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Industry & industrial studies

Hardback. In almost every profession, a conflict of interest exists between the push of the organization's goals on the one hand, and the pull of professional standards and values on the other hand. This book aims to identify, describe, and understand these conflicts of interests in a variety of professional fields. Editor(s): Pava, Moses L.; Primeaux, Patrick. Series: Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762312610
ISBN
9780762312610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.90

Hardback. Contains 10 papers dealing with HR versus finance in the control of corporate health care decisions; a theory of workplace conflict grounded in US municipal bargaining; creative compliance in, or union defiance of, labor regulation in Australia; and more. This title is for industrial relations and human resource scholars and practitioners. Editor(s): Lewin, David; Kaufman, Bruce E. Series: Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762312658
ISBN
9780762312658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.67

Hardback. Features studies of organizations that deliver professional services, including accounting, law, and management consulting firms that: underpin the modern economy, enabling economic exchange; constitute the 'intellect industry', developing and disseminating new ideas; and, are exemplars of knowledge-intensive organizations. Editor(s): Greenwood, Royston; Suddaby, Roy; McDougald, Megan. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 39. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762313020
ISBN
9780762313020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.62

Hardback. Contains ten papers, four of which deal with human resource management and six of which deal with unionization. This work presents a global perspective with data from the UK, France, Asia, Canada, and the US. Editor(s): Lewin, David; Kaufman, Bruce E. Series: Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 747.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762313860
ISBN
9780762313860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 212.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNDF; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762781898
ISBN
9780762781898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.88

Paperback. Whether it's a case of mold in an elementary school or inadequate ventilation in a high-rise office building, this valuable guide can help people cope when the air they breathe indoors is making them sick. Num Pages: 342 pages, 56, 53 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: KJW; KNXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801883422
ISBN
9780801883422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.12

hardcover. Reflecting on the experiences and contributions of the company's engineers and physicists, Ndiaye traces Du Pont's transformation into one of the corporate models of American success. Translator(s): Forster, Elborg. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19, 8 black & white halftones, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; KNDC; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801884443
ISBN
9780801884443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.64

Paperback. The author of 12,000 Miles in the Nick of Time and Gojiro collects the best writings from his years as journalist on the beat in this poignant snapshot of New York City and a generation, with pieces on politics, sports, celebrity, the arts, and more. Original. Num Pages: 415 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Number of pages
415
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802170088
ISBN
9780802170088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.49

hardcover. Editor(s): Chong, Alberto; de Silanes, Florencio. Series: Latin American Development Forum. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCM; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 38. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804700016
ISBN
9780804700016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 252.22

Hardback. This volume the product of years of joint research by a multidisciplinary team of American and Japanese scholars, analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of America and Japan's semiconductor industry. Editor(s): Okimoto, Daniel I.; Sugano, Takuo; Weinstein, Franklin B. Series: Studies in International Policy. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 line diagrams 25 tables. BIC Classification: KCP; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804712255
ISBN
9780804712255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.58

Hardback. The Mexican economy is unhealthy, with problems dating from the 19th century. In this study of Mexico's formative years of industrialization, the author focuses on the forces that have thwarted Mexican efforts to become a competitive member of the international economic community. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804714877
ISBN
9780804714877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.37

Hardback. This masterful, richly illustrated account of the planning and building of the most important and influential early American railroad contributes not only to the railway history but to the history of the development of the United States in the 19th century. 80 illustrations. Editor(s): Dilts, James D. Num Pages: 496 pages, 80 half-tones 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1306.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722353
ISBN
9780804722353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 232.54

Hardback. This is the first complete story, long hidden by the Soviet Union, of the attack by government forces on striking workers in 1962, resulting in 21 dead and hundreds of others wounded or imprisoned. Only with the advent of glasnost in the 1980s did the tight lid of secrecy placed on the entire episode by the Soviets begin slowly to lift. Num Pages: 264 pages, 32 illustrations, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBLW3; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804740937
ISBN
9780804740937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.57

Hardback. One of the most important elements in the computer revolution has been agreement on technological standards. This book tells the complete story of the battle between several competing technologies in the late 1970s and early 1980s to become the compatibility standard in one high-tech arena, the LAN (local area network) industry. Series: Innovation & Technology in the World Economy. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJK; KNTX; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 569.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804740944
ISBN
9780804740944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.14

hardcover. What accounts for the growing income inequalities in Silicon Valley, despite huge technological and economic strides? Why have the once-powerful labor unions declined in their influence? This book examines these questions from a fresh perspective: that provided by the history of women in Silicon Valley in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JFSL; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804741545
ISBN
9780804741545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.06

Hardback. This is a lavishly illustrated history of the Oregon-American Lumber Company, one of the most important lumber firms in the Pacific Northwest from 1922 to 1957. The book shows in text and 285 illustrations how the lumbering industry was pivotal to America's settlement and development, reaching its zenith in the period covered by this book. Num Pages: 384 pages, 285 illustrations, 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBT; KNAL; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 6782 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1501.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744812
ISBN
9780804744812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.27
€ 69.48

Hardback. Using case studies and econometric analyses, the author finds that the postwar Japanese state engaged in industrial policy mainly based on economic and not--as is assumed in mainstream political economy theories--political criteria. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 tables, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; JPQB; KCP; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747325
ISBN
9780804747325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.30

Hardback. What are the forces that are driving firms and industries to globalize their operations? This volume explores how specific industries have organized their global operations through case studies of seven manufacturing industries including: garments and textiles, televisions and personal computers. Editor(s): Kenney, Martin; Florida, Richard. Series: Innovation & Technology in the World Economy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 38 tables, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: KCL; KJK; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747578
ISBN
9780804747578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.88

Paperback. This in-depth study of fourteen pulp manufacturing mills in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand provides the most extensive and systematic empirical examination, to date, of the reasons firms achieve the levels of environmental performance that they do. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1MBF; 1MBN; KND; RNK; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748520
ISBN
9780804748520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. This book is about the causes and major consequences of the rise of Asia in the IT industry. It focuses on six regions/countries: Japan, especially Fukuoka in the South; Teheran Valley in Seoul; Zhongguancun Science Park in Beijing; Hsinchu Science-based Park in Taiwan; Singapore; and Bangalore in India. Editor(s): Rowen, Henry S.; Hancock, Marguerite; Miller, William F. Num Pages: 408 pages, 53 tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1F; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804753852
ISBN
9780804753852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.52

Hardback. This book explores the intersection of entertainment and technology, how companies have had difficulty at this intersection in the past and how they can get it right in the future. Num Pages: 184 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTC; KNTX; PDG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756600
ISBN
9780804756600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.54

Hardback. Fans of the World, Unite! investigates how American sports leagues are currently operating in the best interests of their owners but not of fans. This book offers a set of practical pro-competitive reforms that could dramatically improve the well-being of fans without crippling the owners financially. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756686
ISBN
9780804756686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 34.64

Hardback. This book is a history of the Mexican workers' revolution that took place within the larger Mexican revolution of 1910. Num Pages: 264 pages, 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLW; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804758062
ISBN
9780804758062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.41

Hardback. This book explains the origins, processes, and outcomes of South Korea's militant unionism and Taiwan's partisan unionism by investigating the interaction between labor unions and democratic institutions, especially political parties. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 1FPK; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804775373
ISBN
9780804775373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.55

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