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New Shop Floor Management: Empowering People for Continuous Improvement by Kiyoshi Suzaki 9781451624243
RRP: £18.99£17.37In this first comprehensive departure from the time-and-motion dictums of Frederick Taylor's Shop Management that have influenced management practices for most of this century, Kiyoshi Suzaki offers a framework for successfully conducting business at its... -
How To Grow When Markets Don't: Discovering the New Drivers of Growth by Adrian Slywotzky 9780446692700
RRP: £18.99£15.63In a world of product saturation and market crashes, can companies achieve double-digit growth? Absolutely! Old-line companies are creating new profits through 'demand innovation'. They're thinking beyond their products, exploring the opportunities... -
The Cell Manufacturing Playbook: A Step-by-Step Guideline for the Lean Practitioner by Chris A. Ortiz
RRP: £35.99£31.62This book describes how to effectively implement cell manufacturing. It covers the eight Wastes of Lean and the six Lean metrics that are recommended in each implementation and a description of what cell manufacturing is and its application to improving... -
Knowledge Accumulation and Industry Evolution: The Case of Pharma-Biotech by Mariana Mazzucato 9780521858229
RRP: £125.00£93.23Written by internationally acclaimed experts in the economics of innovation, this volume examines how the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sector is affected by the dynamics of innovation, institutions, and public policy. It contributes both... -
The Oxford Handbook of Employment Relations by Adrian Wilkinson 9780198746546
£35.00There have been numerous accounts exploring the relationship between institutions and firm practices. However, much of this literature tends to be located into distinct theoretical-traditional 'silos', such as national business systems, social systems of... -
Cases in European Competition Policy: The Economic Analysis by Bruce Lyons 9780521713504
RRP: £44.99£38.14Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Economics of Firm Productivity: Concepts, Tools and Evidence by Carlo Altomonte
RRP: £100.00£84.96Productivity varies widely between industries and countries, but even more so across individual firms within the same sectors. The challenge for governments is to strike the right balance between policies designed to increase overall productivity and... -
Openness to Creative Destruction: Sustaining Innovative Dynamism by Arthur M., Jr. Diamond
RRP: £35.49£32.45Life improves under the economic system often called "entrepreneurial capitalism" or "creative destruction," but more accurately called "innovative dynamism." Openness to Creative Destruction: Sustaining Innovative Dynamism shows how innovation occurs... -
The Situational Mentor: An International Review of Competences and Capabilities in Mentoring by Gill Lane
RRP: £135.00£117.68Because the mentoring process involves a number of distinct stages, a wide range of skills are needed throughout the process and these skills are situational. In other words, a skilled mentor understands the principles of mentoring, but is also able to... -
Innovation Matters: Competition Policy for the High-Technology Economy by Richard J. Gilbert 9780262545792
£35.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262545792Author Richard J. GilbertFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 152g -
Corporate Control, Corporate Power: A Twentieth Century Fund Study by Edward S. Herman 9780521289078
RRP: £37.99£34.83Deep and detailed research into the workings of corporate enables Professor Herman to throw considerable light on how the board of directors operates, how important outside directors are, how new members are selected, and how multiple directorships... -
How to Price: A Guide to Pricing Techniques and Yield Management by Oz Shy 9780521715645
RRP: £39.99£34.63Over the past four decades, business and academic economists, operations researchers, marketing scientists, and consulting firms have increased their interest and research on pricing and revenue management. This book introduces the reader to a wide... -
Advising Upwards: A Framework for Understanding and Engaging Senior Management Stakeholders Lynda Bourne (Stake holder Management Pty Ltd, Australia) 9780566092497
RRP: £135.00£117.68Much has been written about leadership and team building, but there are still major gaps in thinking and research about how to engage senior stakeholders in support of an organisation's projects. The central role of stakeholders in the successful... -
Applied Production Analysis: A Dual Approach by Robert G. Chambers 9780521314275
