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Assessing Business Excellence
Assessing Business Excellence presents a strategic framework for business excellence and total quality management and shows how you can be actively involved in continuous improvement by systematically reviewing your business activities and results against holistic business excellence frameworks.
For all practitioners who seek to use total quality management to improve their organization’s effectiveness, efficiency and responsiveness, this title is the essential route map to business excellence. From two leading expert authors comes a book where the most recognized quality award criteria are used to explore the concepts of business excellence and self-assessment.
This book:
* Introduces the major business excellence and total quality frameworks including The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and the European Quality Award and ISO9000:2000
* Compares the frameworks and identifies their strengths and limitations
* Introduces the self-assessment process
* Explores the main approaches to self-assessment
* Illustrates the practical benefits of self-assessment through case examplesAED 150.00AED 295.00AED 150.00Armstrong’s Handbook of Performance Management : An Evidence-Based Guide to Delivering High Performance
Managing staff performance is an effective mechanism for developing both staff and organizational growth. By clarifying an organization’s objectives, translating these into clear individual goals and reviewing these goals regularly, performance management provides a well-structured and effective management tool. In the completely updated fifth edition of Armstrong’s Handbook of Performance Management, Michael Armstrong considers the latest developments in this area, and how these can be applied to managing staff for increased performance. The new edition includes guidance on 360-degree feedback and the results of a far-reaching e-reward survey of performance management practices in 156 organizations.
Ideal for practitioners and students alike, Armstrong’s Handbook of Performance Management is aligned to the CIPD standards for Performance Management and so is ideal for those working towards the intermediate and advanced level qualifications. It remains the most authoritative and engaging textbook on performance management. Online supporting resources include lecture slides, a glossary of terms and a literature review.
AED 125.00AED 245.00AED 125.00Armstrong’s Handbook of Reward Management Practice : Improving Performance Through Reward
Armstrong’s Handbook of Reward Management Practice is the definitive guide to understanding, developing and implementing effective reward. It is closely aligned to the CIPD’s standard in reward management and is supported by online resources for both lecturers and students. Updated to reflect the practical implications of the most recent research and discussion on reward management, this new fifth edition includes a new chapter on computerized reward management, completely updated chapters on job evaluation, pay structures, merit pay and executive pay, and new case studies.
As with all of Armstrong’s texts, Armstrong’s Handbook of Reward Management Practice truly bridges the gap between academic and practitioner and is, therefore ideally suited to anyone studying for a professional qualification in HR, of which Reward is often a core part, in particular the CIPD’s intermediate and advanced level qualifications. Online supporting resources include lecture slides, an instructor’s manual and a student’s manual complete with a glossary, bibliography and literature review.
AED 155.00AED 375.00AED 155.00Armstrong’s Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice
The bestselling, definitive text for all human resource management students and professionals.
Providing a complete resource for understanding and implementing HR in relation to the needs of the business as a whole, this book contains in-depth coverage of all the key areas essential to the HR function such as employment law, employee relations, learning and development, performance and reward. Accessible and to the point as ever, this fully updated 14th edition includes emerging theory and practice, embracing the most current thinking on engagement, talent management and leadership development. With updated case studies and references to academic journals, professional magazines and recent research and surveys, it also includes coverage of new approaches to topics such as job evaluation and pay structures.
Armstrong’s Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice is aligned with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) professional map and standards, with the sections meeting CIPD learning outcomes now even clearer than before. Comprehensive online support material for instructors, students and HR managers are included. Resources for students and professionals include multiple choice questions, flash cards, case studies, further reading and a glossary of HRM terms. The lecturers’ manual contains session notes, discussion questions, a literature review and a complete set of lecture slides.
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AED 265.00AED 125.00 An Introduction to the Therapeutic Relationship in Counselling and Psychotherapy
By (author) Stephen Paul , By (author) Divine Charura
AED 110.00AED 235.00AED 110.00Advertising and Promotion
This textbook introduces the key concepts, methods and issues within advertising and promotion for students taking courses on the subject at universities and colleges.
It offers first-hand examples gathered from leading international advertising agencies and brand campaigns, and it is told from the perspective of the agency to give a fun and creative insider view which helps the reader to think beyond the client position and understand what it might be like working within an ad agency.
The authors draw not only from management and marketing research but also from other disciplines such as cultural/media studies and sociology to offer a rounded and critical perspective on the subject for those looking to achieve high grades and understand advertising as social phenomenon in addition to its business function and purpose.
New to the third edition:
chapter on strategy and creativity
additional case studies with increased global coverage including emerging markets
images of classic and recent ads from the street, print, online and television
increased coverage of the internet, social media and their effects on advertising
companion website materials including relevant videos, journal articles and a Jeopardy-style game for the classroomThe textbook is now also supported by a new author-written blog which keeps readers updated on interesting, topical examples relating to advertising and promotion from current affairs and popular culture: www.hackleyadvertisingandpromotion.blogspot.com.
AED 125.00AED 250.00AED 125.00Advanced Financial Accounting
The Sixth Edition of Advanced Financial Accounting, by Baker/Lembke/King continues its strong coverage of the topics, its well-known clarity of presentation, and its integrated coverage based on continuous case examples. The text is highly illustrated with complete presentations of worksheets, schedules, and financial statements so that students can see the development of each new topic. In the chapters covering consolidation subsequent to the date of combination, the three alternative methods of the parent company’s accounting for the investment-basic equity, cost, and fully adjusted equity-are presented in each chapter and appendices to provide the opportunity to cover the differences in the methods, and to see how the consolidated financial statements are the same regardless of the method the parent company uses to account for the investment. The two international chapters include a comprehensive discussion of accounting for foreign currency derivatives and other forms of derivatives such as interest swaps and options used in today’s business arena.
AED 95.00AED 200.00AED 95.00Accounting Information Systems
For undergraduate and graduate courses in AIS
The market-leading text with the most comprehensive, flexible coverage of AIS available.
This market-leading text delivers the most comprehensive and flexible coverage of the our major approaches to teaching AIS, while allowing instructors the flexibility to reorder chapters and focus the material to suit their individual course needs. This new edition has been updated to cover all of the most recent developments in AIS and to show AIS has changed the roles of an accountant.
Teaching and Learning Experience
This texts presents a better teaching and learning experience-for you and your students. Here’s how:
Students see the concepts in action
Up-to-date information covers critical topics
Students get numerous opportunities to practice and hone their skills
Instructors get the flexibility to tailor the material to fit their individual course needsAED 145.00AED 325.00AED 145.00Accounting, International Edition
Activate Learning with Warren/Reeve/Duchac’s, ACCOUNTING, International Edition! For 25 editions, market-leading ACCOUNTING has been on the forefront of innovation and change based on the needs of today’s students. Warren offers you clear guidance to complete homework with an efficient presentation for today’s learner. The high impact writing style and streamlined design makes important information accessible, with a focus on providing the best and most complete examples.
The Complete Learning System in ACCOUNTING, 25, International Edition and CengageNOW is built around the way you use textbooks and online resources to learn, study and complete homework, allowing you to achieve ultimate success in this course.
The end goal of Warren/Reeve/Duchac’s text and technology learning system is to Activate Learning & making you a more active participant in the learning process and making you better prepared–ready to take on the rest of your educational and career goals.
AED 150.00AED 390.00AED 150.00
