The sixth edition of Human Resource Management: An Experiential Approach continues with the dual goals of providing theoretical and experiential approaches to the study of human resource management while focusing on the enhancement of student competencies shown to be predictive of a student's ability to obtain and maintain employment. Students are given the conceptual background and content nec…
The field of water and wastewater microbiology has advanced dramatically in recent years, spurred by growing awareness about health and environmental impacts. These advances have been thoroughly integrated into the Fourth Edition of Wastewater Microbiology, widely regarded as the field's definitive text reference. In this Fourth Edition, the book focuses more exclusively on issues particular to…
Since the publication of the third edition of this text, heightened attention continues to be shown and greater appreciation paid toward the value of strategic human resource management in orga¬nizations. Boards of Directors, business owners, stockholders and senior executives are gaining a greater understanding of the relationship between HR and organizational, market and financial performanc…
WileyPLUS is an online suite of resources—including the complete textbook—that will help students: 1. Come to class better prepared for instructor lectures. 2. Get immediate feedback and context-sensitive help on assignments and quizzes. 3. Track progress throughout the course. New features of WileyPLUS include: 1. Blackboard integration. Now instructors can seamlessly integrate all …
Pengambilan sampel bukanlah hal yang mudah, karena hal itu dipengaruhi oleh banyak faktor. Untuk memperoleh sampel yang representatif diperlukan teknik yang tepat sehingga dapat menggeneralisasikan seluruh populasi. Komprehensif dan sistematis, itulah metode pengambilan sampel yang tersaji, sehingga buku ini dapat dijadikan pemandu untuk para peneliti ekologi, pemantauan kualitas lingkungan …
The accelerating pace of discovery makes the teaching of a imic scientific discipline, such as ecology, very challeng¬ing. The challenge to ecology instructors and their students : - made greater by the relevance of ecology to the pressing environmental problems that threaten ecological systems at every level. As we attempt to educate students to understand and design solutions to those proble…
The science of genetics is less than 150 years old, but its accomplishments within that short time have been aston¬ishing. Gregor Mendel first described genes as abstract units of inheritance in 1865; his work was ignored and then "rediscovered" in 1900. Thomas Hunt Morgan and his students provided experimental verification of the idea that genes reside within chromosomes during the years 1910…
The mission of Mader's text, Biology, has always been to give students an understanding of biological concepts and a working the scientific process. The concepts of biology and the methodology of science can be used to understand the particulars of new ideas or of a system, on any scale, from the cell to the biosphere. In the twenty-first century, students are being exposed, almost on a dai…
This book is a thorough revision of its earlier eighth edition, which was published in 2009. That edition has served, just as the earlier ones did, as a textbook for a one-term introductory course in the theory and application of functions of a complex variable. This new edition preserves the basic content and style of the earlier ones, the first two of which were written by the late Ruel V. Ch…
Most leadership books are written by and about CEOs. Many are inspira¬tional and interesting, but they seldom provide tools to help others become leaders. However, we need leadership in industry, education, and govern¬ment; we need leadership in setting public policy in our communities and country. We need leaders at all levels in every organization, not just in the executive suite. In our v…
Our primary objective in the ninth edition of Retailing Management is to inform st dents about the exciting new developments in the retail industry. Retailing has evolve into a high-tech, global growth industry. Retailers like Walmart, Home Dej Amazon, Starbucks, and Kroger are some of the most admired and sophisticated busi¬nesses in the world. The developments in the industry are providing c…
If you have ever eaten a corn chip, you may have been affected by biotechnology. Don't eat chips? How about sour cream, yogurt, cheese, or milk? In this century, more and more of the foods we eat will be produced by organisms that have been genetically altered through biotechnology. Such genetically mod¬ified (GM) foods have become a controversial topic over the last few years, as have human e…
This Global Edition has been edited to include enhancements making it more relevant to students outside the United States.The editorial team at Pearson has worked closely with educators around the globe to include: 1. Updated! All chapters have been revised to include the latest developments in strategic brand management. Chapter 6 has been reorganized and updated around the four major marketi…
Integrated Principles of Zoology continues to be the leading text for the introductory zoology course. With the sixteenth edition, the authors bring a wealth of real experience as they describe the diversity of animal life and the fascinating adaptations that enable animals to inhabit so many ecological niches. The overall organization of this text has proven to work well to help students un…
Over the years, we have received many compliments on this text and understand that it's a favorite among students. We accept that as the highest compliment and con¬tinue to work very hard to maintain that status. The objective of Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics is to provide students majoring in management, marketing, finance, accounting, economics, and other fields of busine…
Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action encourages instructors to improve student engagement and learning in introductory biology courses. The central idea of the Vision and Change report is that we need to turn away from teaching methods that reward students who memorize and regurgitate superficial knowledge. Instead, we need to empha¬size deeper learning that r…
It is our view that in a time of dramatic increase in globalization and high interrelatedness among coun¬tries, every student should have a conscious awareness of "things international." Whether one is studying, for example, political science, sociology, chemistry, art, history, or economics, developments worldwide impinge upon the subject matter of the chosen discipline. Such developments may…
The ocean fascinates people all over the world, including, of course, students enrolled in undergraduate marine biology courses. For many students, taking marine biology is the natural expres¬sion of an interest in marine life that began by visiting the shore, scuba diving, recreational fishing, aquarium keeping, or viewing one of the many superb television documentaries about the ocean. Many …
Welcome to the study of genetics, the science of hered¬ity. Genetics is concerned primarily with understanding biological properties that are transmitted from parent to offspring. The subject matter of genetics includes hered-be molecular nature of the genetic material, the ways in which genes (which determine the characteristics of nisms) control life functions, and the distribution and behav…
The development of microbiology—from Leeuwenhoek's astonished observations of "animalcules," to Pasteur's first use of rabies vaccine on a human, to Fleming's dis¬covery of penicillin, to today's race to develop an AIDS vaccine is one of the most dramatic stories in the history of science. To understand the roles microbes play in our lives, including the interplay between microorganisms and …