RRP: £40.99£33.26This book contains a modern treatment of production economics from a dual perspective, with special emphasis on recent developments. Results that were scattered throughout professional journals and monographs are now gathered into an integrated approach... -
Study Guide for Alive and Well at the End of the Day: The Supervisor s Guide to Managing Safety in Operations Paul D. Balmert (Balmert Consulting, Texas, USA) 9781118833063
RRP: £14.95£13.76The Study Guide is designed as a teaching aid to be used in conjunction with the book Alive and Well at the End of the Day: The Supervisor's Guide to Managing Safety in Operations, written by Paul D. Balmert. The book is designed to teach front-line... -
Industrial Policy for the Manufacturing Revolution: Perspectives on Digital Globalisation Patrizio Bianchi 9781789905274
RRP: £23.95£21.55The fourth industrial revolution is having a major impact on industry and societies primarily because of what has been called its raw material: data. New technologies are allowing hyper-connection on a global scale, not only between people, but also... -
Innovation, Path Dependency, and Policy: The Norwegian Case by Jan Fagerberg 9780199688470
RRP: £47.99£47.95The concept of National Innovation Systems is well established in academic research and enthusiastically adopted by policymakers. Yet there are relatively few in-depth studies of how individual national innovation systems have evolved to their present... -
Communication in Construction Teams Stephen Emmitt 9781138971189
RRP: £43.99£38.74Construction teams are usually complex, interdisciplinary and temporary, and, as such, the need for effective communication is crucial. However, published data regarding the manner in which individuals interact within the temporary project team is... -
The Relationship-Driven Supply Chain: Creating a Culture of Collaboration throughout the Chain by Stuart Emmett 9780566086847
RRP: £135.00£117.68Collaboration in supply chains means managing the chain beyond traditional or transactional methods. It involves rethinking the way your business is managed, both internally and externally, and the ways in which employees and partners relate to each... -
Changing Asian Business Systems: Globalization, Socio-Political Change, and Economic Organization by Richard Whitley 9780198729167
£94.98Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Networks in Telecommunications: Economics and Law by Daniel F. Spulber 9780521673860
RRP: £49.99£42.93Networks in Telecommunications addresses fundamental issues in discussions of regulatory policy by offering an integrated framework for understanding the economics and law of networks. It extends theories on network design associated with the mathematics... -
Sources of Industrial Leadership: Studies of Seven Industries by David C. Mowery 9780521645201
RRP: £44.99£38.14This book describes and analyzes how seven major high-tech industries evolved in the USA, Japan, and Western Europe. The industries covered are machine tools, organic chemical products, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, computers, semiconductors, and... -
Escape from the Market: Negotiating Work in Lancashire by Michael Huberman 9780521561518
RRP: £62.00£55.52At the outset of the industrial revolution the Lancashire labour market was a model of thoroughgoing competition. Wages adjusted quickly and smoothly to changes in the demand for and supply of labour. Within two generations, however, workers and firms... -
Theory of Production: A Long-Period Analysis by Heinz D. Kurz 9780521443258
RRP: £94.00£81.04This compelling book contains a comprehensive analytical treatment of the theory of production in a long-period framework. Although the authors take a 'Classical' approach to their subject, the scope of investigation and methods employed should interest... -
Mission and Money: Understanding the University by Burton Allen Weisbrod 9780521515108
RRP: £27.99£26.05Mission and Money goes beyond the common focus on elite universities and examines the entire higher education industry, including the rapidly growing for-profit schools. The sector includes research universities, four-year colleges, two-year schools, and... -
Experiments and Competition Policy by Jeroen Hinloopen 9780521493420
RRP: £65.00£58.56Economists have begun to make much greater use of experimental methods in their research. The award of the Nobel Prize in 2002 to Vernon Smith confirmed that the use of such methods is now seen as an important and credible part of the economist's toolkit... -
The Dynamics of Company Profits by Dennis C. Mueller 9780521383721
RRP: £62.00£55.52Do company profits eventually converge on a common, competitive level? How long does the convergence process take? This book seeks to answer these questions through a comparison of company profitability using time-series data compiled at the firm level... -
