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  1. London United Tramways

    A History 1894-1933

    By Geoffrey Wilson

    With the twentieth century arrived the first electric tramcars in London. Thirty years later the first trolley buses arrived - along with a fleet of new trams that were the most modern of their day. This era was one of rapid change, rich in achievement adn personalities. Among the more colourful of...

    Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge

  2. The Routines of Decision Making

    Edited by Tilmann Betsch, Susanne Haberstroh

    Experience is currently a hot theme in decision making. For a long time, decision research was almost exclusively focused on new decisions and neglected the importance of experience. It took the field until the 1990s for a new direction in research and theorizing to become visible in the literature...

    Published March 21st 2013 by Psychology Press

  3. Gender Inclusive Engineering Education

    By Julie Mills, Mary Elizabeth Ayre, Judith Gill

    Series: Routledge Research in Education

    Women continue to comprise a small minority of students in engineering education and subsequent employment, despite the numerous initiatives over the past 25 years to attract and retain more women in engineering. This book demonstrates the ways in which traditional engineering education has not...

    Published March 20th 2013 by Routledge

  4. Cooke and Wheatstone

    And the Invention of the Electric Telegraph

    By Geoffrey Hubbard

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: History & Philosophy of Science

    Originally published in 1965. Charles Wheatstone collaborated with William Cooke in the invention and early exploitation of the Electric Telegraph. This was the first long distance, faster-than-a-horse messenger. This volume gives an account of the earlier work on which the English invention was...

    Published March 11th 2013 by Routledge

  5. Projectile Dynamics in Sport

    Principles and Applications

    By Colin White

    How can we predict the trajectory of a baseball from bat to outfield? How do the dimples in a golf ball influence its flight from tee to pin? What forces determine the path of a soccer ball steered over a defensive wall by an elite player? An understanding of the physical processes involved in...

    Published February 14th 2013 by Routledge

  6. The Social Psychology of Expertise

    Case Studies in Research, Professional Domains, and Expert Roles

    By Harald A. Mieg

    Series: Expertise: Research and Applications Series

    The Social Psychology of Expertise offers an integrative perspective to the analysis of experts and expertise in organizations, social roles, management, etc. It is the first book to link the psychology of expertise to sociology, particularly the sociology of professions. By examining the...

    Published February 13th 2013 by Psychology Press

  7. China, Oil and Global Politics

    By Philip Andrews-Speed, Roland Dannreuther

    Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

    China’s rapid economic growth has led to a huge increase in its domestic energy needs. This book provides a critical overview of how China’s growing need for oil imports is shaping its international economic and diplomatic strategy and how this affects global political relations and behaviour....

    Published January 28th 2013 by Routledge

  8. Artifacts and Organizations

    Beyond Mere Symbolism

    Edited by Anat Rafaeli, Michael G. Pratt

    Series: Series in Organization and Management

    Artifacts in organizations are ubiquitous but often overlooked. The chapters in this book illustrate that artifacts are everywhere in organizational life. They prevail in how offices are decorated, language is used, business cards are designed, and office cartoons are displayed. In addition,...

    Published January 10th 2013 by Psychology Press

  9. Multiple Intelligences and Leadership

    Edited by Ronald E. Riggio, Susan Elaine Murphy, Francis J. Pirozzolo

    Series: Series in Organization and Management

    This edited book presents cutting-edge research looking at the role of multiple intelligence--cognitive (IQ), emotional intelligence, social intelligence--in effective leadership, written by the most distinguished scholars in the two distinct fields of intelligence and leadership. The synergy of...

    Published January 10th 2013 by Psychology Press

  10. Organizational Surveys

    The Diagnosis and Betterment of Organizations Through Their Members

    By Frank J. Smith

    Series: Applied Psychology Series

    Surveys conducted within organizations have become an important aspect of human resource management and organizational functioning. This new book by Frank Smith--a leader in this field--offers a unique perspective on organizational surveys. It emphasizes the experience of developing, carrying out,...

    Published December 13th 2012 by Psychology Press