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Aerospace Agencies and Organizations: A Guide for Business and Government
ISBN: 9780899308425 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book is an up-to-date and comprehensive description of the institutions involved in the aerospace field. It discusses the activities of the main space powers, the United Nations and other international organizations. Without listing figures and budgets, the author conveys a clear idea of the relative importance of those institutions. The novelty of this work is that, in bringing together national and international entities, it explains how those organizations interrelate and coordinate their programs. A complete picture emerges which is more than the sum of its parts. The field of... The book is an up-to-date and comprehensive description of the institutions involved in the aerospace field. It discusses the activities of the mai... |
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307,44 |
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National Cultures and International Competition: The Experience of Schering Ag, 1851-1950
ISBN: 9780521101219 / Angielski / Miękka / 436 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This history of Schering AG (one of Germany's best known pharmaceutical companies) traces its origins as a pharmacy in the middle of the nineteenth century to the first steps of its re-birth as a multinational corporation in 1950. It reveals the various stages of Schering's development, its relationships to other chemical companies, government, bankers and other shareholders. The book presents this corporate history in the context of Schering's changing and increasingly hostile political, social and economic environment.
This history of Schering AG (one of Germany's best known pharmaceutical companies) traces its origins as a pharmacy in the middle of the nineteenth ce...
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212,54 |
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Rebuilding Construction (Routledge Revivals): Economic Change in the British Construction Industry
ISBN: 9780415739245 / Angielski / Twarda / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1988, this book analyses the changes that took place in the economic organisation of the British construction industry throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, in particular considering its social and economic structure and examining the causes of its poor industrial record. Michael Ball describes how the major firms survived the economic slump between 1973 and 1982 - when construction workloads collapsed - by substantially restructuring their operations, relationships with clients, workforces and subcontractors. Detailed attention is paid to construction firms, the workers...
First published in 1988, this book analyses the changes that took place in the economic organisation of the British construction industry throughout t...
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778,85 |
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German Industry and Global Enterprise: Basf: The History of a Company
ISBN: 9780521101196 / Angielski / Miękka / 732 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This corporate history of BASF offers a view of the functioning of an industrial organization that has managed to thrive and expand since 1865. Moreover, it reveals much about the reasons for the extraordinary economic dynamics of the German empire and the enormous expansion of the world economy before World War I. It permits the probing of the origins and spread of the knowledge society, in which science and research-based innovation have become the key determinants of economic growth and social development. Accordingly, BASF's history developed at the core of Germany's wartime economy...
This corporate history of BASF offers a view of the functioning of an industrial organization that has managed to thrive and expand since 1865. Moreov...
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316,63 |
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The Olympic Winter Games and their infrastuctural Requirements An Evaluation of Winter Sport Destinations Regarding their Compliance
ISBN: 9783639107340 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book deals with an issue related to the Olympic Winter Games that has been a topic of interest since their introduction in 1924. Nine years before the next staging of the Olympic Winter Games takes place, the whole world is wondering who will bid for the Games. Being an Applicant City means a lot. It means facing a tremendous amount of work, a considerable image boost and a global media presence over years. It is clear that all Applicant Cities really want to host the Games; however, as only one city out of many is elected, it is enough for some of them to become a centre of global...
This book deals with an issue related to the Olympic Winter Games that has been a topic of interest since their introduction in 1924. Nine years befor...
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263,91 |
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The Rise and Fall of EMI Records
ISBN: 9781847722447 / Angielski / Twarda / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Brian Southall explores and investigates EMI's extraordinary decline from the greatness over two decades of rejected takeovers, unsuccessful mergers, executive changes, profit warnings, artist and staff cuts, press criticism and never-ending speculation.
Brian Southall explores and investigates EMI's extraordinary decline from the greatness over two decades of rejected takeovers, unsuccessful mergers, ...
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113,84 |
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Strategies of Multinationals in Central and Eastern Europe: Innovation Systems and Embeddedness
ISBN: 9780230230552 / Angielski / Twarda / 269 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The focus of the study is on the larger food processing companies, which invested in Central and Eastern Europe - namely Nestle, Unilever and InBev - and analyses the motives of investment and the entry strategies of food MNEs, outlines their contribution to the local development and stresses the national actors as forces to embedded FDI.
The focus of the study is on the larger food processing companies, which invested in Central and Eastern Europe - namely Nestle, Unilever and InBev - ...
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201,24 |
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America for Sale: How the Foreign Pack Circled and Devoured Esmark
ISBN: 9780313376788 / Angielski / Twarda / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Is it a good idea to allow foreigners to purchase critical and strategic American assets? No, say authors James Koch and Craig Bouchard. In America for Sale: How the Foreign Pack Circled and Devoured Esmark, Koch and Bouchard use the sale of Esmark a transaction that put over 50 percent of American steel production into foreign hands to make the case that this trend presents a clear and present danger to the economic future of United States of America. America for Sale recaps the amazing, sometimes incredible events leading up to the sale of Esmark, including... Is it a good idea to allow foreigners to purchase critical and strategic American assets? No, say authors James Koch and Craig Bouchard. In Amer... |
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215,21 |
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Business History : Complexities and Comparisons
ISBN: 9780415423960 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This major new textbook on business history brings together the expertise of two internationally renowned authors to provide a thorough overview of the developments in business over the last two centuries. Business History is global in scope and looks at both the major players - Europe, the US and Japan - as well as emerging economies, such as China and South America. Focusing mainly on 'big business', Amatori and Colli critically analyze 'the firm' and its interaction with the evolution of economic, technological and political systems at the micro and macro levels. This outstanding textbook...
