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America's favorite holidays : candid histories / / Bruce David Forbes
| America's favorite holidays : candid histories / / Bruce David Forbes |
| Autore | Forbes Bruce David |
| Edizione | [[Enhanced Credo edition]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (0 p.) |
| Disciplina | 394.26973 |
| Soggetto topico | Holidays - United States - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-78539-874-1
0-520-96044-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- Christmas -- Valentine's Day -- Easter -- Halloween -- Thanksgiving -- Afterword -- NOTES -- ILLUSTRATIONS AND CREDITS -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461707303321 |
Forbes Bruce David
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 | ||
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America's favorite holidays : candid histories / / Bruce David Forbes
| America's favorite holidays : candid histories / / Bruce David Forbes |
| Autore | Forbes Bruce David |
| Edizione | [[Enhanced Credo edition]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (0 p.) |
| Disciplina | 394.26973 |
| Soggetto topico | Holidays - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american holidays
american studies christianity christmas cultural studies easter bunny easter family god and religion halloween historical history of american holidays history of holidays holidays and traditions important holidays jesus christ modern popular culture national holidays pilgrims presents religion and culture religious celebrations religious holidays santa claus seasonal celebrations spiritual st valentine thanksgiving trick or treating turkey valentines day |
| ISBN |
1-78539-874-1
0-520-96044-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- Christmas -- Valentine's Day -- Easter -- Halloween -- Thanksgiving -- Afterword -- NOTES -- ILLUSTRATIONS AND CREDITS -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797686303321 |
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Forbes Bruce David
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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America's favorite holidays : candid histories / / Bruce David Forbes
| America's favorite holidays : candid histories / / Bruce David Forbes |
| Autore | Forbes Bruce David |
| Edizione | [[Enhanced Credo edition]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (0 p.) |
| Disciplina | 394.26973 |
| Soggetto topico | Holidays - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american holidays
american studies christianity christmas cultural studies easter bunny easter family god and religion halloween historical history of american holidays history of holidays holidays and traditions important holidays jesus christ modern popular culture national holidays pilgrims presents religion and culture religious celebrations religious holidays santa claus seasonal celebrations spiritual st valentine thanksgiving trick or treating turkey valentines day |
| ISBN |
1-78539-874-1
0-520-96044-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- Christmas -- Valentine's Day -- Easter -- Halloween -- Thanksgiving -- Afterword -- NOTES -- ILLUSTRATIONS AND CREDITS -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821116403321 |
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Forbes Bruce David
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Creating the functionally competent organization [[electronic resource] ] : an open systems approach / / Joseph A. Olmstead
| Creating the functionally competent organization [[electronic resource] ] : an open systems approach / / Joseph A. Olmstead |
| Autore | Olmstead Joseph A. <1921-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, Conn., : Quorum Books, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (266 p.) |
| Disciplina | 394.26973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Organizational effectiveness
Performance - Management Employees - Rating of |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-90847-5
9786610908479 0-313-01172-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456245603321 |
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Olmstead Joseph A. <1921->
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| Westport, Conn., : Quorum Books, 2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Creating the functionally competent organization [[electronic resource] ] : an open systems approach / / Joseph A. Olmstead
| Creating the functionally competent organization [[electronic resource] ] : an open systems approach / / Joseph A. Olmstead |
| Autore | Olmstead Joseph A. <1921-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, Conn., : Quorum Books, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (266 p.) |
| Disciplina | 394.26973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Organizational effectiveness
Performance - Management Employees - Rating of |
| ISBN |
1-280-90847-5
9786610908479 0-313-01172-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780344203321 |
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Olmstead Joseph A. <1921->
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| Westport, Conn., : Quorum Books, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Creating the functionally competent organization : an open systems approach / / Joseph A. Olmstead
