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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Faulty decision-making can have dire consequences, and when it comes to group decisions, the challenges are even greater. Join Dr. Jerry B. Harvey as he clearly illustrates why no organization wants to find themselves goin to Abilene.See how group dynamics can keep individuals from stating their true beliefs for fear of isolation and separation, and how that often leads to mismanaged agreement.You ll learn to recognize the warning signs of risky group dynamics and improve decision-making processes throughout your organization.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for Wide Angle Vision'In this book, Wayne Burkan shows us that the vantage points from which we view and act can earn us critical advantages if we are willing to stretch our thoughts and practices beyond the edge of conventional thinking.' - Robert W. Galvin Chairman of the Executive Committee and former CEO of Motorola'Wayne Burkan's Wide-Angle Vision is a very pragmatic and useful guide to dealing with and implementing change. His concept of 'edge' as it relates to customers, employees, and competitors should help many organizations struggling with the rapidly changing marketplace and the endless panaceas being promoted.' - David R. Stamper Vice President and General Manager, Hitachi Data Systems, Latin American Division'At Southwest Airlines, we redefined air transportation by utilizing 'edge thinking.' Wayne Burkan is offering a 'flight plan' that if studied, understood, and followed, will improve your bottom line for the long term. If you really want to be on the 'leading edge' for your product or service, this is the place to begin.' - Howard Putnam Speaker, author, and former CEO of Southwest Airlines'Wayne Burkan has brought our attention to a great source of potential opportunities for profitable growth if we take his advice and really listen to those challenging customers, potential customers, small competitors, and unhappy employees whom we often want to dismiss as difficult.' - D. H. Davis President and Chief Operating Officer, Rockwell International Corporation'Strategically thought-provoking! It's just what busy leaders need to ensure they are focused on gaining a competitive edge. An easy-to-read wake up call for organizations and managers. Wayne Burkan challenges us to confront the perils of tunnel vision and the promise of a wider perspective. So simple, so clear, so right!' - Donald HimelfarbPresident, Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc.Conventional business wisdom says to get close to your best customers, watch your biggest competitors, and reward your model employees. This controversial book offers a contrarian viewpoint and introduces a dynamic new way to compete-by broadening your focus beyond mainstream thinking to spot the critical opportunities at the edge of your core business. Wide-Angle Vision opens your eyes to the 'edge,' from 'little guy' competitors preparing to take over the market to disgruntled customers and maverick employees whose complaints can lead to great ideas for change.Listening to complaining employees pays off. That's where the idea for Java(r) , Sun Microsystems' successful Internet programming system, came from. With Wide-Angle Vision, now you can learn how to use 'edge' groups to sharpen your competitiveness by reducing surprise, increasing innovation, and satisfying customers.Filled with compelling examples from a range of industries and drawing on Wayne Burkan's extensive consulting experience with IBM, Ford, and others, Wide-Angle Vision equips you with specific action techniques that can enable you to:\* Anticipate crises before they occur by using 'splatter vision,' scenarios, and benchmarking\* Find breakthrough solutions to difficult problems by looking outside your field\* Create powerful, flexible teams that work-from 'edge' teams to ideal teams\* Reduce resistance to organizational change through skillful timing, finding perfect change agents, and more\* Reengineer with lower risk and greater efficiency, using an effective seven-step plan for change\* Avoid tunnel vision by broadening your perspective-to the edges of what's happening in the mainstreamIn today's rapidly changing marketplace, opportunities are all around you. Wide-Angle Vision gives you the power to look them in the eye and develop the daring skills you need to be a leading-and lasting-'edge' competitor.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Financial Markets provides a concise, yet comprehensive, introduction to financial markets for undergraduate or MBA students studying finance or money and banking. The text breaks with the non-analytical tradition of most texts and employs an analytical approach to the role of financial markets in a modern economy, debt and equity markets, and derivatives markets and risk management. In each case, the discussion explores the financial economics of the area of study and focuses on the application of finance concepts to practical business management problems. The material covering financial derivatives offers an extensive treatment of the topic placing particular emphasis on how derivatives are used in risk management.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This unique information source and timesaver for busy school principals is packed with 431 of the most used and useful lists available anywhere to help you work smarter, and faster, in every aspect of your job as a school administrator.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This volume provides a lucid and distinct introduction to multiculturalism and the philosophy of social science.Distinct, engaging and timely multicultural approachClear, non-technical overview of the nature of social inquiryFirst volume of outstanding new 'Contemporary Philosophy' series.