This book is not just one of the many introductions to Human Resource Management that are published, year after year, for use in HRM classes. Authors of those introduc- tions face many challenges, such as the need to produce something that is both theoreti- cally sound and practically valuable, or to find a way to integrate discussions on a vari- ety of topics into one comprehensible teaching t…
As 2009 nears, the world is in a time of gloom and panic. Will global gov- ernance and the global economic order survive? In retrospect, some saw the collapse of the dot com bubble as a portent of the financial meltdown and the collapse of confidence in the future. In the United States there is a dour bipartisan consensus that escalating special interest politics, budget deficits, economic inse…
The President of The University of Memphis (UofM) has primary responsibility for effectively managing any crisis that might occur on or affect the UofM campus. Disasters or emergencies can happen suddenly, creating a situation in which normal operational and support services for the University may become overwhelmed. During crises, the University requires processes that address the needs of eme…
The goal of Florida’s Records Management Program is to provide professional assistance to state and local government agencies in managing the records and information required to take care of the business of government in an effective and cost-efficient manner. This is a particularly challenging goal in the 21st century. Florida public agencies generate and process information on an unpreceden…
This book is meant to help you master programming and develop computational thinking skills. Programming and computational thinking are hands-on activities that require a com- puter with a Python integrated development environment, a pen, and paper. Ideally, you should have those tools next to you as you read this book. The book makes heavy use of small examples that use Python’s interacti…
This book will introduce you to Atlassian JIRA, the world's most popular issue tracking software. JIRA provides issue and project tracking for software development teams to improve code quality and the speed of development. This book will show you how to plan and design your own JIRA implementation. You will learn how to customize JIRA to adapt it to your organization and add value to your busi…