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Rationality and Commitment
Oxford University Press, UK 2007; US$ 109.99Thirteen leading philosophers and economists discuss the Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen's trenchant critique of rational choice theory, and propose their own answers to the question of how to account for the rationality of committed action. The volume concludes with a specially-written reply by Sen. - ;Rational choice theory forms the core of the economic... more...
Corporate Social Responsibility
Springer 2012; US$ 84.99Das Standardwerk der Management-Literatur zu Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) bietet einen breiten berblick ber das Verh ltnis zwischen Unternehmen und Gesellschaft: 67 ausgewiesene Autoren aus dem gesamten deutschsprachigen Raum zeigen in 50 Beitr gen das ganze Spektrum verantwortungsvoller Unternehmensf hrung auf. Der Band verbindet Insiderwissen... more...
Principles of Architectural Detailing
Wiley 2009; US$ 69.99* Why are buildings detailed the way they are? * Why do architects and engineers seem to come to the same kind of solutions to their detailing problems? * Are we satisfied with such a situation? With environmental concerns so high on designers' agendas, the answer to this third question has to be 'no'. Collectively architects, engineers and specifiers... more...
Point of View, Perspective, and Focalization
De Gruyter 2009; US$ 168.00Stories do not actually exist in the world but are created and structured? modeled? through the process of mediation, i.e. through the means and techniques by which they are represented. This is an important field, not only for narratology but also for literary and media studies. The articles in this volume, contributed by international scholars from... more...
Handbook of Narratology
De Gruyter 2009; US$ 210.00This handbook in English provides a systematic overview of the present state of international research in narratology. Detailed individual studies by internationally renowned narratologists elucidate 34 central terms. The articles present original research contributions and are all structured in a similar manner. Each contains a concise definition... more...
Frontiers in Statistical Quality Control 9
Springer 2010; US$ 69.99The twenty-three papers in this volume are carefully selected, reviewed and revised for this volume, and are divided into two parts: Part 1: "On-line Control" with subchapters 1.1 "Control Charts" and 1.2 "Surveillance Sampling and Sampling Plans" and Part 2: "Off-line Control. more...
The Old Fashioned
The University Press of Kentucky 2013; US$ 14.95American tavern owners caused a sensation in the late eighteenth century when they mixed sugar, water, bitters, and whiskey and served the drink with rooster feather stirrers. The modern version of this "original cocktail," widely known as the Old Fashioned, is a standard in any bartender's repertoire and holds the distinction of being the only mixed... more...
Family Business Governance
Erich Schmidt Verlag 2011; US$ 88.81Hauptbeschreibung Familienunternehmen sind eine tragende Säule der deutschen Wirtschaft. Ihr Erfolg steht und fällt mit einer Führung, die die Besonderheiten von Familie und Unternehmen berücksichtigt, die Vertrauen in das Management schafft und die Einigkeit der Inhaber fördert. Dieser erfolgreiche Best Practice-Ratgeber von Alexander Koeberle-Schmid,... more...
Radikale Milieus
Campus Verlag 2012; US$ 32.60Hauptbeschreibung Terrorismus ist eine Gewaltstrategie von Gruppen, die versuchen, mit Anschlägen aus dem Untergrund Angst zu verbreiten und Aufmerksamkeit zu erregen. Diese Gruppen sind jedoch nicht sozial isoliert, sondern stehen in einem sozialen Umfeld, dem »radikalen Milieu«, das mit ihnen sympathisiert und auf dessen Unterstützung sie angewiesen... more...