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Earn the loyalty of your customers and the allegiance of your shareholders at the same time. The Market Value Process provides a groundbreaking, practical approach to linking customer and shareholder value in a marketplace where price-cutting is king. It details a twelve-step framework for determining how well customer needs are being met, building strategies for meeting those needs, and ensuring those strategies create enough customer and shareholder value to work successfully. With new thoughts on topics such as teamwork and core competencies, this book defines a general management and financial approach to strategy building every executive should consider.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The latest developments in chaos theory - from an industry expertChaos and Order in the Capital Markets was the first book to introduce and popularize chaos as it applies to finance. It has since become the classic source on the topic. This new edition is completely updated to include the latest ripples in chaos theory with new chapters that tie in today's hot innovations, such as fuzzy logic, neural nets, and artificial intelligence.Critical praise for Peters and the first edition of Chaos and Order in the Capital Markets'The bible of market chaologists.' - BusinessWeek'Ed Peters has written a first-class summary suitable for any investment professional or skilled investor.' - Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities'It ranks among the most provocative financial books of the past few years. Reading this book will provide a generous payback for the time and mental energy expended.' - Financial Analysts JournalThis second edition of Chaos and Order in the Capital Markets brings the topic completely up to date with timely examples from today's markets and descriptions of the latest wave of technology, including genetic algorithms, wavelets, and complexity theory.Chaos and Order in the Capital Markets was the very first book to explore and popularize chaos theory as it applies to finance. It has since become the industry standard, and is regarded as the definitive source to which analysts, investors, and traders turn for a comprehensive overview of chaos theory. Now, this invaluable reference - touted by BusinessWeek as 'the bible of market chaologists' - has been updated and revised to bring you the latest developments in the field.Mainstream capital market theory is based on efficient market assumptions, even though the markets themselves exhibit characteristics that are symptomatic of nonlinear dynamic systems. As it explores - and validates - this nonlinear nature, Chaos and Order repudiates the 'random walk' theory and econometrics. It shifts the focus away from the concept of efficient markets toward a more general view of the forces underlying the capital market system.Presenting new analytical techniques, as well as reexamining methods that have been in use for the past forty years, Chaos and Order offers a thorough examination of chaos theory and fractals as applied to investments and economics. This new edition includes timely examples from today's markets and descriptions of cutting-edge technologies-genetic algorithms, wavelets, complexity theory-and hot innovations, such as fuzzy logic and artificial intelligence.Beyond the history of current capital market theory, Chaos and Order covers the crucial characteristics of fractals, the analysis of fractal time series through rescaled range analysis (R/S), the specifics of fractal statistics, and the definition and analysis of chaotic systems. It offers an in-depth exploration of:\* Random walks and efficient markets - the development of the efficient market hypothesis (EMH) and modern portfolio theory\* The linear paradigm - why it has failed\* Nonlinear dynamic systems - phase space, the Henon Map, Lyapunov exponents\* Applying chaos and nonlinear methods - neural networks, genetic algorithms\* Dynamical analysis of time series - reconstructing a phase space, the fractal dimensionTonis Vaga's Coherent Market Hypothesis - the theory of social imitation, control parameters, Vaga's implementationsPlus, Chaos and Order now contains a Windows-compatible disk including data sets for running analyses described in the appendices.Written by a leading expert in the field, Chaos and Order in the Capital Markets has all the information you need for a complete, up-to-date look at chaos theory. This latest edition will undoubtedly prove to be as invaluable as the first.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book makes available the broad canvas of Guattari's formidable theoretical and activist writings to provide an indispensable companion to the existing literature.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Here at last is a dictionary that puts thousands of current nutrition terms at your fingertips. Written in plain English, this comprehensive dictionary covers all aspects of nutrition from medical terms to basic foods to such diverse dietetic practice areas as research, communications, and private practice.