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Paperback. Questioning the reasons behind the existence and persistence of such behavior, this volume places an analysis of violence and aggressive play in modern sports within a historical context. Readers will find a rigorous examination of league regulations and policies based on an institutional framework. Editor(s): Jewell, R. Todd. Series: Sports Economics, Management and Policy. Num Pages: 200 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461430254
- ISBN
- 9781461430254
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Condition: New
€ 126.92
€ 126.92
Paperback. Climate change appears increasingly on the top of policy agendas. This book examines the linkages between energy and the environment in the Northern European context, and sets the questions of energy and the environment in the North in the global context. Editor(s): Jarvela, Marja; Juhola, Sirkku. Series: Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; KCP; RNPG; RNU; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461430261
- ISBN
- 9781461430261
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Condition: New
€ 127.16
€ 127.16
Stochastic Optimization Methods in Finance and Energy
. Ed(S): Bertocchi, Marida; Consigli, Giorgio...
Paperback. This book presents contributions dedicated to applied problems in the financial and energy sectors that have been formulated and solved in a stochastic optimization framework. Coverage also extends to theoretical and computational issues. Editor(s): Bertocchi, Marida; Consigli, Giorgio; Dempster, Michael A. H. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 500 pages, 74 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCBM; KJT; PBU; THRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 759.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461430278
- ISBN
- 9781461430278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 196.15
€ 196.15
Hardback. Recognizing the importance of benchmarking in service industries, this volume presents in-depth analysis of a range of comprehensive benchmarking methodologies that deploy multiple variables and which can be applied to the complexities of the IT sector. Num Pages: 232 pages, 43 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV6; KJQ; UMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461430421
- ISBN
- 9781461430421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Hardback. This book analyzes Stochastic Optimal Control in relation to the 2008 U.S. financial crisis, showing why such a methodology is best suited for reducing financial risk and addressing key regulatory issues. Uses SOC to explain debt crises, and more. Num Pages: 160 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCHS; KFF; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461430780
- ISBN
- 9781461430780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
The Innovation Butterfly. Managing Emergent Opportunities and Risks Du...
Anderson, Edward G.; Joglekar, Nitin R.
Hardback. Building on the familiar "butterfly effect," this book examines the causes of emergent phenomena in real world settings, and their often negative impacts. Covers distributed innovation management, and leadership choices that can tame the innovation butterfly. Series: Understanding Complex Systems. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461431305
- ISBN
- 9781461431305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardback. This book summarizes a line of research that maps certain classical problems of discrete mathematics and operations research - such as the Hamiltonian cycle and the Travelling Salesman problems - into convex domains where continuum analysis can be carried out. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 202 pages, 14 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; PBD; PBT; PBU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 491.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461432319
- ISBN
- 9781461432319
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Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardback. This book summarizes supply chain literature, offering approaches for mitigating supply chain risk and using industry examples and cases to highlight important concepts. Discusses ways to restore and stabilize supply chain operations after a major disruption. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 332 pages, 41 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461432371
- ISBN
- 9781461432371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 284.05
€ 284.05
Paperback. A guide to finance and investment for academics with an objective of providing strategies to maximize income, minimize fees, and legally minimize taxes. It stresses that stocks and bonds are the mainstay of most investors. Series: SpringerBriefs in Finance. Num Pages: 142 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 231.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461432432
- ISBN
- 9781461432432
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Condition: New
€ 61.37
€ 61.37
Hardback. This book investigates the inherent 'impossibilities' in the political thought of Adriano Olivetti, and seeks to determine whether the Olivettian ideal lacks true consistency, or if it is, rather, an idealism which does not lose sight of reality. Series: The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 96 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461432586
- ISBN
- 9781461432586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. Here is a fresh look at a political and economic puzzle: why do Joe and Jane Sixpack in the Bronx and Dallas pay taxes to subsidize ballparks for professional sports, despite evidence that publicly funded stadiums don't create net economic growth? Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; KC; WSBV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 246 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461433316
- ISBN
- 9781461433316
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 39.09
€ 48.99
€ 39.09
Hardcover. Completely rewritten for its second edition, this book concentrates on discrete derivative pricing models, culminating in a thorough derivation of the Black-Scholes option pricing formulas as a limiting case of the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein discrete model. Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KFF; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461435815
- ISBN
- 9781461435815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.67
€ 84.67
