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Hardback. Whether in China or the diaspora, families are the cornerstone of Chinese society. This handbook surveys the economic, political, ethnic and cultural aspects of Chinese families as a social institution, as well as the implications of the one-child policy. Editor(s): Chan, Kwok-bun (Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore). Num Pages: 689 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL; JHBK; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1511.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 689
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461402657
- ISBN
- 9781461402657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.53
€ 200.53
Hardback. For years the Turkish government has been remodeling its energy markets to accord with EU norms. This volume traces the country's regulatory reforms, assesses their impact on Turkey's energy portfolio and trade, and makes additional policy recommendations. Num Pages: 182 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; KCD; KNB; LNCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461402893
- ISBN
- 9781461402893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Based on over 25 years of psychotherapy and consulting experiences, this book offers a revealing look at the behavior of top business leaders and how the next level of aspiring managers can learn to navigate the political and personal landscape. Num Pages: 187 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 9. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461403753
- ISBN
- 9781461403753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.06
€ 27.99
€ 24.06
Macroeconomic Analysis and Economic Policy Based on Parametric Control
Ashimov, Abdykappar Ashimovich; Sultanov, Bah...
Hardback. This volume offers a novel, highly mathematical approach to the solution of very realistic economy control problems. It presents strong examples of the application of mathematical modeling, advanced control theory, and model-based decision making that could be adopted by researchers and graduate students. Num Pages: 266 pages, 36 black & white tables, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCHS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461411529
- ISBN
- 9781461411529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.63
€ 128.63
Paperback. This book covers key topics in entrepreneurship, including entrepreneurial behavior, risk and opportunity recognition, equity financing, business culture and strategy, innovation, and the impact of entrepreneurship on economic growth and development. Editor(s): Acs, Zoltan J.; Audretsch, David B. Series: International Handbook Series on Entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 701 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCC; KJH; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 974.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 701
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461412038
- ISBN
- 9781461412038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 382.06
€ 382.06
Hardback. Applying insights from economics, public finance, political science, law, philosophy, theology and sociology, this book offers a wide-ranging analysis of the complex motivations and rationalizations for tax evasion in their cultural and institutional context. Editor(s): McGee, Robert W. Num Pages: 692 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KFFD1; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1161.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 692
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461412861
- ISBN
- 9781461412861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 431.19
€ 431.19
Designing Public Procurement Policy in Developing Countries
. Ed(S): Yulek, Murat; Taylor, Travis K.
Hardback. This book presents strategies for developing countries to shift demand for manufactured imports into a tool for technology transfer, enhancing absorption capacity and development. Also shows how national procurement policy can assist technological development. Editor(s): Yulek, Murat; Taylor, Travis K. Num Pages: 268 pages, 40 black & white tables, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KCM; KCP; KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461414414
- ISBN
- 9781461414414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.69
€ 128.69
hardcover. Provides a combination of business-driven application scenarios and advanced research in the area of service-level agreements for Clouds and service-oriented infrastructures. This book provides readers with essential information on how to deploy and manage Cloud infrastructures. Case studies are presented at the end of most chapters. Editor(s): Wieder, Philipp; Butler, Joe M.; Theilmann, Wolfgang; Yahyapour, Ramin. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ; UNH; UTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461416135
- ISBN
- 9781461416135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.93
€ 195.93
Paperback. This monograph reviews the optimization concepts underlying fuzzy programming, multi-objective programming, stochastic programming, and genetic algorithms. The authors then apply these concepts to non-cooperative decision-making in hierarchical organizations. Series: Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; PBF; PBUD; PBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461417194
- ISBN
- 9781461417194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Paperback. How does modern, electronic technology facilitate trading, and to what extent does it present new challenges? How does regulation adjust to the changing structure of the markets, and to what extent is it itself a source of change? What are the new problems and solutions for handling institutional orders? This title addresses such issues. Series: Zicklin School of Business Financial Markets Series. Num Pages: 117 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KFF; KJMV5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 211.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 117
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461417231
- ISBN
- 9781461417231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 191.46
€ 191.46
Hardback. This edited edition collates and communicates the latest thinking on how to improve healthcare by improving the delivery of services, thus providing care when and where it is needed most-through application of state-of-the-art scheduling systems. Editor(s): Hall, Randolph W. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 334 pages, 24 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461417330
- ISBN
- 9781461417330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.54
€ 195.54
hardcover. This book provides a practical approach to addressing common information management issues. It gives both the costs and benefits of using linked data techniques with government data and describes how agencies can fulfill their missions with less cost. Editor(s): Wood, David. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; KJQ; UNH; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461417668
- ISBN
