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Hardback. Discusses the quantitative analysis of cost structures with a minimum of a priori assumptions on firm technology and on firm behaviour. This study develops an innovative line of attack building on the primal characterisation of the firm's generalised shadow cost minimisation program. Num Pages: 119 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KFFK; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 119
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792386278
- ISBN
- 9780792386278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.17
€ 127.17
Information Security Management & Small Systems Security
. Ed(S): Eloff, J.H.P.; Labuschagne, Les; Sol...
hardcover. Presents a review of perspectives in information security management and small systems security. This book contains selected proceedings of the Seventh Annual Working Conference on Information Security Management and Small Systems Security. It is intended for researchers in computer science, information technology, and business informatics. Editor(s): Eloff, J.H.P.; Labuschagne, Les; Solms, Rossouw von; Verschuren, Jan (Evaluation Centre for Instrumentation and Security Techniques, Delft, The Netherlands). Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; URY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792386261
- ISBN
- 9780792386261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.91
€ 191.91
Hardback. Presents the principles of human health risk analysis as they are applied in environmental decisions. This book balances the discussion of scientific theory and methods, philosophical analysis, and applications in regulatory decisions. It is designed around a series of detailed case studies of environmental risk analysis. Num Pages: 224 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: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792386247
- ISBN
- 9780792386247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82
Multilateralism and Regionalism in the Post-Uruguay Round Era
Memedovic, Olga; Kuyvenhoven, Arie; Molle, Wi...
Hardback. The Post-Uruguay Round era has seen a proliferation of regional preferential trade agreements (PTAs), as well as progressive multilateral trade liberalization initiatives. This work explains the reasons for the concurrent appearance of regionalism and multilateralism in the Post-Uruguay Round era. It also discusses the future of the PTAs. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSU; KCLT1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792386216
- ISBN
- 9780792386216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.97
€ 193.97
Hardback. Addresses the different environments, and human health problems arising from these environments, in third-world and emerging societies. This book examines the scope of human health effects and environmental interventions, including engineering and technical, educational and legislative elements. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNXC; MBNH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792386162
- ISBN
- 9780792386162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.30
€ 193.30
Hardback. Marketing management support systems are designed to make marketing managers more effective decision makers in this electronic era. This book focuses on marketing management support systems. It deals with the question of how to determine the most effective type of support for a given marketing decision maker in a particular decision situation. Series: International Series in Quantitative Marketing. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJS. 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
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792386155
- ISBN
- 9780792386155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.06
€ 130.06
Hardback. The authors are leading experts within the international community in the field of production management. Containing case studies and research findings, this book deals with methods and tools suitable for designing, managing, and controlling processes within the supply chain. Editor(s): Mertins, Kai; Krause, Oliver; Schallock, Burkhard. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 596 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5; TD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1023.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792386056
- ISBN
- 9780792386056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.23
€ 252.23
hardcover. This text seeks to elucidate the nature and methodology of Islamic political economy, offering a comparative study of occidental thought in the same area. Topics of microeconomics and macroeconomic theory are covered. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFM; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792386018
- ISBN
- 9780792386018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.64
€ 194.64
Hardback. Contains a selection of papers, presented at the Eighth Foundations and Applications of Utility and Risk Theory conference in Mons, Belgium. This book addresses some of the questions that have emerged in the research on decision-making and risk theory. It describes the interactions between individual and the environment the emergence of beliefs. Editor(s): Machina, Mark J.; Munier, Bertrand R. Series: Theory and Decision Library. Num Pages: 378 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385998
- ISBN
- 9780792385998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.64
€ 194.64
Hardback. Macroeconomic Modelling has undergone radical changes. This volume focuses on those areas which have undergone the most significant and imaginative developments. It includes specific sections on Solving Large Macroeconomic Models, Rational Expectations and Learning Approaches, Macro Dynamics, and Long Run and Closures. Editor(s): Hallett, Andrew J. Hughes (Vanderbilt University, Dept. of Economics, Nashville, TN, USA); McAdam, Peter. Series: Advances in Computational Economics. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385981
- ISBN
- 9780792385981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.22
€ 193.22
Hardback. Explores the consumer perspectives of the introduction of the Euro. This volume contains the main sections of a report prepared by the Euro Working Group of the Consumer Committee. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from JOURNAL OF CONSUMER POLICY, 22:1,
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385936
- ISBN
- 9780792385936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.23
€ 192.23
Hardback. This text has collected research into the transportation of science, covering its fundamental concepts, methods and principles. The purpose of this handbook is to define transportation as a scientific discipline that transcends transportation technology and methods. Editor(s): Hall, Randolph W. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 532 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 946.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385875
- ISBN
- 9780792385875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.00
€ 251.00
Hardback. Uses a Russian example to illustrate the intricate mechanics of frontier emerging equity market analysis. This book develops a comprehensive framework for valuing a frontier equity market. It also discusses the philology of the frontier market valuation debate. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385851
- ISBN
- 9780792385851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Development
. Ed(S): Kersten, Gregory E.; Mikolajuk, Z.; ...
