1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457392103321

Autore

Haddad Yvonne Yazbeck <1935->

Titolo

Becoming American? [[electronic resource] ] : the forging of Arab and Muslim identity in pluralist America / / Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waco, Tex., : Baylor University Press, c2011

ISBN

1-60258-408-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (132 p.)

Disciplina

305.892/7073

Soggetti

Arab Americans - Ethnic identity

Muslims - United States - Ethnic identity

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.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title Page, Title Page, Copyright; Contents; 1. The Shaping of Arab and Muslim Identity in the United States; 2. Muslims and American Religious Pluralism; 3. The Shaping of a Moderate NorthAmerican Islam; Notes; Works Cited; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Countless generations of Arabs and Muslims have called the United States""home.""Yet while diversity and pluralism continue to define contemporary America, many Muslims are viewed by their neighbors as painful reminders of conflict and violence. In this concise volume, renowned historian Yvonne Haddad argues that American Muslim identity is as uniquely American it is for as any other race, nationality, or religion.Becoming American? first traces the history of Arab and Muslim immigration into Western society during the 19th and 20th centuries, revealing a two-fold disco



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777356003321

Titolo

2nd International Research Conference of the Multinational Alliance for the Advancement of Organizational Excellence [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2002

ISBN

1-280-47955-8

9786610479559

1-84544-706-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (72 p.)

Collana

Measuring business excellence ; ; v.6, no. 2

Disciplina

658.562

Soggetti

Benchmarking (Management)

Organizational behavior

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; Editor's page; Achieving performance excellence through an integrated strategy of radical innovation and continuous improvement; Patterns of business excellence; Trends in EFQM criterion weights: the case of Denmark 1998-2001; Business performance sustainability through process modelling; How can ISO 9000:2000 help companies achieve excellence? What the companies think; Impact of social innovations on French companies' performance: a study of high-involvement practices; Modeling BEST business excellence: the beginning; Quality Focus

Sommario/riassunto

This special issue of Measuring Business Excellence consists of a selection of papers presented at the Second International Research Conference of the Multinational Alliance for the Advancement of Organisational Excellence (MAAOE). The conference brought together researchers and practitioners representing over 15 countries from around the globe to explore conceptual, empirical and practical matters of organisational excellence.