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Paperback. Presents the basic approaches underlying Stafford Beera s thinking since the publication of his first book in 1959. Deals with a philosophy of science relevant to management and particularly with the nature of models. Demonstrates all major points through examples quoted of management science applications to industry and government. Series: Classic Beer Series. Num Pages: 568 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPFC; KJT; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 32. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471948384
- ISBN
- 9780471948384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.98
€ 68.98
Paperback. "Stafford Beer is undoubtedly among the worlda s most provocative, creative, and profound thinkers on the subject of management, and he records his thinking with a flair that is unmatched. His writing is as much art as it is science. He is the most viable system I know. Series: Classic Beer Series. Num Pages: 468 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPFC; KJM; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471948407
- ISBN
- 9780471948407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.67
€ 68.67
Hardcover. This book explores the business response to environmental issues using a critical social science perspective. It examines the pressures on business to take up environmental activities and assesses those activities in terms of company, culture, communication and influence on the environmental agenda. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJM; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 180 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471948728
- ISBN
- 9780471948728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.77
€ 151.77
Hardcover. Ecotourism A Sustainable Option? Edited by Erlet Cater University of Reading, UK and Gwen Lowman Royal Geographical Society, UK Recent years have witnessed growing public and professional concern with environmental issues, including the fields of tourism and leisure. Editor(s): Cater, Erlet; Lowman, Gwen. Series: Royal Geographic Society Academic. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471948964
- ISBN
- 9780471948964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.67
€ 131.67
Paperback. Focusing on the effectiveness of business process re-engineering (BPR), this introduction to the field demonstrates how companies can streamline operations, and inevitably cut costs, to create process excellence in all key aspects of the organization. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps, plans. BIC Classification: KJMV5; TGPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471950882
- ISBN
- 9780471950882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.98
€ 68.98
Paperback. "Stafford Beer is undoubtedly among the world s most provocative, creative, and profound thinkers on the subject of management, and he records his thinking with a flair that is unmatched. His writing is as much art as it is science. He is the most viable system I know. Series: Classic Beer Series. Num Pages: 108 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: GPFC; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 164 x 7. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471951650
- ISBN
- 9780471951650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.98
€ 68.98
Hardcover. This book offers solutions to the problems commonly encountered by economists trying to squeeze information out of partial or incomplete data--which is usually what they have to work with. Series: Financial Economics & Quantitative Analysis Series. Num Pages: 324 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471953111
- ISBN
- 9780471953111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.05
€ 155.05
Hardcover. The authors reconsider the problem of parametrically specifying distribution suitable for asset--return models. They describe alternative distributions, showing how they can be estimated and applied to stock--index and exchange--rate data. The implications for options pricing are also investigated. Series: Financial Economics & Quantitative Analysis S. Num Pages: 874 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCH; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 874
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471953142
- ISBN
- 9780471953142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.39
€ 142.39
Paperback. Recent changes in foreign exchange markets will dramatically affect the manner in which international business will be conducted over the next decade. This textbook explores the implications of these changes and provides students with guidance on financial management issues. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCBM; KCL; KJK; KJMV1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471953203
- ISBN
- 9780471953203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
Paperback. Critical Heuristics of Social Planning has been recognised as the seminal work on critical systems thinking. Ulrich offers a new approach both to practical philosophy (which has until now remained rather unpractical) and to systems thinking (which has reduced the systems idea to a tool of merely instrumental, rather than practical, reason). Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471953456
- ISBN
- 9780471953456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 157.51
€ 157.51
Hardcover. After carefully establishing the objectives of modelling, the author presents a process modelling method, STRIM, and notations which has been developed by Praxis during the last few years. Ould provides detailed descriptions of the notations and the modelling technique along with examples of its use for a variety of purposes. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471953524
- ISBN
- 9780471953524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.93
€ 144.93
Paperback. This study of the relatively recent phenomenon of EDI offers cases spanning a wide range of industries. It aims to make readers aware of EDI in practice and further its diffusion into, and acceptance by, the entire European business community. Editor(s): Krcmar, Helmut; Bjorn-Andersen, Niels; O'Callaghan, Ramon. Series: John Wiley Series in Information Systems. Num Pages: 356 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; KJQ; KNT; UTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471953548
- ISBN
- 9780471953548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.64
€ 136.64
