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UNINA9910461621503321 |
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Bender Steven |
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Run for the border [[electronic resource] ] : vice and virtue in U.S.-Mexico border crossings / / Steven W. Bender |
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New York, : New York University Press, 2012 |
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0-8147-8953-6 |
0-8147-2322-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (235 p.) |
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Collana |
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Citizenship and migration in the Americas |
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Emigration and immigration law - United States |
Fugitives from justice - Mexico |
Fugitives from justice - United States |
Emigration and immigration law - Mexico |
Border security - Mexican-American Border Region |
Electronic books. |
Mexican-American Border Region Emigration and immigration |
United States Foreign relations Mexico |
Mexico Foreign relations United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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pt. 1. Running for the border to escape justice -- pt. 2. Economic motivations for southbound border runs -- pt. 3. Illicit motivations for southbound border runs -- pt. 4. Economic motivations for northbound border runs -- pt. 5. A framework for comprehensive border reform. |
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Mexico and the United States exist in a symbiotic relationship: Mexico frequently provides the United States with cheap labor, illegal goods, and, for criminal offenders, a refuge from the law. In turn, the U.S. offers Mexican laborers the American dream: the possibility of a better livelihood through hard work. To supply each other’s demands, Americans and Mexicans have to cross their shared border from both sides. Despite this relationship, U.S. immigration reform debates tend to be security-focused and center on the idea of menacing Mexicans |
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heading north to steal abundant American resources. Further, Congress tends to approach reform unilaterally, without engaging with Mexico or other feeder countries, and, disturbingly, without acknowledging problematic southern crossings that Americans routinely make into Mexico.In Run for the Border, Steven W. Bender offers a framework for a more comprehensive border policy through a historical analysis of border crossings, both Mexico to U.S. and U.S. to Mexico. In contrast to recent reform proposals, this book urges reform as the product of negotiation and implementation by cross-border accord; reform that honors the shared economic and cultural legacy of the U.S. and Mexico. Covering everything from the history of Anglo crossings into Mexico to escape law authorities, to vice tourism and retirement in Mexico, to today’s focus on Mexican border-crossing immigrants and drug traffickers, Bender takes lessons from the past 150 years to argue for more explicit and compassionate cross-border cooperation. Steeped in several disciplines, Run for the Border is a blend of historical, cultural, and legal perspectives, as well as those from literature and cinema, that reflect Bender’s cultural background and legal expertise. |
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UNINA9910830605803321 |
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Autore |
Holbeche Linda |
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Engaged [[e-book] ] : unleashing your organization's potential through employee engagement / / Linda Holbeche and Geoff Matthews |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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San Francisco, CA, : Jossey-Bass, 2012 |
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1-119-20816-5 |
1-118-33820-0 |
1-283-64588-2 |
1-118-33822-7 |
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[1st edition] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (345 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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658.3/145 |
658.314 |
658.3145 |
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Employee motivation |
Employees - Attitudes |
Management - Employee participation |
Organizational behavior |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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TITLE PAGE; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS ENGAGEMENT - AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?; Introduction; The rising importance of employee engagement; How engaged are employees?; Defining terms; What does engagement look like?; What does disengagement look like?; A win-win relationship?; What do employees want?; The business case - what's the evidence?; Conclusion - an engagement deficit?; CHAPTER 2: WHY IS ENGAGEMENT SO ELUSIVE?; The changing engagement landscape; Diverging interests; The commoditization of work; Mutuality?; The growing engagement gap |
Lack of meaning at workChanging expectations of younger workers; More specific engagement factors; But whose job is engagement?; 'Toxic' managers; What about managers themselves?; Bunker mentality; Lack of consultation; So what?; Conclusion; CHAPTER 3: WHAT DRIVES ENGAGEMENT?; Can anyone be 'engaged'?; The main elements of engagement; Towards an integrated model of employee engagement; Conclusion; CHAPTER 4: DO YOU KNOW HOW ENGAGED YOUR PEOPLE ARE RIGHT NOW?; The importance of measurement; Types of surveys and selection of a provider; What to cover in the survey; Setting up the survey process |
Timing and frequency of surveysLaunching and running the survey; After the survey - turning results into action that makes a difference; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER 5: SO WHAT ARE YOUR EMPLOYEES TELLING YOU?; Step 1: Check; Step 2: Calibrate; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER 6: GETTING BEYOND ANALYSIS AND INTO ACTION; Step 3: Commit; Step 4: Communicate; Step 5: Conclude; Conclusion; CHAPTER 7: ROADBLOCKS TO CREATING AN ENGAGED WORKFORCE; Addressing managerial resistance; The wrong sorts of management sponsorship; Opposition from employee representatives; Overcoming 'survey fatigue' |
When engagement improves but doesn't feed through to improved organizational performanceWhen engagement goes too far; The risks of escalation of commitment; Conclusion; CHAPTER 8: BUILDING A CULTURE OF ENGAGEMENT; Creating Connection - the leadership challenge; Leaders and culture-building; Embedding a culture of engagement; Conclusion; CHAPTER 9: ENGAGING MANAGERS; What do engaging leaders and managers actually do?; Conclusion; CHAPTER 10: ENGAGEMENT IN TOUGH TIMES; What do 'engaging employers' do?; Voice; Managing change; The emotional journey of change - the transition curve |
Handling redundanciesMergers and acquisitions; Leaders as a point of contact to rebuild trust; Public sector engagement challenges; Creating a change-able work environment; Conclusion; CHAPTER 11: FINDING MEANING, GROWTH AND ENGAGEMENT; The talent challenge; Components of Scope; Physician, heal thyself!; Making choices; In summary: managing your own engagement; Conclusion; Notes; ANNEX 1: COMPARISON OF THE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT MODEL AND OTHER VIEWS OF ENGAGEMENT DRIVERS; Gallup; Kenexa; Towers Watson; ANNEX 2: ENGAGEMENT MODEL AND ACTION AREAS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A non-biased, grounded, and practical approach to employee engagement For managers and business leaders who want to enhance performance, this easy-to-use guide to employee management offers real solutions for getting workers engaged and increasing productivity. |
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It explains what employee engagement is, why it matters, what the benefits of it are, what helps and hinders it, how to measure it, how to put theory into action when trying to create it. As an added benefit, it offers plenty of advice on how managers can keep themselves engaged, even during the toughest of times. Praise |
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