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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Lifts and Escalators: A user manual
Book SynopsisThis book offers everyone who plans, builds or operates lifts and escalators a comprehensive overview of the important topics: starting with the standards and technical rules through to the history of technology. Planning, operation, maintenance and documentation of lifts and escalators are described. Numerous meaningful color illustrations complement the text. The book serves as a reference work for operators of lifts and escalators. The many examples, tips and advice from practice make it a helpful companion in daily work.Table of ContentsHistorical facts about lifts.- Standards and guidelines for lifts.- Structural engineering basics.- Lift types.- Well installation components.- Drives.- Electrical controls and control modes.- Car and panels.- Doors.- Overspeed governor.- Car frame and safety gear.- Suspension means.- Brakes.- Interaction of the lift components.- Remote alarm and rescue service.- Maintenance/quality measurement on lifts.- Lift systems during life time.- Traffic Calculation.- Accidents at lift systems.- Modernization of lift systems.- Planning of lift systems.- Building Management System.- Environmental Considerations.- Decommissioning of lift systems.- Historical facts about escalators.- Codes and standards for escalators.- Escalator components.- Escalator types and their mode of operation.- Documentation of escalators.- Escalator during lifetime.- Pictures of damage.- Maintenance of escalators.- Modernization of escalators.- Planning of escalators.- Traffic calculation of escalators.- Building Management System.- Avoiding accidents.- Decommissioning of escalators.
£999.99
Springer A History of Economics
Book SynopsisChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Economy of Ancient Greece and the Beginning of Economic Thought.- Chapter 3. The Economy in the Middle Ages.- Chapter 4. Reflections of the Economy in Scholastic Thought.- Chapter 5. The Age of Mercantilism.- Chapter 6. Physiocracy.- Chapter 7. The Age of Classical Political Economy.-Chapter 8. Marginalism and Utility Theory.- Chapter 9. Alfred Marshall and Neoclassicism.- Chapter 10. Capital Theory.- Chapter 11. The Historical National Economy.-Chapter 12. Developments in Economics after the First World War.- Chapter 13. Developments after the Second World War.- Chapter 14. Old and New Institutional Economics.
£999.99
Springer Trend Management
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£33.24
Springer The Reflective Leader
Book SynopsisThe Right Daily Leadership Behavior.- Common Challenges Related to the Topic of Leadership.- Common Leadership Theories and Their Limitations.- The Meaning and Relevance of Cognizant Leadership.- The Leadership Model at a Glance.- Effective Leaders Understand Their Leadership Context.- Four Different and Distinct Leadership Roles.- Defining a Suitable Idea of Leadership.- Continuous Reflection of One's Idea of Leadership.- Effective Managers Use Compatible Leadership Tools.- A Comprehensive Shift in How We Think About Leadership.- Appendix.
£999.99
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Computer-Aided Project Management: A Visual
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£43.69
Harwood-Academic Publishers Economic Perspectives (Vol 4)
Book SynopsisFirst Published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
£110.00
Harwood-Academic Publishers Empirical Studies Of Earnings
Book SynopsisFirst Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Table of ContentsPart 1 A framework for the analysis: statistical models of earnings dynamics; systematic determinants of earnings profile; implications of earnings mobility; measurements of earnings mobility. Part 2 Sources of evidence about earnings mobility: methods of data collection; definition of coverage; attrition and changing coverage over time; sample size and length of panel; quality and range of variables recorded. Part 3 Analysis of results on measured earnings mobility: correlation of earnings over time; transition matrices and the index of mobility/average jump; mobility and inequality. Part 4 Analysis of results on estimated earnings dynamics: statistical models of earnings mobility; fixed effects models of earnings dynamics; estimation results; measurement error and attrition bias.
£26.99
Harwood-Academic Publishers Welfare Economics Of Internati
Book SynopsisFirst Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Table of ContentsThe Gains From Trade for A Single Free-Trading Country; A More General Proposition; PROOF OF PROPOSITION 2; The Context; The Proof; Remarks Conceming the Scope of Proposition 2; Special Cases; THE IMPLEMENTABILITY OF A COMPENSATED TRADING EQUILIBRIUM; The Information Required for GMG Compensation; Calculation of the Common Tariff; NON-LUMPSUM COMPENSATION; Compensation by Distorting Taxation Lumpsum versus Non-Lumpsum Compensation UNSOLVED PROBLEMS.
