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Paperback. Offers an insight into the way organizations implement policies and procedures to prevent future disasters occurring. This book demonstrates a number of reasons why individuals and groups of people fail to learn from disasters. It is useful for those involved in risk management, disaster planning, and security and safety management. Num Pages: 145 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781899287758
- ISBN
- 9781899287758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.41
€ 129.41
hardcover. Series: ILR Press Books. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801438738
- ISBN
- 9780801438738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.07
€ 63.07
Hardback. This is a collection of papers on industrial policy - the role of governments in promoting industrial development - and the particular significance of technology development. Essays include the debate on industrial policy and the nature of technology development. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JPQB; KCM; PDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333674109
- ISBN
- 9780333674109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.23
€ 119.23
Paperback. This is a collection of papers on industrial policy - the role of governments in promoting industrial development - and the particular significance of technology development. Essays include the debate on industrial policy and the nature of technology development. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JPQB; KCM; PDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333674116
- ISBN
- 9780333674116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Hardcover. The first book to present practical methods for using the technique of scenario planning to chart a company's course. The program offered here is based on methods developed at Royal Dutch Shell and popularized by Peter Schwartz in the bestselling The Art of the Long View. Editor(s): Fahey, Liam; Randall, Robert M. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR; KCJ; KJC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 239 x 34. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471303527
- ISBN
- 9780471303527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.20€ 49.58
€ 59.20
€ 49.58
Hardback. This volume furnishes insights about the financial crisis and how to move beyond it from the perspectives of aesthetic management, high reliability and crisis management, and sustainability science. Editor(s): Shrivastava, Paul; Statler, Matt. Series: High Reliability and Crisis Management. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804770095
- ISBN
- 9780804770095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.73
€ 92.73
Paperback. This analysis of South Korea's development experience can present lessons for development in the 21st century. Situating the development experience of South Korea within the framework of the capability enhancing state, this volume examines the empowering institutions and policies of South Korea between 1945 and 2000. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCL; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349464456
- ISBN
- 9781349464456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.33
€ 119.33
Hardcover. This analysis of South Korea's development experience can present lessons for development in the 21st century. Situating the development experience of South Korea within the framework of the capability enhancing state, this volume examines the empowering institutions and policies of South Korea between 1945 and 2000. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context Series. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; KCG; KCM; KCP; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137339478
- ISBN
- 9781137339478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.38
€ 120.38
Paperback. In this far-ranging and provocative volume, Joe Colombano and Aniket Shah provide global perspectives on the most significant challenges facing modern America, seeking to inspire new ideas to redevelop America. Editor(s): Colombano, Joe; Shah, A. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPP; KCL; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349475995
- ISBN
- 9781349475995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Hardcover. In this far-ranging and provocative volume, Joe Colombano and Aniket Shah provide global perspectives on the most significant challenges facing modern America, seeking to inspire new ideas to redevelop America. Editor(s): Colombano, Joe; Shah, Aniket. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137372123
- ISBN
- 9781137372123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.79
€ 63.79
Hardback. Contains a treatment of how the governors have tackled the dilemmas of policy-making in their own specific political settings. This book explains how the bankers themselves believe they have earned and preserved credibility and how they have maintained and expanded their base of support. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792383031
- ISBN
- 9780792383031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.70
€ 185.70
Paperback. Central bankers play a prominent role in many societies; a few of them even become oracles or celebrities. This volume helps to learn how the bankers themselves believe they have earned and preserved credibility and how they have maintained and expanded their base of support. It is useful to academic economists and leaders in banking service. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792383048
- ISBN
- 9780792383048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.36
€ 182.36
paperback. "Bringing together contributions from leading researchers, this volume reflects on the political, institutional and social factors that have shaped the recent expansion of wind energy, and to consider what lessons this experience may provide for the future expansion of other renewable technologies"-- Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCN; RGB; RND; RNU; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- SKU
- V9781349334964
- ISBN
