Capitalism: An Ethnographic Approach
ISBN: 9781859731239 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This provocative book challenges many of our ingrained assumptions about the direction of contemporary capitalism and offers fresh perspectives that will inform the development of a new and relevant political economy for our times. The complex and often contradictory world within which modern commodities are produced, sold and consumed is set within the larger context of transnational business and economic developments. The importance of factors such as profitability and globalization is highlighted, and a sophisticated analysis of the contradictions and ironies of the world of modern... This provocative book challenges many of our ingrained assumptions about the direction of contemporary capitalism and offers fresh perspectives tha... |
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708,33 zł |
Capitalism : An Ethnographic Approach
ISBN: 9781859731284 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This provocative book challenges many of our ingrained assumptions about the direction of contemporary capitalism and offers fresh perspectives that will inform the development of a new and relevant political economy for our times. The complex and often contradictory world within which modern commodities are produced, sold and consumed is set within the larger context of transnational business and economic developments. The importance of factors such as profitability and globalization is highlighted, and a sophisticated analysis of the contradictions and ironies of the world of modern... This provocative book challenges many of our ingrained assumptions about the direction of contemporary capitalism and offers fresh perspectives tha... |
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199,33 zł |
Business Ethics and the Electronic Economy
ISBN: 9783540221500 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The internet and the electronic economy are a technological revolution whose secular importance is apparent. The internet eliminates the temporal and spatial constraints on the exchange of information. It changes deeply the world of production and of labour. It transforms the exchange relationships between producers and consumers as well as between the suppliers within the supply-chain. The electronic economy is able to generate more accurate con- sumer profiles and, therefore, a more powerful and effective marketing di- rected to the individual consumer. There is no industry that is not...
The internet and the electronic economy are a technological revolution whose secular importance is apparent. The internet eliminates the temporal and ...
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586,33 zł |
Acquisitions of Chinese Enterprises- An Alternative Form of FDI
ISBN: 9783836407250 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Acquisitions are a form of foreign direct investments (FDI) in China and can
be divided into asset and equity acquisitions. Both, equity and asset acquisitions, can be conducted through a direct acquisition mode, meaning that the actual transaction takes place inside China. Also, equity acquisitions can be carried out indirectly through the purchase of an offshore company, holding a Chinese foreign invested enterprise (FIE). In this way, the actual transaction takes place outside China. By acquiring an enterprise in China, the legal natures of the target as well as the industrial sector plays... Acquisitions are a form of foreign direct investments (FDI) in China and can
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221,91 zł |
Trumpets from the Tower: English Puritan Printing in the Netherlands 1600-1640
ISBN: 9789004099357 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume deals with English Puritan book printing and publishing in the Netherlands, especially in the cities of Amsterdam and Leiden, in the early seventeenth century. Because of censorship in England, many Puritans had to go abroad to have their books printed. Once produced by Dutch presses, the books were shipped, or smuggled, back to England.
The book centers on a body of about 350 Puritanical books, mostly in the English language, printed in the Dutch Republic by Puritan printers in exile or by sympathetic Dutch printers. The book examines the chain of authors, printers,... This volume deals with English Puritan book printing and publishing in the Netherlands, especially in the cities of Amsterdam and Leiden, in the early...
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585,45 zł |
The Art of the Deal: Intermediaries of Trade in Medieval Montpellier
ISBN: 9789004121294 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Medieval commercial transactions did not occur spontaneously. They were crafted by merchants with the support of numerous personnel on the medieval marketplace: notaries, innkeepers, brokers, transporters, and subordinate personnel of the merchant's entourage. This study introduces the reader to the challenges of trade in the Mediterranean world and to specific market conditions in the Mediterranean French town of Montpellier. A case study of the business of the Cabanis merchants permits an in-depth examination of the facilitation of trade by intermediaries whose activities are traced in the...
Medieval commercial transactions did not occur spontaneously. They were crafted by merchants with the support of numerous personnel on the medieval ma...
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611,67 zł |
Cosmopolitan Connections: The Sindhi Diaspora, 1860 - 2000
ISBN: 9789004140080 / Angielski / Twarda / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume looks at a diasporic community of Indian traders. It draws on anthropological field research as well as archival sources to portray a cosmopolitan group united by ties of kinship and community which are reproduced across space through processes such as the circulation of women and family visiting. These ties have their counterpart in the economic sphere which is characterised by sets of translocal trading linkages, credit relations, and a heightened knowledge of markets and a readiness to explore them. A model for the relation between mobility and commerce is thus explored.