£26.99
Books on Demand Project Valuation and Decision Making under Risk
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£31.41
Vero Verlag Die deutsche Textilindustrie: Entwicklung.
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£29.61
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Books on Demand Surf the waves of opportunity: Lead your business
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£13.20
Hansebooks Additional observations on the nature and value
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£20.80
Books on Demand Führungsgehilfe zum Studium der polizeilichen
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£999.99
Books on Demand Business Management Case Studies: Pran-RFL,
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£43.22
Eliot Werner Publications Inc An Essay on Political Economies in Prehistory
Book SynopsisA political economy approach to prehistory offers a robust means to understand different pathways to complexity. Why do states with extreme inequality develop quickly in some circumstance, while in others egalitarian societies continue for thousands of years? The search for primary drivers like population density, warfare, trade, irrigation, or information have proven largely inadequate. This essay argues that economic relations and their potential for control of surplus mobilization explain alternative evolutionary trajectories in human societies.Table of ContentsForeword Introduction Channeling Economic Sectors Staple-based Political Economies Wealth-based Political Economies The Possible Relevance of Archaeology to Public Discourse and Social Policy Notes References
£16.00
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG The Evolution of Industrial Districts: Changing Governance, Innovation and Internationalisation of Local Capitalism in Italy
Book SynopsisItalian industrial districts (IDs) recently attracted international attention because their performance during the last few decades contradicted the alleged weakness of industrial structures based on SMEs in "traditional" sectors. The book analyses some developments taking place in Italian IDs and local systems of production that can represent a new stage of evolution for the backbone of the Italian economy. Based on the extensive use of original databases three main trajectories of change in IDs are presented. The first trajectory is the increasing role of "groups" of manufacturing SMEs arising from mergers and acquisitions as well as spin-off growth processes at the "family firms" level. The second one is the consolidation of innovation capabilities in IDs. And the third one is the internationalisation process of Italian IDs through both trade and foreign direct investment. The essays suggest that Italian IDs are again evolving by coherent adaptations which will have, however, uncertain outcomes.Table of ContentsThe structural evolution of industrial districts and adaptive competitive advantages.- I. Theoretical Perspectives.- Regional governance and economic development: A European perspective.- Italian industrial districts: Facts and theories.- Modelling the structure and evolution of industrial districts.- II. Firm Ownership and District Organisation.- Institutional innovations in industrial districts.- Groups of small and medium-sized firms in industrial districts in Italy.- Ownership linkages and business groups in industrial districts. The case of Emilia Romagna.- The role of medium-sized and large firms in the evolution of industrial districts. The case of Marche.- Entrepreneurship, labour organisation and labour mobility in industrial districts.- Integration and convergence in the internal dynamics of industrial districts. A case study.- III. Innovation.- Can a Marshallian industrial district be innovative? The case of Italy.- Are industrial districts more conducive to innovative production? The case of Emilia Romagna.- Environmental impact and innovation in industrial districts.- IV. Internationalisation.- Local engines of global trade: the case of Italian industrial districts.- Small multinational groups in the Italian industrial districts: interpretations and empirical evidence from the mechanical engineering industry.
£44.99
Walter de Gruyter Nachhaltige Überwindung der Eurokrise
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£50.82
Gabler Klassische Literatur als Inspiration für Manager:
Book SynopsisSie suchen nach einem zündenden Wort, nach einer treffenden Formulierung, nach einem passenden Zitat? Sie wollen Ihrer Rede Schliff verleihen und Ihre Ansprache eindrucksvoll mit einem Dichter- oder Denkerwort einleiten?Dieses Buch ist Ihre Quelle für Inspirationen und neue Denkansätze.Auch bei Workshops, Seminaren können die ausgewählten Zitate für Reflektion, Anschauung und Kreativität sorgen. Oder Sie lassen sich von den Kurzbiografien und den darin enthaltenen Impulsen und Tipps inspirieren.Table of ContentsLiteratur aus dem Altertum.- Literatur aus der Neuzeit.- Literatur aus der Moderne.
