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Hardback. Focuses on the contribution of one of the most prominent scholars in the strategy field, Michael Porter, from both a practitioner, that is Chief Executive Officer (CEO), perspective, and from a research perspective. Editor(s): Bosch, F. A. J. van den; Man, A. P. de. Num Pages: 107 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 343.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 107
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792398950
- ISBN
- 9780792398950
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€ 118.49
€ 118.49
Hardback. Scientists and regulators have struggled to define the role of theory, experiments, models and common sense in risk analysis. This book arises from efforts at regulatory agencies and industries to bring more science into health risk analysis. It covers the characterization of exposure to pollutants and other sources of risk. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792398981
- ISBN
- 9780792398981
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€ 123.12
€ 123.12
Hardback. Highlights the role that insurance and performance standards can play in managing environmental risk. This book analyzes the ability of insurance to play a role in managing environmental risk. It outlines the role insurance plays in society and analyzes the insurability of the risks. Series: Studies in Risk and Uncertainty. Num Pages: 107 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; KFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 354.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 107
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399018
- ISBN
- 9780792399018
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Condition: New
€ 121.14
€ 121.14
The Virtual Utility. Accounting, Technology and Competitive Aspects of...
. Ed(S): Awerbuch, Shimon; Preston, Alistair
Hardback. Identifies areas of research by presenting academic and practitioner research intended to further our understanding of the strategic, technologically-driven issues confronting the electricity production/distribution process. Editor(s): Awerbuch, Shimon; Preston, Alistair. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 409 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1730.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 409
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399025
- ISBN
- 9780792399025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 240.17
€ 240.17
Hardback. Focuses on the issues arising from a political economy perspective on globalization and development, with an emphasis on such issues as erosion of national sovereignty, the implications of globalization for class relations and development, gender equity, increasing tensions between North and South, and more. Editor(s): Gupta, Satyadev. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399032
- ISBN
- 9780792399032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.27
€ 182.27
Hardback. This volume describes the stabilization properties of fiscal policies on business cycles and growth within dynamic equilibrium models. It also gives attention to automatic stabilization within an economic union. Editor(s): Hairault, Jean-Olivier; Henin, Pierre-Yves; Portier, Franck. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399070
- ISBN
- 9780792399070
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Condition: New
€ 239.02
€ 239.02
Exchange Rates, Capital Flows and Monetary Policy in a Changing World ...
. Ed(S): Gruben, William C.; Gould, David M.;...
Hardback. The growth of international capital flow has provided further opportunities and risks in emerging markets. This volume is the result of a conference exploring this phenomenon, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Editor(s): Gruben, William C.; Gould, David M.; Zarazaga, Carlos E. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399087
- ISBN
- 9780792399087
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Condition: New
€ 123.66
€ 123.66
Hardback. Presents a comparative and international perspective on the state of research in monetary theory, and the application of monetary theory to important policy issues. Editor(s): Cohen, Avi J.; Hagemann, H.; Smithin, John N. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1390.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399094
- ISBN
- 9780792399094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.07
€ 238.07
Advances in Sensitivity Analysis and Parametric Programming
. Ed(S): Gal, Tomas; Greenberg, Harvey J.
