1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990009207250403321

Autore

Jucker, Andreas H. <1957- >

Titolo

Speech acts in the history of English / edited by Andreas H. Jucker, Irma Taatvitsainen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2008

ISBN

978-90-272-5420-7

Descrizione fisica

VIII, 318 p. ; 25 cm

Collana

Pragmatics and Beyond New Series

Altri autori (Persone)

Taavitsainen, Irma

Disciplina

420.9

Locazione

FLFBC

Collocazione

420.9 JUC 1

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910660573703321

Autore

Blackburn Kevin <1965->

Titolo

Sportsmen of Changi [[electronic resource] /] / Kevin Blackburn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sydney, : New South Publishing, 2012

ISBN

1-74224-579-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Disciplina

796.095957

940.547252

Soggetti

Prisoners of war - Sports - Singapore - Changi

Sports - Singapore - Changi

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910304142303321

Titolo

Work and Family Interface in the International Career Context / / edited by Liisa Mäkelä, Vesa Suutari

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-17647-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Disciplina

150

158.7

306.85

658.3

Soggetti

Psychology, Industrial

Personnel management

Sociology

Social groups

Work and Organizational Psychology

Human Resource Management

Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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



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.    .

Sommario/riassunto

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.