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Nicoline van der Sijs Cookies, coleslaw, and stoops
the influence of Dutch on the North American Languages
In 1609, the first Dutch settlers arrived in America and established trading posts, small towns, and forts up and down what we now call the Hudson River. To this day, American children are taught the thrilling history of the transformation of this settlement, New Netherland, and its capital, New Amsterdam, from landmark port into present-day New York State and the island of Manhattan. But, the Dutch legacy extended far beyond New York, as Cookies, Coleslaw and Stoops reveals.From Santa Claus (after...
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Engels | 320 pagina's (ePub2, 11 MB) | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2011
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Ellen Van Praet The dual voice of power
an ethnographic perspective on meetings
"The Dual Voice of Power discloses the duality of the discourse around meetings, with a proclaimed ideology of shared power, shared knowledge and equal opportunities masking and covering up an authority-based system promoting status differences and inequality. Relying on participant observation, audio recordings and interviews the book uncovers the subtle political and ideological processes that underlie the event of a weekly gathering of Heads of Section at an embassy. The book juxtaposes participants...
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Engels | ePub2, 1 MB | Acco, Leuven | 2011
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Whose weight is it anyway?
essays on ethics and eating
It is a simple truth: nobody can do without food. But to solely describe food as a biological need would be too limited, neglecting the fact that food is a social and cultural practice as well. Despite its appearance, food is not even morally neutral. It is this moral aspect that is being explored in the book. Scholars from various disciplines address the ethical perspective of changing food habits in general, and the promotion of healthy eating in particular. While it is certainly the case that...
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Engels | ePub2, 0,4 MB | Acco, Leuven | 2011
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S. Bais The equations
icons of knowledge
Ook verkrijgbaar in het Nederlands onder 9789053567142 Een bijzonder vormgegeven boek waarin de meest fundamentele natuurwetten op een toegankelijke wijze worden weergegeven. Al duizenden jaren probeert de mens de natuur te doorgronden. Met steeds vernuftigere instrumenten zijn we in staat geweest om enkele van de grootste raadsels om ons heen te ontrafelen. Onder een overweldigende berg feiten hebben we een aantal fundamentele natuurwetten ontdekt, die de structuur en evolutie van de fysische werkelijkheid...
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Engels | 96 pagina's (ePub2, 1,2 MB) | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2011
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Aaltje Vincent | Jacco Valkenburg Career management via LinkedIn
using your online network to find new work or challenging assignments
Networking is the way for finding new work. And this is done more and more online. LinkedIn has become an enormously popular network for maintaining business contacts, making it the perfect tool if you want to be found. How does LinkedIn work exactly? How can you use your online network to find a new job and new assignments? How do recruiters work and how can you use that knowledge to your advantage? All these questions are answered in this book. But it also offers a practical step-by-step approach...
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Engels | ePub2, 1 MB | Spectrum, Amsterdam | 2011
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Caroline De Cock iLobby.eu
survival guide to EU lobbying, including the use of social media
What is an efficient EU lobbying strategy? Are there dos and donts you should be aware of, as a businessman or lobbyist? What is the use made of social media by EU institutions and politicians? iLobby.eu sets out how to lobby the EU from the perspective of an actual lobbyist sharing her experience (both good and bad). It also looks at the social media tools that must be taken into consideration when campaigning and details examples of worst and best practices. The book encompasses three parts: -...
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Engels | ePub2, 2,8 MB | Eburon, Delft | 2010
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G.D.C. Kuiken The original Gita
comments and word-for-word Sanskrit translations
The original gita Comments and Word-for-Word Sanskrit Translations Available in English for the first time, The Original Gita focuses on the basic philosophical and practical essentials of life and living. The questions:What is thought? What is space-time? What is life-death? are examined to give a foundation for the understanding of the Gita. The author comments on the 209 verses of The Original Gita, and a Sanskrit-to-English word-for-word translation is given of the 319 verses in the classic Bhagavad...
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Engels | 192 pagina's (ePub2, 0,4 MB) | SU De Ronde Tafel, 's-Gravenhage | 2010
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Roderik Bender | Theo IJzermans How can I turn a mountain back into a molehill?
rational effectiveness training for advanced students
How Can I Turn a Mountain Back into a Molehill? Rational Effectiveness Training for Advanced Students The enormous success of The Stumbling Blocks of the Mind makes one thing eminently clear: there is a great need for a method to improve the way that we deal with certain work situations that cause stress, frustration and non-productive behaviour. Rational Effectiveness Training (RET) is exactly that kind of method. With 'How Can I Turn a Mountain Back into a Molehill?' IJzermans and Bender have produced...
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Engels | 106 pagina's (ePub2, 1,8 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Jan Schouten | Wim van Beers Result-oriented management
Obtaining maximum results by ensuring clear agreements between managers and employees. This is what result-oriented management (ROM) is about. It is a management style that is particularly successful. ROM is based on the fact that people get more enjoyment from their work and obtain better results if they know clearly what is expected of them, if they are involved in defining targets, have sufficient room to decide how they can meet them and are given feedback about their performance. Managers define...
