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Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Introduction -- 2 Leading Science and Technology: A “Must-do” for India -- 3 Research in India: The Past, Present, and Future -- 4 Researchers:...

The Positive Sum Strategy -- Copyright -- Introduction -- WHY DIALOGUE IS NEEDED -- Why Should Technologists Be Concerned About Economics? -- Why Should Economists Be Concerned About Technology? -- THEMES OF THIS VOLUME -- Contents -- Editors' Overview -- ECONOMIC GROWTH-THE BASIS FOR ANY...

Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Companies, Markets, and Production Facilities -- 2 The State, Sustained Yield, and Small Operators -- 3 Establishing Unions -- 4 Union Politics -- 5 The Daily Grind -- 6 Technology -- 7 Companies and...

An updated and timely new look at the theory and practice of risk managementSince the first edition of Risk Modeling, Assessment, and Management was published, public interest in the field of risk analysis has grown astronomically. Its adaptation across many disciplines and its deployment by...

Cover -- Half-title -- Series-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Technology and social action -- 1.1 Computers and situated conduct -- 1.2 Technological innovation and collaborative work -- 1.3 Naturalistic studies of work and technology -- 1.4 Technologies and social...