- 9781349334964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. Addresses the need to understand a workplace by examining how people communicate and learn in one of the industry structures: the automobile industry. The combination of global scale, and the nature of the relationships between the manufacturers and the dealerships make the barriers to communication and learning quite high. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2 tables, 7 figures, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: KJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804757164
- ISBN
- 9780804757164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.11
€ 30.99
€ 29.11
Hardcover. Manufacturing managers are still focused on the short-term tactical issues related to their business. Strategic issues tend to receive less attention. However, manufacturing can play an important strategic role. This book helps managers consider the strategic roles their operations can play and to provide guidance as to what actions can be taken. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJMV5; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230304512
- ISBN
- 9780230304512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Paperback. Nobel laureate Solow shows how Kenneth J. Arrow's classic paper "The Economic Implications of Learning by Doing" fits into the modern theory of economic growth, and uses it as a springboard for a critical consideration of spectacular recent developments that have made growth theory a dynamic topic today. Series: Kenneth J. Arrow Lectures Series. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 9. Weight in Grams: 91.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804728416
- ISBN
- 9780804728416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.97
€ 27.99
€ 26.97
Hardback. Addresses issues faced by teachers in higher and further education, but also those involved in programmes of study for continuing professional development. This book brings together sixteen articles to reflect the way in which educational thinking in higher education has undergone a rapid change. Editor(s): Hommes, Jeanette; Keizer, Piet K. (Maastricht University, The Netherlands); Pettigrew, Malcolm; Troy, John. Series: Educational Innovation in Economics and Business. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792358558
- ISBN
- 9780792358558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.46
€ 186.46
Paperback. Most managers understand the value of building a learning organization. Their goal is to leverage knowledge and make it a key corporate asset, yet they remain uncertain about how best to get started. This work introduces three modes of learning - intelligence gathering, experience, and experimentation - and shows how each mode is deployed. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: KJMV2; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard Business Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591391906
- ISBN
- 9781591391906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.32
€ 24.99
€ 22.32
paperback. Aims to acquaint the reader especially with the cases of local-search-based learning, as well as to introduce methods of constraint-based reasoning, both with respect to their use in automated manufacturing. Some design and planning issues in flexible manufacturing systems are also considered. Series: Production & Logistics Series. Num Pages: 257 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5; TGPC; UYQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Physica Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783790807929
- ISBN
- 9783790807929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.34
€ 62.34
Paperback. Economists have more and more focused on scenarios in which agents' views of the world may be erroneous. This work includes notes which introduce the concept of perfect forecasting rules that provide best least-squares predictions along the evolution of an economic system. Series: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems. Num Pages: 186 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540243229
- ISBN
- 9783540243229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.48
€ 63.48
paperback. This text is dedicated to the use of genetic algorithms in theoretical economic research. Genetic algorithms offer the chance of overcoming the limitations traditional mathematical tractability puts on economic research and thus open new horzions for economic theory. Series: Contributions to Economics. Num Pages: 180 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCH; PBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783790813845
- ISBN
- 9783790813845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.69
€ 63.69
The author draws on his experience and expertise as a Senior Global Executive, CIO, Strategist, Scientist, and Inventor, to provide an in-depth look at the 'learning layer' a new business phenomenon that merges people and systems into a whole new operation and how it will transform the performance of any organization. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJK; KJMV2; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456. Building the Next Level of Intellect in Your Organization. 208 pages, Illustrations. The author draws on his experience and expertise as a Senior Global Executive, CIO, Strategist, Scientist, and Inventor, to provide an in-depth look at the 'learning layer' a new business phenomenon that merges people and systems into a whole new operation and how it will transform the performance of any organization. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KJK; KJMV2; KJU. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 19. Weight: 456.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230103016
- ISBN
- 9780230103016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.82
€ 54.99
€ 45.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJM; KJMV6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 377.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349501953
- ISBN
- 9781349501953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 211.06
€ 211.06
Hardback. Learning Leadership in a Changing World provides direction and support in the form of the 4R Model of Leadership-a theoretically sound, conceptually straightforward, and educationally powerful framework. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 1 graphs, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137476326
- ISBN
- 9781137476326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 211.95
€ 211.95