| | | |
| Pris: 518,- | Orléan, André The Empire of Value (026202697X)An argument that conceiving of economic value as a social force makes it possible to develop a new and more powerful theory of market behavior. With the advent of the 2007-2008 financial crisis, the… | Pris: 328,- | Okitikpi Toyin Key Concepts in Anti-Discriminatory Social Work 'This is a key text that provides a well-rounded introduction to anti-discriminatory social work, placing this underpinning concept within the context of theory, methods, policy, legislation and skills. It will be of… |
| Pris: 408,- | Cavagnaro Elena Sustainable Value Creation in Hospitality (1911396382) The environmental, social and financial dimensions of sustainability rest on the ethical principles of avoiding harm and doing good. This means diminishing the environmental impact of societies, organizations and… | Pris: 384,- | Banks, Sarah Ethics and Values in Social Work (1137607181)With over 40, 000 copies sold across its lifetime, this is social work classic from a leading international author. Synthesizing the complex ideas and concepts that characterize social work's value base, Sarah Banks… |
| Pris: 721,- | Argus, Don Strategic Leadership for Business Value Creation (9811594295) This book focuses on leadership and strategy, corporate governance, operational excellence, and corporate social responsibility. In doing so, it offers both conceptual perspectives and case studies on these topics that… | Pris: 808,- | Moaddel Mansoor Values, Political Action, and Change in the Middle East and the Although many have tried, the spontaneity of the Arab Spring uprisings and the unpredictability of its diverse geographical outcomes have resisted explanation. For social scientists, part of the challenge has been how to… |
| Pris: 200,- | Social Value Investing - A Management Framework for Effective Howard W. Buffett and William B. Eimicke present a new management framework for developing and measuring the success of partnerships among the public, private, and philanthropic sectors. Social Value Investing creates a… | Pris: 685,- | Moyar, Dean Hegel's Value (0197532535) Hegel's Philosophy of Right has long been recognized as the only systematic alternative to the dominant social contract tradition in modern political philosophy. Dean Moyar here takes on the difficult task of reading and… |
| Pris: 1 121,- | Liutikas, Darius Pilgrims: Values And Identities (1789245656) Values-rich journeys can be described as pilgrimage, spiritual travel, personal heritage tourism, holistic tourism, and valuistic journeys. There are many motivations for undertaking these journeys; the most important… | Pris: 402,- | Lazonick, William Predatory Value Extraction (0198846770) Predatory Value Extraction explains how an ideology of corporate resource allocation known as 'maximizing shareholder value' (MSV) that emerged in the 1980s came to dominate strategic thinking in business schools and… |
| Pris: 507,- | Graeber, D. Toward an Anthropological Theory of Value (0312240457) Now a widely cited classic, this innovative book is the first comprehensive synthesis of economic, political, and cultural theories of value. David Graeber reexamines a century of anthropological thought about value and… | Pris: 470,- | Bruni, Luigino The Economics of Values-Based Organisations (0367669471)This book looks at the governance of values-based organizations (VBOs), which are organizations with a mission and identity based on ideals. Examples of VBOs include non-profit organizations, charities, NGOs,… |
| Pris: 299,- | Meneley, Anne Tournaments of Value (1487521324) A significant contribution to our understanding of the varied experience of women in the Islamic Middle East, Tournaments of Value gives a careful description of a world of female socializing, and the velocity, energy,… | Pris: 260,- | Giroux, Henry A. Education and the Crisis of Public Values (143313067X) Updated with both a new introduction and a series of interviews, the second edition of Education and the Crisis of Public Values examines American society?s shift away from democratic public values, the ensuing… |
| Pris: 518,- | Hugman, Richard Culture, Values and Ethics in Social Work (0415673496)This groundbreaking book examines the ways in which questions of culture and diversity impact on the values and ethics of social work. Using detailed case studies to illustrate key points for practice, Richard Hugman… | Pris: 470,- | Harder, Marie Measuring Intangible Values (0367500574)This book explores the complex problem of how to measure the ?success? of social organisations, projects and activities. Whether improving a local situation, organizing a campaign around sustainability, or assessing… |
| Pris: 346,- | Anderson, Elizabeth Value in Ethics and Economics (0674931904) Elizabeth Anderson offers a new theory of value and rationality that rejects cost?benefit analysis in our social lives and in our ethical theories. This account of the plurality of values thus offers a new approach,… | Pris: 1 493,- | Anciano, Fiona Political Values and Narratives of ResistanceThis book brings together multidisciplinary perspectives to explore how political values and acts of resistance impact the delivery of social justice in post-colonial states. Everyday life in post-colonial… |
| Pris: 1 506,- | Ringsmose, Charlotte Nordic Social Pedagogical Approach to Early Years This book studies the major characteristics of the social pedagogical approach to early childhood education and care. It does so by investigating the distinctive elements of the Nordic approach and tradition. The… | Pris: 305,- | The Last Mile - Creating Social and Economic Value from Behavioral The Last Mile helps lay readers not only to understand behavioral science, but to apply its lessons to their own organizations' last mile problems, whether they work in business, government, or the nonprofit… |
