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hardcover. Without a clear and organized view of where and how entrepreneurship manifests itself, policy makers have been left in uncharted waters without an analytical compass. This book intends to provide such an analytical compass for directing how public policy can shape and promote entrepreneurship. Editor(s): Audretsch, David B.; Thurik, Roy; Verheul, Ingrid; Wennekers, Sander. Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376859
- ISBN
- 9780792376859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.03
€ 199.03
Hardback. Presents computer programs used to implement the methods discussed in the respective chapters. This book is suitable for researchers and graduate students studying complex systems in finance, biology, and physics, as well as those applying such methods to nonlinear time series analysis and signal processing. Editor(s): Soofi, Abdol S.; Cao, Liangyue. Series: Studies in Computational Finance. Num Pages: 488 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCH; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 901.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376804
- ISBN
- 9780792376804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 381.14
€ 381.14
Hardback. No antitrust case in history has attracted as much public attention as US v Microsoft Corp. This work constitutes an early effort to analyze some of the central issues and to put the case in the context of the ongoing debate over the role of government in managing markets - especially in technology driven New Economy industries. Editor(s): Evans, David S. Series: The Milken Institute Series on Financial Innovation and Economic Growth. Num Pages: 486 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCLF; KJVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 873.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376675
- ISBN
- 9780792376675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.84
€ 203.84
Hardback. Presents models, methods, and techniques for building, managing and using corporate memories. This book is divided into five parts: methods; knowledge-based approaches; ontologies and documents; case-based reasoning approaches; and, distributed and collaborative approaches. Editor(s): Dieng-Kuntz, Rose; Matta, Nada. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376590
- ISBN
- 9780792376590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.38
€ 132.38
Hardback. Why do we need to understand audit committees? The Cadbury Committee recommended that UK companies should adopt them in response to financial scandals that have stemmed from dubious financial reporting practices. This book argues that such criticism overlooks the ceremonial function of these committees. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 459.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376491
- ISBN
- 9780792376491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.51
€ 131.51
Hardback. Investigates optimal investment problems for stochastic financial market models. This work is intended for academics and students who are interested in the mathematics of finance, stochastic processes, and optimal control, and also for practitioners in risk management and quantitative analysis. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJ; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376484
- ISBN
- 9780792376484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Hardback. Offering insights to problems in postal and delivery economics, this book covers issues including international postal policy, the universal service obligation, regulation, competition, entry, the role of scale and scope economies, the nature and role of cost analysis in postal service, productivity, and interaction of law and economics. Editor(s): Crew, Michael A.; Kleindorfer, Paul R. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 387 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 387
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376385
- ISBN
- 9780792376385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.40
€ 202.40
Hardback. Addresses measurement issues and techniques in agricultural productivity analysis, applying those techniques to data sets for American agriculture. This book provides a guide to using the productivity data available on the website of the US Department of Agriculture/Economic Research Service. Editor(s): Ball, V. Eldon; Norton, George W. Series: Studies in Productivity and Efficiency. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KNAC; TV. 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
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376224
- ISBN
- 9780792376224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.69
€ 200.69
Hardback. Addresses the questions, 'What is health risk analysis?' and 'How can its potentialities be developed to be most valuable to public health decision-makers and other health risk managers'. Risk analysis provides methods and principles for answering these questions. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 556 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 556
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376156
- ISBN
- 9780792376156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.43
€ 205.43
Institutions and Systems in the Geography of Innovation
. Ed(S): Feldman, Maryann P.; Massard, Nadine
Hardback. This volume provides a collection of theoretical articles and empirical studies on innovation and location by focusing on the institutions and systems that mediate knowledge spillovers. The objective is to provide an international comparison using a variety of approaches. Editor(s): Feldman, Maryann P.; Massard, Nadine. Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation. Num Pages: 370 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376149
- ISBN
- 9780792376149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.62
€ 201.62
Hardback. Proposes the idea of networked business school to cope with the challenges. This book deals with economic and organizational realities which can best be viewed from the perspective of network organization, management knowledge and education which should reflect these transformations to survive. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375951
- ISBN
- 9780792375951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.57
€ 131.57
Human Resource Development and Information Technology
. Ed(S): Sleezer, Catherine M.; Wentling, Tim...