| Creating the functionally competent organization : an open systems approach / / Joseph A. Olmstead |
| Autore | Olmstead Joseph A. <1921-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (266 p.) |
| Disciplina | 394.26973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Organizational effectiveness
Performance - Management Performance - Evaluation |
| ISBN |
979-84-00-63333-1
1-280-90847-5 9786610908479 0-313-01172-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Creating the Functionally Competent Organization -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- TABLES -- FIGURES -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- RATIONALE -- Essential Human Factors -- THE ORGANIZATION CONCEPT -- CHANGE MANAGEMENT -- THE PLAN OF THIS BOOK -- Part I-Functionally Competent Organizations: Theory -- Part II-Requirements for Performance -- Part III-Functionally Competent Organizations: Application -- Part I Functionally Competent Organizations: Theory -- Chapter 2 Organizations and Their Functions -- INTRODUCTION -- Conditions in the Modern World -- ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS -- Required Capabilities -- ESSENTIAL HUMAN FACTORS -- THE TYPICAL ORGANIZATION -- Organizational Structure -- Leaders -- Command and Control -- Organizational Process -- PROBLEMS IN ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTIONING -- Some General Pitfalls -- Effects of Operating Pressures -- Coping with Pressures -- CONCEPT OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCE -- Dangers of Overcontrol -- INDIVIDUAL COMPETENCIES -- GROUP COMPETENCIES -- THE COMPETENCE MODEL -- MANAGING CHANGE -- RELEVANCE FOR ORGANIZATIONS -- Rapid-Response Organizations -- Other Organizations -- Chapter 3 Theoretical Background -- STRUCTURAL THEORIES -- GROUP THEORIES -- INDIVIDUAL THEORIES -- Fitting the Person to the Organization -- Fitting the Organization to the Person -- DECISION THEORIES -- THE ISSUES AND A RESOLUTION -- GENERAL SYSTEMS THEORY -- ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES -- Chapter 4 Research Results -- ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCE -- The Research Context and Strategy -- THE COMPETENCE MODEL -- Components of Competence -- Organizational Processes -- TESTS OF THE MODEL -- Project FORGE -- Method -- Results -- Conclusions -- Project Cardinal Point -- Method -- Process Performance: Observation and Feedback -- Data -- Results -- Process Performance and Combat Outcomes -- Impact of Feedback -- Conclusions.
HEW Studies -- Method -- Impact Variables -- Results -- Determinants of Agency Performance -- Organizational Competence -- Determinants of Competence -- Significance of Organizational Competence -- IMPLICATIONS -- Chapter 5 Functionally Competent Organizations -- ORGANIZATIONAL ATTRIBUTES -- COMPONENTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCE -- INDICATORS OF QUALITY -- DETERMINANTS OF COMPETENCE -- The Role of Integration -- Conditions Conducive to Integration -- Factors Affecting Integration -- Roles -- Goals -- Norms -- Group Relations -- IMPLICATIONS -- The Competence Model -- Part II Requirements for Performance -- Chapter 6 Performance of Individuals -- INDIVIDUAL COMPETENCIES -- Competency Defined -- Utility -- Rationale -- Research on Competencies -- Performance of Individuals -- ELEMENTS IN PERFORMANCE -- DETERMINANTS OF PERFORMANCE -- Factors within an Individual -- Factors within the Leaders or Supervisors -- Factors within the Work Situation -- AN IMPACT MODEL OF PERFORMANCE -- UTILITY OF THE IMPACT MODEL -- Some Competencies for Rank-and-File Personnel -- Chapter 7 Performance of Groups -- GROUP: A DEFINITION -- EFFECTS OF COHESIVENESS -- Implications for Training -- CHARACTERISTICS OF AN IDEAL GROUP -- ORGANIZATIONS AS SYSTEMS OF GROUPS -- Determinants of Effectiveness -- Tasks and Organization -- Superordinate Goals -- Similarity of Personnel -- Common Experiences -- Success Experiences -- Organizational Stability -- Communication -- Interpersonal Conflict -- Cooperation and Competition -- Reward System -- Administrative Practices -- Effects of Group Size -- IMPLICATIONS -- Group Competencies -- Part III Functionally Competent Oganizations: Application -- Chapter 8 Integration in Organizations -- BASIC CONCEPTS -- Organizational Effectiveness -- ESSENTIAL ORGANIZATIONAL PROPERTIES -- DEVELOPING ORGANIZATIONS AS SYSTEMS. The Essence of Organizational Management -- Conditions Conducive to Performance -- Developmental Activities -- Organizational Properties -- A Clear Role System -- Common Superordinate Goals -- Shared Norms of Performance and Behavior -- A Stable and Efficient Communications System -- Effective Group Relations -- A Stable and Efficient Organizational System -- Purposes Served by Properties -- REQUIRED MANAGER FUNCTIONS -- Formulating Objectives and Roles -- Developing Core Personnel -- Formulating Ground Rules for Working -- Developing an Effective Communication System -- Developing a High Level of Motivation -- Setting Standards of Performance -- A MODEL FOR ORGANIZATIONAL INTEGRATION -- Assessment of Training and Development Models -- Attributes of a Practical Training and Development Model -- CONCEPT OF INTEGRATION -- THE INTEGRATION MODEL -- Necessary