Download or read book A How To Guide for Business School Practitioners written by Moira Tolan and published by IAP. This book was released on 2024-05-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, the authors have watched as the struggles of independent colleges have multiplied. Faced with declining enrollments and numerous financial constraints, many schools struggle to stay solvent and relevant. Fiduciary concerns have been coupled with discussions surrounding whether business programs at these colleges are succeeding in preparing students for a modern workplace. In this book, the authors highlight some of the factors that business school practitioners, including faculty members and administrators, must pay careful attention to at this volatile time. The book also serves as a guide for parents and guidance counselors as they decide among multiple alternatives for students seeking higher education. The authors propose specific action-oriented remedies to the concerns, identifying ways that colleges might play a more significant role in preparing business leaders. This book will enhance a reader's ability to discriminate among business programs and academic institutions.

Download or read book Group Interventions in Schools written by Jennifer P. Keperling and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2017-03-09 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Numerous group interventions have been shown to be effective for helping K-8 students who are struggling with--or at risk for--a wide range of mental health and behavior problems. This unique book gives school practitioners indispensable tools for making any evidence-based group intervention more successful. It addresses the real-world implementation challenges that many manuals overlook, such as how to engage children and parents and sustain their participation, manage behavior in groups, and troubleshoot crisis situations. User-friendly features include case examples, reflection questions, role-play scenarios, and 31 reproducible forms and handouts; the print book has a large-size format with lay-flat binding for easy photocopying. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by T. Chris Riley-Tillman.

Download or read book Business Analysis for Practitioners written by Project Management Institute and published by Project Management Inst. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent research has shown that organizations continue to experience project issues associated with the poor performance of requirements-related activities a core task for the practice of business analysis. In fact, poor requirements practices are often cited as a leading cause of project failure in PMI's Pulse of the Profession surveys. Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide provides practical resources to tackle the project-related issues associated with requirements and business analysis and addresses a critical need in the industry for more guidance in this area.

Download or read book Studying Your Own School written by Gary L. Anderson and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2007-03-06 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "While there are many books out there on action research, few immerse the reader so effectively in the nitty-gritty realities of the method, while also pushing school practitioners to use inquiry to challenge an unacceptable status quo. This text should be read by all teachers and school leaders who care about empowering students and communities through action research." —Ruth Johnson, Professor of Educational Administration, California State University, Los Angeles Author, Using Data to Close the Achievement Gap "A highly accessible and informative book for K–12 educators and university graduate students. Provides very useful examples of what action research looks like when carried out in schools. This book has always been at the top of my recommended resources list." —Ken Zeichner, Hoefs-Bascom Professor of Teacher Education, University of Wisconsin, Madison Discover the most empowering pathway to improved practice in education! Since the publication of the first edition of Studying Your Own School, practitioner action research has become an established professional development practice in schools and teacher education programs. While the fundamentals of practitioner action research have not changed, the challenges of large scale reform have dramatically altered the context of teaching. This extensive revision of the best-selling book includes the latest investigative methods and reflects the current educational environment. New features of the second edition include A "Getting Started" chapter on initial issues and considerations More advice on crafting the research question and research design Up-to-date information on political and ethical considerations New examples of practitioner action research studies A focus on promoting equity and social justice Packed with updated examples to help orient the reader, this book is unique in providing the theoretical and historical underpinnings of practitioner action research and all the "how-to" information necessary for successful classroom application.

Download or read book A Guide to Practitioner Research in Education written by Ian Menter and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-03-11 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a guide to research methods for practitioner research. Written in friendly and accessible language, it includes numerous practical examples based on the authors′ own experiences in the field, to support readers. The authors provide information and guidance on developing research skills such as gathering and analysing information and data, reporting findings and research design. They offer critical perspectives to help users reflect on research approaches and to scrutinise key issues in devising research questions. This book is for undergraduate and postgraduate students, teachers and practitioners in practitioner research development and leadership programmes. The team of authors are all within the School of Education at the University of Glasgow and have significant experience of working with practitioner researchers in education.

Download or read book A Practitioner s Guide to Business Analytics PB written by Randy Bartlett and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2013-01-25 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gain the competitive edge with the smart use of business analytics In today’s volatile business environment, the strategic use of business analytics is more important than ever. A Practitioners Guide to Business Analytics helps you get the organizational commitment you need to get business analytics up and running in your company. It provides solutions for meeting the strategic challenges of applying analytics, such as: Integrating analytics into decision making, corporate culture, and business strategy Leading and organizing analytics within the corporation Applying statistical qualifications, statistical diagnostics, and statistical review Providing effective building blocks to support analytics—statistical software, data collection, and data management Randy Bartlett, Ph.D., is Chief Statistical Officer of the consulting company Blue Sigma Analytics. He currently works with Infosys, where he has helped build their new Business Analytics practice.

