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Redefining Virtual Teaching Learning Pedagogy
Edited by Rohit Bansal, Ram Singh, Amandeep Singh, Kuldeep Chaudhary and Tareq Rasul
Copyright: 2023   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Online education is now a growing and critical piece of modern-day infrastructure
and this book details how virtual teaching and learning can continue to be
transformed through leveraging digital platforms.


 
The Absence of Soulware in Higher Education
By Way Kuo
Copyright: 2023   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
The book offers an analytical account of higher education in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Mainland China with examples of best practices from higher education in the US for guidance.


 
Resisting Corporate Corruption, 4th Edition
Cases in Practical Ethics from Enron, the Financial Crisis and Present Day
By Stephen V. Arbogast
Copyright: 2022   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
The frequently used textbook is now in its 4th edition and includes
new case studies on Tesla, VW, Nikola, WeWork, and Theranos.


 
Recognition and Perception of Images
Fundamentals and Applications
Edited by Iftikhar B. Abbasov
Copyright: 2021   |   Status: Published   |   Expected Pub Date:2021/02/25   |   Hardcover
 
The book is dedicated to the unique interdisciplinary research of the imagery processing, recognition and perception.




 
Economics of Sustainable Energy
By Jaan S. Islam, M. R. Islam, Meltem Islam, and M.A.H. Mughal
Copyright: 2019   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Co-written by a pioneer of the sustainability movement, this groundbreaking volume offers a new way of thinking about the economics of sustainable energy, a goal that has eluded scientists for decades.


 
Soulware: The American Way in China's Higher Education
By Way Kuo
Copyright: 2019   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
The book adopts a critical perspective and draws on abundant empirical evidences and valuable data to substantiate its analyses of the major higher education systems under scrutiny.


 
Resisting Corporate Corruption, 3rd edition
Cases in Practical Ethics from Enron Through the Financial Crisis
By Stephen V. Arbogast
Copyright: 2017   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Presents real world case studies exploring the complex challenges that cause ethical failures and the means available to overcome them with integrity.


 
Reconstituting the Curriculum
By M. R. Islam
Copyright: 2014   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
This book presents a new definition of curriculum and what it should consist of, with a view toward creating a more ethical, educated, and thinking person.


 
Measuring ROI in Environment, Health, and Safety
A Guide to Evaluating EHS Programs, With Case Studies
By Jack J. Phillips, Patricia Pulliam Phillips, and Al Pulliam
Copyright: 2014   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
This new book shows how to measure the success of all programs and projects that involve environment initiatives, health related programs for employees and citizens, and various safety programs in all types of settings.


 
Resisting Corporate Corruption, 2nd Edition
Lessons in Practical Ethics from Enron through the Financial Crisis
By Stephen V. Arbogast
Copyright: 2013   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Presents real world case studies exploring the complex challenges that cause ethical failures and the means available to overcome them with integrity.


 
The Economic Competitiveness of Renewable Energy
A Rules of Thumb Approach for Scientists, Engineers, and Policy Makers
By Winfried Hoffmann
Copyright: 2013   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
The book lays out the economics and science of renewable energy and argues that the costs will continue to fall dramatically so that adoption is no longer a leap of faith but is financally feasible.


 
The Two Narratives of Political Economy
Original Material Selected and Edited by Nicholas Capaldi and Gordon Lloyd
Copyright: 2011   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Captures in one volume the 17th-19th century origins and developments of political economy by editing original texts and illuminating their relevance for today's political debate.


 
An Introduction to Petroleum Technology, Economics, and Politics
By James G. Speight
Copyright: 2011   |   Status: Published   |   Expected Pub Date:August 2011   |   Hardcover
 
Written by an insider and one of the most well-respected authors in the field of petroleum engineering, this introduction is the perfect primer for both the layperson and the engineer.


 
Cost Reduction and Optimization for Manufacturing and Industrial Companies
By Joseph Berk
Copyright: 2010   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Because every manufacturing company wants to cut costs but few know how to actually do so, this book will be easy to implement and guides the reader through the easy-to-read critical steps.


 
Resisting Corporate Corruption
Lessons in Practical Ethics from the Enron Wreckage
By Stephen V. Arbogast
Copyright: 2008   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
These 17 practical case studies describe the pivotal moments that led to the destruction of Enron and shows how managers could have resisted the ethical slide.


 
Solutions Manual to "Resisting Corporate Corruption"
Lessons in Practical Ethics from the Enron Wreckage
By Stephen V. Arbogast
Copyright: 2008   |   Status: Published   |   CD-ROM
 
Provides solutions for teachers to the 17 case studies in the "Resisting Corporate Corruption" volume


 
Innovation and the Pharmaceutical Industry
Critical Reflections on the Virtues of Profit
Edited by H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr. and Jeremy R. Garrett
Copyright: 2008   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Balancing a concern for theory and practice, the analyses and evaluations provided in these essays touch directly on many of the most heated and important debates in pharmaceutical ethics, such as profit margins, corporate social responsibility, drug advertising, litigation, patents, and parallel trade.


 
The Two Faces of Liberalism
How the Hoover-Roosevelt Debate Shapes the 21st Century
Original material selected and edited by Gordon Lloyd; Foreword by George H. Nash
Copyright: 2007   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Contains 60 original documents with notes that allows the reader to folow the dynamics of the debate between Hoover and FDR.


 
Business and Religion
A Clash of Civilizations?
Edited by Nicholas Capaldi
Copyright: 2006   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Thirty-nine unique chapters examining the relationship between business and the main religions.