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The First Great Financial Crisis of the 21st Century
A Retrospective
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2015
Although there have been numerous studies of the causes and consequences of the Great Financial Crisis of 2007–2010 in the US and abroad, many of these were undertaken only for a small number of countries and before the financial and economic effects were fully realized and before various governmental...
by Kenneth J. Arrow, G. Constantinides, H.M Markowitz
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2011
Edited by Rajnish Mehra, this volume focuses on the equity risk premium puzzle, a term coined by Mehra and Prescott in 1985 which encompasses a number of empirical regularities in the prices of capital assets that are at odds with the predictions of standard economic theory.
The Squam Lake Report
Fixing the Financial System
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2010
In the fall of 2008, fifteen of the world's leading economists--representing the broadest spectrum of economic opinion--gathered at New Hampshire's Squam Lake. Their goal: the mapping of a long-term plan for financial regulation reform.
The Squam Lake Report distills the wealth of insights...
The Innovation Butterfly
Managing Emergent Opportunities and Risks During Distributed Innovation
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Product and service innovations are the result of mutually interacting creative and coordination tasks within a system that has to balance technical decisions, marketplace taste, personnel management, and stakeholder commitment. The constituent elements of such systems are often scattered across multiple...
College Student Retention
Formula for Student Success
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2012
Although access to higher education is virtually universally available, college student retention stills remains a vexing and puzzling problem for educators and legislators.
In College Student Retention: Formula for Student Success, second edition, Alan Seidman deals with this problematic issue...
by Robert E Stevens, David L Loudon, R Henry Migliore
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Strategic Planning for Not-For-Profit Organizations covers all the steps involved in developing a strategic plan for a not-for-profit organization. Strategic planning has become a critical issue for not-for-profit organizations as they strive for direction and orderly adjustment to a changing environment....
Vid@ en el trabajo
Éxito empresarial para gente de fe
Language: Spanish
Release Date: August 13, 2006
Las personas de fe necesitan sentirse cómodas e intencionales en dos mundos: el mundo del reino y el mundo comercial, mezclando y balanceando cada uno de ellos. Los autores John C. Maxwell, Stephen Graves y Thomas Addington identifican las herramientas básicas que los seguidores de Jesús deben tener en su caja de herramientas: El llamado, el servicio, el carácter y la habilidad.
by Navin G. Ashar, Kiran R. Golwalkar
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2013
This critical volume provides practical insights on sulfuric acid and related plant design and on techniques to improve and enhance substantially the efficiency of an existing plant by means of small modifications. The book provides readers with a better understanding of the state-of-art in sulfuric...
by Peter M. Blau, Thomas J. Fararo, Jack A. Goldstone
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2002
Written by eminent sociologists, this book introduces and assesses some of the most influential, recent sociological theories. Each chapter explains the theory and describes a related program of empirical research. Chapters are authored by the actual founders (and/or leading exponents) of these theoretical...
Wally's Workplace Wisdom
A fly's-eye view of ways to boost employee morale and stimulate productivity
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2017
While the business at No. 19 Imperial Drive had some early success, the company never reached its full potential. At the rate it was going, it probably never would. The company was taking steps backward, with no viable plan to reverse this trend. And then it happened – THE event. The story begins...
Dubai - The Epicenter of Modern Innovation
A Guide to Implementing Innovation Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2017
International and global in nature, Dubai - The Epicenter of Modern Innovation: A Guide to Implementing Innovation Strategies provides a roadmap for the successful implementation of innovation for companies and businesses currently working in the Middle East, the UAE, and more specifically, Dubai....
Modern Evolutionary Economics
An Overview
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
Evolutionary economics sees the economy as always in motion with change being driven largely by continuing innovation. This approach to economics, heavily influenced by the work of Joseph Schumpeter, saw a revival as an alternative way of thinking about economic advancement as a result of Richard...
Hybrid Dynamical Systems
Modeling, Stability, and Robustness
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2012
Hybrid dynamical systems exhibit continuous and instantaneous changes, having features of continuous-time and discrete-time dynamical systems. Filled with a wealth of examples to illustrate concepts, this book presents a complete theory of robust asymptotic stability for hybrid dynamical systems that...
International Mineral Economics
Mineral Exploration, Mine Valuation, Mineral Markets, International Mineral Policies
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
International Mineral Economics provides an integrated overview of the concepts important for mineral exploration, mine valuation, mineral market analysis, and international mineral policies. The treatment is interdisciplinary, drawing on the fields of economics, geology, business, and mining engineering....