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Hardback. What are critical systems thinking and critical social theory all about? What are social order, human freedom, and happiness? Can we shape our own destiny? Are the ideas of collective autonomy and responsibility utopian? This book sheds light on these vital questions, offering innovative approaches to understanding society's hypercomplexity. Series: Contemporary Systems Thinking. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306451607
- ISBN
- 9780306451607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.13
€ 187.13
Hardback. Offers comprehensive treatment of the developments in critical systems thinking and practice. This book features contributions by researchers at the prestigious Centre for Systems Studies at the University of Hull, England. It focuses on an analysis of the wide range of approaches to problem solving reported in the research literature. Editor(s): Flood, Robert Louis; Romm, Norma R. A. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306454516
- ISBN
- 9780306454516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.01
€ 238.01
Hardback. Provides a unified scientific explanation of various aspects of human creativity. This book describes the psynet model that integrates ideas from computer science, mathematics, neurobiology, philosophy, and cognitive and personality psychology. It shows how common computer science algorithms fit into the mental and creative process. Series: IFSR International Series on Systems Science and Engineering. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306455186
- ISBN
- 9780306455186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 270.61
€ 270.61
hardcover. Provides rehabilitation and mental health professionals with a strategy to help them and their colleagues work as an integrated team. This book combines a description of the central theory behind the strategy with clinical anecdotes that illustrate its benefits. Series: Springer Series in Rehabilitation and Health. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV2; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- SKU
- V9780306455230
- ISBN
- 9780306455230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.47
€ 124.47
Hardback. Provides chemists, formulators, forensic scientists, teachers, and students with information on the composition of polymeric materials. This resource contains chapters which cover formulations, materials, and analysis of paint, plastic, and adhesives and describe reformulation methods to test analysis results. Series: Topics in Applied Chemistry. Num Pages: 352 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; TDCP; TGPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306455414
- ISBN
- 9780306455414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 269.81
€ 269.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT; KJS; LNCB3; P. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306455636
- ISBN
- 9780306455636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.26
€ 63.26
Hardback. Editor(s): Stowell, Frank A.; Ison, Ray L.; Armson, Rosalind; Holloway, Jacky; Jackson, Sue; McRobb, Steve. Num Pages: 728 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 40. Weight in Grams: 3600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 728
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306456152
- ISBN
- 9780306456152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 363.37
€ 363.37
Hardback. Written by scholars from six countries, this text covers philanthropic foundations in the world's busiest commercial centers - the US and Eastern and Western Europe. It reports on the structures and mindsets that shape foundations' gift giving, and discusses different aspects of foundation management. Editor(s): Anheier, Helmut K.; Toepler, Stefan. Series: Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JKSN1; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306459467
- ISBN
- 9780306459467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.90
€ 185.90
Paperback. Written by scholars from six countries, this text covers philanthropic foundations in the world's busiest commercial centres, the US and Eastern and Western Europe. It reports on the structures and mindsets that shape foundations and discusses different aspects of foundation management. Editor(s): Anheier, Helmut K.; Toepler, Stefan. Series: Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JKSN1; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306459474
- ISBN
- 9780306459474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 183.80
€ 183.80
Hardback. Provides an introduction to the practical tools for addressing variability and uncertainty in support of environmental and human health decision making. This volume features 151 graphs, plots, charts, and figures to supplement a range of examples. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306459566
- ISBN
- 9780306459566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.23
€ 187.23
Hardback. Covers the information systems development, including methods, tools, and applications. This book includes theoretical foundations, directions in information systems development, development methods for web applications, information systems strategy and implementation in various environments and object orientation in systems development. Editor(s): Zupancic, Joze; Wojtkowski, W. Gregory; Wojtkowski, Wita; Wrycza, Stanislaw. Num Pages: 742 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 50. Weight in Grams: 3630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 742
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306460531
- ISBN
- 9780306460531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.07
€ 248.07
Hardback. A survey of the forces or perception and feeling that determine the purchases we make; the roles played by fashion, fads, and status; and the psychological needs that they fulfill. This book discusses how children become consumers and how they change as they age. Series: The Springer Series in Adult Development and Aging. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMC; KJSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306460739
- ISBN
- 9780306460739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.90
€ 151.90
Hardback. Based on the systemic perspectives of value theory, modelling, observation and quantification, this book offers a definition and analysis of the concept of performance of social systems. Editor(s): Parra-Luna, Francisco. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; KJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 2240.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 397
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306463099
- ISBN
- 9780306463099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.22
€ 199.22
Hardback. Offers a guide to the application of Systems Thinking. This book traces the emergence of holistic thinking in various disciplines. It details and provides a critique, based upon social theory, of the range of systems approaches, methodologies, models and methods. It also offers case studies to illustrate systems thinking applied to management. Num Pages: 452 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306465000
- ISBN
- 9780306465000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.12
€ 238.12
Paperback. Systems Thinking is a new paradigm set to revolutionize management practice in the 21st century. This book traces the emergence of holistic thinking in disciplines such as biology, control engineering, sociology and the natural sciences, and provides a critique, based upon social theory of the range of systems approaches and methodologies. Num Pages: 452 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 2320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306465062
- ISBN
- 9780306465062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 276.08
€ 276.08
Hardback. Initiated by the Society of Risk Analysis, this book provides information about predictive methods and tools, monitoring methods, data sources, and key variables that characterize exposure in and around various types of residences (apartments, single-family homes, condos, farmhouses, mobile homes, row houses, retirement homes, and school dorms). Editor(s): Driver, Jeffrey; Baker, Scott R.; McCallum, David. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJMD; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 2230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306465178
- ISBN
- 9780306465178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.87
€ 135.87
Hardback. Series: Network and Systems Management. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306465598
- ISBN
- 9780306465598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.97
€ 188.97
Hardback. Includes written summaries of the specially featured Keynote, plenary, and symposia presentations from a unique gathering of many of the leaders of the systems science movement. This book addresses the common theme of complexity, and the management of complex systems, from the perspective of many different disciplines. Editor(s): Ragsdell, Gillian; Wilby, Jennifer. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJ; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306465864
- ISBN
- 9780306465864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.23
€ 189.23
Hardback. Examines the career sequences of dislocated white-collar corporate managers who want to move to the nonprofit sector. This book highlights the managers' motivations, the structural barriers which prevented them from making the transition, and the methods of penetrating the barriers. It is of interest to human resource managers and sociologists. Series: Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; KCF; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306467202
- ISBN
- 9780306467202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.94
€ 122.94
New Perspectives on Information Systems Development
. Ed(S): Harindranath, Hari; Wojtkowski, Wita...
Hardback. Contains proceedings of the tenth annual conference on Information Systems Development held on August 16-19, 2001. This work includes topics such as: theoretical foundations of information systems development, development methods for web applications, implementation of information systems strategies in new environments, and more. Editor(s): Harindranath, Hari; Wojtkowski, Wita; Zupancic, Joze; Rosenberg, Duska; Wojtkowski, Wita; Wrycza, Stanislaw; Sillince, John A.A. Num Pages: 695 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 44. Weight in Grams: 3460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 695
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306472510
- ISBN
- 9780306472510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 332.14
€ 332.14