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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
€ 69.42
€ 69.42
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
€ 69.42
€ 69.42
Hardcover. The aim of this book is to supply tools, based on theoretical results, which will be useful for the design and implementation of operating systems for parallel and distributed systems. Methodologies and techniques used for general scheduling are discussed and recent results from specific problems are presented. Editor(s): Chretienne, Philippe; Coffman, Edward G.; Lenstra, Jan Karel; Liu, Zhen. Num Pages: 382 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPFC; KJT; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471940593
- ISBN
- 9780471940593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 289.78
€ 289.78
Hardcover. Frequently (and often inappropriately) decision making in the work environment has been analyzed and modeled in terms of isolated decisions made by one person. In reality, decision making is a continuous, interpersonal process usually involving several "decision makers" aiming at dynamic and cooperative control of the state of affairs at work. Editor(s): Rasmussen, Jens; Brehmer, Berndt; Leplat, Jacques. Series: New Technologies & Work: A Wiley Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, 43 figures, 5 tables, index. BIC Classification: GPQ; KJMD; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471928287
- ISBN
- 9780471928287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 942.16
€ 942.16
Hardcover. This book is concerned with statistical methods for the analysis of data collected from a survey. A survey could consist of data collected from a questionnaire or from measurements, such as those taken as part of a quality control process. Editor(s): Chambers, R. L.; Skinner, C. J. Series: Wiley Series in Survey Methodology. Num Pages: 398 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPH; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471899877
- ISBN
- 9780471899877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.54
€ 158.54
Hardcover. Praise forEnvisioning the Survey Interview of the Future "This book is an excellent introduction to some brave new technologies.. and their possible impacts on the way surveys might be conducted. Anyone interested in the future of survey methodology should read this book. " -Norman M. Editor(s): Conrad, Frederick G.; Schober, Michael F. Series: Wiley Series in Survey Methodology. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471786276
- ISBN
- 9780471786276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.73
€ 168.73
Hardcover. The principle aim of this book is to provide readers with a comprehensive and in-depth overview of GIT research to create a unified framework of the technology's diverse uncertainty theories. Through the use of examples and exercises, the author discusses probability theory, fuzzy set theory, evidence theory and possibility theory. Num Pages: 499 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 499
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471748670
- ISBN
- 9780471748670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.10
€ 175.10
Hardcover. This monograph offers a flexible tool for strategic management which is based upon ideas from both graph theory and game theory. The approach is demonstrated to handle a finite number of decision-makers, each of whom controls a number of actions. Series: Wiley Series in Systems Engineering and Management. Num Pages: 240 pages, graphs. BIC Classification: GPQ; KJMD; KJT; PBC; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471592372
- ISBN
- 9780471592372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.01
€ 249.01
Hardcover. Risk and reliability analysis is an area of growing importance in geotechnical engineering, where many variables have to be considered. Statistics, reliability modelling and engineering judgement are employed together to develop risk and decision analyses for civil engineering systems. Num Pages: 618 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: GPQD; TNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 298 x 179 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 618
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471498339
- ISBN
- 9780471498339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.01
€ 170.01
Hardcover. The first international handbook to bring the areas of reasoning, judgment and decision making together, now in paperback format. The book brings three of the important topics of thinking together - reasoning, judgment and decision making - and discusses key issues in each area. Editor(s): Hardman, David; Macchi, Laura. Num Pages: 392 pages, index. BIC Classification: GPQ; JMRN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471494577
- ISBN
- 9780471494577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 284.68
€ 284.68
Hardcover. Newsworthy disasters, such as fires and explosions in buildings housing hazardous materials, have focused attention as never before on methods of evaluating and controlling hazards. In the first coherent treatment of the subject, this title details the application of hazard and risk analysis to fire safety. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; KNXC; TG; TNKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471493822
- ISBN
- 9780471493822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.73
€ 168.73
Paperback. In the past two decades, methods for the development, evaluation, and testing of survey questionnaires have changed radically. Research has also begun to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of alternative techniques, and to examine the generality and consistency of their results. Series: Wiley Series in Survey Methodology. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471458418
- ISBN
- 9780471458418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.23
€ 115.23
Hardcover. This book offers up-to-date coverage of recent research in the field of survey nonresponse, the primary threat to the statistical integrity of surveys. This book was written in conjunction with the International Conference on Survey Nonresponse, October 1999. Series: Wiley Series in Survey Methodology. Num Pages: 520 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: GPS; KJMV6; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471396277
- ISBN
- 9780471396277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.48
€ 181.48
Hardcover. PRACTICAL METHODOLOGIES FOR CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH Since all research is in a sense comparative, it is sometimes argued that methods and requirements remain the same, no matter what country or nationality is involved. The editors of this volume contend that this philosophy is an oversimplification. Series: Wiley Series in Survey Methodology. Num Pages: 432 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471385264
- ISBN
- 9780471385264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.40
€ 190.40
Hardcover. This volume introduces the reader to the world of positive linear systems, an important and fascinating class of linear systems. The subject matter is divided into three parts, including definitions and basic properties of liner systems, theoretical results, and the study of some classes of positive linear systems relevant in applications. Series: Pure and Applied Mathematics: A Wiley Series of Texts, Monographs and Tracts. Num Pages: 318 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBF; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471384564
- ISBN
- 9780471384564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.98
€ 220.98
Hardcover. Presents a theoretical and empirical inquiry into the interaction between interviewers and respondents in standardized research interviews. This book concentrates on the interaction and conversational architecture at work in the interviewing process. Editor(s): Maynard, Douglas W.; Houtkoop-Steenstra, Hanneke; Schaeffer, Nora Cate; Zouwen, Johannes van der. Series: Wiley Series in Survey Methodology. Num Pages: 560 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: GPH; GPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471358299
- ISBN
- 9780471358299
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.43
€ 218.43
Paperback. This text is a coherent account of the science of decision making. It includes the models of operations research and those models of probability that relate to decision making. An emphasis in placed between these connections and relates these models to nearly all of the professions. Num Pages: 720 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: GPQ; KJMD; PBT; PBUH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 210 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471318279
- ISBN
- 9780471318279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 308.90
€ 308.90
Paperback. An excellent introduction to SIMAN V, a leading-edge simulation language. Designed for the person who wants to begin simulating with SIMAN as quickly as possible, it emphasizes the language basics to provide quick instruction. Cinema is described within ARENA, a graphical environment that uses CAD-like drawing features. Num Pages: 480 pages, index. BIC Classification: GPFC; UGK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471309604
- ISBN
- 9780471309604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 274.49
€ 274.49
Paperback. This text provides detailed coverage of mobile satellite communications systems either being planned or in construction, and assesses the impact they will have on business and daily living world-wide. Num Pages: 342 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPF; TJKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 191 x 19. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471297789
- ISBN
- 9780471297789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 250.28
€ 250.28
Hardcover. Long needed, this update brings a key text on statistical methods for research professionals and non-statistics students up to date and even more useful than its predecessors. This new edition will be completely revised to reflect the current ubiquitousness of computers and software packages to perform statistical analyses. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 640 pages, index. BIC Classification: GPS; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1082.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471267355
- ISBN
- 9780471267355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.49
€ 195.49