward top talent effectively; motivate stars across generation
Author: J. Leslie McKeown
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: book, briefcase, employees, top, retaining
Number of Pages: 230
Published: 2002-08-15
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0071387560
ISBN-13: 9780071387569
All managers, whether brand-new to their positions or well established in the corporate hierarchy, can use a little "brushing up" now and then. The skills-based Briefcase Books series is filled with ideas and strategies to help managers become more capable, efficient, effective, and valuable to their corporations. State-of-the-art techniques and technologies are fine, but only those companies that recognize and hold on to their top-performing employees will thrive in a tough competitive environment. Retaining Top Employees focuses on specific actions to make retention a top priority. From inn
Author: Barbara Glanz
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: employees, retaining, motivating, care, handle
Number of Pages: 250
Published: 2002-06-19
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0071400672
ISBN-13: 9780071400671
A PAPERBACK ORIGINAL Frontline techniques and strategies for making employees feel appreciated and improving their performance at every level Internationally known motivational author and speaker Barbara Glanz provides managers and supervisors with innovative techniques for engaging, developing, and motivating employees. Glanz outlines a framework based on the CARE modelCreative Communication, Atmosphere and Appreciation for all, Respect and Reason for being, Empathy and Enthusiasm for understanding what employees really want from managers. The book is based on research w
