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Information Cosmopolitics explores interaction between nationalist and information sharing practices in academic communities with a view to understanding the potential impacts of these interactions. This book is also a resounding critique of existing theories and methods as well as the launching point for the proposition of an alternate approach. Dominant approaches in the Information Behaviour (IB) field are investigated, as well as questions existing theoretical approaches to nationalism and cosmopolitanism. The concept of information cosmopolitics is introduced as an approach for...

Mit der Verbreitung des Buchdrucks werden die uberlieferten Wissensspeicher den veranderten Anspruchen angepasst. Es entstehen neue Formen der Wissenserschlieung und -vermittlung. Die Moglichkeiten der Wissensaufbereitung und der daraus (zwischen 1500 und 1800) entstehenden Speicherformen werden nach einheitlichen Gesichtspunkten vorgestellt sowie auf Uberschneidungen und Abgrenzungen, Konstanten und Transformationen hin untersucht.

Volume III examines in clear and elegant prose the roles of knowledge and information in economics. Part One analyzes the effects of new or uncertain information on market performance; examines the formation and revision of expectations; and provides a classification of literature and an extensive bibliography. Part Two discusses private and social valuations of education and training, the controversy over nature vs. nurture," the issue of "credentialism," and the depreciation of human capital.

Originally published in 1984.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest...

What is management consultancy? How has it developed? How does it affect businesses? This book answers these questions and introduces the field for those looking to develop a career as a management consultant.

Providing a thorough introduction to management consultancy, Morgen Witzel covers the topic from a range of perspectives including the field's historical development, the client's perspective, business analysis, return on investment, consulting failures, ethics and accountability and the growing importance of sustainability.

With exercises and case studies throughout, this...

What is management consultancy? How has it developed? How does it affect businesses? This book answers these questions and introduces the field for those looking to develop a career as a management consultant.

Providing a thorough introduction to management consultancy, Morgen Witzel covers the topic from a range of perspectives including the field's historical development, the client's perspective, business analysis, return on investment, consulting failures, ethics and accountability and the growing importance of sustainability.

With exercises and case studies throughout, this...

This book was stimulated by and sets out to analyse a political battle over water pricing by a municipal system. Originally published in 1984, this title provides improved methods for demand function estimation where block rates are involved, suggests procedures for rational pricing of municipal water, and explains how politics can dominate when real decisions are made. Due to the additional virtue of this title being easy to read, it is ideal for students interested in environmental studies, economics, and policy making, as well as for those involved with municipal services and resource...

During that time military personnel reported seeing numerous highly unconventional aircraft in all theaters of operation. These objects had extraordinary flight performance capabilities, came in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors, and were able to travel at extraordinary speeds and avoid radar detection....

Business Consulting in a Multicultural America, a revised and expanded edition of the popular Multicultural Marketing and Business Consulting, provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and multicultural approach to business strategy and consulting. It emphasizes a diverse customer focus to strategic thinking and problem solving. Readers are presented with the concepts, tools, and techniques that reflect global best practices for fledgling businesses. The book helps students, business owners, and managers identify and formulate solutions that improve business performance...