This book is a welcome reassertion of an old tradition of interdisdplinary research. That tradition has tended to atrophy in the last decade, largely because of an enormous expansion of the domain of neoc1assical economics. The expansion has fed on two sdentific developments: first, human capital theory; second, contract theory. Both developments have taken phenomena critical to the operation of the economy but previously understood in terms of categories separate and distinct from those with which economists generally work and sought to apply the same analytical techniques that we use to...
This book is a welcome reassertion of an old tradition of interdisdplinary research. That tradition has tended to atrophy in the last decade, largely ...
The proceedings of a course of the International School of Subnuclear Physics, July 1991, in Erice, Sicily. The 14 lectures include theoretical topics, literature reviews, quantum chromo dynamics, discussions of the state of high-energy physics, and a history of the problem of mass from Galileo to Higgs. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portlan
The proceedings of a course of the International School of Subnuclear Physics, July 1991, in Erice, Sicily. The 14 lectures include theoretical topics...
In modem organizations, data has been added to the classical economic assets of land, labor, and capital. Data on company products, finances, and operations are gathered into data bases that are used to support management reporting and decision making. Effective use of these data bases requires control over their design and development and coordination among the various users. The exercise of these management functions is called data base administration (DBA). DBA is an evolutionary area. In many organizations, it was formed as a response to the problems created by the installation of...
In modem organizations, data has been added to the classical economic assets of land, labor, and capital. Data on company products, finances, and oper...
The author here presents a detailed explanation of the methodolgy of software reliablity evaluation, and then demonstrates its applications to a commercial loan system, a funds transfer security system, and a payables processing system. Her well-written, practical text enables users to design original software modules, as well as to critically assess commercial software products.
The author here presents a detailed explanation of the methodolgy of software reliablity evaluation, and then demonstrates its applications to a comme...
Distributed service networks encompass various facilities with which we have daily contact. In the public sector they include, for instance, ambulance, fire, and police services; in the business sector they include maintenance and repair services, road services, courier services, and the like. Policy making problems in distributed service networks can be clearly classified into a number of hierarchical levels. The levels are distinguished by the time horizon of the problem, by the amount of cost involved in the implementation of a solution, and by the political implications of the solution....
Distributed service networks encompass various facilities with which we have daily contact. In the public sector they include, for instance, ambulance...
Electronic funds transfer (EFT) systems include a wide range of computer-based payment systems and sources that substitute electronic and digital transfers for movements of cash and paper checks. A few years ago some people were predict- ing that EFT would replace paper money and coins entirely and that we would soon be a "checkless" and' 'cashless" society. Such sweeping changes have not occurred, but a slower evolution is clearly underway. Although checks, cur- rency, and coin are likely to be here for many years to come, EFT is becoming an established part of our worldwide payment transfer...
Electronic funds transfer (EFT) systems include a wide range of computer-based payment systems and sources that substitute electronic and digital tran...
