Understanding sea-level processes, such as ocean tides, storm surges, tsunamis, El Nino and rises caused by climate change, is key to planning effective coastal defence. Building on David Pugh's classic book Tides, Surges and Mean Sea-Level, this substantially expanded, full-colour book now incorpor[...]
Bringing together 30 international experts, this volume commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, the UN organization responsible for fostering intergovernmental cooperation on global ocean issues. It looks at how governments use science to establ[...]
Complete summary of Terry Bacon and David Pugh's book: "e;Winning Behavior: What the Smartest, Most Successful Companies Do Differently"e;.This summary of the ideas from Terry Bacon and David Pugh's book "e;Winning Behavior"e; shows that winning companies treat their customers better[...]
"Powerful Proposals" gives businesses proven strategies for creating customer-centered documents that outshine the competition every time. "Powerful Proposals" goes beyond "This is what we do" documents and takes the reader step by step through designing sales-focused, individual proposals that high[...]
"Great Writers on Organizations" presents succinctly each of the contributions made by 80 of the most prominent management thinkers to the understanding of organizational behaviour and managerial thinking. Among those included are early theorists such as Henri Fayol, Frederick W. Taylor and Max Webe[...]
Who has said what about organizations and their management? This handy compendium gives easy access to the principal ideas of the leading authorities. Brief, clear resumes bring out the main thrust of their thinking. The fifth edition of this evergreen resource, for student and manager alike, summar[...]