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Hardback. Amongst other European and US focussed topics, this volume addresses: the macroeconomic aggregates for England, 1209-2004; capital accumulation in Spain, 1850-2000; British Estate Acts, 1600 to 1830. It also discusses historical trends in food consumption in the United States. Editor(s): Field, Alexander J. Series Editor(s): Field, Alexander J. Series: Research in Economic History. Num Pages: 215 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849507707
- ISBN
- 9781849507707
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Condition: New
€ 118.90
€ 118.90
Hardback. Deals with philanthropy. This title includes major themes in which the tools of choice, endogeneity, and self-selection are employed such as: What increases or decreases charitable activity? and How do organizational and managerial issues affect the performance of non-profit organizations? Editor(s): Issac, R. Mark; Norton, Doug. Series Editor(s): Issac, R. Mark; Norton, Douglas A. Series: Research in Experimental Economics. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN1; KCHS; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781849507684
- ISBN
- 9781849507684
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Condition: New
€ 126.97
€ 126.97
Hardback. Contains twelve papers contributing fresh research to important issues concerning worker welfare. This title offers answers to a number of policy related questions such as: Why are jobs designed the way they are? Does seniority-based pay provide a sufficient motivation for workers? What policies are effective in combating discrimination? Editor(s): Polachek, Solomon W.; Tatsiramos, Konstantinos. Series Editor(s): Polachek, Solomon W.; Tatsiramos, Konstantinos. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KCD; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849507660
- ISBN
- 9781849507660
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Condition: New
€ 143.70
€ 143.70
Hardback. Includes the papers that discuss different aspects of sustainability, environmental performance, and environmental disclosures. This title analyzes what firms do about environmental issues and how these activities and their impact on the environment are disclosed in the financial statements. Editor(s): Freedman, Marty; Jaggi, Bikki. Series: Advances in Environmental Accounting & Management. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KFC; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849507646
- ISBN
- 9781849507646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.31
€ 118.31
Hardback. If an organization has reached a high level of project management maturity, the organization should regard that as a reason for extreme pride among competitors. This book describes the attributes, procedures, and policies that reflect sophisticated organizations. Num Pages: 182 pages, ill. BIC Classification: KJMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781849507608
- ISBN
- 9781849507608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.15
€ 95.15
Hardback. How can we account for continuing inequalities in an era promoting enlightened social and economic connections? What mechanisms of perceptions and politics will enable policy makers and scholars to advance significant progressive change? This title examines accounting's contribution to these challenges given the profession's multifaceted roles. Editor(s): Lehman, Cheryl R. Series: Advances in Public Interest Accounting. Num Pages: 250 pages, ill. BIC Classification: KFCP; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781849507288
- ISBN
- 9781849507288
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Condition: New
€ 118.31
€ 118.31
Hardback. Academic studies have predominantly treated destination branding as a marketing phenomenon that happens to involve tourists as customers in a marketplace. This title attempts to free branding research and practice in tourism from the shackles of marketing that are dominated by the conventional approach of product, price, place, and promotion. Editor(s): Cai, Liping; Gartner, William C.; Munar, Ana Maria. Series Editor(s): Cai, Liping. Series: Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KJS; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849507202
- ISBN
- 9781849507202
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Condition: New
€ 120.98
€ 120.98
Hardback. The fields of pharmaceutical economics and health economics/policy are reaching a point of convergence. This is due to both the widespread availability of pharmaceutical treatments, accompanied by broader insurance coverage, and the regulation of prescription drugs in both private and government plans. This book bridges the gap. Editor(s): Grossman, Michael; Lindgren, Bjorn. Series: Advances in Health Economics & Health Services Research. Num Pages: 368 pages, ill. BIC Classification: KCQ; KNDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849507165
- ISBN
- 9781849507165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.96
€ 154.96
Hardback. Despite the promise for international development, and despite the proven track record of exceptional loan repayment rates, little research has explored the impact this expansion has had on global poverty and economic and social development in general. This title outlines a multidisciplinary research agenda for the field. Editor(s): Watkins, Todd A.; Hicks, Karen. Series: Contemporary Studies in Economic & Financial Analysis. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCC; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781849506816
- ISBN
- 9781849506816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.20
€ 131.20
Hardback. How immigrants and their descendents fare in the host society and in particular in the labor market is a very important question. This work helps to understand the complex relationship between ethnic or minority groups, the role of ethnic identity and their disparate economic performance. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCF; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781849506335
- ISBN
- 9781849506335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.11
€ 149.11
Hardback. Accounting research in emerging economies has grown over the years. This title includes articles that contribute to our understanding of how accounting functions in emerging economies. Editor(s): Tsamenyi, Prof. Mathew; Uddin, Professor Shahzad. Series: Research in Accounting in Emerging Economies. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849506250
- ISBN
- 9781849506250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.73
€ 139.73
Credit, Currency or Derivatives: Instruments of Global Financial Stabi...
Michael G. Papaioannou (Ed.)
