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'Signs of the Times' reunites the poetry of Bud Osborn and the woodprints of Vancouver printmaker and painter Richard Tetrault. As with their first collaboration, 'Oppenheimer Park', 'Signs of the Times' is both an unflinching look at Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and a beautiful object in its own right."The linocut and woodcut prints that constitute half of the art of this volume are exquisite their elegance....This volume is the best value for your money you coulod ever hope as lovers of art, as lovers of people. It puts art into your sweaty hands; it forces you to engage in the politics of humanity" - Prairie Fire

A brief introduction to organizational behaviour that tackles the issues facing today's managers, such as diversity, total quality management, ethics and the global marketplace. It uses a managerial perspective to explore how a manager uses organizational behaviour insights in the workplace.

Formerly published by Chicago Business Press, now published by Sage The Ropes to Skip and the Ropes to Know, Tenth Edition introduces students to a unique perspective on organizations, inviting them to ′learn the ropes′ through the analysis of myths, unwritten rules, and rituals that shape everyday organizational life. The authors supplement theory with illustrative stories based on real-life incidents, allowing students to gain a deeper understanding of workplace realities.

Organisational Behaviour: Core Concepts and Applications, Fourth Australasian edition is the ideal text for a one-semester Organisational Behaviour course. Fourteen concise, relevant and tightly focused chapters, presented in a highly visual manner, are designed to engage rather than overwhelm students. Numerous case studies and real-world examples throughout the text examine how organisations in the Australian, New Zealand and Asian region are responding to contemporary business issues such as: sustainable business practices and ethical considerations the gender pay gap employee stress and work-life balance workforce flexibility and casualisation gen Y and the ageing workforce skills shortages globalisation telecommuting outsourcing diversity in the workplace and managing cross-cultural teams the '24/7' nature of contemporary communication technology, including social media. Complemented by the latest research in the field, this text provides a thorough analysis of contemporary organisational behaviour.