| Pris: 655,- | House Ernest R. Values in Evaluation and Social Research (0761911553) Using the tools of philosophy and the insights from evaluation practice this book examines the concept of values in program evaluation. The authors analyze four views of facts and values in evaluation: those rooted in a… | Pris: 354,- | Brewer John D. The Public Value of the Social Sciences (1780931743) This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. What is the purpose of social science? How can social science make itself relevant to… |
| Pris: 351,- | Beckett, Chris Values and Ethics in Social Work (147397481X) An awareness of one?s own ethical assumptions and how these inform everyday practice is crucial for all student social workers. Social workers who genuinely wish to do the right thing by their services users have no… | Pris: 568,- | Jordan, Bill Social Value in Public Policy (3030604233) This book considers the role of social value in the making and implementation of public policy, taking into account how concepts such as subjective well-being (SWB) can be used to measure the expected impact of enacted… |
| Pris: 550,- | Social Value in Construction | Pris: 507,- | Roy, Sanjoy Social Work Education (9353886392) Social work education as a concept refers to the integration of the core knowledge, values, and critical skills and competencies that social workers must acquire for competent practice in their fields of work. It is an… |
| Pris: 419,- | The Limits of Social Science - Causal Explanation and Value Relevance This book engages with key intellectual challenges facing social science today, at a time when it is under considerable pressure to demonstrate its value. It addresses questions that carry implications for research… | Pris: 332,- | Social Value Investing - A Management Framework for Effective Howard W. Buffett and William B. Eimicke present a new management framework for developing and measuring the success of partnerships among the public, private, and philanthropic sectors. Social Value Investing creates a… |
| Pris: 317,- | Payne, Malcolm What is professional social work? (1861347049) What is Professional Social Work? is a now classic analysis of social work as a discourse between three aspects of practice: social order, therapeutic and transformational perspectives. It enables social workers to… | Pris: 338,- | Banks, Sarah Ethics and Values in Social Work (0230300170) This thoroughly revised edition of a modern social work classic textbook from a leading international author, offers a clear and systematic account of professional ethics in relation to social work practice, framed… |
| Pris: 442,- | Siniscalchi, Valeria Food Values in Europe (1350249157) What can a focus on ?food projects? in Europe tell us about contemporary social processes and cultural debates? Valeria Siniscalchi and Krista Harper show how food becomes a marker of identity and resistance to social… | Pris: 463,- | Social Work Values and Ethics This is the leading introduction 200to professional values and ethics in social work. Frederic G. Reamer provides social workers with a succinct and comprehensive overview of the most critical issues relating to… |
| Pris: 393,- | Values and Ethics in Social Work This book will enable students to better understand key concepts and ethical and philosophical positions which will inform their assessed work and competence as a professional. | Pris: 569,- | Epstein, Su Social Justice and Activism in Libraries (1476672032) In a changing world, with multiple and often conflicting voices, the library?s important role as a location of safety and inclusion as well as the crusader for knowledge cannot be overstated. It can be easy to reflect… |
| Pris: 316,- | Heinonen, Tuula Expressive Arts for Social Work and Social Change How can social workers integrate expressive arts methods as a complement to their work to better support individual, group, and community growth? Expressive Arts for Social Work and Social Change explores the values and… | Pris: 328,- | Fitz-Gibbon, Desmond Marketable Values (022658433X) The idea that land should be--or even could be--treated like any other commodity has not always been a given. For much of British history, land was bought and sold in ways that emphasized its role in complex networks of… |
| Pris: 553,- | du Gay, Paul The Values of Bureaucracy (0199275467) 'This book describes and analyzes the impact of contemporary programmes of organizational reform in the public and private sectors on bureaucratic structures. It aims to show how and why bureaucratic forms of… | Pris: 437,- | Social Work Values and Ethics For more than a decade, teachers and practitioners have turned to Frederic G. Reamer's Social Work Values and Ethics for its comprehensive introduction to ethical decision making and practical guidance regarding… |
| Pris: 305,- | Values and Ethics in Social Work Practice This timely and clear introduction to values and ethics in social work practice places an emphasis on advocacy and empowerment, and how the beginning social worker can start to apply these concepts. This will, in turn,… | Pris: 387,- | Joas Hans The Genesis of Values (0226400409) Public and intellectual debates have long struggled with the concept of values and the difficulties of defining them. With this volume, Hans Joas explores the nature of these difficulties in relation to some of the… |
| Pris: 438,- | Reamer, Frederic G. Social Work Values and Ethics (0231137893) This is the leading introduction 200to professional values and ethics in social work. Frederic G. Reamer provides social workers with a succinct and comprehensive overview of the most critical issues relating to… | Pris: 1 245,- | Siniscalchi, Valeria Food Values in Europe (1350084778) What can a focus on ?food projects? in Europe tell us about contemporary social processes and cultural debates? Valeria Siniscalchi and Krista Harper show how food becomes a marker of identity and resistance to social… |
| Pris: 331,- | Reamer, Frederic G. Social Work Values and Ethics (0231188293) For decades, teachers and practitioners have turned to Frederic G. Reamer?s Social Work Values and Ethics as the leading introduction to ethical decision making, dilemmas, and professional conduct in practice. A… | Pris: 682,- | The Social (Re)Production of Architecture - Politics, Values and Actions in |