Hardback. Contains original papers that examine various issues concerning the role, the structure and functioning of credit, currency and derivatives instruments and markets as they relate to financial crises. This title stresses the importance of the inter-linkages of these instruments and markets in promoting or hindering financial stability or crises. Editor(s): Papaioannou, Michael G.; Choi, Jay J. Series: International Finance Review. Num Pages: 578 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCLF; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 578
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781849506014
- ISBN
- 9781849506014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.11
€ 149.11
Hardback. Creativity is being recognized as an important source of competitive advantage because a single creative idea that is both novel and useful may take an organization in a profitable new direction. This work aims to promote the burgeoning interest in group creativity by identifying new questions that will drive future research in this area. Editor(s): Mannix, Elizabeth A.; Neale, Margaret Ann; Goncalo, Jack A. Series: Research on Managing Groups & Teams. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849505833
- ISBN
- 9781849505833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.70
€ 131.70
Hardback. Karl Menger (1902-1985) was the mathematician son of the famous economist Carl Menger. When he was professor of geometry at the University of Vienna from 1927 to 1938, he joined the Vienna Circle and founded his Mathematical Colloquium. This title offers the transcription of those parts of Menger's notes. Series: Advances in Austrian Economics. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781848559981
- ISBN
- 9781848559981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.96
€ 112.96
Hardback. Comprises of a selection of competitive papers from the 34th European International Business Academy Annual Conference, held in Tallinn, Estonia in December 2008, with the theme International Business and the Catching-up Economies: Challenges and Opportunities. Series: Progress in International Business Research. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJD; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781848559561
- ISBN
- 9781848559561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.89
€ 121.89
Hardback. Examines the environmental entrepreneur and the role of property rights in encouraging eco entrepreneurship, and uses micro economics to assess whether eco entrepreneurship is fundamentally different from more general entrepreneurship. Editor(s): Libecap, Gary D. Series: Advances in the Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Growth. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJH; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848559509
- ISBN
- 9781848559509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.80
€ 113.80
Hardback. Suitable for researchers, and graduate students in the field of transportation and urban planning in general, and in travel behaviour analysis in particular, this volume of the 11th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research, held in Kyoto, Japan, in August 2006, examines key issues and emerging trends in the field of travel behaviour. Editor(s): Kitamura, Ryuichi; Yoshii, Toshio; Yamamoto, Toshiyuki. Num Pages: 956 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMAL; KNSG; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1852.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 956
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848559363
- ISBN
- 9781848559363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.25
€ 215.25
Hardback. Includes a selection of papers presented at the Measurement Error: Econometrics and Practice conference. This work aims to draw attention to the problem in econometrics of measurement error in data provided by the worlds leading statistical agencies; highlighting consequences of data error and offering solutions to deal with such problems. Editor(s): Binner, Jane M.; Edgerton, David L.; Elger, Thomas. Series: Advances in Econometrics. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848559028
- ISBN
- 9781848559028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.04
€ 130.04
Hardback. Helps meet the needs of faculty members interested in ways to improve their classroom instruction. This title includes articles that emphasize pedagogy that is explaining how faculty members can improve their teaching methods or how accounting units can improve their curricula/programs. Editor(s): Schwartz, Bill; Catanach, Anthony H., Jr. Series Editor(s): Schwartz, Bill; Catanach, Anthony H., Jr. Series: Advances in Accounting Education. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNU; KFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848558823
- ISBN
- 9781848558823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.96
€ 112.96
Hardback. Presents studies in the application of management science to the solution of significant managerial decision-making problems. This volume is directed toward the application of management science to financial management, specifically in portfolio analysis and in productivity management such as Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Editor(s): Lawrence, Kenneth D.; Kleinman, Gary. Series: Applications of Management Science. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMD; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781848558786
- ISBN
- 9781848558786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.70
€ 131.70
Hardback. Explores the ways in which an organization's existing competences can be enhanced as sources of competitive advantage - either enduring or intendedly transitional. Editor(s): Heene, Aimee; Sanchez, Ron. Series: Advances in Applied Business Strategy. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: KJC; KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781848558762
- ISBN
- 9781848558762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.29
€ 127.29
Hardback. Divided into five parts, this title covers such topics as - information theory and segregation measurement; the Gini index and the measurement of segregation; measuring segregation with ordered categories; exploring changes in segregation; and, wage inequality and segregation. Editor(s): Silber, Jacques; Fluckiger, Yves; Reardon, Sean F. Series: Research on Economic Inequality. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848557864
- ISBN
- 9781848557864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.69
€ 132.69
Hardback. Helps scholars think about mergers and acquisitions in fresh ways, building our knowledge base on this critical topic. Editor(s): Finkelstein, Sydney; Cooper, Cary L. Series: Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848557802
- ISBN
- 9781848557802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.98
€ 120.98
Hardback. Examines the roles of organizational justice and trust in management control system. This title explores whether qualitative information contained in annual reports contains potential fraud risk indicators. It includes the findings that suggest that deception can be detected by analyzing management's discussion and analysis. Editor(s): Arnold, Vicky. Series Editor(s): Arnold, Vicky. Series: Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KFC; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848557383
- ISBN
- 9781848557383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.96
€ 112.96