Hardback. Describes the changes that are occur as technology plays a more central role in human resource development. This book compares methods and tools that organizations can use to create their own practices for developing their most critical resource-people. Editor(s): Sleezer, Catherine M.; Wentling, Tim L.; Cude, Roger L. Series: Operations Research/Computer Science Interface S. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375944
- ISBN
- 9780792375944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.75
€ 199.75
Hardback. This text explains the way in which information and knowledge are treated in contemporary economic theories. It gathers together contributions on the role of information in the various theories covered, including: system analysis; game theory; and the theories of market pricing. Editor(s): Petit, Pascal. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPF; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375715
- ISBN
- 9780792375715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.05
€ 132.05
Comprehensive Assessment of the Role of Risk in U.S.Agriculture
. Ed(S): Just, Richard E.; Pope, Rulon D.
Hardback. After the research on agricultural risk, the treatment of risk in agricultural research is far from harmonious. This book is intended to: define the state of the literature on agricultural risk research; provide a critical evaluation of economic risk research on agriculture; and set a research agenda that meets future needs and prospects. Editor(s): Just, Richard E.; Pope, Rulon D. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 600 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJMD; KNAC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1017.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375678
- ISBN
- 9780792375678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 261.18
€ 261.18
Hardback. Activist business ethics is needed in order to remedy the wrongdoing committed to stakeholders and minority shareholders. This book examines international aspects, the personification of stakeholders, the predominance of values and ethics for CEOs and the inefficient safeguards of the stakeholders' interests. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 484.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375661
- ISBN
- 9780792375661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Hardback. In this volume, several authors consider various aspects and contexts of performance measurement with regard to the public sector. Editor(s): Fox, Kevin J. Series: Studies in Productivity and Efficiency. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 623.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375630
- ISBN
- 9780792375630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.32
€ 195.32
Hardback. With global e-business and e-commerce initiatives, it has become important that all businesses carefully validate their business objectives, requirements, and strategies through a careful process of formal business modelling. This text negotiates the vast arena of research and practice. Editor(s): Holsapple, C. W.; Jacob, Varghese S. (School of Management, The University of Texas, Dallas, USA); Rao, H. Raghav (State University of New York, Buffalo, USA); Chaudhury, Abhijit; Agrawal, Manish. Series: Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series. Num Pages: 487 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; KJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 901.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 487
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375555
- ISBN
- 9780792375555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.26
€ 204.26
Hardback. Documents the status and perspectives of real estate education. This book intends to inform students, academics and practitioners about the situation in a wide range of countries and to provide a foundation for the real estate discipline. Series: Research Issues in Real Estate. Num Pages: 523 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 523
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375531
- ISBN
- 9780792375531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.99
€ 259.99
Hardback. Presents a view of Globalization and Regionalization that holds that the interaction between a more open trading system and the telecommunications and computer technology has substantially increased productivity and facilitated the fragmentation of the production process. Editor(s): Audretsch, David B.; Bonser, Charles F. Num Pages: 125 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 125
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375524
- ISBN
- 9780792375524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.12
€ 130.12
Hardback. Intends to provide research in the area of empirical Internet forecasting, demand analysis, pricing and planning. This book aims to educate the reader about how traditional analytic techniques can be used to access Internet growth and how new approaches can better address the pricing, planning and regulatory issues of Internet growth. Editor(s): Loomis, David G.; Taylor, Lester D. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375463
- ISBN
- 9780792375463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.89
€ 132.89
Hardback. Concerned with situations in which several persons reach decisions independently and the final consequence depends, potentially, upon each of the decisions taken, this book illustrates with examples the various formalizations, or rationality criteria and explores the relationships among the different criteria's. Series: Theory and Decision Library C. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1190.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375401
- ISBN
- 9780792375401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.62
€ 132.62
Hardback. Describes three global changes that enabled the developments in the field of supply chains. This book presents the changes to be the explosive growth of the Internet; the growth in free-market economies with the corresponding political interest in global economic stability; and the emergence of a global managerial culture focused on performance. Editor(s): Song, Jing-Sheng; Yao, David D. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 444 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375340
- ISBN
- 9780792375340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.07
€ 203.07
hardcover. This volume deals with innovative trends in communications systems, information processing, and security and trust in electronic commerce, business, and government. Editor(s): Schmid, Beat; Stanoevska-Slabeva, Katarina; Tschammer, Volker. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 875 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJE; KNP; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1511.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Number of pages
- 875
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375296
- ISBN
- 9780792375296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.36
€ 256.36
Hardback. Bridges the gap between the technical and social aspects of information systems and information technology. This title deals with communication and pragmatics, and organisational systems. It focuses on organisational systems, which may or may not include a computer system as a component. Editor(s): Liu, Kecheng; Clarke, Rodney J. (Dept. of Information Systems, Wollongong University, Australia); Andersen, Peter Bogh; Stamper, Ronald K. Series: Information and Organization Design Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375098
- ISBN
- 9780792375098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.04
€ 133.04