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-Wise social scientists will make a beeline for the 2^nd edition of David Kaplan's classic text. An essential read for students and professionals who want to move beyond cookbook presentations with checklists towards deeper understanding and thoughtful application.-

--Judith D. Singer, Harvard University

Using detailed, empirical examples, Structural Equation Modeling, Second Edition, presents a thorough and sophisticated treatment of the foundations of structural equation modeling (SEM). It also demonstrates how SEM can provide a unique...

In "the best book to date on the subject" (San Francisco Chronicle), prize-winning journalist David A. Kaplan brings to life the culture and history of Silicon Valley. The symbol of high-tech genius and ineffable wealth, a place that competes with Hollywood and Washington in the zeitgeist of success and excess, the Valley is the epicenter of the New Economy. Depending on yesterday's stock market close, roughly a quartermillion Siliconillionaires live in the Valley. And they're building megalo-mansions and buying Lamborghinis as fast as they can. Combining reportorial insight and...

Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook (1865-1935) was the first Ashkenazic chief rabbi of mandatory Palestine. Admired for the incredible diversity of his talents and interests--talmudist, halakhist, kabbalist, mystic, theologian, moralist, poet, and communal leader--Rav Kook's world outlook extolled breadth and derided narrow specialization. More than any other Orthodox thinker in modern times, he addressed, squarely and boldly, the confrontation between Judaism and the modern world. Kook serves as a natural model to those Jews who seek a religious understanding of and response to the culture and...

Kaplan und Norton haben mit der Balanced Scorecard ein bahnbrechendes Managementsystem entwickelt. Der Grundgedanke der Balanced Scorecard liegt darin, dass sich der wirtschaftliche Erfolg von Unternehmen - aber auch anderer Organisationen - auf Einflussfaktoren gründet, die hinter den finanziellen Zielgrößen stehen. Zur Steuerung einer Organisation ist es erforderlich, dass aus der Strategie klar formulierte, messbare und kontrollierbare Steuerungsgrößen abgeleitet werden und diese - »ausbalanciert« in den Erfolg bestimmende Perspektiven - dem Management und den Mitarbeiter:innen...

Anthropological theory has been much discussed in recent years, yet the crucial questions still remain--how can it be defined, how is it developed, how is it to be applied, and how can one confirm it? The editors of Anthropological Theory answer these questions by presenting essays relating to various aspects of anthropological theory. Their selections from widely scattered and often difficult-to-obtain sources present a comprehensive set of writings that describe the current position and issues involved in theory.

The development of field work in anthropology generated a...