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proposed by social scientists from such disciplines as developmental psychology, sociology, and economics. Beenstock also …
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In the Guadalupe Dunes, 170 miles north of Los Angeles and 250 miles south of San Francisco, an oil spill persisted unattended for 38 years. Over the period 1990-1996, the national press devoted 504 stories to the Exxon Valdez accident and a mere nine to the Guadalupe spill—even though the...
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, especially financial history. They also contain dollops of sociology and political science. Kindleberger views himself as a …
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Designed for use by undergraduate and graduate students in sociology and MBA courses on organizational development … Organizations is recommended for graduate courses in the Sociology of Work and Organizations, and Complex Organizations, as well as … for related courses in urban studies, political science, public administration, and management. …
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Innovation is the ruling buzzword in business today. Technology companies invest billions in developing new gadgets; business leaders see innovation as the key to a competitive edge; policymakers craft regulations to foster a climate of innovation. And yet businesses report a success rate of only...
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classic books on management. The book is the ghostwritten memoir of Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. (1875-1966), whose business and … management strategies enabled General Motors to overtake Ford as the dominant American automobile manufacturer in the 1920s and …
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"present and future impact of computers on management organization and the nature of managerial work." No two papers cover the …
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Health Economics combines economic concepts with empirical evidence to enhance students’ economic understanding of how health care institutions and markets function. It views the subject in both microeconomic and macroeconomic terms, moving from the individual and firm level to the market...
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Explicit collusion is an agreement among competitors to suppress rivalry that relies on interfirm communication and/or transfers. Rivalry between competitors erodes profits; the suppression of rivalry through collusion is one avenue by which firms can enhance profits. Many cartels and bidding...
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, developing, and managing complex systems. DSM offers network modeling tools that represent the elements of a system and their … interactions, thereby highlighting the system’s architecture (or designed structure). Its advantages include compact format, visual … engineering management, DSM is increasingly being applied to complex issues in health care management, financial systems, public …
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