Category: E-Books

Managing Universities (PDF) asks how modern universities are managed and organized, and questions whether 30 years of university reforms have led to stronger managerial structures and leadership control. Moreover, it asks whether current organizational and decision-making structures can be described by public reform policies. The ebook offers an empirically grounded,

Although surveillance hit the headlines with revelations by Edward Snowden that the National Security Agency (NSA) had been tracking phone calls worldwide, surveillance of citizens by their governments actually has been conducted for many centuries. Only now, with the advent of modern technologies, it has exponentially evolved so that today you

Good management needs a fundamental understanding of economics. In the quickly changing healthcare landscape, economics can offer a road map for managers looking to effectively navigate strategic, goal-oriented decisions while also enhancing population health outcomes. Economics for Healthcare Managers, 4th Edition, (PDF) provides the practical guide that healthcare managers need

Change your mathematics course into an engaging and mind-opening experience for even your most math-phobic students. The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking, 4th edition, (PDF) succeeds at reaching non-science-oriented, non-math majors, motivating them to discover the mathematics inherent in the world around them. Integrated with the authors’

This revised best-seller, Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, and Justification, 2nd edition, (PDF) is perfect for instrumentation and control system engineers in the process industries who are responsible for designing, installing, and maintaining safety instrumented systems. Managers, engineers, technicians, and sales professionals employed by end users, engineering firms, systems integrators, and