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A clear, accessible guide to the roles and responsibilities of today's internal auditor At a time when companies are seeking to reevaluate their practices and add value to their audit processes, The Internal Auditor at Work represents an invaluable, user-friendly, and up-to-date guidebook for the internal auditing professional to refine and rethink both day-to-day methods and the underlying significance of the job. Each chapter of this in-depth, functional analysis contains numerous resources to guide the reader toward greater understanding and performance. Discussion questions promote dialogue among auditing professionals on the various topics covered. Top ten considerations lists recap the important points of each chapter. And end-of-chapter exercises are especially valuable to new internal auditors in that they facilitate self-development and application of principles covered. Written in partnership with the Institute of Internal Auditors with special attention to its revised standards and guidelines, The Internal Auditor at Work includes chapters on: The audit context The strategic dimension Quality and audit competence The audit process The audit proposition And more In a business environment currently undergoing major reevaluation, The Internal Auditor at Work provides an invaluable tool for internal auditing professionals and all others with an interest in adding value to their organizational processes.

Diversity at Work: The Practice of Inclusion How can organizations, their leaders, and their people benefit from diversity? The answer, according to this cutting-edge book, is the practice of inclusion. Diversity at Work: The Practice of Inclusion (a volume in SIOP's Professional Practice Series) presents detailed solutions for the challenge of inclusion—how to fully connect with, engage, and empower people across all types of differences. Its editors and chapter authors—all topic experts ranging from internal and external change agents to academics—effectively translate theories and research on diversity into the applied practice of inclusion. Readers will learn about the critical issues involved in framing, designing, and implementing inclusion initiatives in organizations and supporting individuals to develop competencies for inclusion. The authors' diverse voices combine to provide an innovative and expansive model of the practice of inclusion and to address its key aspects at the individual, group, and organizational levels. The book, designed to be a hands-on resource, provides case studies and illustrations to show how diversity and inclusion operate in a variety of settings, effectively highlighting the practices needed to benefit from diversity. This comprehensive handbook: Explains how to conceptualize, operationalize, and implement inclusion in organizations. Connects inclusion to multiple dimensions of diversity (including gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, social class, religion, profession, and many others) in integrative ways, incorporating specific and relevant examples. Includes models, illustrations, and cases showing how to apply the principles and practices of inclusion. Addresses international and multicultural perspectives throughout, including many examples. Provides practitioners with key perspectives and tools for thinking about and fostering inclusion in a variety of organizational contexts. Provides HR professionals, industrial-organizational psychologists, D&I practitioners, and those in related fields—as well as anyone interested in enhancing the workplace—with a one-stop resource on the latest knowledge regarding diversity and the practice of inclusion in organizations. This vital resource offers a clear understanding of and a way to navigate the challenges of creating and sustaining inclusion initiatives that truly work. A division of the American Psychological Association and established in 1945, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) is the premier association for professionals charged with enhancing human well-being and performance in organizational and work settings. SIOP has more than 7,000 members.

This book comes at a time when we are asking searching questions: How exactly do we earn the loyalty, trust and commitment of our people? How do we balance the needs of our organisations to do more with less with the need to create environments in which people can grow, develop and achieve their aspirations? The answers lie within each of those through whom so much can be achieved. This book is the key to unlocking them. –Gareth Ford, Training & Development Manager, Atkins «Perfect Timing! Amongst the vast selection of coaching literature, this book is powerful in 3 ways. * It has the potential to engage even the most ardent cynic to „have a go“ * It releases a well-timed boost to existing passionate believers of coaching * It is invaluable to anyone with responsibility for managing, training and development, with well thought-out strategic and realistic approaches to creating and implementing a coaching culture in any business.» –Fiona Green, Training Manager, ScS Upholstery plc «How much of your team's full potential do you see at work? 90%? 30%? 60%? Many of us simply don't know. In a world of relentless change is it any wonder that so much can interfere with how well we perform at work. In a practical approach Matt Somers explores how coaching can be used to release that potential. Matt recognises that the reaction in the work place to coaching can range from mild apathy to downright hostility. It is this firm grip on reality that considerably increases the reader's chances of becoming a successful coach. In today's business environment ignore the principles and ideas embodied in this book at your peril!» –Simon Hepinstall, Chief Executive, Storey Carpets Limited «This is an extremely practical book underpinned by a powerful coaching model that is carefully defined and applied throughout. Matt's candid and insightful approach provides accessible information for those new to coaching and those wanting to refine their coaching approach. There are number of coaching texts emerging onto the scene and it is refreshing to see a book so grounded in managerial and organizational reality.» –Jane Turner, Programme Director – Coaching, Newcastle Business School,Northumbria University

Most Fortune 500 companies still struggle with workplace planning and design issues. Millions of dollars are invested each year by companies with the expectation that new buildings and major renovations will help transform their culture, spark innovation, and herald new work patterns that strengthen performance while reducing costs. But, as Franklin Becker points out, popular trends do not always make good sense. Offices at Work addresses the fundamental design issues that organizational leaders confront such as: How do we create a low-cost flexible environment that motivates employees and stimulates learning? Is it worth our spending the time, money, and effort to consolidate our disparate buildings into a new corporate campus? How else can we address status concerns besides giving people offices? Order your copy today!

