1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911099033903321

Autore

Avilés William <1971->

Titolo

Global capitalism, democracy, and civil-military relations in Colombia / / William Aviles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006

ISBN

9780791482049

0791482049

9781423769484

1423769481

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 192 pages)

Collana

SUNY series in global politics

Disciplina

322/.5/09861

Soggetti

Democracy - Colombia

Civil-military relations - Colombia

Colombia Politics and government 1974-

Colombia Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-185) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Globalization, state theory and civil-military relations -- Counterinsurgency, civil-military relations, and low-intensity democracy: a historical context -- Civil-military relations and the reform of low-intensity democracy -- The preservation of civilian authority in the Samper administration -- Military impunity and symbolic reform -- Parastate repression and civilian tolerance -- The continuation of low-intensity democracy: the Pastrana and Uribe administrations.

Sommario/riassunto

Explores the connections between globalization and democratization in Colombia.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911099533103321

Titolo

Adverse impact : implications for organizational staffing and high stakes selection / / edited by James L. Outtz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2010

ISBN

1-136-94818-X

1-282-29361-3

9786612293610

1-136-94819-8

0-203-84841-1

1-4416-2382-5

9780203848418

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (564 p.)

Collana

Organizational frontiers series

Altri autori (Persone)

OuttzJames

Disciplina

658.3

658.3/112

Soggetti

Employee selection

Employment tests

Personnel management

Psychology, Industrial

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Background -- section 2. Theoretical perspectives -- section 3. Adverse impact and traditional selection theory -- section 4. Facts of the adverse impact problem -- section 5. Adverse impact from an international perspective -- section 6. Methods of reducing adverse impact.

Sommario/riassunto

This text is the best single repository for a comprehensive examination of the scientific research and practical issues associated with adverse impact. Adverse impact occurs when there is a significant difference in organizational outcomes to the disadvantage of one or more groups defined on the basis of demographic characteristics such as race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, etc.This book shows, based on scientific research, how to design selection systems that minimize



subgroup differences. The primary object of this volume in the SIOP series is to bring together renowned expert