Ethik im chinesischen Sozialsystem
ISBN: 9783639486889 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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188,39 zł |
Infinite-Dimensional Optimization and Convexity
ISBN: 9780226199887 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this volume, Ekeland and Turnbull are mainly concerned with existence theory. They seek to determine whether, when given an optimization problem consisting of minimizing a functional over some feasible set, an optimal solution-a minimizer-may be found.
In this volume, Ekeland and Turnbull are mainly concerned with existence theory. They seek to determine whether, when given an optimization problem co...
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159,71 zł |
The Federal Civil Service System and the Problem of Bureaucracy: The Economics and Politics of Institutional Change
ISBN: 9780226401713 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The call to "reinvent government"-to reform the government bureaucracy of the United States-resonates as loudly from elected officials as from the public. Examining the political and economic forces that have shaped the American civil service system from its beginnings in 1883 through today, the authors of this volume explain why, despite attempts at an overhaul, significant change in the bureaucracy remains a formidable challenge.
The call to "reinvent government"-to reform the government bureaucracy of the United States-resonates as loudly from elected officials as from the pub...
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170,35 zł |
Competition and Entrepreneurship
ISBN: 9780226437767 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Stressing verbal logic rather than mathematics, Israel M. Kirzner provides at once a thorough critique of contemporary price theory, an essay on the theory of entrepreneurship, and an essay on the theory of competition. Competition and Entrepreneurship offers a new appraisal of quality competition, of selling effort, and of the fundamental weaknesses of contemporary welfare economics.
Kirzner's book establishes a theory of the market and the price system which differs from orthodox price theory. He sees orthodox price theory as explaining the configuration of prices and quantities... Stressing verbal logic rather than mathematics, Israel M. Kirzner provides at once a thorough critique of contemporary price theory, an essay on the t...
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143,73 zł |
The Organization of Interests: Incentives and the Internal Dynamics of Political Interest Groups
ISBN: 9780226533537 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Criticisms of Mancur Olson's theory of group membership and organizational behavior and discussions of the limits of his formulations are not new, but Terry Moe has set them forth in thoroughgoing fashion, has elaborated and extended them, and has made positive new contributions. The result is a book that is valuable and constructive, one that may well revive interest in the systematic study of political groups." David B. Truman, "American Political Science Review
" ""The Organization of Interests" is a valuable addition to the literature. It reminds us that the interior life of groups... "Criticisms of Mancur Olson's theory of group membership and organizational behavior and discussions of the limits of his formulations are not new, bu...
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People of Plenty: Economic Abundance and the American Character
ISBN: 9780226676333 / Angielski / Miękka / 229 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. America has long been famous as a land of plenty, but we seldom realize how much the American people are a "people of plenty" a people whose distinctive character has been shaped by economic abundance. In this important book, David M. Potter breaks new ground both in the study of this phenomenon and in his approach to the question of national character. He brings a fresh historical perspective to bear on the vital work done in this field by anthropologists, social psychologists, and psychoanalysts.
"The rejection of hindsight, with the insistence on trying to see events from the point of... America has long been famous as a land of plenty, but we seldom realize how much the American people are a "people of plenty" a people whose distincti...
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149,06 zł |
Knowledge and Class: A Marxian Critique of Political Economy
ISBN: 9780226710235 / Angielski / Miękka / 359 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Intense debates in recent decades have provoked major new directions in Marxist theory. Earlier reductionist notions of knowledge, dialectics, contradiction, class, and capitalism have been challenged and profoundly transformed.
Intense debates in recent decades have provoked major new directions in Marxist theory. Earlier reductionist notions of knowledge, dialectics, contrad...
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175,68 zł |
Land, Labor, and Rural Poverty: Essays in Development Economics
ISBN: 9780231053891 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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186,32 zł |
Knowledge of Language: Its Nature, Origin, and Use
ISBN: 9780275900250 / Angielski / Twarda / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Attempts to indentify the fundamental concepts of language, argues that the study of language reveals hidden facts about the mind, and looks at the impact of propaganda.
Attempts to indentify the fundamental concepts of language, argues that the study of language reveals hidden facts about the mind, and looks at the im...
