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There’s a popular misconception that performance
appraisal starts and ends with the performance appraisal
meeting. That’s not so. In fact, the many benefits of
managing performance are lost when you focus solely on the
appraisal process, the…

Let me tell you why this business book is different right from the
start. It’s written by people who know what they’re talking about.
Now I know what you’re thinking—aren’t all business books written
by people who should know what…

The main objectives of this manual are to:
• Provide an accessible guide to productivity measurement for those involved in constructing
and interpreting productivity measures, in particular statistical offices, other relevant
government agencies…

The increased flow of knowledge, resources, goods and services among nations that has
occurred as a result of globalisation has led to a major increase over the years in transport
activity. This has had an impact on the environment in a number of…

We would like to acknowledge the input of our colleagues Richard
Marshall of Investment Research of Cambridge and Rashpal Sohan
of Rathbones in producing this book. Richard Marshall not only found
many of the examples shown but also read through…

In this volume are presented examples of men who shed lustre upon ordinary pursuits, either by the superior
manner in which they exercised them or by the noble use they made of the leisure which success in them
usually gives. Such men are the…

The past decade has seen an explosion in discourse on ‘the global’ as a condition,
an approach and sometimes a problem. Most visibly, the impact of economic and
manufacturing globalization appears daily through the food we consume,…

Buildings are among the largest structures made by human beings, and the most ubiquitous. Apart from agriculture, no human activity has changed the face of the Earth more than architecture. All around the world there are buildings from across the…

1.1 Historical Overview of Natural Ventilation in High-Rise Office Buildings The 19th century marked the emergence of the office building typology as we know it today. Controlling the indoor environment in these early office buildings was achieved by…

IN BUILDING A NEW HOUSE, THERE ARE MANY IMPORTANT THINGS TO BE SEPARATELY CONSIDERED, VIZ:THE POSITION OF THE HOUSE IN RELATION TO THE POINTS OF THE COMPAS;THE CHARACTER OF THE SOIL;THE WATER SUPPLY ; THE DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE;THE PLUMBING,…