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In dem Maße wie Personalarbeit sich in den letzten Jahren von der eher ausführenden Funktion des Verwaltens zu einem stärker personen- und wertschöpfungsorientierten Personalmanagement entwickelte, hat sich auch der Stellenwerts des Personalcontrollings gewandelt. -- Ziel des Buches ist, die wichtigsten Facetten des Personalcontrollings als Subfunktion der Unternehmensführung zu verdeutlichen. Der Leser erhält einen guten Einblick in die Zusammenhänge der Personalarbeit in Organisationen und lernt die maßgeblichen Funktionen und Instrumente des Personalcontrollings kennen. Vom Assessment-Center bis zur Zero-Base-Budgetierung werden einzelne Instrumente und ihre Anwendungsfelder vorgestellt, aber auch immer eine Bewertung der Einsatzgebiete und Realisierungschancen vorgenommen. Durch die Erfahrungsberichte und Fallbeispiele aus der Wirtschaftspraxis unterscheidet sich die Publikation wesentlich von der üblichen Einführungsliteratur zu dem Themenkomplex und rundet die Übersicht über das weite Feld des Personalcontrollings aus Sicht der Praxis ab. Grundsätzlich kann jede Organisation, ob Klein- oder Großunternehmen, Verband oder Behörde, Personalcontrolling zur Steuerung des Erfolgs der eigenen Organisation einsetzen. -- Das Buch wendet sich an Praktiker und Führungspersonen in Unternehmen ebenso wie an Studierende von Hochschulen sowie an sonstige Bildungsinstitutionen, die sich in das Gebiet des Personalcontrollings einarbeiten müssen oder wollen und die über den Einsatz alter und neuer Instrumente nachdenken. Kenntnisse der Grundzüge des Personalcontrollings stellen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt in einer Informations- und Wissensgesellschaft immer häufiger einen wichtigen Qualifikationsbaustein von Führungskräften dar.

From lobbyists such as Jack Abramoff, to corporate executives, like Enron's Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, recent scandals dealing with politics and government have focused only on men at the top. But do these high-profile men accurately represent the gendered make up of corporate-government relations in the United States?. In this first in-depth look at the changing face of corporate lobbying, Denise Benoit shows how women who have historically worked mostly in policy areas relating to "women's issues" such as welfare, family, and health have become increasingly influential as corporate lo

For most of the twentieth century, Brazil was widely regarded as a "racial democracy"-a country untainted by the scourge of racism and prejudice. In recent decades, however, this image has been severely critiqued, with a growing number of studies highlighting persistent and deep-seated patterns of racial discrimination and inequality. Yet, recent work on race and racism has rarely considered gender as part of its analysis. In Negras in Brazil, Kia Lilly Caldwell examines the life experiences of Afro-Brazilian women whose stories have until now been largely untold. This pathbreaking study analyzes the links between race and gender and broader processes of social, economic, and political exclusion. Drawing on ethnographic research with social movement organizations and thirty-five life history interviews, Caldwell explores the everyday struggles Afro-Brazilian women face in their efforts to achieve equal rights and full citizenship. She also shows how the black women's movement, which has emerged in recent decades, has sought to challenge racial and gender discrimination in Brazil. While proposing a broader view of citizenship that includes domains such as popular culture and the body, Negras in Brazil highlights the continuing relevance of identity politics for members of racially marginalized communities. Providing new insights into black women's social activism and a gendered perspective on Brazilian racial dynamics, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Latin American Studies, African diaspora studies, women's studies, politics, and cultural anthropology

With his dirty, tattered clothes and hollowed-out face, the image of Oliver Twist is the enduring symbol of the young indigent spilling out of the orphanages and haunting the streets of late-nineteenth-century London. He is the victim of two evils: an aristocratic ruling class and, more directly, neglectful parents. Although poor children were often portrayed as real-life Oliver Twists-either orphaned or abandoned by unworthy parents-they, in fact, frequently maintained contact and were eventually reunited with their families. In Imagined Orphans, Lydia Murdoch focuses on this disc

"Water, in its many guises, has always played a powerful role in shaping Southeast Asian histories, cultures, societies and economies. This volume, the rewritten results of an international workshop, with participants from eight countries, contains thirteen essays, representing a broad range of approaches to the study of Southeast Asia with water as the central theme. As it was exposed to the sea, the region was more accessible to outside political, economic and cultural influences than many landlocked areas. Easy access through sea routes also stimulated trade from an early age. However, the same easy access made Southeast Asia vulnerable to political control by strong outsiders. The sea is, moreover, a source of food, but also of many hazards. At the same time, Southeast Asian societies and cultures are confronted with and permeated by 'water from heaven' in the form of rain, flash floods, irrigation water, water in rivers, brooks and swaps, water-driven power plants, and pumped or piped water, in addition to water as a carrier of sewage and pollution. Finally, the volume deals with the role of water in classification systems, beliefs, myths, illness and healing"--Publisher's description

Review quote: "[…] Diese thematisch, inhaltlich und sprachlich äußerst anspruchsvolle Arbeit, die 2007 mit dem Preis der Stadt Bayreuth ausgezeichnet worden ist, überwindet die Grenze einzelwissenschaftlicher Forschung und bereitet damit den Weg für eine multidimensionale Perspektive, wie sie dem gewählten Erkenntnisobjekt besser gerecht wird." Holger Blisse, in: Die gewerbliche Genossenschaft, 1/2008

The first edition of this book, Chemical Warfare Agents: Toxicity at Low Levels, was published just prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. Reflecting a greater sense of urgency within the field of chemical defense since this event, research related to chemical warfare agents (CWAs) continues to expand at a remarkable pace. Chemical Warfare Agents: Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, Second Edition explores the latest methods and products for preventing, diagnosing, and treating the acute and chronic effects of toxic CWA exposure. This edition citesthe