New leaf
Ethics
and Organisational Politics
Associate Professor Chris Provis
Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, Gloucester, 2004.
The cut and thrust of office and organisational politics are so much a part of modern life that they are slipping into popular culture – movies, stand up comedy, cartoons and literature. But for a serious examination of the important theoretical and practical questions about politics in the modern workplace this new publication is a comprehensive volume.
Provis’ new publication Ethics and Organisational Politics looks at the daily dilemmas in our working lives – how honest should I be in what I say and the impressions I project? What loyalty do I owe to the organisation and what do I do if that conflicts with loyalty to colleagues or friends? Provis says while there is no formulaic response to these sorts of issues, there are widely accepted ethical principles that can help us out. He also asks us to consider some basic points about how humans behave within the framework of organisations.
The publication is a highly accessible foray into modern ethics, which draws on philosophy and abstract ethics but is based on detailed and systematic analysis of real world examples from organisational settings.
The book is an important edition for teachers, researchers and scholars of business ethics but will also guide managers through some modern concerns about ethical practice.
More information is available online at
www.e-elgar.com and orders can be sent to
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Caring for the Heart Failure Patient: A Textbook for the Health Care Professional
Edited by Simon Stewart, Debra K. Moser & David R. Thompson.
Martin Dunitz, Taylor & Francis Group, London, 2004.
With the rate of heart failure at epidemic proportions in the western world, this publication is a practically-oriented textbook outlining the latest information on nursing care for heart failure patients.
Building on his international research into the topic, Professor Simon Stewart is joined by two highly skilled colleagues from the United States and Europe and together they present a comprehensive book written for the working professional.
It is straightforward and targeted at allied health professionals who increasingly are seen as the front line in preventing death from heart failure.
Caring for the Heart Failure Patient comprehensively covers the subject from pathophysiology to caring for the elderly.
The book provides an overall view of the most salient and important features of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, treatment and therapeutic management of the patient with heart failure.
It can be ordered online at http://www.dunitz.co.uk