The concept of 'patriarchy' is one which signals a sharp divide between traditions of feminist thought. Sylvia Walby attempts to conceptualize 'patriarchy' in a way that takes account not only of the complexity of relationships of gender, but also of the subtleties of the interconnections of patriarchy and capitalism. She rejects those accounts which treat patriarchy as a unified set of relations, or which confine the site of patriarchy to any one privileged sphere such as the family. Instead, she elaborates a novel view of patriarchy as a set of 'relatively autonomous relations', the connections between which are spelled out through a variety of detailed case studies. In contrast to many other views of 'capitalist patriarchy', Sylvia Walby characterizes the relationship between capitalism and patriarchy as a relationship, not of harmony and mutual accommodation, but of tension and conflict. This thesis is substantiated through a comparative historical analysis of three contrasting areas of employment: cotton textiles, engineering and clerical work. These analyses show the shortcomings of much conventional literature in sociology, history and economics on women's employment, which pays insufficient attention to the independence of patriarchal relations. The book draws upon sociological, historical, economic and geographic materials to argue for an understanding of gender relations in terms of the specific tensions and compromises between patriarchal and capitalist relations. Exploring the impact of the state on patterns of employment and unemployment completes a book rich in theoretical and empirical analysis. Patriarchy at Work will be recognized as a major contribution to feminist thought and the social sciences.

This book's unique perspective stems from its “knowledge diamond” framework to examine how individuals, communities, organizations and host industries reciprocally influence each other in the course of knowledge work. This highly topical book focuses on work-based projects as a focus for organizational learning. Establishes the link between individual, community, organization and industry learning. Suggests that organizations need to recognise and understand this link if they are to capitalize on project-based learning. Incorporates material on project-based learning in virtual communities. Refers to different examples, such as the film industry, the software industry and the boat building industry. Includes end-of-chapter questions provoking reflection and discussion.

Organization Development at Work—a title in The Practicing OD Series—is a collection of conversations among leaders, practitioners, and educators in the organization development (OD) field. Throughout the book experienced professionals share their best thinking about principles, practices, values, and the future of OD. In this valuable resource, nearly 100 contributors share their operating principles, successful models, tools, application tips, and important insights from their years of practice. Written for organization development practitioners, consultants, and anyone who is considering a career in OD, Organization Development at Work will highlight the points of view that define the «values controversy» so you will be better able to clarify your own position on values-based work. As you read contributors stories, you will be able to compare your career path with others in the field. In addition, this book offers perspective on the debate about global work, with advice for practitioners seeking to do work on foreign soil. You will feel as if you are in a conversation with friends, mentors, and colleagues who are freely sharing their experiences, questions, and concerns.

This book contains the contributions of selected young chemists from the field of nanotechnology and material sciences. The contributions are grouped under the following umbrella topics: Self assembly Nanomaterials Molecular Machinery This volume is an indispensable read for all materials scientists, organic, and inorganic chemists, Ph.D. students in chemistry and material sciences interested in seeing what tomorrow's chemistry will look like.

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«Rage Against the Machine» (Ярость против системы) — дебютный студийный альбом одноимённой культовой американской рэп-метал группы, выпущенный 3 ноября 1992 года на лейбле Epic Records. Альбом занял 1 место в чарте Billboard Heatseekers и 45 в чарте Billboard 200. Было продано свыше 3 млн копий релиза в США, за что он получил 3-х платиновый статус от Все песни с альбома содержат политический посыл. Такие активисты, как Бобби Сэндс (зачинщик Ирландской голодовки 1981 года) и Хьюи Перси Ньютон (один из основателей леворадикальной организации «Чёрные пантеры») были указаны в буклете в разделе «Спасибо за вдохновение». Так же в этом же разделе были отмечены Иэн и Алек Маккей — Зак де ла Роча в то время был членом Straight На обложке альбома запечатлено легендарное фото знаменитого Тхить Куанг Дыка, южновьетнамского буддийского монаха, сжигающего себя в Сайгоне в 1963 году. Таким жестом монах выразил протест президенту Нго Динь Зьему, угнетавшему буддийскую религию. Фотография привлекла международное внимание и убедила президента США Джона Ф. Кеннеди отказаться от поддержки правительства Нго Динь Зьема. Автор фотографии Малькольм Браун, шеф информационного бюро «Ассошиэйтед Пресс» в Сайгоне; за аналогичное фото Малькольм Браун получило награждение «World Press Photo of the Year» от World Press Photo Awards в 1963 Все тексты каждой песни были записаны в буклете, за исключением знаменитой песни «Killing in the Name», слова которой были опущены: раздел в буклете гласит: «2. KILLING IN THE NAME», затем текст был пропущен и продолжается следующей песней. Также в том же буклете, в самом конце, указано, что «во время записи не были задействованы семплы, клавишные или синтезаторы». Подобное заявление будет указываться в последующих релизах группы. Там же можно найти указание на то, как группа называет себя «Партией виновников» (англ. Guilty В 2011 году обложка альбома заняла пятое место в списке лучших обложек альбомов всех времен по мнению читателей интернет-издания Music Rage Against the Machine (часто сокращается до аббревиатуры RATM или сокращается до одного слова Rage) — культовая американская рок-группа из Лос-Анджелеса, штат Калифорния. Образованная в 1991 году, группа состоит из вокалиста Зака де ла Роча, басиста и бэк-вокалиста Тима Коммерфорда, гитариста Тома Морелло и барабанщика Брэда Уилка. Их песни выражают революционные политические взгляды. По состоянию на 2010 год они продали более 16 миллионов пластинок по всему миру. Группа была номинирована на включение в Зал славы рок-н-ролла в 2017 году, затем снова в 2018, 2019 и 2021 годах, хотя все заявки провалились! Rage Against the Machine выпустили свой одноимённый дебютный альбом в 1992 году с коммерческим и критическим успехом, что привело к участию в фестивале Lollapalooza 1993 года; в 2003 году альбом занял 368-е место в списке «500 величайших альбомов всех времён» по версии журнала Rolling Stone. Следующие два альбома группы, «Evil Empire» (1996 г.) и.