The... This volume looks at a diasporic community of Indian traders. It draws on anthropological field research as well as archival sources to portray a cosm...
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358,26 zł |
Markets and Marketing in Roman Palestine
ISBN: 9789004140493 / Angielski / Twarda / 281 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book presents a variety of topics relating to the market in Roman Palestine. The book deals with the main elements of commercial life - the different types of markets and the entities and figures that played a part in it. It portrays the process by which the flow of goods in the market occurs - from the end of the production process, via the entire range of middlemen, to the end user. A chapter is devoted to the pricing of merchandise in the economy of Roman Palestine. It offers a comprehensive framework which includes the techniques by which prices were determined and enforced. Other...
The book presents a variety of topics relating to the market in Roman Palestine. The book deals with the main elements of commercial life - the differ...
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659,73 zł |
High Germans in the Low Countries: German Merchants and Commerce in Golden Age Antwerp
ISBN: 9789004141049 / Angielski / Twarda / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume looks at the South German merchant community during Antwerp's Golden Age by examining German involvement in the social life of the city as well as by tracing merchants' commercial activities. The first section of the book considers the institutions of trade and the role Germans played in their development and how Germans interacted with other foreign merchant communities. The second section takes a wider view by tracing the commercial networks that South German merchants operated in and by quantifying South German participation in Antwerp's foreign trade.
This volume looks at the South German merchant community during Antwerp's Golden Age by examining German involvement in the social life of the city as...
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624,77 zł |
Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory: Delft, the Netherlands 11-13 July 1984
ISBN: 9789067640084 / Angielski / Twarda / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Ninth International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory, held in the Netherlands in July 1984, follows the tradition of broad international information exchange that was developed at the eight previous symposia. Over the years the scope of the symposia has gradually widened to become both more international and more comprehensive than that of the earlier meetings. The Ninth Symposium continues this trend by including papers on a wide range of theoretical issues by leading members of the international research community.
The Ninth International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory, held in the Netherlands in July 1984, follows the tradition of broad internati...
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1101,84 zł |
Challenges of Expanding Internet: E-Commerce, E-Business, and E-Government: 5th Ifip Conference on E-Commerce, E-Business, and E-Government (I3e'2005)
ISBN: 9780387287539 / Angielski / Twarda / 627 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 2.1 E-Government: e-Governance and e-Democracy The term Electronic Government (e-Government), as an expression, was coined after the example of Electronic Commerce. In spite of being a relatively recent expression, e-Government designates a field of activity that has been with us for several decades and which has attained a high level of penetration in many countries2. What has been observed over the recent years is a shift on the broadness of the e-Government concept. The ideas inside e-Governance and e- Democracy are to some extent promising big changes in public administration. The demand...
2.1 E-Government: e-Governance and e-Democracy The term Electronic Government (e-Government), as an expression, was coined after the example of Electr...
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586,33 zł |
The Economics of the Internet and E-Commerce
ISBN: 9780762309719 / Angielski / Twarda / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Internet has revolutionized the way consumers and firms interact in the marketplace, and it has dramatically changed the information enjoyed by market participants at various points in the value chain. This timely volume on the Internet and e-commerce provides academics and practitioners with cutting-edge research on the glue that holds the new economy together.
The Internet has revolutionized the way consumers and firms interact in the marketplace, and it has dramatically changed the information enjoyed by ma...
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557,77 zł |
A Nation of Salesmen: The Tyranny of the Market and the Subversion of Culture
ISBN: 9780393334081 / Angielski / Miękka / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this groundbreaking book on the nature and meaning of the sale, Earl Shorris takes us on a journey that starts in Eden and comes at last to a consideration of where we are and what we have become in late twentieth-century America, where selling has finally become the dominant human activity. Shorris focuses on the perfection of this particular art here in America, where the vast frontier with its isolated settlements cast the salesman in a heroic role: he was literally the bearer of culture, the source of a panoply of needed and wanted items, everything from parasols to plowshares. He was...
In this groundbreaking book on the nature and meaning of the sale, Earl Shorris takes us on a journey that starts in Eden and comes at last to a consi...