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715,43 zł |
Achieving Performance Excellence in University Administration: A Team Approach to Organizational Change and Employee Development
ISBN: 9780275952464 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Human resource strategies for organization development include team-building methods to improve communication and reduce interpersonal conflict among university administrators. London describes the formation of a team of top administrators who focus on how to resolve conflict, develop employees, and involve them in decision making. The book considers performance problems such as marginal performance and abusive managers. It describes methods for enhancing attention to employee development through appraisal and feedback. New techniques such as the ratingless appraisal and 360 degree... Human resource strategies for organization development include team-building methods to improve communication and reduce interpersonal conflict amo... |
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567,69 zł |
Publishing in the Information Age: A New Management Framework for the Digital Era
ISBN: 9780275956967 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the increasing use and penetration of digital information technologies throughout its processes and products, the publishing industry is undergoing a fundamental and irreversible transformation. Provided here is a comprehensive single-volume study of that transformation which demonstrates how publishing managers can best take advantage of the opportunities the profound changes will bring. In 15 clearly-written chapters, the seven key elements of publishing, the 7M's, are detailed. An enumeration of critical core concepts and over 30 figures and tables assist in this timely analysis... With the increasing use and penetration of digital information technologies throughout its processes and products, the publishing industry is under... |
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254,50 zł |
Olympic Marathon: A Centennial History of the Games' Most Storied Race
ISBN: 9780275957711 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the first complete history of the Games' most storied race. From ancient Greece to Atlanta 1996, the book chronicles the race's development--the heroes, the controversies, and the stories that emerged from the ultimate Olympic challenge. For the first time, the complete history of the most famous race in the Olympic Games has been presented in Olympic Marathon--A Centennial History of the Games' Most Storied Race. Beginning with the legends of ancient Greece, this book traces the process of reviving the Olympic movement, including the establishment of the... This is the first complete history of the Games' most storied race. From ancient Greece to Atlanta 1996, the book chronicles the race's development... |
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331,32 zł |
McDonaldization Revisited: Critical Essays on Consumer Culture
ISBN: 9780275961046 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An international, multidisciplinary group of scholars examines the thesis of George Ritzer's popular book The McDonaldization of Society. The essays analyze the premise of McDonaldization, provide richer theoretical discussions of the relationship between Ritzer's analysis and semiotics, critical theory, feminism, and postmodernism, and extend the thesis to other areas of consumer culture. Aimed at both undergraduate and graduate students, the work is designed to stand alone and need not be accompanied by Ritzer's original text. The essays fill in necessary theoretical... An international, multidisciplinary group of scholars examines the thesis of George Ritzer's popular book The McDonaldization of Society. Th... |
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272,22 zł |
Comprehensive Planning for the 21st Century: General Theory and Principles
ISBN: 9780275961817 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Planning by civil governments, businesses, and the military services has been considered separately in both theory and practice. Those concerned with each of these applications have had little contact with those in the others, despite the common concerns and characteristics of their respective practices. A leading figure in the research and education in planning, Branch draws upon his experience in civil, corporate, and military planning to provide a comprehensive guide to the key aspects of planning. This text is invaluable to those engaged in governmental and business planning and to... Planning by civil governments, businesses, and the military services has been considered separately in both theory and practice. Those concerned wi... |
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272,22 zł |
Computers, Human Interaction, and Organizations: Critical Issues
ISBN: 9780275963859 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As computers become more prevalent throughout society, the issue of computer-human interaction has become paramount to computer scientists and professionals furthering the computerization of organizations. "Computers, Human Interaction, and Organizations" revisits important theoretical and conceptual issues that have not been resolved in discussions of the increasing computerization of society. The authors here move beyond the technical issues relating to computerization to examine the social and political nature of information and computer technology using contemporary critical theory.... As computers become more prevalent throughout society, the issue of computer-human interaction has become paramount to computer scientists and prof... |
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567,69 zł |
The Moral Economy of the Peasant: Rebellion and Subsistence in Southeast Asia
ISBN: 9780300021905 / Angielski / Miękka / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. James C. Scott places the critical problem of the peasant household--subsistence--at the center of this study. The fear of food shortages, he argues persuasively, explains many otherwise puzzling technical, social, and moral arrangements in peasant society, such as resistance to innovation, the desire to own land even at some cost in terms of income, relationships with other people, and relationships with institutions, including the state.
Once the centrality of the subsistence problem is recognized, its effects on notions of economic and political justice can also be seen. Scott draws... James C. Scott places the critical problem of the peasant household--subsistence--at the center of this study. The fear of food shortages, he argues p...
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106,47 zł |
Unsustainable Costs of Partial Deregulation
ISBN: 9780300121285 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Three decades ago, federal policymakers--Republicans and Democrats--embarked on a general strategy of deregulation. In the electricity, gas delivery, and telecommunications industries, the strategy called for restructuring to separate production from transmission and distribution, followed by elimination of price controls. The expected results were lower prices and increased quality, reliability, and scope of services. Paul W. MacAvoy, an economist with forty years of experience in the regulatory field, here assesses the results and concludes that deregulation has failed to achieve any of...
Three decades ago, federal policymakers--Republicans and Democrats--embarked on a general strategy of deregulation. In the electricity, gas delivery, ...
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239,56 zł |
Eye for Innovation: Recognizing Possibilities and Managing the Creative Enterprise
ISBN: 9780300123708 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Innovation is synonymous with problem solving, and the basic elements of innovation apply to any business, says Robert M. Price in this essential guide for managers of organizations large or small. Distilling a set of practical principles from his forty years of experience as a pioneer in the computer industry, the author shows that innovation can be learned and practiced by everyone, that it can offer solutions to everyday problems as well as high-profile ones, and that it provides opportunities to solve business problems while meeting a variety of human needs.
Former CEO of Control Data,... Innovation is synonymous with problem solving, and the basic elements of innovation apply to any business, says Robert M. Price in this essential guid...
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307,68 zł |
Measuring International Trade on U.S. Highways
ISBN: 9780309095198 / Angielski / Miękka / 62 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. International trade plays a substantial role in the economy of the United States. More than 1.6 billion tons of international merchandise was conveyed using the U.S. transportation system in 2001. The need to transport this merchandise raises concerns about the quality of the transportation system and its ability to support this component of freight movement. Measuring International Trade on U.S. Highways evaluates the accuracy and reliability of measuring the ton-miles and value-miles of international trade traffic carried by highway for each state. This report also assesses... International trade plays a substantial role in the economy of the United States. More than 1.6 billion tons of international merchandise was conve... |
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127,71 zł |
Feng Shui
ISBN: 9780312143336 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Feng shui (pronounced fung shway) is an ancient Chinese practice based on the idea that the auspicious placement and arrangement of buildings, walkways, doors, furniture, plants, and other objects can ensure a good life. Good feng shui allows cosmic energy or chi to flow freely, creating a harmonious environment and improving the health, love life, peace, even prosperity of those who live or work there. By carefully locating and orienting your residence and organizing its interior design to maximize good energy, you can promote success and happiness. In Feng Shui,... Feng shui (pronounced fung shway) is an ancient Chinese practice based on the idea that the auspicious placement and arrangement of building... |
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84,38 zł |