The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Management Information Systems

The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Management Information Systems
Author: Gordon B. Davis
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 276
Release: 1999-06-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780631214847

The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Management Information Systems provides clear, concise, up to the minute and highly informative definitions and explanations covering the whole of the fast changing field of management information systems.

The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management, 12 Volume Set

The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management, 12 Volume Set
Author: Chris Argyris
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages: 4224
Release: 2005-02-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780631233176

The second edition of this flagship business and management reference work is divided into 12 individual subject volumes and an index and includes a brand new volume on Entrepreneurship: Comprises over 6500 specially commissioned and carefully edited entries Written and edited by international teams of over 1500 of the world's best scholars and teachers Features extended bibliographies of relevant, wider, international literature and the foremost global scholarship in each field Flexible, multi-level use, maintained and further extended by sophisticated cross-referencing both among individual encyclopedia entries and between volumes and external sources Available online, for the first time, via the EBSCO database and linked to wider literature and to an associated Blackwell Library Online, consisting of a selection of Blackwell Handbooks and Journals in the field. Register with us to receive updates on this landmark project at www.managementencyclopedia.com where you will find further details, a special pre-publication offer and, coming soon, contributor browsing features.

Prediction Markets

Prediction Markets
Author: Stefan Luckner
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2011-11-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3834970859

Accurate predictions are essential in many areas such as corporate decision making, weather forecasting and technology forecasting. Prediction markets help to aggregate information and gain a better understanding of the future by leveraging the wisdom of the crowds. Trading prices in prediction markets thus reflect the traders’ aggregated expectations on the outcome of uncertain future events and can be used to predict the likelihood of these events. This book demonstrates that markets are accurate predictors. Results from several empirical studies reported in this work show the importance of designing such markets properly in order to derive valuable predictions. Therefore, the findings are valuable for designing future prediction markets.

Business: The Key Concepts

Business: The Key Concepts
Author: Mark Vernon
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134526237

Here is a practical guide to the essentials of business. This book provides everything you need to know about the key concepts and terms, from accountability to zero-sum game. Everything from management, economics and finance to marketing, organizational behaviour and operations is covered in just the right amount of detail to make things clear and intelligible. Business: The Key Concepts: * is detailed yet approachable * considers new developments in business, notably eBusiness and contemporary business ethics * covers established subjects, taking an international and strategic perspective that balances theory and practice * suggests specific further reading for many concepts and also includes an extensive bibliography. Whether you're already in business and could do with a handy reference guide, or you're a student needing an introduction to the fundamentals, Business: The Key Concepts is the perfect companion.

The Social Sciences

The Social Sciences
Author: Nancy Herron
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2002-06-11
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

It's here: the third edition of the highly acclaimed guide to the social sciences literature! Updated and expanded, this classic comprises more than 1,500 annotated citations, offering librarians and researchers fast and easy access to some of the best and most commonly used resources in the social sciences arena. The book also serves as a standard text in universities nationwide as it gives students a comprehensive overview of must-know reference sources in both print and electronic format. Prepared by leading subject specialist librarians and arranged by discipline, the book's 12 chapters cover general social sciences, political science, economics, business, history, law and justice, anthropology, sociology, education, psychology, geography, and communication. All chapters have been revised, the essays expanded, and the annotated lists of resources have been rewritten to incorporate the latest research findings and developments.