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UNINA990009207250403321 |
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Jucker, Andreas H. <1957- > |
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Speech acts in the history of English / edited by Andreas H. Jucker, Irma Taatvitsainen |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2008 |
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Pragmatics and Beyond New Series |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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UNINA9910660573703321 |
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Autore |
Blackburn Kevin <1965-> |
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Sportsmen of Changi [[electronic resource] /] / Kevin Blackburn |
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Sydney, : New South Publishing, 2012 |
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1 online resource (321 p.) |
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Prisoners of war - Sports - Singapore - Changi |
Sports - Singapore - Changi |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; About the Author; Copyright; Contents; Glossary; Acknowledgments; Introduction; LEAVING HOME; 1. An army of athletes; 2. The sports war of 1941; BATTLE; 3. The Battle of Malaya; 4. Singapore falls; CAPTIVITY; Photo Insert; 5. Changi POW camp and its cricket 'Tests'; 6. Changi's football season; 7. Changi guards versus prisoners games; 8. Sport and captivity in the worst camps; HOME AGAIN; 9. Resuming sporting careers; Conclusion; References; Bibliography; Index |
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Australian prisoners of war playing sport, at times with their captors, does not fit the picture embedded in the popular imagination of horror and suffering in Japanese POW camps during WWII. But incredibly, sport flourished amidst the hellish conditions in these camps. The Sportsmen of Changi is a moving account of diggers for whom sport was not just a means to boost morale and an escape from a dreadful reality, but a way of feeling human in the face of inhuman suffering. Captives played Aussie Rules football at the infamous Changi Prison, and tennis on the Burmese side of the Burma-Thail |
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UNINA9910304142303321 |
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Work and Family Interface in the International Career Context / / edited by Liisa Mäkelä, Vesa Suutari |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
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[1st ed. 2015.] |
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1 online resource (219 p.) |
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Psychology, Industrial |
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Sociology |
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Work and Organizational Psychology |
Human Resource Management |
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Chapter 1: Introduction; Liisa Mäkelä & Vesa Suutari -- Chapter 2: We Are Not On Vacation. How Much Have the Experiences of Expatriate Families Changed? Mila Lazarova, Yvonne McNulty and Monica Semeniuk -- Chapter 3: Adjustment of Spouses / Partners of Self-Initiated Expatriates: Feeling Different vs. Feeling Home; Jan Selmer and Jakob Lauring -- Chapter 4: Digging for Gold: Life Balance and Internationally Mobile Mining Professionals; Julia Richardson, Steve Mckenna and Carolyn Dickie -- Chapter 5: Dual-Career Couples in International Context; Agniezska Kierner -- Chapter 6. The Adjustment of Expatriate Families; Chris Brewster, Thomas Hippler and Arno Haslberger -- Chapter 7: International Business Travel and Work-Family Balance: New Avenues for the Research; Kati Saarenpää -- Chapter 8: Supervisor Support and Close People Support Enhancing Job |
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Satisfaction Among Employees with International Business Travelling; Liisa Mäkelä, Helen De Cieri and Audra Mockaitis -- Chapter 9: Work-Life Management in MNCs; Helen De Cieri -- Chapter 10: Work-Family Conflict Across Different Countries with Reference to Gender and Gender Role Ideology; Ujvala Rajadhyaksha -- Chapter 11: Exploring and Explaining National Differences in Work-Life Satisfaction Levels; Mark Smith, Christelle Tornikoski and Catherine Jones. Chapter 12: Work-Life Balance in Japan; Wendy Smith. . |
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This book focuses on the interface of work and personal life of international professionals. The globalization of business has led to an increasing number of people who work in international roles either through working abroad on different kinds of assignments or through international travelling. This book provides novel knowledge on the topic from different perspectives, highlighting not only the inherent challenges but also the positive side of working in a modern globalized world. Moreover, the book contributes by bringing together international professionals’ own experiences, family members’ experiences, organizational aspects and new theoretical discussions and models. The book covers several different perspectives on the work and personal life interface offering insights on the areas like adjustment, social support, dual-career issues and organizational practices. The book examines the situations of several different types of international employee such as organizational expatriates, self-initiated expatriates and international business travellers. The new interesting research evidence is provided from various country contexts from North America, Europe and Asia by researchers around the world. |
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