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Health and fitness professionals are frequently frustrated at their inability to help clients achieve long-standing health behaviour changes and are seeking new, scientifically sound, alternative approaches which are more effective. This handbook has been written as a guide for health and fitness professionals helping clients through the process of lifestyle change with a special emphasis on: eating a more healthy diet, achieving and maintaining a healthy weight and becoming more physically active. Providing cautionary advice hardly ever works: it must be combined with effective strategies to change clients behaviour. Health promotion, primary care, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working are high on the political agenda. This book encompasses all these issues. Healthcare professionals are realising that their role as change agents , as opposed to information providers, requires special skills. Although a wide range of scientific information is available, there is very litle to assist professionals to apply it affectively to get results. No other similar publication exists in the UK marketplace or, probably, the USA.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A unique and entertaining look at the ethical issues in the computer science profession, this book tells the fictional story of a robot programmed to automate an assembly line that ended up taking the life of a worker. Using a variety of materials, from newspaper clippings, interviews, and the trial manuscript, the book explores the full complexity of the topic and the need to take into account the 'human factor.'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Heat transfer analysis is a problem of major significance in a vast range of industrial applications. These extend over the fields of mechanical engineering, aeronautical engineering, chemical engineering and numerous applications in civil and electrical engineering. If one considers the heat conduction equation alone the number of practical problems amenable to solution is extensive. Expansion of the work to include features such as phase change, coupled heat and mass transfer, and thermal stress analysis provides the engineer with the capability to address a further series of key engineering problems. The complexity of practical problems is such that closed form solutions are not generally possible. The use of numerical techniques to solve such problems is therefore considered essential, and this book presents the use of the powerful finite element method in heat transfer analysis. Starting with the fundamental general heat conduction equation, the book moves on to consider the solution of linear steady state heat conduction problems, transient analyses and non-linear examples. Problems of melting and solidification are then considered at length followed by a chapter on convection. The application of heat and mass transfer to drying problems and the calculation of both thermal and shrinkage stresses conclude the book. Numerical examples are used to illustrate the basic concepts introduced. This book is the outcome of the teaching and research experience of the authors over a period of more than 20 years.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For tourism professionals and urban and regional planners, this highly readable text introduces tourism development as a process with its own organizational structures and its own responses to the economic cycle of supply and demand. Here, the author keeps pace with the changing trends in tourism, its link with economic theory, and academic research as well as accessibility to travelers with across-the-board economic backgrounds.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - As with all ecosystems, river systems involve a complex interaction of a rich diversity of microorganisms, plants and animals with their physical and chemical environment. Uniquely,the river habitat presents particular problems for organisms exposed to unidirectional currents, seasonal variation in flow, and disturbance due to pollution and other human interference. The book starts with a description of the taxa, their adaptations and their ecologies, followed by chapters describing the ecosystem processes in the terms of trophic interactions and the key production processes related to photosynthesis and decomposition. An important chapter considers the principles, practices and.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Organizations are changing rapidly due to turbulent environments and changes in technology. More and more organisations are tending to grow into knowledge-based organisations in which the proper management of knowledge plays an increasingly important role.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The first introductory palaeontology text which demonstrates the importance of selected fossil groups in geological and biological studies, particularly in understanding evolutionary patterns, palaeoenvironmental analysis, and stratigraphy. Part one explores several key concepts, such as the processes of fossil preservation, the determination of evolutionary patterns, and use of fossils and statigraphical tools. Part two introduces the main fossil groups of value in these applied fields. Part three concentrates on the examination of important case histories which demonstrate the use of fossils in diverse practical examples. Evolutionary studies, palaeoenvironmental analysis, and stratigraphical applications are documented using up-to-date examples supported by overviews of the principles.