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Human Resources Leadership in Hospitality
Author(s): Nicholas Thomas, John Walker
There is a distinct difference between managing a human resources team and leading it, and those in leadership positions must evolve with the industry.Human Resources Leadership in Hospitality addresses one of the biggest challenges that hospitality managers across the board express: finding and ret...Family Communication: Relationship Foundations
Author(s): Candice Thomas-Maddox, Nicole Blau
The definition of what a “family” is has changed dramatically over the past few decades…. Family Communication: Relationship Foundations features traditional as well as emerging diverse family types in the application and analysis of communication theories and concepts. From acknowledging the inf...Communicating in Your Personal, Professional and Public Lives
Author(s): Sara Weintraub, Candice Thomas-Maddox, Kerry Byrnes
Communication is everywhere in our daily lives. Whether we are interacting with a friend or with a supervisor, in today’s society, the ability to communicate effectively is imperative. Communicating in Your Personal, Professional & Public Lives covers a wide range of relevant topics that provide ...Casing Public Relations
Author(s): Jason Wrench, Joan Schuman, Donna Flayhan
Provide your students with a reasoning process that leads to good decision making in the fast paced world of public relations…. Students engaged in case analysis learn to think, analyze, react and evaluate so that they develop transferable critical, analytical, problem focused skills that can be ...Casing Persuasive Communication
Author(s): Corey Liberman
Human beings are both agents and targets of persuasion. They both employ, and are inundated with, verbal, visual, and auditory persuasion attempts all of the time. Corey J. Liberman’s comprehensive collection Casing Persuasive Communication exposes the reader to persuasive communication through diff...The Less-Is-More Handbook: A Guide to College Writing
Author(s): Larry G Edgerton
The Less-Is-More Handbook: A Guide to College Writing guides the reader through the basics of college writing. This handbook clearly and efficiently discusses a wide variety of topics, including thesis statements, essays, research papers, and editing. For this handbook of the basics, less is more.Fo...The Nonverbal Communication Book
Author(s): Joseph DeVito
The Nonverbal Communication Book embarks the reader on an exciting journey into the world of nonverbal communication! The Nonverbal Communication Book covers both the theory and research in nonverbal communication and describes the ways nonverbal communication works. Ultimately, the publication e...Brave Space-Making: The Poetics & Politics of Storytelling
Author(s): Brittany L. Peterson, Lynn M. Harter
Storytelling is a meaning-making process with catalytic capacity.Brave Space-Making: The Poetics & Politics of Storytelling explores the generative potential of storytelling by focusing on its centrality in brave space-making. Brave spaces are spheres of possibility where participants undo in order ...The Excellent Instructor and the Teaching of Dance Technique
Author(s): Nora Ambrosio
Dance educators have the responsibility to provide students with excellent and positive dance experiences.The Excellent Instructor & the Teaching of Dance Technique provides practical, detailed information that covers multiple facets of dance pedagogy. Author Nora Ambrosio uses her experience as dan...Educational Technology: Big Ideas and Practical Applications for the Classroom
Author(s): Ronda Blevins
One phrase that possesses a unique ability to elicit multiple, strong, and varied emotions from all stakeholders in the world of education is Educational Technology. There are all sorts of theories, arguments both for and against, and mandates dealing with the use of technology in the classroom. E...