Download or read book Nurse Practitioner s Business Practice and Legal Guide written by Carolyn Buppert and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Every NP should own a copy of this book!" - The Nurse Practitioner Journal Written by a nurse practitioner who is also a practicing attorney, Nurse Practitioner's Business Practice and Legal Guide, Second Edition provides the unique point of view of an author who knows what legal and business problems arise on a daily basis. The second edition to this best seller will teach you: --How to write an effective business plan using the most up-to-date information and planning strategies-How to avoid malpractice and other lawsuits-What rights an employed NP has-What to do if rejected for payment-How to effectively negotiate managed care contracts-How to get the highest marks on performance report cards-What must take place for NPs to become primary care providers-What decisions need to be made before starting a practice-How to handle patient flow-And more!Nurse practitioners and NP students who read this book will have a solid foundation of knowledge with which they may continue their practice confidently and effectively, whether it be in developing an employment relationship, undertaking a business venture, giving testimony before the state legislature, composing a letter to an insurance company about an unpaid bill, teaching at a school of nursing, or serving as president of a state or national organization.

Download or read book The 10 Step MBA for Safety and Health Practitioners written by Waddah Shihab Ghanem Al Hashemi and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As an Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) practitioner have you ever wondered "How can I shape my career trajectory to reach a C-suite position in business?" Or perhaps--for those who do not aspire to positions of this nature; "How can I develop my ability to persuade and influence top management more effectively?" The 10 Step MBA for Safety and Health Practitionersanswers these questions to enable you to achieve your personal and professional OSH goals. Presented over 10 steps encompassing a typical MBA programme, a transformational model establishes key themes which are deemed critical in understanding the world of business to exert greater influence: Strategic- aligning OSH to the overall direction of a business and creating a lasting OSH purpose that all stakeholders can relate to Cross-functional- understanding the different parts of an organisation and integrating OSH within business functions and ways of working Distinctive- looking for creative new ways of presenting OSH data and information to generate interest and enthusiasm. From strategy and leadership to organisational behaviour and human resource management, from marketing and brand management to interpersonal skills, this book shows you how to combine the best of your specialist knowledge with important business tools, so you can embed OSH at the heart of your company. The book is an indispensable reference for OSH practitioners who want to make a positive change in their careers and become more effective in influencing and leading change.

Download or read book The Engaged Business School written by Anthony Sturgess and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2023-09-18 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridging the gap between business and business schools: fulfilling potential or thwarted ambition. The Engaged Business School is a road map to unlocking the potential between business and business schools at a time when it really matters, responding to a global, economic and social recovery.

Download or read book Educating Business Professionals written by Lana S. Nino and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2016-12-29 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given the influential role that business professionals now play in society, high-quality education is essential. A recognition that business programs can and should nurture leaders committed not only to personal and corporate success but also to social progress rests at the core of a revised and renewed education model. Steeped in the liberal arts, this book presents a practical plan to achieve that goal. It makes a cogent argument for incorporating professionalism into undergraduate and graduate business programs, and offers guidance to business deans and faculty interested in preparing students for the evolving role of business leadership in the 21st century. Using an adapted “wheel of professionalism” model, it describes curricular content and educational approaches designed to guide students toward higher levels of professionalism, social consciousness, and ethical decision-making.

Download or read book Sustainable Management written by Petra Molthan-Hill and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-08-22 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable Management: A Complete Guide for Faculty and Students is both a textbook for students, as well as a teaching guide for educators. With a full introduction to sustainable management, the book covers a wide range of subject areas relevant to business and management students. It enables faculty to incorporate sustainability and climate solutions into their modules, and is also very accessible for self-directed studies. This third edition features fully updated chapters on how to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals into key disciplines in business, including economics, operations, marketing, HR, strategy, and financial reporting. We also cover topics such as corporate peacemaking, greenhouse gas management and crowdsourcing. The book offers a new chapter on how to integrate climate solutions and climate change mitigation education into business and management schools, as well as many ideas in each chapter on how to do so. The chapter on employability and sustainability was fully redesigned adding new resources, which can be used in any educational establishment. Educators in business schools and trainers in organisations will find short readymade seminars/workshops and a wide array of learning resources supported by a companion website.

Download or read book The Practitioner s Handbook of Project Performance written by Mark Phillips and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-11 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practitioners operate in a necessary reality. We work in a space where project performance is above theory or methodology. In the best environments, delivery and an affirmative culture are what matter most. In the worst, it is politics and survival. In any environment we are challenged to adopt best practices and adapt our style to the environment in which the project is occurring. This is a book about those best practices and practitioner experiences. It is a must have reference and guide book for project managers, general managers, business leaders and project management researchers. This book is the result of the hard work and dedication of more than 35 authors from more than 15 countries across four continents. It brings a diversity of experience, professional and personal. It includes practitioners, leading academics, renowned theorists and many who straddle those roles. The chapters cover experiences in software, large scale infrastructure projects, finance and health care, to name a few. The chapters themselves take many forms. Check out the table of contents to get a deeper sense of the topics included. All provide real-world guidance on delivering high performing projects and show you how to build, lead and manage high performing teams. The Practitioners Handbook of Project Performance is complete in itself. It can also be an enticing start to an ongoing dialogue with the authors and a pleasurable path to get deeper into the subject of project performance. Find your favorite place to begin learning from these chapters, to begin taking notes and taking away nuggets to use in your everyday. But don’t stop there. Contact information and further resources for this diverse team of experts authors are found throughout. The Practitioners Handbook is a modern guide to the leading edge of project performance management and a path to the future of project delivery.