Hardback. The 'newsvendor problem' is a classic teaser in stochastic inventory control, widely used to analyze supply chains in seasonal product industries. This is the first handbook devoted to the topic, presenting basic models and numerous practical applications. Editor(s): Choi, Tsan-Ming. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 396 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461435990
- ISBN
- 9781461435990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.80
€ 129.80
Paperback. Social media has drastically improved the way we can reach target audiences and serve our customers. This book addresses social media marketing issues using a cost benefit approach, while presenting a systematic approach to review the organization's social media activities. Series: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science. Num Pages: 106 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 45 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJE; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 85
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461436027
- ISBN
- 9781461436027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.83
€ 70.83
paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Political Science. Num Pages: 108 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPP; KCP; LBBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 201.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461436638
- ISBN
- 9781461436638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.37
€ 61.37
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Business. Num Pages: 86 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 4. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 86
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461438182
- ISBN
- 9781461438182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.37
€ 61.37
Hardback. The crucial role played by risk analysis in stochastic supply chain models is demonstrated by the quickening pace of research on the topic. This monograph explores promising recent work on applying mean-risk methodology to dilemmas in supply-chain management. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 108 pages, 24 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5; KJMV8; KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461438687
- ISBN
- 9781461438687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.94
€ 126.94
Paperback. IT organizations worldwide are implementing ITIL[registered] as a vehicle for improving IT service quality and improve return on investment for IT services. This title provides graphical and textual memory joggers for the primary concepts of those best practices. Series: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science. Num Pages: 103 pages, 74 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; UYZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 103
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461438960
- ISBN
- 9781461438960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Dynamics of Information Systems: Mathematical Foundations
. Ed(S): Sorokin, Alexey; Murphey, Robert; Th...
Hardback. Presents developments and results found by participants of the Third International Conference on the Dynamics of Information Systems, which took place at the University of Florida, Gainesville FL, USA on February 16-18, 2011. Editor(s): Sorokin, Alexey; Murphey, Robert; Thai, My T.; Pardalos, Panos M. Series: Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19 black & white tables, 7 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; PBWR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461439059
- ISBN
- 9781461439059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.66
€ 129.66
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Economics. Num Pages: 71 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCD; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 4. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 71
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461440239
- ISBN
- 9781461440239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.37
€ 61.37
Hardback. Emerging from a Baruch College Conference on equity market structure in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, this book presents emerging perspective and ideas that illuminate the dynamics of financial regulation today and into the future. Editor(s): Schwartz, Robert A.; Byrne, John Aidan; Schnee, Gretchen. Series: Zicklin School of Business Financial Markets Series. Num Pages: 103 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFF; KJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 103
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461443728
- ISBN
- 9781461443728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.06
€ 127.06
paperback. Major societal challenges of a global nature include climate change, efficient energy supply, environmental sustainability, and health care. Science & Technology Policy (S&T) policy is an essential contributor to dealing with these challenges. This book addresses developments in transatlantic S&T cooperation between the European Union and the US. Series: SpringerBriefs in Business. Num Pages: 106 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KJMV6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 106
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461443841
- ISBN
- 9781461443841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.57
€ 59.57
Hardback. Regional integration is seen as a potentially effective growth strategy for African nations plagued by poverty and sluggish economic progress. This inclusive assessment of economic convergence in West Africa details its impact on the region's development. Editor(s): Ayuk, Elias T.; Kabore, Samuel T. Series: Insight and Innovation in International Development. Num Pages: 297 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 21 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCG; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461444145
- ISBN
- 9781461444145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.63
€ 128.63
Production Planning and Control for Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication Fa...
Monch, Lars; Fowler, John W.; Mason, Scott J.
Hardback. Perhaps surprisingly, this is the first comprehensive treatment of production planning and control problems in semiconductor wafer fabrication. It covers the role of modeling, analysis, and related information systems in this key manufacturing sector. Series: Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, 34 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5; KJT; TBJ; TJFD5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461444718
- ISBN
- 9781461444718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.39
€ 250.39