Paperback. Since the dawn of human history people have been facing problems arising from the operations of systems in which they themselves are a part. However, the idea that systematic scrutiny in the spirit of science can help solve them, became widespread only in this century. Series: Handbook of Systems Analysis. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPFC; KJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 3
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471953579
- ISBN
- 9780471953579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 291.68
€ 291.68
Hardcover. The special problems and opportunities presented by island tourism are major new areas of interest for both tourism academics and professionals, prompting much discussion and debate. Editor(s): Conlin, Michael V.; Baum, Tom. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 248 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471955566
- ISBN
- 9780471955566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.89
€ 182.89
Paperback. This book explains what makes benchmarking such an effective tool for accomplishing change. It also describes methods stage--by--stage, giving practical examples designed to help the reader apply benchmarking in various situations. Num Pages: 118 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: KJMV5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 188 x 9. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471955870
- ISBN
- 9780471955870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.62
€ 100.62
Hardcover. This study describes a complete problem-solving system known as total systems intervention (TSI), which has been created for managers and consultants whose work would benefit from obtaining an overview of their organizations. Num Pages: 426 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471955900
- ISBN
- 9780471955900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.94
€ 130.94
Hardcover. Recent books in the Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics Editors Vic Barnett J. Stuart Hunter David W. Scott Geoffrey S. Watson Ralph A. Bradley Joseph B. Kadane Adrian F.M. Smith Nicholas I. Fisher David G. Kendall Jozef L. Editor(s): Goldstein, Harvey; Lewis, Toby. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JNKD; KJMV2; PBT; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471956686
- ISBN
- 9780471956686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.75
€ 196.75
Hardcover. Based on the 1992 Strategic Management Society (SMS) conference, this book looks at the themes discussed, centering on the view that major corporations worldwide are transforming themselves into post-industrial organizations while being heavily influenced by the political, economic and social changes taking place around them. Editor(s): Thomas, Howard; O'Neal, Don; Kelly, James N. Series: Strategic Management Series. Num Pages: 500 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471957515
- ISBN
- 9780471957515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.61
€ 119.61
Hardcover. The use of systems models is becoming increasingly popular in the energy industry to investigate regulatory prices, environmental issues, strategic competitive behavior, broader markets and the impact of privatizations. This book addresses the new challenges to modelling as a result of the trend away from planned economies to new market structures. Editor(s): Bunn, Derek W.; Larsen, Erik R. Num Pages: 342 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJQ; KNB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471957942
- ISBN
- 9780471957942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.10
€ 184.10
Hardcover. The theme of this text is customer transformation. It discusses how firms, in both the manufacturing and service industries, can change to meet new customer demands. It contains examples, checklists and case studies to help managers understand what is involved and how to make it happen. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KJM; KJSU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 182 x 21. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471958239
- ISBN
- 9780471958239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.44
€ 47.44
Hardcover. This text provides a source for professionals in the insurance industry who have a modest level of mathematical experience. It outlines classical results and provides an insight into recent developments in applied probability theory illustrating relevant applications in insurance mathematics. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 680 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KFFN; PBWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1126.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471959250
- ISBN
- 9780471959250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.17
€ 251.17
Hardcover. This volume contains a series of essays reflecting on the complex political, social and institutional problems encountered by modern states seeking to manage their agricultural sectors. It presents original and comparative analyses of agricultural regulation. Editor(s): Lowe, Philip; Marsden, Terry; Whatmore, Sarah. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471959328
- ISBN
- 9780471959328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 441.03
€ 441.03
Hardcover. Studying the driving forces behind the development of the European gas market and the uncertainties facing the industry today, this study focuses on both the analysis of organizational processes within the industry and the pressure for change provoked by such external forces as competition. Series: Petroleum Research Series in Petrolem Economics & Politics. Num Pages: 392 pages, line drawings, halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; KCLT; KNBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471960126
- ISBN
- 9780471960126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 373.95
€ 373.95
Hardcover. Developing countries are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain research institutions that can support the broad demands of their agricultural and natural resource sectors. In many countries, this is due to a diminutive economy and population which limits the resource base upon which to build a viable, productive research system. Num Pages: 248 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KCN; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471960744
- ISBN
- 9780471960744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 329.65
€ 329.65