1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455885403321

Autore

Lumpkins Charles L

Titolo

American pogrom [[electronic resource] ] : the East St. Louis Race Riot and Black politics / / Charles L. Lumpkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens, Ohio, : Ohio University Press, c2008

ISBN

0-8214-4297-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (327 p.)

Collana

Ohio University Press series on law, society, and politics in the Midwest

Disciplina

977.3/89

Soggetti

East Saint Louis Race Riot, East Saint Louis, Ill., 1917

Race riots - Illinois - East Saint Louis - History - 20th century

African Americans - Crimes against - Illinois - East Saint Louis - History - 20th century

African Americans - Illinois - East Saint Louis - History

African Americans - Illinois - East Saint Louis - Social conditions

Electronic books.

East Saint Louis (Ill.) Race relations History

East Saint Louis (Ill.) Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Pennsylvania State University, 2006.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-297) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Historical roots of an African American community, 1800-1898 -- The African American political experience, 1898-1915 -- The May uprising : an end to expanding Black power -- The July massacre : "we'll have a White man's town" -- Return to the political arena, 1917-1929 -- Breaking the deadlock, 1930-1945.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910143678203321

Autore

Fernandez Araoz Claudio

Titolo

Great people decisions [[electronic resource] ] : why they matter so much, why they are so hard, and how you can master them / / Claudio Fernandez Araoz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2007

ISBN

1-118-03887-8

1-119-19658-2

1-280-90033-4

9786610900336

0-470-14792-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (354 p.)

Disciplina

658.3128

658.407111

Soggetti

Executives - Recruiting

Executive ability - Evaluation

Employee retention

Organizational effectiveness

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 (p. 297-300).

Nota di contenuto

The make-or-break choice -- Great people decisions : a resource for you -- Great people decisions : a resource for your organization -- Why great people decisions are so hard -- Knowing when a change is needed -- What to look for -- Where to look : inside and out -- How to appraise people -- How to attract and motivate the best people -- How to integrate the best people -- The bigger picture -- The value of investing in people decisions -- Selected bibliography on assessment methods.

Sommario/riassunto

Praise for Great People Decisions""Fernandez-Araoz has captured the essence of building great teams with a masterful and entirely practical study of what goes into getting people selection right.""--JACK WELCH""Fernandez-Araoz does a great service with this wonderful



book, teaching us how to accomplish the first task of any exceptional leader: get the right people on the bus, and into the right seats. His enduring passion, deep practical experience, and analytical methods make his approach refreshing and powerful."" --JIM COLLINS, bestselling author of Good to Great