Available for the first time in paperback, the quintessential manual for managers of accounting, legal, consulting, architectural, public relations, and other service-related companies. "The professional service firm is the best model for tomorrow's... Zobraziť viac
This textbook offers a complete course in applied macroeconomics at the intermediate level that emphasizes the application of economic theory to real-world data and policy. The text is unique in developing a detailed toolkit of elementary statistics... Zobraziť viac
The last fifteen years have witnessed an explosion in the popularity, creativity, and productiveness of economic sociology, an approach that traces its roots back to Max Weber. This important new text offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of... Zobraziť viac
This book systematically explains why some countries are democracies while others are not. Zobraziť viac
Cooke and Morgan explore important issues of corporate reorganization in the context of heightened global competition, focusing upon how firms associate with regional milieu. In-depth studies of inter-firm and firm-agency interactions are presented for... Zobraziť viac
This book presents the econometric analysis of single-equation and simultaneous-equation models in which the jointly dependent variables can be continuous, categorical, or truncated. Zobraziť viac
Ein Aktienindex, wie z. B. der Dow Jones Industrial Average oder der Standard & Poor's 500 setzt sich zusammen aus verschiedenen Aktien. Diese breiter angelegten Indices lassen sich gewinnbringend handeln. Individuelle Anleger und kleinere Händler... Zobraziť viac
"A quintessential work of technological futurism." - James Surowiecki, strategy + business, "Best Business Books 2017 - Innovation"From one of our leading technology thinkers and writers, a guide through the twelve technological imperatives that will... Zobraziť viac
Written in highly readable layman's language, Fundamentals of Venture Capital is a concise introduction to the key issues facing both investors and entrepreneurs as they embark on the journey of turning a good idea into a profitable reality. Zobraziť viac
Bring the miracle of Lean Six Sigma improvement out of manufacturing and into servicesMuch of the U.S. economy is now based on services rather than manufacturing. Yet the majority of books on Six Sigma and Lean--today's major quality improvement... Zobraziť viac
The majority of empirical research in economics ignores the potential benefits of nonparametric methods, while the majority of advances in nonparametric theory ignore the problems faced in applied econometrics. This book helps bridge this gap between... Zobraziť viac
Moral philosophers agree that welfare matters. But they disagree about what it is, or how much it matters. Wayne Sumner presents an original theory of welfare, investigating its nature and discussing its importance. He considers and rejects all notable... Zobraziť viac
Why do some privatisations apparently fail to produce expected positive results? This is a comprehensive book, originally published in 1998, on privatisation which focuses on micro-level behavioural issues and it uses exceptionally rich case evidence... Zobraziť viac
Major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain. Brings together specialists to provide an overview of recent debates about this period. Zobraziť viac
Now you'll know what to say at the right time in any situation. ESL specialist Natalie Gast knows from her experience that the workplace presents some unique situations. In this book, she presents scenarios, business slang, and other linguistic... Zobraziť viac
This distinctive book sets forth, on an advanced level, various methods for the quantitative measurement of important relationships at issue in the areas of the balance of payments and international trade and welfare. The results achieved in recent... Zobraziť viac
This book demonstrates that the state-contingent approach provides the best way to think about all problems in the economics of uncertainty, including problems of consumer choice, the theory of the firm, and principal agent relationships. The authors... Zobraziť viac
Successful network marketing entrepreneurs share their secrets... Zobraziť viac
Our lives have gradually become dominated by markets. They are not only at the heart of capitalistic economies all over the world, but also central in public debates. This insightful book brings together existing knowledge on markets from sociology,... Zobraziť viac
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