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.

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.

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.

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.

Inventory Management

Inventory Management
Author: Mohamad Y. Jaber
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2009-08-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1420079980

As markets become more dynamic and competitive, companies must reconsider how they view inventory and make changes to their production and inventory systems. They must begin to think outside the classical box and develop a new paradigm of inventory management. Exploring the trend away from classical models based on economic order quantities to depe

Encyclopedia of American Business

Encyclopedia of American Business
Author: Rick Boulware
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1438109865

Buying, selling, budgeting, and saving are fundamental business practices that almost everyone understands on a basic level.