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A comprehensive and practical approach to designing for the growingsenior market As people live longer, stay healthier, and enjoy more disposableincome, their use of hospitality services is increasingdramatically. Hospitality Design for the Graying Generation helpsyou cater to this expanding market by providing criticalinformation on designing facilities which are sensitive to theneeds of the over-65 population. With the important principlesexplained in this book, designing for the senior consumer can becreative, cost-effective, and benefit all consumers withoutsacrificing style. This indispensable guide includes: \* A Universal Design approach that can be applied to bothcommercial and residential projects, going beyond compliance withADA guidelines \* A wide range of hospitality design, including restaurants, hotelguest rooms, lobbies, and lounges \* Design principles beautifully illustrated with concise, detaileddrawings \* Extensive coverage of the specific physical needs and psychologyof seniors, including physical strength, hearing, sight, colorpreferences, and other areas \* A quick-reference checklist of 'senior-friendly' designfeatures When the interior design needs of the over-65 market are met, allpotential users gain, regardless of age or ability. This accessiblebook is an invaluable resource for designers, operators, and otherprofessionals throughout the hospitality industry. With millions of baby boomers rapidly approaching retirement age,the over-65 age group is the fastest-growing segment of thepopulation. As they become healthier, live longer, and have moredisposable income, their use of hospitality services, such ashotels and restaurants, will increase dramatically. Whether you area designer or a hospitality professional, Hospitality Design forthe Graying Generation helps you plan for this growing market byproviding you with critical information for designing facilitiesthat accommodate the needs of all generations. Clearly written and generously illustrated, Hospitality Design forthe Graying Generation shows you how to address the specificphysical and psychological needs of seniors, with detailed chapterson mobility, hearing, vision, color preferences, and otherimportant areas. Going beyond ADA guidelines, Alfred Baucom'sUniversal Design approach enables you to integrate senior-friendlydesign principles into a wide range of specific environments --fromlobbies, common areas, and public restrooms to restaurants,lounges, and hotel guest rooms. In meeting the needs of the over-65 market, Hospitality Design forthe Graying Generation ensures that all potential users, regardlessof age or ability, will be well accommodated.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Recent books in the Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics Editors Vic Barnett J. Stuart Hunter David W. Scott Geoffrey S. Watson Ralph A. Bradley Joseph B. Kadane Adrian F.M. Smith Nicholas I. Fisher David G. Kendall Jozef L. Teugels Stochastic Geometry and Its Applications Second Edition Dietrich Stoyan, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany Wilfrid S. Kendall, University of Warwick, UK Joseph Mecke, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany This standard text makes the results and methods of stochastic geometry and spatial statistics accessible to practitioners and non-theoreticians. The book is also ideal as an introduction to the subject for mathematicians. The exposition is mathematically precise and takes into account the latest results, but in many cases proofs are omitted. Topics covered include the basic theories of point processes, random sets, fibre and surface processes, random tessellations, stereology and the statistical theory of shape. The theory is illustrated by many examples drawn from different branches of science; actual data in the form of images are presented, and their statistical analysis is discussed. As well as being of great interest to statisticians, this treatment of the subject has proved useful to applied scientists working in fields such as geology, biology, microscopy and materials science, and to pure mathematicians working in geometry. 1995 Bayesian Analysis in Statistics and Econometrics. Essays in Honor of Arnold Zellner Donald A. Berry, Duke University Kathryn M. Chaloner, University of Minnesota John K. Geweke, University of Minnesota This volume affords students and professionals in statistics, econometrics, and other fields of statistical applications a unique opportunity to acquaint themselves with important current and future trends in Bayesian analytical theory and practice. Over the course of forty-eight chapters, more than one hundred authors from around the world explore a vast array of practical and theoretical issues. Topics covered include inference, estimation, prediction, regression, linear model, multivariate analysis, model selection and computation. This is a valuable working resource for statisticians, economists, and all those with a professional interest in the Bayesian approach. 1996.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The first comprehensive, practical guide to the selection, construction, and installation of soil bioengineering and biotechnical slope protection.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Interest in ethnobotany has increased dramatically in recent years. The search for new medicines by the pharmaceutical industry has turned to plant natural products and to ethnobotanical studies as a first step in bioprospecting. These studies are making a valuable contribution to the cataloguing of biological diversity and hence to the conservation of endangered ecosystems and the human societies which depend upon them. Discussing traditional methods of plant management as well as plant use, this textbook is an authoritative and fascinating introduction to this exciting area of plant biology. Citing examples from throughout the world and drawing on a wide range of source materials, the author describes the history of the interactions between plants and people and the concepts, methodology and future direction of ethnobotanical study. Capturing current interest in traditional medicine, as well as the potential for exciting new drug discoveries, Ethnobotany: Principles and Applications is an informative, stimulating and timely text which includes an extensive bibliography.