O2x Human Performance

For the past 100 years, we’ve progressively dehumanized our places of work. We’ve learned to systemize, homogenize, and mechanize – all in the quest for greater efficiency and cost-saving. We’ve forgo

Kinesiology taping on human athletes is all the rage: widely used by physical therapists, chiropractors, and personal trainers, we see it on Olympians, runners, basketball players—on amateurs

Based on twenty years of research on the social regulation of academic performances, this book offers theoretical and empirical arguments in favour of the inclusion of the social dimension of human be

This book challenges the industry to demand greater requisite performance from its practitioners as older providers retire and newer practitioners tend to rely on software to generate “opinions” that

For fans of Attack on Titan, a near-future series where humanity's hope lies in creating a human superweapon. In the early 21st century, the majority of Earth’s landmass is submerged due to rising sea

This exhaustive survey assesses the performance of the United Nations and its member states in all key areas, at the same time as laying down a road map for sustainable development in the future. Depl

Appealing to humans' basic instincts to increase influence, buy-in and resultsSurvival of the species comes down to three basic instincts, say behavioral research strategists Dan Gregory and Kieran Fl

This book analyzes the behavior of chairs and deans through the political, structural, human resources, and symbolic frames. Lessons learned from the negative as well as the positive scenarios are hig

Though Shakespeare is all but exclusively concerned with individuality in his exploration of the human condition, argues Wiegandt (English literature, Freie U., Berlin), the enduring appeal of his pla

We offer these texts bundled together at a discount for your students.Stephen A. Kapp, Agency-Based Program Evaluation: Lessons From PracticeThis text aids both students and practitioners in articulat

"Over the past 10 years in the field of human and organizational development, the approach to team building has moved from problem solving and conflict management to helping work groups and organizati

This book analyzes the behavior of chairs and deans through the political, structural, human resources, and symbolic frames. Lessons learned from the negative as well as the positive scenarios are hig

Despite growing concern with the effects of concurrent task demands on human performance, and research demonstrating that these demands are associated with vulnerability to error, so far there has bee

SUPERANNO Millions of runners use Speed & Distance devices, and serious participants know that the technology can provide an edge over the competition. The Runner's Edge unlocks the mystery and po

This book offers both the theoretical background behind the minority effect, teachers' personal experiences as they experienced being a minority, and their analyses and insights for teaching diverse l

Hutchison (U. of North Carolina at Charlotte), a former classroom teacher, compiles 31 essays written by educators in different settings that explore how minority students experience schools and how t

This handbook for corporate managers and human resource personnel focuses on job performance in culturally diverse environments, and how emphasizing the capabilities of each individual employee can of

Personality has always been a predictor of performance. This book of original chapters is designed to fulfill a need for a contemporary treatment of human personality in work organizations. Bringing t

Globalization has a taste for queer cultures. Whether in advertising, film, performance art, the internet, or in the political discourses of human rights in emerging democracies, queerness sells and t

This unique book looks for the first time at archery techniques from the point of view of the interrelationship between the anatomy of the human body and the anatomy of the bow. By highlighting the p

In this book, Michael Fielding develops a searching critique of key elements of education policy and practice, including personalization, target-setting, impact, competition, empowerment, inspection a

Aviation is one of the most active and challenging domains for human factors and applied psychology. Since 1981 the biennial International Symposium on Aviation Psychology has convened to present the

Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics presents the Relative Performance Grading (RPG) system of statistical measures, which ends all arguments over how good college football teams are relative to one anoth

In the past twenty years, we have seen the rise of digital effects cinema in which the human performer is entangled with animation, collaged with other performers, or inserted into perilous or fantast

In the past twenty years, we have seen the rise of digital effects cinema in which the human performer is entangled with animation, collaged with other performers, or inserted into perilous or fantast

This book is a practical guide to the performance of ultrasonography in women of reproductive age for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility. The coverage includes the use of ultrasonography for e

Practitioners in the helping professions today operate in challenging settings where budgets have been cut dramatically, and progression and success are too often defined primarily by key performance

Language is central to human experience and our understanding of who we are, whether written or unwritten, sung or spoken. But what is language and how do we record it? Where does it reside? Does it e

Language is central to human experience and our understanding of who we are, whether written or unwritten, sung or spoken. But what is language and how do we record it? Where does it reside? Does it e

"This book provides an overview of state-of-the-art research that has been conducted within Australia, funded by the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre. The chapters source and contextualize their o

Don't squander your most valuable resource!Collectively, your workers are your company's most important and most valuable asset. To make the most of this asset, nothing beats quantitative performance

Humanoid robotics have made remarkable progress since the dawn of robotics. So why don't we have humanoid robot assistants in day-to-day life yet? This book analyzes the keys to building a successful

Companies like to say people are their most important asset. So why is average turnover of employees still around 15%? Why do organizations let such “important assets” (sometimes accounting for half o

Andy Coolquitt makes objects and environments that exist in symbiosis with human relationships. During the 1990s, his life and work revolved around an expansive studio/artist commune/performance space

"NSCA's Guide to Tests and Assessments" offers strength and conditioning professionals a one-stop resource for the best research-supported fitness and performance measures available. Created by top ex

Examining breath in its role as the ?delivery system” for ideas in musical performance, this provocative book makes a compelling case for the power of submitting oneself to its miracles. The study is

Human Capital and Institutions is concerned with human capital in its many dimensions and brings to the fore the role of political, social, and economic institutions in human capital formation and economic growth. Written by leading economic historians, including pioneers in historical research on human capital, the chapters in this text offer a broad-based view of human capital in economic development. The issues they address range from nutrition in pre-modern societies to twentieth-century advances in medical care; from the social institutions that provided temporary relief to workers in the middle and lower ranges of the wage scale to the factors that affected the performance of those who reached the pinnacle in business and art; and from political systems that stifled the advance of literacy to those that promoted public and higher education. Just as human capital has been a key to economic growth, so has the emergence of appropriate institutions been a key to the growth of human c

Advanced Statistics for Kinesiology and Exercise Science is the first textbook to cover advanced statistical methods in the context of the study of human performance. Divided into three distinct secti

Advanced Statistics for Kinesiology and Exercise Science is the first textbook to cover advanced statistical methods in the context of the study of human performance. Divided into three distinct secti

When affected by events with a strong adverse impact, an organization, all or part, may exhibit signs of collective traumatization that, in turn, deteriorate social bonds, damage external relation