Waging War on Complexity Costs: Reshape Your Cost Structure, Free Up Cash Flows and Boost Productivity by Attacking Process, Product and Organizationa
Shed Revenue-Draining Complexity Costs by Thirty Percent! “This is an ambitious book packed with insight and fresh thinking. Separating good from bad complexity costs is a critical task facing companies today, and the authors provide a compelling roadmap for solving the problem.” Michael B. McCallister, President and CEO, Humana Inc.
Complexity itself is far from an evident notion. In this book, complexity of learning, learning tasks, and learning environments are discussed. With respect to learning and learning tasks, two related but different approaches to the definition of complexity can be taken. A first approach defines complexity in reference to the features of a learning task ....
The remarkable fact that some languages appear to be more complex than others has long been a matter of interest to linguists and has repeatedly motivated efforts to define linguistic complexity and to explain how and why complexity develops and why it is sometimes “maintained” (as Dahl puts it) and sometimes not. In this monograph Dahl presents a theory of linguistic complexity and tries to tackle the mysteries of its growth and occasional longevity.
Offers broad coverage that encompasses the current state of knowledge the cause, nature, and treatment of schizophrenia. Experts from North America and Europe have contributed chapters that address the complexity of schizophrenia in a comprehensive volume on this perplexing mental illness.
The Handbook of Educational Linguistics is a dynamic,
scientifically grounded overview revealing the complexity of this
growing field while remaining accessible for students, researchers,
language educators, curriculum developers, and educational policy
makers.
A single volume overview of educational linguistics, written by leading specialists in its many relevant fields
Takes
into account the diverse theoretical foundations, core themes, major
findings, and practical applications of educational linguistics
Highlights the multidisciplinary reach of educational linguistics
Each chapter portrays the complexity of its subject matter while remaining accessible to a wide audience.