This major new textbook on business history brings together the expertise of two internationally renowned authors to provide a thorough overview of th...
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973,56 |
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The Future of Local Economic Development
ISBN: 9780415551267 / Angielski / Twarda / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book looks at the future role of local economic development. Once New Labour came to power in 1997, they sought a third way between the new right agenda of Thatcherism with its attempts to reduce the role of the local state and foster a free market and the left's attempts to take more control over the local economy in the interest of workers. In July 2007, Gordon Brown's government published the 'Review of Sub-national Economic Development and Regeneration'. This book argues that competitiveness and neo-liberalism, or increased market domination over an ever wider range of... This book looks at the future role of local economic development. Once New Labour came to power in 1997, they sought a third way between the new ri... |
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681,49 |
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Lycra: How a Fiber Shaped America
ISBN: 9780415804363 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'Lycra' describes the development of a specific fabric, but in the process provides students with rare insights into U.S. corporate history, the changing image of women in America and how a seemingly doomed product came to occupy a position never imagined by its inventors.
'Lycra' describes the development of a specific fabric, but in the process provides students with rare insights into U.S. corporate history, the chang...
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754,51 |
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Rural Road Investment Efficiency: Lessons from Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Uganda
ISBN: 9780821382141 / Angielski / Miękka / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The development aid community has placed a great deal of emphasis on the need for rural mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Thus far, most development partners and governments in SSA have relied on two overarching assumptions when dispensing transport aid--that most households in rural areas in Africa are not connected to markets and therefore need a road passable for a truck, and that roads with high levels of service are crucial in order to achieve high economic impact. Based on data collection from various sources in three SSA countries, 'Rural Road Investment Efficiency' demonstrates...
The development aid community has placed a great deal of emphasis on the need for rural mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Thus far, most developme...
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77,84 |
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My Years with General Motors and Other Stories
ISBN: 9781453519264 / Angielski / Miękka / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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79,78 |
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My Years with General Motors and Other Stories
ISBN: 9781453519271 / Angielski / Twarda / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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127,67 |
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Giants of Tourism
ISBN: 9781845936525 / Angielski / Twarda / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The development of tourism and its associated elements owes much to the efforts of individuals. Many of them left imprints on tourism, through their innovations, promotion or insight, that have continued long after they have departed the scene. This volume consists of essays by experts in their fields on individuals who have influenced tourism over many hundreds of years of travel: development of destinations, services and accommodation, creation of transportation links and attractions, tourist behavior, innovations in the era of large scale tourism and the establishment of future trends.
The development of tourism and its associated elements owes much to the efforts of individuals. Many of them left imprints on tourism, through their i...
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545,71 |
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Options for Managing and Financing Rural Transport Infrastructure
ISBN: 9780821342480 / Angielski / Miękka / 81 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Sub-Saharan Africa, ineffective rural transport services present a major obstacle to economic and social development. Deciding who owns the roads, who finances the maintenance, and who manages them is a fundamental requirement. This volume proposes a framework for improving management and financing of local government roads and community roads and paths based on two distinct owner categories and a redefined partnership between the public and private sectors.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, ineffective rural transport services present a major obstacle to economic and social development. Deciding who owns the roads, ...
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87,57 |
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My Life and Work-An Autobiography of Henry Ford
ISBN: 9781617430206 / Angielski / Twarda / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is the original autobiographical work by Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company. In this book, Ford details how he got into business, the strategies that he used to become a wealthy and successful businessman, and what others can do by learning from the examples he has outlined. Ford takes you through a journey of history, business and lessons to be learned from which he used to develop his financial empire.
This book is the original autobiographical work by Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company. In this book, Ford details how he got into business,...
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94,98 |
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Business Continuity: Best Practices - World-Class Business Continuity Managemen
ISBN: 9781931332224 / Angielski / Miękka / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a guide to implementation of World-Class Business Continuity Management within an enterprise. It may be used as a step-by-step guide by those new to Business Continuity Management or dipped into by the more seasoned professional for ideas and updates on specific topics. There is no absolute "right way" to perform business continuity management - although there are plenty of wrong ways. Business Continuity is not rocket science: it is applied common sense. Yes, experience helps, but it is no mystic art. This book makes the processes transparent and provide the reader with...
This book is a guide to implementation of World-Class Business Continuity Management within an enterprise. It may be used as a step-by-step guide by t...
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383,10 |
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Lycra: How a Fiber Shaped America
ISBN: 9780415804370 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The Anthropology of Stuff" is part of a new Series dedicated to innovative, unconventional ways to connect undergraduate students and their lived concerns about our social world to the power of social science ideas and evidence. Our goal with the project is to help spark social science imaginations and in doing so, new avenues for meaningful thought and action. Each "Stuff" title is a short (100 page) "mini text" illuminating for students the network of people and activities that create their material world. Lycra describes the development of a specific fabric, but in the... "The Anthropology of Stuff" is part of a new Series dedicated to innovative, unconventional ways to connect undergraduate students and their lived ... |
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189,80 |
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Africa's Water and Sanitation Infrastructure: Access, Affordability, and Alternatives
ISBN: 9780821384572 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text presents a quantitative snapshot of water and sanitation sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the challenges to coverage expansion in the past decade between 1995-2005 in the context of financing, institutional reforms, and efficiency improvements.
This text presents a quantitative snapshot of water and sanitation sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the challenges to coverage expansion in ...
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116,78 |