Download or read book Academic Practitioner Relationships written by Jean M. Bartunek and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While executives are keen to harness organizational knowledge and improve business performance, the topic of how academics can produce rigorous and relevant theory in working relationships with practitioners is a much contested topic. Many aspects of this knowledge co-creation can create tensions, and the ways in which research is conducted and published can affect practitioner acceptance, as well as its consequent uptake and use in different contexts. Expertly compiled by Jean Bartunek and Jane McKenzie, with contributions from global thinkers in the field, this book offers a concise and up-to-date review of the essential analysis and action underlying scholarly engagement with the world of business. It discusses the sorts of capabilities academics need to collaborate effectively with practitioners and illustrates good practice through international case studies drawn from acknowledged centres of excellence. These show how to negotiate different constituencies with different priorities, values, and practices to work together to produce research of rigor and relevance. It will be a key reference and resource for all researchers who are engaged with practitioners, and an invaluable tool for training academics to develop research with impact.

Download or read book Postcards from the Schoolhouse Practitioner Scholars Examine Contemporary Issues in Instructional Leadership written by Kimberly Kappler Hewitt and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a sense of urgency that surrounds the imperative to provide all children a quality education, and instructional leaders have an ethical responsibility to meet this obligation. This book explores the role of leadership as it relates to the elements of curriculum and instruction and examines contemporary global, national, state, and local challenges facing educational leaders. This book focuses on the intersection of research, theory, and practice.

Download or read book Becoming a Practitioner Researcher written by Paul Barber and published by Libri Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2006-05-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Employing a Gestalt approach that places investigators in the center of their own practice, this is an indispensable guide for anyone undertaking inquiries in complex or changing organizational settings. Aiming to build a picture of awareness by prioritizing how people perceive, feel, and act, this resource provides entries within an ongoing practitioner-research journal throughout the text. Mini case studies to help clarify key points, as well as three extended case studies designed to illuminate the real-life drama of being a researcher are also included.

Download or read book EMBA written by Jason A. Price and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideal for employees and employers: Stay fully employed and graduate in two years! The Executive MBA is designed for working professionals who wish to receive a fully accredited MBA within two-years while maintaining full time employment. This book is written for career minded working professionals employees and employers who have chosen to gain several years of work experience before returning to the classroom and value professional development. The Ideal EMBA candidate is between the ages of 28 and 55 and feels it is time to augment work with a highly practical and hands-on graduate business education. Students network with the best and the brightest and course work may include international consulting projects. The Executive MBA teaching method merges business school with professional work experience. With An Insider's Guide, learn the employee perspective by getting inside the classroom and see why each year more than 5,000 graduates choose the Executive MBA over the traditional full-time and part-time MBA. Join an ambitious classroom of managers, vice presidents, executives, doctors, and lawyers from corporate and non profit, many who are parents, including working mothers. Learn the different types of MBA sponsorship and how to secure funding from your employer. Read how the program is customized to help you reach your professional goals and get you on fast-track to executive status. Chapters include detailed reviews of the unique executive educational delivery method, important program facts, tips on balancing work with school, with special sections for doctors, lawyers, and women considering a graduate business degree. The book provides guidance on the application process, helpful questions during the interview, sample essays and helpful tips for financial sponsorship. Take the EMBA self-assessment to determine if the Executive MBA is right for you. Read first hand accounts from EMBA graduates, faculty, and administrators representing top MBA programs. The Insider's Guide is ideal for employers and career professionals who want to understand, value, and institutionalize a corporate sponsorship program. The book describes various forms of corporate sponsorship and teaches best practices on using the EMBA as a tool for professional development and to identify, recruit, and retain top employees. An Insider's Guide offers guidelines on setting up a corporate sponsorship program based on the best practices of many top companies. Equally important, the book details an entirely new form of corporate sponsorship that helps employers protect the corporate sponsorship investment while still supporting its employees. Read from employers, hiring managers, and human resource officers of non profits to major corporations on why they sponsor their employees and hire graduates of the Executive MBA. The Insider's Guide also includes a comprehensive EMBA directory that profiles over 180 US and International schools. Graduate business school is a serious investment for both employees and employers. Get all the facts, know all your options and use An Insider's Guide to help make the right decision for your professional career and learn its competitive advantage to the company. Order now and learn more about the EMBA by visiting www.embaworld.com.

Download or read book Delivering Time Management for IT Professionals A Trainer s Manual written by Dr. Jan Yager and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-03-23 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to create an efficient and high performing team, use this book to help your employees develop strong time management skills that will bring personal and team success.