- 9781461417668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.57
€ 67.57
hardcover. Introduces an in-depth overview of service description efforts. This book also highlights the recent Unified Service Description Language (USDL) in detail and discusses its methods. It is designed for those working in the service science industry, as well as advanced-level students focused on computer science, engineering and business. Editor(s): Barros, Alistair; Oberle, Daniel. Num Pages: 538 pages, 50 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ; TBC; UMX; UNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1003.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 538
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461418634
- ISBN
- 9781461418634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.37
€ 131.37
Hardback. The first part of this book focuses on ways in which the literature on EU governance and citizenship and participatory democracy deals with citizen activism in public policy making. The second part reports on research projects on civic activism in Europe. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461419419
- ISBN
- 9781461419419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.09
€ 128.09
Hardback. In addition to assessing a variety of theoretical concepts related to information strategy, this volume provides real-life examples from a range of corporations as to how project goals can be achieved through effective deployment of information strategy. Num Pages: 364 pages, 15 black & white tables, 13 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJQ; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 707.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461424277
- ISBN
- 9781461424277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.76
€ 195.76
Paperback. This Festschrift honors George Samuel Fishman, a founder of the field of computer simulation and a leader in the disciplines of operations research and management science. The papers here span the theory, methodology, and application of computer simulation. Editor(s): Alexopoulos, Christos; Goldsman, David M.; Wilson, James R. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 329 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KC; PBC; PBF; PBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461424536
- ISBN
- 9781461424536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.53
€ 194.53
Paperback. This book explores a new internal market structure for service organizations and the implications this presents for managers and scholars in the 21st century workplace. The book develops new organizational forms to manage emerging knowledge services. Series: Service Science: Research and Innovations in the Service Economy. Num Pages: 189 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461424543
- ISBN
- 9781461424543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. China's economy has undergone tremendous change. This insightful book examines the evolving Chinese financial system. It provides alternative perspectives of the system's evolution and its potential contribution to economic growth. Editor(s): Barth, James R; Tatom, John A; Yago, Director of Capital Studies Glenn (State University of New York, Stony Brook). Num Pages: 658 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQB; KCL; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1027.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 658
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461424574
- ISBN
- 9781461424574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.78
€ 186.78
Closed-End Funds, Exchange-Traded Funds, and Hedge Funds
Anderson, Seth; Born, Jeffery A.; Schnusenber...
paperback. This text presents a carefully focused and understandable description of closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds, and hedge funds, highlighting the big, unresolved questions, while also including careful and fair accounts of the state of the literature. Series: Innovations in Financial Markets and Institutions. Num Pages: 140 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KFF; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 225.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461424581
- ISBN
- 9781461424581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.67
€ 116.67
Paperback. With a particular focus on inventory models where these world events are modeled by Markov processes, the authors present their research on Markovian demand inventory models, which was carried out over a period of ten years beginning in the early nineties. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 275 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMP; KJMV5; PBF; PBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 427.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461424666
- ISBN
- 9781461424666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.83
€ 149.83
Paperback. Focusing on switching diffusion processes that involve both continuous dynamics and discrete events, this comprehensive study moves from basic properties such as Feller and strong Feller to the numerical solutions of switching diffusions and stability. Series: Stochastic Modelling and Applied Probability. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; PBT; TJFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461424703
- ISBN
- 9781461424703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.93
€ 128.93
Paperback. This important new work provides a comprehensive discussion of the customer satisfaction evaluation problem. It presents an overview of the existing methodologies as well as the development and implementation of an original multicriteria method dubbed MUSA. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 308 pages, 129 black & white illustrations, 57 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; PBUH; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461425021
- ISBN
- 9781461425021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 249.76
€ 249.76
Paperback. This handbook examines bioenergy from a global perspective. It covers topics regarding the effect of biofuel production on such things as food production, the environment, international trade and policy. It includes fresh research on controversial issues. Editor(s): Khanna, Madhu; Scheffran, Jurgen; Zilberman, David. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 453 pages, 88 black & white illustrations, 70 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KC; PSAF; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 453
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461425045
- ISBN
- 9781461425045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 317.21
€ 317.21
Paperback. While maintaining the rigorous linear programming instruction required, Murty's new book is unique in its focus on developing modeling skills to support valid decision-making for complex real world problems, and includes solutions to brand new algorithms. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 508 pages, 47 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; PBF; PBUH; PBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461425175
- ISBN
- 9781461425175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.83
€ 129.83