Hardback. Presents qualitative sensitivity analysis, as well as elements of mixed integer programming and gives a perspective of nonlinear programming. This book shows results using the optimal partition approach, stemming from interior methods, for both linear and quadratic programming. It also examines the special case of network models. Editor(s): Gal, Tomas; Greenberg, Harvey J. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 581 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1023.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 581
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399179
- ISBN
- 9780792399179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 305.17
€ 305.17
Hardback. Covers the core body of intergovernmental fiscal relations, including optimal size for jurisdictions and assignment of public sector functions, the formulation and execution of tax policy in an intergovernmental setting, and the appropriate structure and use of intergovernmental transfers. Editor(s): Fisher, Ronald C. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399186
- ISBN
- 9780792399186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.07
€ 238.07
Hardback. Food security is defined as the ability of countries, regions, or households to meet their required levels of food consumption at all times. This book addresses the roles of trade, policy development, and economic cooperation in creating sustainable food security in the West African region. Editor(s): Okyere, W. Asenso; Benneh, E. Y.; Tims, W. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFD; KCN; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399193
- ISBN
- 9780792399193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.57
€ 186.57
Hardback. Arguing that contemporary economic and political change make household level behaviour increasingly significant in the economy, this text investigates interrelations between household and economic change. Editor(s): Wheelock, Jane; Mariussen, Age. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399308
- ISBN
- 9780792399308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.79
€ 123.79
Hardback. Employing the talents of both a biographer and an economist, the author examines Ricardo's early years, his Sephardic origins and his employment in the London financial markets, as well as his later work on money and banking, international trade, economic instability and the theory of rent and value. Num Pages: 691 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1150.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 691
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399377
- ISBN
- 9780792399377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.59
€ 236.59
hardcover. Entropy optimization is a useful combination of classical engineering theory (entropy) with mathematical optimization. A systematic presentation with proper mathematical treatment of this material is needed in all application areas. The purpose of this book is to meet this need. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 343 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399391
- ISBN
- 9780792399391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.32
€ 187.32
Hardback. What is the relationship between technological innovation and economic growth? This title answers this question through an analysis of four technological systems - factory automation, electronics and computers, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, and powder technology - and their impact on Sweden's economic performance. Editor(s): Carlsson, Bo. Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; KC; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399407
- ISBN
- 9780792399407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.46
€ 238.46
Hardback. Explores theoretical and practical implications of reflecting the fair value of liabilities for insurance companies. This book discusses the disclosure of these values to the financial and regulatory communities and auditing firms which are actually calculating this illusive but important variable. Editor(s): Vanderhoof, Irwin T.; Altman, Edward I. Series: The New York University Salomon Center Series on Financial Markets and Institutions. Num Pages: 400 pages, 101 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399414
- ISBN
- 9780792399414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 239.63
€ 239.63
Hardback. Takes a macroeconomic policy approach to analyzing a question of the healthcare debate: Can the anticipated increasing rate of growth in future healthcare expenditures be financially absorbed by the society's increasing income and output? This book explains how healthcare financing could in the future be ethically, and economically accomplished. Series: Research Monographs in Japan-U.S.Business and Economics. Num Pages: 150 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; KCL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 910.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399483
- ISBN
- 9780792399483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.95
€ 121.95
Hardback. Intends to provide an analysis of the emerging political and economic dilemmas EC member nations face on the road to Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) since the signing of the Maastricht Treaty. This book addresses the critical economic and political issues that threaten the European integration process during this decade and beyond. Num Pages: 470 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KCBM; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1890.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399513
- ISBN
- 9780792399513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.01
€ 197.01
Hardback. Deals with shiftwork-work that is performed during other than normal daytime hours. This book examines changes in weekly hours worked by fixed capital over long periods of time, and the significance of those changes in the measurement of long-run productivity change. Num Pages: 399 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1680.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 399
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399551
- ISBN
- 9780792399551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 239.86
€ 239.86
Hardback. This work examines the foundations of queueing theory and is intended as an advanced text for courses on queueing theory, as well as a professional reference to queueing research. The results of queueing theory are established within the context of the book's instructional framework. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399629
- ISBN
- 9780792399629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.04
€ 123.04
Hardback. Addresses marketing decisions under stochastic conditions in a unified framework within which potential interactions among the firm's marketing efforts may take place. This book begins with static, stochastic formulations of individual marketing decisions for single-product, competitive firms and formal results are presented and analyzed. Series: International Series in Quantitative Marketing. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399643
- ISBN
- 9780792399643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.38
€ 238.38
hardcover. Explores the meta-heuristics approach called tabu search. This book presents the major ideas of tabu search with examples that show their relevance to multiple applications. It is suitable for researchers and practitioners in management science, industrial engineering, economics, and computer science. Num Pages: 401 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; TNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399650
- ISBN
- 9780792399650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 239.63
€ 239.63
Hardback. Divided into topical parts, this book addresses the issues in the use of panels for transportation planning: panels as evaluation tools, regional planning applications, accounting for response bias, and modeling and forecasting issues. These parts describe panel applications in the US, Australia, Great Britain, Japan, and the Netherlands. Editor(s): Golob, Thomas F. Series: Transportation, Research, Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399667
- ISBN
- 9780792399667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.41
€ 188.41
Hardback. Offers practical guidance in the use of statistical models for empirical research in strategic management. This book features four topical areas such as: strategic analysis and firm strategies; the resource-based view of the firm; transaction costs, agency theory, and the boundaries of the firm; and corporate alliances, acquisitions and networks. Editor(s): Ghertman, Michel; Obadia, Jacques; Arregle, Jean-Luc. Num Pages: 376 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399704
- ISBN
- 9780792399704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.93
€ 187.93