Hardback. Explores the area of decision support system (DSS) in the context of sustainable development. This book covers the concept of sustainable development, defines DSS and how it can be used in the planning and management of sustainable development, and examines the state of the art in DSS use. Editor(s): Kersten, Gregory E.; Mikolajuk, Z.; Yeh, Anthony Gar-on. Num Pages: 423 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 423
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385820
- ISBN
- 9780792385820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.70
€ 195.70
hardcover. Contains the proceedings of a conference held in honor of Robert P Flood. This book includes five papers on topics in international finance; two of these papers, as well as the panel discussion, focus on speculative attacks and financial crises. Editor(s): Isard, Peter; Razin, Assaf; Rose, Andrew K. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385790
- ISBN
- 9780792385790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.91
€ 128.91
New Information Technologies in Organizational Processes
. Ed(S): Ngwenyama, Ojelanki; Introna, Lucas ...
Hardback. Discusses the social and organizational issues surrounding the implementation and use of new technologies in organizational processes. This book discusses: Implementation of ERP; Electronic commerce; Intranet implementation; The management of standards; Issues of organizational analysis; Understanding BPR tools; and Collaborative technologies. Editor(s): Ngwenyama, Ojelanki; Introna, Lucas D.; Myers, Michael David; DeGross, Janice. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385783
- ISBN
- 9780792385783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.99
€ 192.99
Hardback. Broadly speaking, the age in which we find ourselves could be more aptly described as a global, knowledge-intensive age. Thus, there is a need for us to look more closely at various collective sequences of learning, knowledge exchange and innovation in a spatial setting. This book deals with this topic. Editor(s): Batten, David F.; Bertuglia, Cristoforo S.; Martellato, Dino; Occelli, Sylvie. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385776
- ISBN
- 9780792385776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.19
€ 193.19
Hardback. Offering an overview of the main questions that have to be addressed explicitly or implicitly when making income inequality comparisons, this volume offers a historical survey of the link between the personal and functional distributions of incomes. It also reviews specific issues in and applications of income inequality analysis. Editor(s): Silber, Jacques. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 680 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1127.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385745
- ISBN
- 9780792385745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 361.52
€ 361.52
Hardback. A compilation of views of leading academics and practitioners on how financial service firms can succeed in the competitive environment. This book is based on two conferences held at New York University. It is designed to be a compendium of leading edge thinking and practice in the management of financial services firms. Editor(s): Melnick, Edward L.; Nayyer, Praveen R.; Pinedo, Michael; Seshadr, Sridhari. Num Pages: 484 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385721
- ISBN
- 9780792385721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 284.48
€ 284.48
hardcover. Describes methods for developing multiobjective solutions to common production scheduling equations modeling in the literature as flowshops, job shops and open shops. This text shows how methods such as Elitist Nondominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm (ENGA) can find a bevy of Pareto optimal solutions for them. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5; TGPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385615
- ISBN
- 9780792385615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.70
€ 247.70
hardcover. A wide gulf now exists between theory and practice in the field of management. This book includes topics that should provoke the reader to ponder on the complexities of the multi-faceted managerial scene and to question the basis of many managerial practices as well as the validity of theories propounded in the literature. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385578
- ISBN
- 9780792385578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.59
€ 193.59
Hardback. Explores the general nature of the finance industry, of the institutions which make it up, of the people in it and the pressures they are under. This book provides an examination of the guidance people can obtain from four of the world's great religions on exactly how people ought to behave when engaged in the financial industry. Num Pages: 164 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385561
- ISBN
- 9780792385561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.65
€ 192.65
Hardback. The issue of organizational legitimacy is increasingly gaining the attention of researchers and managers. While legitimacy can be described in a number of ways, defined by the harder social sciences it has usually been considered a static, one-dimensional characteristic. This work explores how organizations enact strategies to gain legitimacy. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385455
- ISBN
- 9780792385455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82
Hardback. Analyzes the determinants of firm performance in the life insurance industry by identifying the 'practices' employed by insurers to succeed in this business environment. This book offers a survey of life insurer management practices and strategic choices in distribution systems, mergers and acquisitions, human resources and financial strategies. Editor(s): Cummins, J. David; Santomero, Anthony M. Series: Innovations in Financial Markets and Institutions. Num Pages: 369 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFN; KNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385356
- ISBN
- 9780792385356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.97
€ 247.97