H. V. Bowden, "War and British Society, 1688-1815"  Read More →

Pa ve | 2011 | ISBN: 0230285481 | 256 pages | PDF | 2,5 MB The world’s governments are overwhelmed with climate change, war and unrest, the global financial crisis and poverty but there is a promising invention in Global Action Networks (GANs). GANs mobilize resources, bridge divides and promote the long-term deep change and innovation work that is needed to address the global challenges.  Read More →

Publisher: Springer | ISBN-10: 3540282572 | ISBN-13: 978-3540282570 | edition 2005 | PDF | 457 pages | 19.9 mb The contributions appearing in this book give an overview of recent research done in optimization and related areas, such as optimal control, calculus of variations, and game theory. They do not only address abstract issues of optimization theory, but are also concerned with the modeling and computer resolution of specific optimization problems arising in industry and applied sciences.  Read More →

Publisher: Springer | ISBN: 1402070195 | edition 2007 | PDF | 544 pages | 3.8 mb The book addresses several problems in contemporary corporate finance: optimal capital structure, both in the US and in the G7 economies; the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and the Arbitrage Pricing Model (APT) and the implications for the cost of capital; dividend policy; sales forecasting and pro forma statement analysis; leverage and bankruptcy; and mergers and acquisitions. It is designed... 

Ma an | 2011 | ISBN: 0230244106 | 256 pages | PDF | 2 MB Kaj Ilmonen was a pioneer in the third wave of the sociology of consumption. This book provides a balanced overview of the sociology of consumption, arguing that the enthusiasm of ‘the third wave’ exaggerated the role of the symbolic and imaginary at the expense of the materiality of human societies.  Read More →

K.gan P.ge | 2003 | ISBN: 0749439300 | 416 pages | PDF | 2,1 MB The field of logistics has continued to develop at a remarkable pace. Until recently logistics was barely considered in the long-term plans of even major companies: now its strategic role is recognized in almost every organization. This is hardly surprising. Recent years have seen a growth in international trade, strategic alliances, e-commerce and increased outsourcing of non-core activities. Add... 

Publisher: Springer | ISBN: 1402078498 | edition 2004 | PDF | 364 pages | 10,4 mb Most books on inventory theory use the item approach to determine stock levels, ignoring the impact of unit cost, echelon location, and hardware indenture. Optimal Inventory Modeling of Systems is the first book to take the system approach to inventory modeling. The result has been dramatic reductions in the resources to operate many systems – fleets of aircraft, ships, telecommunications networks,... 

F T Press | 2011 | ISBN: 0132599686 | 256 pages | PDF | 4 MB Equity markets are now high-speed casinos rigged against individual investors. Now, Barron’s Washington Editor Jim McTague reveals the twin causes: high-frequency traders and blundering regulators. Learn why the Flash Crash happened (and will again)… discover titanic, uncontrolled forces driving market chaos… find rational strategies for profiting in this terrifying new environment! Incoming... 

PalMa | 2010 | ISBN: 0230553753 | 300 pages | epub | 1 MB Based on first-hand information obtained from Chinese and Foreign enterprises and institutions in the Chinese ICT industry, this book presents a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of Chinese ICT industrial sector. It especially analyses the strengths, weaknesses, and threats facing both the Chinese enterprise and western multinationals.  Read More →

Publisher: Allen & Unwin Academic | ISBN: 1865084646 | edition 2002 | PDF | 224 pages | 1,3 mb What does it take to get rich in a boom? How did someone like OzEmail founder Sean Howard go from sleeping on the floor in working-class Melbourne to making $120 million? In almost every case, the people that made big dollars in the high-tech and Internet boom had three things in common: they saw it coming early, they built high-growth companies using other people’s money and they knew when...