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Engels | 84 pagina's (ePub2, 2 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Jan Schouten | Joke Lingsma Personal effectiveness
how to speak up, open up end stand firm
Finding the right way to stand up for yourself without needlessly offending other people. That is what is at the heart of assertive behaviour. Being able to express your wishes and opinions, not allowing other people to walk all over you, being more confident in relationships with people you know and people that you are less familiar with and above all being aware of those situations where it is important to behave assertively. You can achieve that with this book. The practical exercises show you...
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Engels | 166 pagina's (ePub2, 1,8 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Ron Witjas The time of your life
time management
Who wouldnt love to get more work done in less time, have time for family, sports and hobbies, thus creating a relaxed way of life? The trouble is that between dream and reality, theres a clock in the way wich only lets you have 24 hours a day. Theres no way around that. Most people find being under time pressure very unpleasant; the awful realisation that 24 hours just arent enough to do what they want or have to do. Sounds familiar? You can do something about that against the clock feeling. To...
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Engels | 116 pagina's (ePub2, 2,7 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Anton van den Dungen | Coen Dirkx When management is your profession
basic skills of good management
Managers today seem to have to be jacks-of-all-trades. Delegating, co-operating, motivating, planning and even keeping up to date with developments as well as taking training courses: this is what is expected of managers today. But who can possibly do all of these things at one time? Dirkx en Van den Dungen show us which skills you need to be a manager, how you can obtain these skills and how you can put them into practice without becoming completely snowed under. Using models, recommendations and...
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Engels | 194 pagina's (ePub2, 2,4 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Frans Bouman | Marieta Koopmans Team leadership
People enjoy working in teams. An ideal team will work together efficiently, effectively and above all with pleasure. They set about achieving their personal and organisational goals together with enthusiasm. But experience teaches us that working in teams does not always match the ideal image we may have of it. A smooth running team demands a lot of patience on your part, insight into the psychological aspects of people and familiarity with team dynamics. Thats why you need a number of different...
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Engels | 141 pagina's (ePub2, 1,9 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Frans Bouman | Marieta Koopmans Entrepreneurial leadership
Entrepreneurship is a latent skill present in a lot of people. Just look at how enterprising people are in their spare time, without being asked or paid for it! Organisations should do more to encourage entrepreneurship amongst their people. Because if people are inspired by something, they will often achieve excellent results and actually enjoy their work. In Entrepreneurial Leadership you will learn how to go about this. The authors show you how to integrate entrepreneurship for your employees...
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Engels | 93 pagina's (ePub2, 2,1 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Jan Schouten I won't let them get to me
self-management stress and tension
Almost everyone today suffers from stress at some point or another and to a lesser or greater extent. Tension, feeling haunted, a feeling of not being able to cope any more, either at home or at work. How stress arises, how it manifests itself, and above all, what you can do about it is covered in this book. It also contains a number of practices that will help readers to overcome stress problems. Jan Schouten is a psychotherapist, organisational consultant and writer. In 1977 he introduced the concept...
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Engels | 96 pagina's (ePub2, 1,9 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Theo IJzermans | Lex Eckhardt The floor is yours!
public speaking
Having to speak in public ranks as number four in the top ten list of most frightening things in life - according to reliable research carried out in the Netherlands. Not being in control is a frequent cause of anxiety. This makes the fear of speaking in public the odd one out in this top ten, because speaking in front of a group is a skill you can learn, a fear that you can overcome... The same research showed that the fear of public speaking decreases in ratio to the amount of practice and experience....
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Engels | 80 pagina's (ePub2, 1,8 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Marieta Koopmans Personal leadership
Professional leadership starts with personal leadership. What is your vision of leadership? Which values do you find important? What do you believe about yourself? How do you think companies should be managed? All these questions relate to personal leadership. This book will help you to discover and give shape to your own management style. Using the Quinn model you will be able to look into which management role is appropriate for you. With the Ofman core qualities model you will be able to discover...
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Engels | ePub2, 1,9 MB | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Marieta Koopmans Feedback
mastering the art of giving and receiving feedback
Do you tend to keep your comments about others to yourself? Is there a difference between giving feedback to an employee, a colleague or your boss? Do you avoid praising others for their efforts? Many people would answer these questions with a resounding yes. They are uncomfortable dealing with feedback and would rather sidestep the issue entirely. But open, honest communication enables others to learn and grow, which improves their performance in the future. It is a well-accepted fact that feedback...
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Engels | 95 pagina's (ePub2, 1,9 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Marieta Koopmans Coaching-style leadership
There's no way of avoiding it any more. Coaching has become the management style that is applied in an increasing number of organisations. The aim: to encourage staff to become more autonomous. Many managers find it difficult to take this role upon themselves. They feel that they need to know everything, be able to solve all their staffs problems, and they are accustomed to doing so. They find it a problem to delegate because they then have to let go of control. They are convinced that they should...
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Engels | 112 pagina's (ePub2, 1,9 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Jan Schouten | Anke Baak | Wiebe Kamminga Improving teams
There are many reasons why things go wrong in the way teams work together. With this book you learn to what degree certain factors can influence the way your team operates. The starting point for a lot of the questions and assignments is always your team. You will be confronted with questions such as How does that work in my team? What do I want to improve? and How can I go about that?. The book closes with a procedure that your team can use for setting up a work programme for team improvement. Jan...
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Engels | 168 pagina's (ePub2, 2,5 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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