Organizational Properties -- Necessary Developmental Activities -- Assessment Issues -- Manipulability -- Measurability -- Evaluation of the Integration Model -- IMPLICATIONS -- Chapter 9 Competence Operationally Defined -- THE NATURE OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCE -- Organizational Attributes -- Concept of Organizational Competence -- IMPLEMENTING ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCE -- Identifying Critical Environments -- Sensing -- Search and Acquisition -- Processing -- Storing -- Interpreting -- Quality Requirements -- Communicating Information -- Quality Requirements -- Decision Making -- Quality Requirements -- Stabilizing -- Quality Requirements -- Communicating Implementation -- Aborted Decisions -- Quality Requirements -- Coping Actions -- Quality Requirements -- Feedback -- Quality Requirements -- CRITERIA OF QUALITY -- IMPLICATIONS -- Chapter 10 A Model for Organizational Effectiveness -- AN ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS MODEL -- Organizational Conditions -- Training Activities. Cognitive Role Training -- Experiential Training -- Operations Training -- Integration -- Role/Process Performance -- Teamwork/Process Performance -- Utility of the Model -- Potential Uses -- IMPROVING COMPETENCE IN EXISTING ORGANIZATIONS -- The Adaptive-Coping Cycle -- Analyzing and Assessing Organizational Performance -- A General Framework for Analysis -- Questions about Organizational Competence -- Define the Organization -- Identifying the Processes -- ASSESSING ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCE -- Qualitative Assessment -- Quantitative Assessment -- Public Comparisons of Scores between Units Are Not Recommended -- An Alternative Procedure -- DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES -- Developing Favorable Conditions -- Importance of Leadership -- TRAINING ACTIVITIES -- Special Role Training -- Experiential Training -- Operations Training -- IMPROVING COMPETENCE -- IMPLICATIONS -- Chapter 11 Elements of Organizational Effectiveness -- THE CONTEXT OF WORK -- Components of the Work Context -- Developing Favorable Work Contexts -- Structural Aspects -- Climate -- Conditions Conducive to Performance -- Implementation Requirements -- FACTORS THAT CONTROL PERFORMANCE -- Effective Use of Human Resources -- Effective Management -- Effective Leadership -- Effective Training -- IMPLICATIONS -- Chapter 12 Summary and Conclusions -- SOME BASIC CONCEPTS -- Organizational Effectiveness -- Organizations as Open Systems -- Organizational Competence -- Competence as Flexibility -- Integration -- FACTORS AFFECTING INTEGRATION -- Roles -- Goals -- Norms -- Group Relations -- Teamwork -- TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT -- CONCLUSION -- RELEVANCE FOR RAPID-RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS -- RELEVANCE FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS -- Annotated Bibliography -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- About the Author. |
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Olmstead Joseph A. <1921->
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| Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dal giorno del ringraziamento al juneteenth : feste nazionali e identità statunitense / Marco Sioli
| Dal giorno del ringraziamento al juneteenth : feste nazionali e identità statunitense / Marco Sioli |
| Autore | Sioli, Marco |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Milano], : UNICOPLI, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 156 p. : ill. ; 21 cm |
| Disciplina | 394.26973 |
| Collana | Lo scudo d'Achille |
| Soggetto non controllato | Feste nazionali - Stati Uniti d'America |
| ISBN | 978-88-400-2230-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910748794403321 |
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Sioli, Marco
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| [Milano], : UNICOPLI, 2022 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Mythology of America's Seasonal Holidays [[electronic resource] ] : The Dance of the Horae / / by Arthur George
| The Mythology of America's Seasonal Holidays [[electronic resource] ] : The Dance of the Horae / / by Arthur George |
| Autore | George Arthur |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (326 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 394.26973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Christianity
Culture Global/International Culture |
| ISBN | 3-030-46916-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: Why We Have Holidays -- 2. New Year’s Day: Creation Renewed and Re-lived -- 3. Groundhog Day: Prophecy, Rebirth, and Renewal -- 4. Valentine’s Day: How a Saint Became Eros 5. Unmasking Carnival -- 6. Easter and Our Resurrection -- 7. May Day: Beltane Fires and the May Queen-Goddess -- 8. National Myth: The Goddess Behind America’s Independence Day -- 9. Halloween: Eve of Transformation -- 10. Thanksgiving: Our American Mythmaking in Action -- 11. Christmas: New Beginnings and the Birth of the Divine Child-Hero. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910420927703321 |
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George Arthur
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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