1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990002013810403321

Autore

Gilmour, Darcy

Titolo

The biochemistry of insects / Darcy Gilmour

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : Academic Press, 1961

Descrizione fisica

343 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Disciplina

595.701

Locazione

DAGEN

Collocazione

61 IV C.1/03

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910145428003321

Autore

Rutherford R. B

Titolo

Classical literature [[electronic resource] ] : a concise history / / Richard Rutherford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Blackwell, 2005

ISBN

1-281-31041-7

9786611310417

0-470-77348-0

0-470-77526-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (370 p.)

Collana

Blackwell introductions to the classical world

Disciplina

880/.09

Soggetti

Classical literature - History and criticism

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. [316]-342) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; 1 Epic; 2 Drama; 3 Rhetoric; 4 History, Biography and



Fiction; 5 Erotic Literature; 6 Literature and Power; 7 Aspects of Wit; 8 Thinkers; 9 Believers; Appendix 1: Translations of Four Longer Passages; Appendix 2: Timeline; Appendix 3: List of Roman Emperors; Appendix 4: Major Greek and Roman Gods; Notes; Further Reading; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

This accessible one-volume survey of the literature of Greece and Rome covers the period between Homer around 700 BC and Augustine around AD 410.:.; Highlights what is important historically and of continuing interest and value in classical literature.; An introduction by the editor presents essential information in a concise, accessible way.; Each chapter focuses on a particular genre or area of literature.; This structure allows readers to see continuities between different periods and to move easily between the Greek and Roman worlds.; Includes extensive quotations in English.; A timeline a

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830392003321

Titolo

Pay for results [[electronic resource] ] : aligning executive compensation with business performance / / Mercer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2009

ISBN

1-119-19742-2

1-282-11426-3

9786612114267

0-470-47810-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (259 p.)

Disciplina

658.3225

658.4/072

Soggetti

Executives - Salaries, etc

Chief executive officers - Salaries, etc

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Pay for Results: Aligning Executive Compensation with Business Performance; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: A New



Day: The Call for a Demonstrable Link between Pay and Performance; Chapter 2: The Million Dollar Question: What Is Good Performance?; Chapter 3: Back to Basics: An Introduction to Mercer's Performance Framework; Chapter 4: Trust, but Verify: Bringing Defensibility to Performance Metric Selection; Chapter 5: Making It Count: The Case for the Unbalanced Scorecard to Drive Behavior; Chapter 6: There's Nobody Quite Like Us: The Ins and Outs of Meaningful Peer Comparison

Chapter 7: You Don't Need a Crystal Ball: Taking the Guesswork out of Target SettingChapter 8: Passing the Big Test: Calibrating Pay and Performance; Chapter 9: Now What? Avoid Managing by Exception; Chapter 10: More Than the Sum of Its Parts: Bringing It All Together; About the Authors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The numerous incentive approaches and combinations and their implications can be dizzying even to the compensation professional. Pay for Results provides a road map for developing and implementing executive incentives that drive business needs and strategy. It is filled with specific analytic tools, including tables, exhibits, forms, checklists. In addition, it uncovers myths in performance measurement strategy and design. Timely and thorough, this book expertly shows businesses how to drive their specific needs and strategy. Human resources and compensation officers will discover how to apply