"Laguna Art Museum is proud to organize the first comprehensive exhibition of the work of a key figure in twentieth-century California art, Helen Lundeberg (1908-1999).Featuring approximately sixty to seventy paintings, it will survey Lundeberg’s career systematically, beginning with her landmark Post-Surrealist paintings of the 1930s. With her teacher and later husband Lorser Feitelson, she organized the Post-Surrealist group, the fir ..."
"This volume adopts an interdisciplinary approach. The study of the workplace is approached from the standpoint of industrial sociology, industrial relations, industrial anthropology and other related disciplines. It includes contributions from economists and psychologists as well as from sociologists. The theoretical and practical issues raised, are, however, central to the sociological tradition of Marx and Weber in that they concern t ..."
"This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the similarities and differences of contemporary human resource management systems, processes and practices in the two increasingly important economic great powers in Asia. It covers the full range of human resource management activities, including recruitment, retention, performance management, renumeration, and career development, discusses changing industrial ..."
Understanding Management in China(1st Edition) Past, present and future (Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia) by DrMalcolmWarner Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2013 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-50612-0, ISBN: 0-415-50612-3
"China has become one of the fastest-growing economies ever seen in the world in recent times. In the last three decades, China has transformed itself from a command economy to a market one, albeit a nominally socialist one, and its management systems have been reformed accordingly. In the light of these changes, Malcolm Warner, one of the leading authorities on management in China, explores the past, present and future of Chinese manage ..."
Understanding Management in China Past, present and future (Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia) by DrMalcolmWarner Hardcover, Published 2013 by Taylor Francis Ltd, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-0-415-50611-3, ISBN: 0-415-50611-5
"This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the similarities and differences of contemporary human resource management systems, processes and practices in the two increasingly important economic great powers in Asia. It covers the full range of human resource management activities, including recruitment, retention, performance management, renumeration, and career development, discusses changing industrial relations systems, and sets ..."
The Political Economy of the SARS Epidemic(1st Edition) The Impact on Human Resources in East Asia (Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia) by Grace Lee, DrMalcolmWarner Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2012 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-54192-3, ISBN: 0-415-54192-1
"This book discusses the political economy of the SARS epidemic and its impact on human resources in East Asia, as it occurred in 2003. The epidemic spread from the People’s Republic of China, to Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, amongst other countries in East Asia and as far away as North America, particularly Canada, the EU and elsewhere. The book looks first at earlier precedents, such as the Black Death and the way in which the poten ..."
"Overall, this book is a comprehensive account of management training and development in China, and is an important resource in an area that has hitherto seen little substantive research."
"Since China has now become the world s largest energy consumer, its energy sector has understandably huge implications for the global economy. This book examines the transformation of China s conventional and renewable energy sectors, with special attention to state-business relations. Two studies examine the development of China s energy profile, especially China s renewable energy. Two others explore governmental relations with state- ..."
"One of the critical issues facing both the Chinese government and businesses operating in China is the lack of trained managers. This book, with contributions by internationally-known scholars from a wide range of countries, examines the Chinese response to the challenges of management training and development. It considers the development of business schools in the PRC and the impact of foreign partnerships on their operation. It summ ..."
Friendship and Loss in the Victorian Portrait(1st Edition) "May Sartoris" by Frederic Leighton (Kimbell Masterpiece Series) by Dr. MalcolmWarner Paperback, 88 Pages, Published 2009 by Kimbell Art Museum ISBN-13: 978-0-300-12135-3, ISBN: 0-300-12135-0
"Previously announcedThis original and eloquent study brings Frederic Leighton’s portrait of May Sartoris to life as an expression of the artist’s remarkable friendship with May’s mother, celebrated opera singer Adelaide Sartoris. The young Leighton frequented Adelaide’s artistic and literary salon in Rome in the early 1850s, and was on intimate terms with her by the time he painted her daughter’s likeness in England around 1860. Malcolm ..."
"This book explores the diversity and dynamism of China’s workplaces and of the wider labour market experiences of its workforce. Drawing on the authors’ extensive recent research, it considers a diverse range of issues and types of workplaces. These changes include: the continuing spread of market-oriented human resource management across public and private sector organisations; greater employment rights for workers; local diversity in ..."
"An unparalleled and beautifully illustrated account of the portrait in modern art Portraiture is the unexpected survivor of the modern movement. Even as photography took over the role of recording likeness—and artists questioned the representational basis of art—almost all the most important artists of the 20th century experimented with portraiture, and many made it a central feature of their work. As the commissioned portrait became mo ..."
"She too had been in Hong Kong during the past two weeks and, along with Mok and Johnny Chen, had stayed at the Metropole Hotel on the same oor as Liu Jianlun, the doctor from Guangzhou. Chen was airlifted to Hong Kong from Hanoi ..."
"This volume sets out in search of what we call ‘Confucian HRM’ in Greater China and beyond. It covers theory and practice not only in the People’s Republic of China but also in the Overseas Chinese (Nanyang) Diaspora, namely in Hong Kong and Taiwan, among others. It will seek to understand how far traditional Chinese culture and values continue to influence the degree to which the human resource management (HRM) as adopted in those cult ..."
"This book explores the diversity and dynamism of China’s workplaces and of the wider labour market experiences of its workforce. Drawing on the authors’ extensive recent research, it considers a diverse range of issues and types of workplaces. These changes include: the continuing spread of market-oriented human resource management across public and private sector organisations; greater employment rights for workers; local diversity in ..."
"Based on extensive research, this comparative study examines the past, present and future of management in the transitional economies of East and Central Europe, Russia, the People's Republic of China, and Vietnam. It discusses the nature of the transition process, identifying different transition paths, highlighting common features and outlining useful theoretical approaches. Each chapter covers a wide range of aspects of management in ..."
"A versatile genius whose oeuvre includes paintings, engravings, and detailed anatomical studies, George Stubbs (17241806) was fascinated by horses. This handsome book presents for the first time the wide range of his equine imagery, from refined portraits of racehorses to violent scenes of horses attacked by lions in the wild.Taking full account of the associations and status of the noble horse” in eighteenth-century Britain and the c ..."