Set sail for high-seas hijinks and nautical nonsense with those paragons of Pirattitude who invented the famous International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Whether readers are old hands at pirating or hopeless landlubbers, the Pirate Guys will have them pirate-savvy in no time with sure-fire pirate pickup lines for any occasion, tips on how to make their pirate party a buccaneer ball that even Martha Stewart would be proud of, and help determining their true pirate monicker.

This book contains an Open Access chapter.Volume 41 of Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management offers several original scholarly contributions written by thought leaders in the field of human resources management. These chapters feature the latest research exploring emerging novel areas of HRM.Contributions include an analysis of professional touching behaviour, ideas about the state of our science in HRM, an Open Access chapter on work-life flexibilit...

Volume 42 of Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management offers several original scholarly contributions written by thought leaders in the field of human resources management.Featuring the latest research on novel, emerging areas of HRM, chapters explore metacognition, the role of HR in compensation, real options perspectives, female CEO leadership, corporate social responsibility, a theoretical model of the patriotic organization, and the use of unmeasured latent...

Volume 40 of Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management offers several original scholarly contributions written by thought leaders in the field of human resources management. These chapters feature the latest research exploring emerging new areas of HRM management.Chapters include analysis of “other-rating” alternatives to traditional self-survey information gathering, how governance mechanisms might be utilized to help firms achieve a balance between alignment a...

Volume 39 of Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management contains eight original scholarly monographs written by thought leaders in the field of human resources management.This volume focuses on generational issues that have been created by a global pandemic, gig economy in relation to human resources management, immigrant and refugee issues in human resources management, pay dispersion issues, network structures and human resources management, human resources iss...

""I am going back through your two Caper books. I gotta tell ya, they are great!! " Robert "Cockroach" Blair --- The authors of "Pirattitude!" and "The Diego Garcia Caper" present another tale of the pirates aboard The Festering Boil. The crew has its sights set on glory and gold at the Pirate Olympics, but they run into more trouble than they bargained for when confronted by something more dangerous than Spanish steel - Cap'n Slappy's ex-wives!

"Cap'n Slappy and Ol' Chumbucket are funny, funny men ..." (The Greenman Review) The authors of "Pirattitude!" are at it again. The guys who invented International Talk Like a Pirate Day bring to life a pirate fantasy - a swashbuckling adventure with action, comedy, romance, feats of derring do, and colorful, larger-than-life characters. Join the crew of The Festering Boil as they careen across the Seven Seas in a madcap race for riches, romance and revenge! As one reader said - "Just want...

The third in the "Festering Boil" caper series, by the creators of International Talk Like a Pirate Day and authors of "Pirattitude!" and "A Pirate's Life for Me." When the crew of the Festering Boil return to the Caribbean, they are confronted by an old nemesis with an evil plan. But things take a strange and dangerous turn in the depths of the South American jungle. The crew meets old friends in new places, new friends in old places, there's danger, laughs, swashbuckling and even a littl...

Volume 37 of Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management contains six original scholarly monographs written by thought leaders in the field of human resources management. This volume focuses on human resources branding, innovation and creativity in human resources management, high involvement work systems, work home boundary permeability, the emerging concept of grit in human resources management, and data visualization issues in human resources management.

Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management serves as the premier annual series dedicated to the exploration of cutting-edge topics in the field of human resources management.This volume publishes theoretical and conceptual advancements in the field of human resources management related to leadership, the power of dyadic relationships in leadership development, ethical decision-making, prosocial advocacy for healthcare organizations, discrete incivility, mindfulne...

Examines the state of research of online and blended learning in business disciplines with the intent of identifying opportunities for meaningful future research and enhancing the practice of online teaching in business schools. The book evaluates research from business disciplines such as accounting, economics, finance, information systems (IS), management, marketing, and operations/supply chain management. The author reports on topics attracting interest from scholars in the respective d...

With comprehensive coverage of topics related to learning, training, and development, this volume is a must-have resource for industrial and organizational (I/O) psychologists, human resource (HR) scholars, and adult education specialists. Brown provides a forward-looking exploration of the current research on workplace training, employee development, and organizational learning from the primary point of view of industrial organizational psychology. Each chapter discusses current practices...