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Hardback. Provides an understanding of why the soft budget constraint exists. By investigating state-owned enterprises in Tanzania before, during and after socialism, this book examines the prevalence of the soft budget constraint. The soft budget constraint is defined as an informal institution. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379102
- ISBN
- 9780792379102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.33
€ 195.33
Hardback. This title is an examination of manufacturing innovations - both technical and knowledge-based. It examines the elements that make today's manuacturers successful. Many examples from industry throughout the book should enable the reader to appreciate and comprehend the concepts presented. Editor(s): Swamidass, Paul M. Num Pages: 439 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 439
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378969
- ISBN
- 9780792378969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.88
€ 189.88
Hardback. Policy making in the electric utility and natural gas sectors involves important trade-offs among economic, social, and environmental criteria. This work reviews useful tools for multicriteria decision analysis that can be used to quantify trade-offs and contribute to more informed decision making. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378754
- ISBN
- 9780792378754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.90
€ 129.90
Hardback. As electricity markets are deregulated or face new regulations, pricing strategies must consider such factors as cost, value of service and pricing by objective. This study introduces a family of pricing concepts, methodologies, models, tools and databases focused on market-based pricing. Editor(s): Faruqui, Ahmad; Eakin, Kelly. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 450 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; KNBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378396
- ISBN
- 9780792378396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.93
€ 249.93
The Causal Structure of Long-Term Supply Relationships. An Empirical T...
Jong, Gjalt De; Nooteboom, Bart
Hardback. Helps students learn about industrial organizations in an international perspective. This book reviews the main theories, defines many concepts, offers an overview of literature on alliances, and provides insights into the statistical techniques of LISREL. Num Pages: 155 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCC; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378372
- ISBN
- 9780792378372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.40
€ 190.40
Organizational and Social Perspectives on Information Technology
. Ed(S): Baskerville, Richard; Stage, Jan; De...
Hardback. Intends to denote the transition from past to current to future investigations of the relationships and interactions among four major components: information systems (IS), information technology (IT), organizations, and society. Editor(s): Baskerville, Richard; Stage, Jan; DeGross, Janice. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 542 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 945.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 542
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378365
- ISBN
- 9780792378365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.85
€ 250.85
Hardback. Describes and analyses the roles that projects play in business. This book shows the roles of projects in various industries, how the projects fits in, things to be considered regarding the future of project and that people are an important factor of projects. Editor(s): Lundin, Rolf A.; Hartman, Francis. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMP; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378341
- ISBN
- 9780792378341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.43
€ 128.43
Hardback. Places emphasis on the basic building blocks of market response modeling: markets, data, and sales drivers, through a separate chapter. This title discusses techniques and findings spawned by the marketing information revolution. It emphasizes insights available on marketing sales drivers, especially improved understanding of sales promotion. Series: International Series in Quantitative Marketing. Num Pages: 516 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 901.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378266
- ISBN
- 9780792378266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 335.85
€ 335.85
Paperback. Prior to scanner data, AC Nielsen, the major supplier of information on brand performances, said its business was to provide the score but not to explain or predict it. Now, model-based insights are not only demanded by managers, but can also be meaningfully provided. This work describes models that managers can use as an aid in decision making. Series: International Series in Quantitative Marketing. Num Pages: 661 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 661
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378136
- ISBN
- 9780792378136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 496.10
€ 496.10
hardcover. Brings together leading practitioners, worldwide postal administrations and the courier industry, as well as a number of regulators, academic economists, mailers and lawyers, to examine some of the major policy and regulatory issues facing the postal and delivery industry. Editor(s): Crew, Michael A.; Kleindorfer, Paul R. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 506 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 935.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 506
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378075
- ISBN
- 9780792378075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.79
€ 243.79
Hardback. Contains the papers, discussion notes and workshop reports of 'ISCO4', the fourth international conference in a series instigated by the former IFIP Working Group 8.1 Task Group FRISCO (Framework of Information System Concepts). Editor(s): Falkenberg, Eckhard D.; Lyytinen, Kalle; Verrijn-Stuart, Alexander A. (University of Leiden, The Netherlands). Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; KJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378068
- ISBN
- 9780792378068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.16
€ 250.16
Heuristic Approaches for Telecommunications Network Management, Planni...
Doverspike, Robert. Ed(S): Doverspike, Robert...
Hardback. This text is devoted to heuristic approaches for telecommunications network management, planning and expansion. It aims to bring to the attention of researchers and practitioners techniques and case studies that meet the stringent "time to market" requirements of this industry. Editor(s): Doverspike, Robert; Saniee, Iraj. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJP; KNTT; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from JOURNAL OF HEURISTICS, 6:1, 2000
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377986
- ISBN
- 9780792377986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.18
€ 125.18
Hardback. Discussing measures to improve the results of information systems, this book identifies various factors that explain the shortfall of information systems. It provides a discussion of the measures that can be taken to remove the causes of failure. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377849
- ISBN
- 9780792377849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.83
€ 191.83
hardcover. This handbook offers a broad, advanced overview of the current state of Semidefinite Programming, in nineteen chapters written by the leading experts on the subject. The material is organized in three parts: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications and Extensions. Editor(s): Wolkowicz, Henry; Saigal, Romesh; Vandenberghe, Lieven. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 654 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJ; PBW; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1133.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 654
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377719
- ISBN
- 9780792377719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.03
€ 244.03
Hardback. Multicriterion decision making is concerned with choices among a finite number of possible alternatives. This text concentrates on the basic principles in the domain of discrete multicriterion analysis, and examines each of these principles in terms of their properties and their implications. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 395 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 395
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377566
- ISBN
- 9780792377566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.28
€ 195.28
Hardback. Investigates industrial policy during a time of deregulation, privatization and an interest in small government. This book combines scholarship from different countries, different institutional contexts, and different theoretical perspectives. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 502 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1950.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 502
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377504
- ISBN
- 9780792377504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.00
€ 256.00
Hardback. Summarizing the state of the art in risk perception research and core issues of cross-cultural comparisons, this work consists of four cross-cultural studies on public attitudes towards risk in different countries, including the United States, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Sweden, Bulgaria, Romania, Japan, and China. Editor(s): Renn, Ortwin; Rohrmann, Bernd. Series: Risk, Governance and Society. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMH; KJMD; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377474
- ISBN
- 9780792377474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.88
€ 191.88
Hardback. Real options theory attempts to consider management's flexibility in valuation analysis and corrects the deficiencies of the traditional discounted present-value and decision tree analyses. This book provides an introduction and overview of the subject, and then provides the reader with a primer on real options. Editor(s): Alleman, James E.; Noam, Eli M. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377344
- ISBN
- 9780792377344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.91
€ 128.91
Computing Tools for Modeling, Optimization and Simulation
. Ed(S): Laguna, Manuel; Gonzalez-Velarde, Jo...
Hardback. Reflects the need for preserving the marriage between operations research and computing in order to create more efficient and powerful software tools. This book includes 17 papers that cover a range of topics related to the interface between operations research and computer science. Editor(s): Laguna, Manuel; Gonzalez-Velarde, Jose Luis. Series: Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; KJ; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377184
- ISBN
- 9780792377184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.86
€ 246.86
Hardback. The dominant position of the oil-producing countries is challenged in the international oil market by the international oil companies. The private international oil companies, already comparable in size to the largest of the NOCs, have managed to make advances in efficiency in the field of organization, finance, human capital and technology. Series: Studies in Industrial Organization. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377092
- ISBN
- 9780792377092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.73
€ 126.73