Palgrave Macmillan

What happens when work is no longer a place but a state of mind:when the trappings that have defined the economy as we knew it are stripped away and we start from the bare essence of what it means to make a living?From corner coffee shops to Fortune 500 companies, workers from all different backgrounds are creating a new reality and prosperity.The...

Among the most prolifically treated topics in grammaticalization approaches to semantic change is the development of periphrastic past constructions, particularly the 'have'-perfects in Romance and other Indo-European languages. This issue is an intriguing one for language researchers since it offers the opportunity to observe language change both...

Twin sisters Witch Rose and Witch Rita are relaxing at home when the king arrives at Rita's front door looking terribly worried. The princess is refusing to smile! Will Witch Rita be able to solve the problem by conjuring up exquisite tiaras, fabulous frocks and boxes of chocs? Or will Witch Rose save the day with a very different approach? A...

An insight into the 'black-box' of leadership learning that has been written to enable the reader to reflect on their own experience and critique this against four case profiles of leadership learning. The book makes a distinctive contribution to our understanding of leadership learning. It provides a theoretical explanation of leadership learning...

This new series is all about negotiating the everyday problems that toddlers encounter, and in Be Quiet, Bertha we meet an adorable elephant who just can't keep quiet ...even when she's asleep! Fortunately Bertha learns that even though she makes lots of mistakes, there are some situations where it's good to be noisy. With sturdy, board pages, fun...

The construct of intellectual disability has developed over centuries and has had different functions at different times; from a concept that was used to describe people from whom society needed protecting from in the late to 19th and early 20th centuries, to one used to describe people who are unable to cope in the current environment. It is now...