The Theory of Public Utility Pricing by Stephen J. Brown 9780521314008
RRP: £39.99£33.26Debate about deregulation has focused considerable attention on the pricing policies of public utilities. Much work has been done by economists on this subject, and in this book the results of that research are presented and made accessible to students... -
The Emergence of Entrepreneurship Policy: Governance, Start-Ups, and Growth in the U.S. Knowledge Economy by David M. Hart 9780521124188
RRP: £32.99£27.40This volume seeks to catalyze the emergence of a novel field of policy studies: entrepreneurship policy. Practical experience and academic research both point to the central role of entrepreneurs in the process of economic growth and to the importance of... -
Gambling in America: Costs and Benefits by Earl L. Grinols 9780521124171
RRP: £30.99£28.28Gambling in America carefully breaks ground by developing analytical tools to assess the benefits and costs of the economic and social changes introduced by casino gambling in monetary terms, linking them to individual households' utility and well-being... -
Knowledge Accumulation and Industry Evolution: The Case of Pharma-Biotech by Mariana Mazzucato 9780521124003
RRP: £41.99£38.34Written by internationally acclaimed experts in the economics of innovation, this volume examines how the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sector is affected by the dynamics of innovation, institutions, and public policy. It contributes both... -
Sectoral Systems of Innovation: Concepts, Issues and Analyses of Six Major Sectors in Europe by Franco Malerba 9780521111386
RRP: £37.99£34.83Innovation and technological change show different rates, types and trajectories depending on the sector in which they take place. Agents and institutions of a sector all exert a major influence on innovation. With contributions from nineteen experts in... -
The Federal Trade Commission since 1970: Economic Regulation and Bureaucratic Behavior by Kenneth W. Clarkson 9780521070256
RRP: £42.99£36.59To those who study or work in government regulation of business, the Federal Trade Commission has been of intense interest since 1969. Regarded before 1969 as dormant and ineffective, the FTC has become widely viewed as a major agency focusing on... -
How to Price: A Guide to Pricing Techniques and Yield Management by Oz Shy 9780521887595
RRP: £64.00£52.21Over the past four decades, business and academic economists, operations researchers, marketing scientists, and consulting firms have increased their interest and research on pricing and revenue management. This book introduces the reader to a wide... -
The Emergence of Entrepreneurship Policy: Governance, Start-Ups, and Growth in the U.S. Knowledge Economy by David M. Hart 9780521826778
RRP: £57.00£46.35This volume seeks to catalyze the emergence of a novel field of policy studies: entrepreneurship policy. Practical experience and academic research both point to the central role of entrepreneurs in the process of economic growth and to the importance of... -
A Concise Handbook of Movie Industry Economics by Charles C. Moul 9780521843843
RRP: £51.99£45.95This short handbook collects essays on all aspects of the motion picture industry by leading authorities in political economy, economics, accounting, finance, and marketing. In addition to offering the reader a perspective on what is known and what has... -
Competition Policy and Patent Law under Uncertainty: Regulating Innovation by Geoffrey A. Manne 9780521766746
RRP: £91.99£82.41The regulation of innovation and the optimal design of legal institutions in an environment of uncertainty are two of the most important policy challenges of the twenty-first century. Innovation is critical to economic growth. Regulatory design decisions... -
Mission and Money: Understanding the University by Burton Allen Weisbrod 9780521735742
RRP: £30.99£25.46Mission and Money goes beyond the common focus on elite universities and examines the entire higher education industry, including the rapidly growing for-profit schools. The sector includes research universities, four-year colleges, two-year schools, and... -
Japan's Network Economy: Structure, Persistence, and Change by James R. Lincoln 9780521711890
RRP: £39.99£33.66Japan's economy has long been described as network-centric. A web of stable, reciprocated relations among banks, firms, and ministries, is thought to play an important role in Japan's ability to navigate smoothly around economic shocks. Now those... -
Dynamic Competition and Public Policy: Technology, Innovation, and Antitrust Issues by Jerry Ellig 9780521782500
RRP: £98.99£80.44Sorry no description is available for this book at this time.