The New Unblocked Manager

The New Unblocked Manager

Author: Dave Francis

Publisher: Gower Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9780566076398

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This guide pinpoints 12 potential "blockages" that could hinder the effectiveness of managerial procedures. Each blockage is extensively explained with suggestions for tackling the problem, providing a comprehensive framework for self-directed development.


Don't Put Socks on the Hippopotamus

Don't Put Socks on the Hippopotamus

Author: Terry Kelley

Publisher: Gower Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780566079894

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book reminds us to beware tasks which are pointless, in a way we're unlikely to forget. 74 further rules reflect the personal style of Terry Kelley. They cover all the key aspects of management practice, including leadership, change, etc.


The 'how To' Guide for Managers

The 'how To' Guide for Managers

Author: John Payne

Publisher: Gower Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780566077265

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Written in a practical, no-nonsense style, the Guide focuses in turn on the eleven key skills of management, including setting objectives, decision making, time management, communication, motivating, delegating and running effective meetings. A questionnaire at the beginning enables you to identify those chapters that will give you the maximum benefit. Or read through the whole book - as the authors say, using their ideas can't guarantee success, but it will increase your chances.


Reducing Project Risk

Reducing Project Risk

Author: Ralph L. Kliem

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-03-08

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 1351905988

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

What are my chances of completing this project successfully? What could prevent me? How can I anticipate potential threats? These are the kinds of questions you are likely to ask yourself when you become responsible for an important project. And these are the kinds of question Reducing Project Risk will help you answer. Drawing on examples from a variety of business activities as well as on their own extensive experience, the authors propose a systematic approach to dealing with risk. They provide both a conceptual framework and the practical techniques for identifying, analysing and controlling risks of any type. Among other things you will learn: ¢ how to carry out an objective review of the factors involved ¢ how to recognize the warning signs so that you can head off trouble before it strikes ¢ how to take care of the 'people side' of project management. Here is a book that will be welcomed not just by professional project managers but by anyone using human and material resources to accomplish a complex task.


Re-engineering at Work

Re-engineering at Work

Author: Michael Loh

Publisher: Gower Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 9780566079412

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Business process re-engineering has been hailed as the answer to the challenges faced by business in the late 1990s, yet many re-engineering programmes have fallen short of expectations, or have failed altogether. Several years on, where is it all going now? What benefits does it have to offer today?


Managing Self-Access Language Learning

Managing Self-Access Language Learning

Author: David GARDNER

Publisher: City University of HK Press

Published: 2014-06-10

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 9629372312

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Self-Access Language Learning (SALL) has played a prominent part in language education in universities. Its role is to foster autonomous learning among students. With the wide-spread implementation of SALL and its increasing impacts on students, it is important to understand how SALL is managed in order to meet the learning needs of the users in the most resource-effective way. This book provides readers with an understanding of SALL management by setting the discussion against a wider backdrop and also examining details of current good practice. The authors examine issues of leadership and management in education before turning to look at the roles of a SALL manager, and suggest how these roles are changing and what the future may hold for managing SALL. Case studies are used to illustrate how SALL is managed in different universities as a way of contextualising the issues discussed in the book. The book is of relevance to institutional and departmental managers, classroom-based language teachers, teachers more directly involved in providing SALL opportunities and, of course, SALL managers. Published by City University of Hong Kong Press. 香港城市大學出版社出版。


The Specialist Registrar Handbook

The Specialist Registrar Handbook

Author: John Gatrell

Publisher: Radcliffe Publishing

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9781857754643

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This edition will support the professional and personal development of every doctor involved in training.


A Complete Guide to Learning Contracts

A Complete Guide to Learning Contracts

Author: George Boak

Publisher: Gower Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9780566079276

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

George Boak's book reviews the different kinds of contract and looks at their advantages and disadvantages. He explains what is involved in preparing, negotiating, supporting and evaluating a contract and discusses related issues such as accreditation and the links between learning contracts and the competency-based approach.


High-Performance Computing

High-Performance Computing

Author: Laurence T. Yang

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2005-11-18

Total Pages: 818

ISBN-13: 0471732702

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The state of the art of high-performance computing Prominent researchers from around the world have gathered to present the state-of-the-art techniques and innovations in high-performance computing (HPC), including: * Programming models for parallel computing: graph-oriented programming (GOP), OpenMP, the stages and transformation (SAT) approach, the bulk-synchronous parallel (BSP) model, Message Passing Interface (MPI), and Cilk * Architectural and system support, featuring the code tiling compiler technique, the MigThread application-level migration and checkpointing package, the new prefetching scheme of atomicity, a new "receiver makes right" data conversion method, and lessons learned from applying reconfigurable computing to HPC * Scheduling and resource management issues with heterogeneous systems, bus saturation effects on SMPs, genetic algorithms for distributed computing, and novel task-scheduling algorithms * Clusters and grid computing: design requirements, grid middleware, distributed virtual machines, data grid services and performance-boosting techniques, security issues, and open issues * Peer-to-peer computing (P2P) including the proposed search mechanism of hybrid periodical flooding (HPF) and routing protocols for improved routing performance * Wireless and mobile computing, featuring discussions of implementing the Gateway Location Register (GLR) concept in 3G cellular networks, maximizing network longevity, and comparisons of QoS-aware scatternet scheduling algorithms * High-performance applications including partitioners, running Bag-of-Tasks applications on grids, using low-cost clusters to meet high-demand applications, and advanced convergent architectures and protocols High-Performance Computing: Paradigm and Infrastructure is an invaluable compendium for engineers, IT professionals, and researchers and students of computer science and applied mathematics.