£23.74
VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K. Pan-European Real Estate Investment and Market
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£44.07
VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K. Microfinance on Corporate Level
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£38.64
Taschen GmbH 20th-Century Fashion. 100 Years of Apparel Ads
Book SynopsisThe 20th century saw fashion evolve from an exclusive Parisian salon business catering for the wealthy elite into a global industry employing millions, with new trends whisked into stores before the last model has even left the catwalk. Along the way, the signature silhouettes of each era evolved beyond recognition. For women, House of Worth crinolines gave way to Vionnet’s bias-cut gowns, Dior’s New Look to Quant’s Chelsea Look, Halston’s white suit to Frankie B.’s low-rise jeans. In menswear, ready-made suits signaled the demise of bespoke tailoring, long before Hawaiian shirts or skinny jeans entered the game.20th-Century Fashion offers a retrospective of the last hundred years of style via 400 fashion advertisements from the Jim Heimann Collection. The images trace not only the changing trends but also the evolution in their marketing and audience, as fashion was adopted into popular culture and the mass market, decade by decade. An in-depth introduction and illustrated timeline detail the style-makers and trendsetters, and how historic events, design houses, retailers, films, magazines, and celebrities shaped the way we dressed—then and now.Trade Review“A stylish and fun retrospective on the century that redefined and reinterpreted fashion as we know it.” * The Globe and Mail *
£17.00
Taschen GmbH Logo Design
Book SynopsisA good logo can glamorize just about anything. Now available in our popular Klotz format, this sweeping compendium gathers diverse brand markers from around the world to explore the irrepressible power of graphic representation. Organized into chapters by theme, the catalogue explores how text, image, and ideas distill into a logo across events, fashion, media, music, and retailers. Featuring work from both star names and lesser-known mavericks, this is an excellent reference for students and professionals in design and marketing, as well as for anyone interested in the visuals and philosophy behind brand identity.Trade Review“An excellent visual reference…” * Curve Magazine *“This funky little book brings together diverse logos from across the worlds of fashion, the media, and music, and explains the creative process that went into creating them.” * The Independent *
£17.00
Taschen GmbH All-American Ads of the 60s
Book SynopsisWith the consumerist euphoria of the fifties still going strong and the race to the moon at its height, the mood of advertising in the sixties was cheerful, optimistic, and at times, revolutionary. The decade’s ads touted perceived progress—such as tang and instant omelets - "just add water"—while striving to reinforce good old American values. Stars like Sean Connery, Woody Allen, Salvador Dalí, and Sammy Davis Jr. endorsed everything from bourbon to handmade suits in an attempt by Madison Avenue to urge Americans to open their wallets and participate in one giant consumer binge. Social change at the end of the era brought psychedelic swirls and liberated women and minorities to a newly conscious public. Keep an eye out for some of the more surprising and controversial ads—such as Tupperware billing its storage container as a "wifesaver." From forgotten cars, to cigarettes to food and much more, this colorful collection of print ads explores the wide, wonderful world of 60s Americana.Trade Review“A rose-tinted trip back to the golden age of advertising.” * ShortList *“Anyone who approaches with questions about how people lived, ate, felt and consumed in earlier decades will find the TASCHEN ad books an excellent investment.” * The Toronto Star *“Closest thing to time travel.” * The Spokesman *
£28.50
Taschen GmbH Mid-Century Ads. 40th Ed.
Book SynopsisGleaned from thousands of images, this book offers the best of American print advertising in the age of the “Big Idea.” From the height of American consumerism, bold and colorful campaigns paint a fascinating portrait of the 1950s and ’60s, as concerns about the Cold War gave way to the carefree booze-and-cigarettes capitalism of the Mad Men era.Digitally remastered for optimum reproduction quality, the ads burst with crisp fonts and colors, as well as a sexy sense of possibility, beguiling their audience to buy everything from guns to girdles, cars to toothpaste, air travel to home appliances. At turns startling, amusing and inspiring, this panorama of midcentury marketing is at once an evocative period piece and a showcase of design innovation and advertising wit.Trade Review“If you’re a graphic design nerd, a marketing guru looking for a coffee table book or just a lover of pop Americana, trust us, you want this for your collection.” * Huffingtonpost.com *“An alluring time capsule of the era.” * The Boston Globe *“The ads themselves, besides being graphically stunning, are as eloquent about mid-century Americans as any eyewitness report.” * The Wall Street Journal *
£22.50
Diplomica Verlag Due Diligence and Risk Assessment of an
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£44.92
Transcript Verlag Couchsurfing Cosmopolitanisms: Can Tourism Make a
