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HR at the heart of the productivity shift
Money & Business

HR at the heart of the productivity shift

...world that never sleeps. In the long term this threat goes to the very core of modern HR efforts to manage productivity. The ethics of accounting can lead to a reality of growing unaccountability and possible subversion within organisations. Present is a top down blame game, where executives pass the proverbial 'hot potato' onto middle managers who do the same to the...
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Reading communities
Education & Development

Reading communities

...worlds Foster children’s autonomy as readers who can exercise discrimination within and beyond school Build new and more equal reading relationships with families and community members. In this film Dr Rachel Levy of the University of Sheffield draws on her own research to explore the barriers and motivations for shared reading in families. In this film Jon Biddle,...
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Systems explained by Peter Checkland
Money & Business

Systems explained by Peter Checkland

...to management problem solving which is now used and taught world-wide. Checkland, originally from Birmingham, studied chemistry at Oxford in the 1950's and worked as a technologist and then a manager for ICI fibres. But when he made the move from research to management he found that little existed in the way of training and preparation for his new role. Transcript...
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Glastonbury and the festival
History & The Arts

Glastonbury and the festival

...world’s most famous music festivals!...When you hear the word ‘Glastonbury’ you might think back to the memorable gigs of The Rolling Stones (2013), Beyoncé (2011) or Johnny Cash (1994), but there’s another lesser known side to the Somerset town too. Did you know, for example, that Glastonbury is thought to have been an ancient celtic centre of goddess worship?...
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You, me and the future of Wales
Society, Politics & Law

You, me and the future of Wales

...world to create a law to protect and improve the well-being of its people, both now and in the future. This law is called the Well-being of Future Generations Act. The Act only works if people use it. Everybody in Wales has the right to use the Act to help create better tomorrow for our environment and economy, as well as our society and culture. In this guide you will...
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My career goal: Creative and design
History & The Arts

My career goal: Creative and design

...world experiences, providing an inside view of many different jobs, and tips on how to get there. They have over 1000 personal video stories, and every page contains detailed job information and insightful practical advice. Take your learning further The Open University has over 40 years’ experience delivering flexible learning and 170,000 students are studying with us...
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My career goal: Business and administrative
Money & Business

My career goal: Business and administrative

...world experiences, providing an inside view of many different jobs, and tips on how to get there. They have over 1000 personal video stories, and every page contains detailed job information and insightful practical advice. Transcript Transcript Transcript Take your learning further The Open University has over 40 years’ experience delivering flexible learning and...
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Greek Theatre
History & The Arts

Greek Theatre

...world... Greek Theatre An introduction to this album. Attending the theatre in Athens Historians discuss the significance and meaning of theatre in Ancient Greece. Actors in Greek theatre Why actors in ancient Greece wore masks and were highly skilled. How the plays survived How precious Greek plays survived against all odds to influence theatre into the 21st Century....
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