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Public-Private Partnerships in the USA: Lessons to be Learned for the United Kingdom (Routledge Critical Studies in Public Management)
by Tony WallBroadly, a Public-Private Partnership (or PPP) is any collaboration between the public and private sector, but research in the UK has tended to focus on those that have been used for major infrastructure projects, such as roads, schools, and hospitals. This book compares and contrasts PPP research i... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Slavoj Žižek
by Tony Wall • David PerrinŽižek demands we take a long, hard look at the painful reality of education in contemporary capitalist society, and to actively seek out its 'trouble in paradise': Why is it education is supposedly failing to meet the demands of our society? Why is it there are record levels of stress for teachers? ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Your Wit Is My Command: Building AIs with a Sense of Humor
by Tony VealeFor fans of computers and comedy alike, an accessible and entertaining look into how we can use artificial intelligence to make smart machines funny.Most robots and smart devices are not known for their joke-telling abilities. And yet, as computer scientist Tony Veale explains in Your Wit Is My Comm... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Twitterbots: Making Machines that Make Meaning
by Mike Cook • Tony VealeThe world of Twitterbots, from botdom's greatest hits to bot construction to the place of the bot in the social media universe. Twitter offers a unique medium for creativity and curiosity for humans and machines. The tweets of Twitterbots, autonomous software systems that send messages of their own ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Wellbeing
The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Wellbeing is a comprehensive and cutting-edge work providing the latest insights into a range of perspectives on organizational wellbeing, as well as highlighting global wellbeing issues and exploring new contexts. Topics covered include: digital working and socia... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Wellbeing
The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Wellbeing is a comprehensive and cutting-edge work providing the latest insights into a range of perspectives on organizational wellbeing, as well as highlighting global wellbeing issues and exploring new contexts. Topics covered include: digital working and socia... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Virtual Management and the New Normal: New Perspectives on HRM and Leadership since the COVID-19 Pandemic
This book examines how Human Resource Management and leadership have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, what organizations can learn from this, and how these new experiences could be applied in the “New Normal”.The editors of this book have compiled the new knowledge that exists around remote l... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2023 -
Storytelling for Sustainability in Higher Education: An Educator's Handbook
To be a storyteller is an incredible position from which to influence hearts and minds, and each one of us has the capacity to utilise storytelling for a sustainable future. This book offers unique and powerful insights into how stories and storytelling can be utilised within higher education to sup... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Reduced Inequalities (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)
by Walter Leal Filho • Tony Wall • Luciana Brandli • Anabela Marisa Azul • Amanda Lange Salvia • Pinar Gökçin ÖzuyarThe problems related to the process of industrialisation such as biodiversity depletion, climate change and a worsening of health and living conditions, especially but not only in developing countries, intensify. Therefore, there is an increasing need to search for integrated solutions to make devel... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Responsible Consumption and Production (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)
The problems related to the process of industrialisation such as biodiversity depletion, climate change and a worsening of health and living conditions, especially but not only in developing countries, intensify. Therefore, there is an increasing need to search for integrated solutions to make devel... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Life Below Water (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)
The problems related to the process of industrialisation such as biodiversity depletion, climate change and a worsening of health and living conditions, especially but not only in developing countries, intensify. Therefore, there is an increasing need to search for integrated solutions to make devel... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Clean Water and Sanitation (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)
The problems related to the process of industrialisation such as biodiversity depletion, climate change and a worsening of health and living conditions, especially but not only in developing countries, intensify. Therefore, there is an increasing need to search for integrated solutions to make devel... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Tony Allen: An Autobiography of the Master Drummer of Afrobeat
Tony Allen is the autobiography of legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, the rhythmic engine of Fela Kuti's Afrobeat. Conversational, inviting, and packed with telling anecdotes, Allen's memoir is based on hundreds of hours of interviews with the musician and scholar Michael E. Veal. It spans Allen... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Money Management For Canadians All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies
by Andrew Bell • Andrew Dagys • Paul Mladjenovic • Margaret Kerr • Tony Ioannou • Heather Ball • John L. Reynolds • JoAnn Kurtz • Kathleen SindellAll the information you need to manage your money wisely in one great guide Looking to expand your knowledge of money management? This all-in-one resource is the tool you need. From dealing with debt and setting financial goals to starting a small business and planning your estate, this indispensabl... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2008 -
Planning for Rural Resilience: Coping with Climate Change and Energy Futures
by Ralph Martin • Chris White • Wayne J. Caldwell • Erica Ferguson • Emanuel Lapierre-Fortin • Jennifer Ball • Suzanne Reid • Paul Kraehling • Eric Marr • John Devlin • Tony Mcquail • Margaret Graves • Bill Deen • Christopher BryantClimate change and an evolving non-renewable energy sector threaten the future viability and sustainability of communities across the country. While rural communities have a special place in the national fabric, they often lack the resources to tackle these important and evolving threats. Planni... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015