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109,20 zł |
Casino Security and Gaming Surveillance
ISBN: 9781420087826 / Angielski / Twarda / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Almost all incidences of cheating, theft, fraud, or loss can be detected through the surveillance of critical transactions, audit observations, and reviews of key metrics. Providing proven-techniques for detecting and mitigating the ever-evolving threats to casino security, this book covers the core skills, knowledge, and techniques needed to protect casino assets, guests, and employees.
Drawing on the authors six decades of combined experience in the industry, Casino Security and Gaming Surveillance identifies the most common threats to... Almost all incidences of cheating, theft, fraud, or loss can be detected through the surveillance of critical transactions, audit obser...
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682,09 zł |
How to Develop and Implement a Security Master Plan
ISBN: 9781420086256 / Angielski / Twarda / 374 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written for corporation security officers, this work is designed to help them garner executive support and increased funding for their security programs. It provides a thorough understanding of the Security Master Planning process, explaining how to develop appropriate risk mitigation strategies, and how to focus on both effectiveness and efficiency while conducting a site security assessment. It constructs a comprehensive five year plan that is synchronized with the strategies of the business or institution. This is a valuable reference tool for security professionals of both small and... Written for corporation security officers, this work is designed to help them garner executive support and increased funding for their security pro... |
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629,62 zł |
Building an Enterprise-Wide Business Continuity Program
ISBN: 9781420088649 / Angielski / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If you had to evacuate from your building right now and were told you couldn't get back in for two weeks, would you know what to do to ensure your business continues to operate? Would your staff? Would every person who works for your organization? Increasing threats to business operations, both natural and man-made, mean a disaster could occur at any time. It is essential that corporations and institutions develop plans to ensure the preservation of business operations and the technology that supports them should risks become reality. Building an... If you had to evacuate from your building right now and were told you couldn't get back in for two weeks, would you know what to do to ensure your ... |
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445,94 zł |
Sothebys: The Inside Story
ISBN: 9780747538080 / Angielski / Miękka / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Peter Watson tells the story of his five year investigation into Sotheby's and his discovery of practices that include the facilitation of smuggling, the sale of antiquities known to have been stolen from tombs, and the rigging of the Art Index Market.
Peter Watson tells the story of his five year investigation into Sotheby's and his discovery of practices that include the facilitation of smuggling, ...
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93,84 zł |
Japanese Distribution Strategy
ISBN: 9781861525352 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Japanese distribution has been a major issue of concern for policymakers, business executives and academics internationally. Business executives around the world have complained for decades that JapanUs distribution system is essentially closed and does not permit external access to the Japanese market. Japanese business executives themselves, as well as Japanese government officials, have begun to introduce measures to open these distribution channels. Japanese Distribution Strategy brings together a collection of state-of-the-art articles highlighting the complexity of the Japanese...
Japanese distribution has been a major issue of concern for policymakers, business executives and academics internationally. Business executives aroun...
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469,40 zł |
The Sugar Casino
ISBN: 9781516854592 / Angielski / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. SUGAR - a carbohydrate or toxic chemical; an excuse for obesity or the cause; much maligned or a natural ingredient? If nothing else, sugar triggers controversy, blame and myths on a global scale...and everyone seems to have an opinion, informed or otherwise. The Internet and the media are alight with articles citing added sugar as the leading cause of every disease and social ill from cancer to juvenile delinquency. How can this be true when per capita sugar consumption has been falling for the past forty years in most developed countries and has only increased slightly in the US? It is...
SUGAR - a carbohydrate or toxic chemical; an excuse for obesity or the cause; much maligned or a natural ingredient? If nothing else, sugar triggers c...
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59,58 zł |
Developing Agricultural Trade: New Roles for Government in Poor Countries
ISBN: 9780333736197 / Angielski / Twarda / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Food security is of vital importance to all nations, but particularly so in developing countries. Governments worldwide are seeking to liberalize agricultural trade, and to change their role from one of controlling trade and prices. Instead these governments seek new roles in encouraging market developments, ensuring quality and providing food security by giving income assistance rather than controlling food supplies. The issue of how this process is being managed in developing countries is the focus of this book. A series of case studies including India, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Kenya and...
Food security is of vital importance to all nations, but particularly so in developing countries. Governments worldwide are seeking to liberalize agri...
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390,87 zł |