Book SynopsisThe book provides unique insights into the culture of computer-mediated hospitality and how this has begun to transform contemporary tourism and travel practice. Focusing on Couchsurfing.org, one of the largest online hospitality communities worldwide, the authors explore how social relations, intimacy and trust are built in the online environment and then extended into the offline contexts of actual tourism and travel. Being active couchsurfers themselves, the authors scrutinise the candid claim by much of the online hospitality community that couchsurfing creates a "better world". The book is key reading for anyone interested in how computer mediated communication is changing contemporary forms of contact, travel and hospitality, and the kinds of cosmopolitism it brings into being.Authors: David Picard, Sonja Buchberger, Jennie Germann Molz, Dennis Zuev, De-Jung Chen, Bernard Schéou, Jun-E Tan, Paula Bialski and Nelson Graburn.Trade Review"[The book] exhaustively covers multiple topics with high contemporary relevance ina very accessible way." Anastasiya Astapova, H-Net-Reviews, 4 (2014) "The various experiences as hosts and guests plus nine different writing styles make the book a varied reading. Following the authors experiences, the results of their studies are sometimes presented as interested facts nearby; hence it is not like reading an academic paper but fun and informative. Moreover it makes the book accessible for a broader audience and allows an ongoing exchange between academic and current discussions." Paula Salomo, www.urbanophil.net, 08.08.2013 "Being skillfully written, making use of a narrative approach, and enriched by exciting and originial chapters 'Couchsurfing Cosmopolitanism' is a recommanded read for those who are eager to delve deeper and better understand the phenomenon of promoting cosmopolitanism as a desire for and openess to difference." Variety Fair, 7 (2014)
£26.09
Transcript Verlag Sustainable Development in Science Policy–Making
Book SynopsisNew knowledge, created in international cooperation, is essential for global sustainability. Set against this background, this study focuses on German science policy for research cooperation with developing countries and emerging economies in sustainability research. Based on interviews with policy makers and researchers, the book scrutinizes the actors, processes and contents of science policy in Germany. The author argues that science policy mainly aims at German economic benefits and technology development. This, however, negatively influences global sustainability. To counter existing path dependencies, the author provides recommendations for sustainability-oriented scientific practice and science policy.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Science in the context of sustainable development; Discourse analysis in a policy setting; Research design and methodology; Public funding for international research cooperation in Germany; Practices of policy production between structural frames, strategies and spaces of agency; Friends and foes in science policy; The heart of German science policy -- and its green lungs; Objectives and expectations of the IWRM and Megacities funding initiatives; Policy effects -- coining realities; Conclusions; Appendices; Bibliography.
£41.99
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Challenges in Delivering Public Construction
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£38.64
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Microfinance a Tool to Poverty Reduction
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£38.64
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Bid/No-Bid Decisions in the International
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£38.64
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Cultural Intelligence among negotiators
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£38.64
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Repayments in Group Lending Microfinance
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£38.64
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Contemporary Issues in Strategic Management
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£46.52
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Economic Analysis of Implementing Enterprise
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£59.01
Eae Editorial Academia Espanola Desarrollo del Aprendizaje Estratégico a través
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£44.07
Die Gestalten Verlag Work Better, Live Smarter: Start a Business and
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£28.00
Die Gestalten Verlag The New Beauty
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£28.00
Die Gestalten Verlag Shoplifter!: New Retail Architecture and Brand
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£40.00
Hans Beumer AUDIT ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY (Driving Audit Value,
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£76.49
Lola Books Warren Mosler Under the Bonnet
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£17.10
M&e Books Verlag Erfolg als Immobilienmakler: Immobilienmakler
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£27.89
Paula Rocket Vertical Weekly Planner 2020-2021: 18 Month
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£999.99
Education Punk Ltd. Feuer Deinen Boss & Werde Unternehmer
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£21.76
Innerpulse Our Secret Potential: A new approach to purpose,
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£14.24
Diplomica Verlag Die Legalisierung und Regulierung des
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£29.99
teNeues Publishing UK Ltd Déjà vu Style: Fashion trends that made a
Book SynopsisOne person’s deadly sin is another person’s latest go-to piece. Whether it’s carrot pants, shoulder pads, or leopard print, the fact is that, when it comes to fashion, (almost) everything reappears eventually. But why do past trends return, and is there a way to predict when a piece will be back in style again? Déjà vu Style is all about these special pieces, featuring the celebrities who made them popular while explaining their comeback. From the miniskirts of the 1960s to the platform shoes of the 1990s and more, this entertaining book on fashion brings them all together. Fashion historians and experts in vintage fashion provide fascinating background knowledge. Sustainability plays a role here, too, because nothing combats the phenomenon of fast fashion better than wearing rediscovered fashion gems. Text in English and German.
£28.00
Die Gestalten Verlag Brand New Brand
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