Government & Business

Environmental conflicts are increasing in number and intensity, demanding new approaches to dispute resolution such as environmental mediation. This book contains the expertise of 28 specialists; stresses the need for mediated dispute resolution as an...

The core idea of corporate social responsibility, the notion that companies have a responsibility beyond legal requirements, is by now deeply embedded in the corporate cultures of the largest U.S. companies. The authors suggest that productive debate now...

How has the legal system used its traditional body of copyright and patent law to protect rights in computer software? The last 15 years have changed the entire landscape with regard to the creation and protection of software as intellectual property...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780873898874Author Gordon HarnackFormat PaperbackPage Count 502Imprint ASQ Quality PressPublisher ASQ Quality PressWeight(grams) 1152g

Creating the Welfare State investigates how private business and public bureaucracy worked together to create the structure of much of the modern welfare state in America. Covering the period from the 1980s to the present, this important volume employs...

Changes within European telecommunication systems have been analyzed by the author with the purpose of exploring the social, political, and economic conditions that will determine the emergence of a new continental communication infrastructure by 1992...

This groundbreaking study is the first to apply an analytical model derived from the interest-group theory of regulation to the study of antitrust law and policy. The application of this model which stresses that government intervention in the economy...

The full cost of the failing energy policies of the United States can be measured by out vulnerability to the dictates of foreign oil-producing countries. U.S. government policy has traditionally been aligned in support of independent oil refiners...

This book presents the first comprehensive and unbiased assessment of the social and economic factors that drive decisions about waste-to-energy (WTE) projects in the United States. Information about each WTE project initiated between 1982 to 1990 is...

Designed as a convenient, clearly written, and comprehensive desktop reference for executives and managers, Critical Issues in Business Conduct addresses the legal, ethical, and social issues that will dominate business in the 1990s. Based upon a...

A qualified expert provides leaders in government and business a much-needed primer for accomplishing their most vital task: transforming a purpose into policy through the appropriate acquisition and use of power.At a time when corporations are reeling...

Despite popular belief, the problem of illegal child labor has not been remedied. The practice persists in the United States and even appears to be increasing. Levine, an acknowledged expert in the field, reveals the nature and magnitude of this old...

These in-depth profiles of major non-governmental organizations show how they compete to protect consumer or business interests ranging across all stages of American life from baby foods to funerals. The analyses of 109 interest groups portray a wide...

An oligopoly (from the Greek, few sellers) is a market that is dominated by a few large and powerful players. As Steve Hannaford documents with numerous examples, virtually every industry today-from medical equipment to airlines, toy retailing to oil-is...

Despite roughly thirty years of experience with growth management programs, which are basically land-use planning tools, most U.S. communities do not plan for how best to limit or manage rapid growth; in fact, most communities do not plan at all. In the...

With the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, Central and Eastern European states have had to confront fundamental changes in economic, social, and governmental structures. So far, many of these countries in transition from a command to a market-based system...

Melville C. Branch continues his lifelong examination of planning as inherent in all human activities, and the primary determinant of our prospects and survival as a species. This latest work discusses the use of simulation throughout society, as the...

This volume, the first to result from the Diebold Institute Information-Based Infrastructure Project, explores the links between business and government in the development of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technology. The work focuses on road...

This volume, the first to result from the Diebold Institute Information-Based Infrastructure Project, explores the links between business and government in the development of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technology. The work focuses on road...

The American economy and society are undergoing vast transformations, including a renaissance of capitalism, a great wave of technological change, and a restructuring of businesses and industries. A superindustrial society is evolving, and there is a new...

This important and accessible book identifies the key elements in the quest for best practice in online language teaching. The authors, all of them international experts who have made significant contributions to the debate about how to exploit the new...

Nowadays, the concept of SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) is starting to replace the concept of MDGs (Millennium Developmental Goals). It is a global goal adopted by all United Nations member states. It emphasizes the idea that the development of...

This insightful volume explores examples of the use of technology to teach social work knowledge, values, and skills across the curriculum. The chapters cover a wide range of perspectives, including international views of the role of information...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781432723156Author Larry GreenFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint Outskirts PressPublisher Outskirts PressWeight(grams) 118g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798987048320Author Scott D JohnsonFormat HardbackPage Count 212Imprint Ssrj LLCPublisher Ssrj LLCWeight(grams) 454g

Firm Social Capital and the Innovation Process conceptualizes, measures, and evaluates social capital as a productive input for innovative firms. First, a theoretical production function is conceptualized that considers social capital as an input into...

This report lays out key governance challenges in the management of fiscal risks and contingent liabilities in Asia and the Pacific region from public investments in public-private partnerships and state-owned enterprises.It explains how investments in...

Assessing the Role of the Federal Government in the Development of New Products, Industries, and Companies examines the role of the federal government in the development of major innovations. This is done in a purely descriptive manner, specifically...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9791069987791Author Dinh Luong NguyenFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint AfnilPublisher AfnilWeight(grams) 381g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789815011609Author Sri Mulyani IndrawatiFormat PaperbackPage Count 642Imprint Iseas-Yusof Ishak InstitutePublisher Iseas-Yusof Ishak InstituteWeight(grams)...

In the age of digitalization, even the way we govern is adapting. Recently, with the successful implementation of e-governments, the way our systems are organized has changed. Here, Israel Patino Galvan suggests a specialized design structure as an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781544511689Author Michael FitzpatrickFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Lioncrest PublishingPublisher Lioncrest PublishingWeight(grams) 218g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908040879Author Sunday AdelajaFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Golden Pen LtdPublisher Golden Pen LtdWeight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789811488702Author Muhammad Amirusy SyahmiFormat PaperbackPage Count 86Imprint National Library Board (Nlb) SingaporePublisher National Library Board (Nlb)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789987735099Author Mark MwandosyaFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint E & D Vision Publishing LimitedPublisher E & D Vision Publishing...

This study develops a detailed description of the successful technology transfer of an invention — the drug-eluting coronary stent — originating in intramural research within the US National Institutes of Health. The history of the commercialization of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613397688Author Paul J. ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint GOKO PublishingPublisher GOKO Publishing

As the government increasingly uses commercial augmentation to perform many of its most basic functions, it is critically important that all employees understand the rules, expectations and boundaries that define the government-contractor relationship...

Innovation by Design: Impact and Effectiveness of Public Support for Business Innovation examines the conceptual and program models that exist for the design and implementation of government support of business innovation at different jurisdictional...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781680838022Author Peter D. BlairFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint now publishers IncPublisher now publishers IncWeight(grams) 251g