Author: Arthur James WellsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1864
Book Description
The British National Bibliography
Author: Arthur James WellsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1864
Book Description
International Books in Print
Author: German books in print
Author: Corporate Social Capital and Liability
Author: Roger Th.A.J. LeendersPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780792385011
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
What enables some organizations to routinely perform better than others? Conversely, what makes some firms consistently perform worse than their competitors? Within a single corporation, what enables some teams or individual firm members to outperform their counterparts? Through the concept of social capital, this book addresses these questions by studying the effects of relationship networks on the ability of corporate players (firms and their members) to attain their professional goals. The idea of social capital has become one of the premier approaches to studying networks in the context of organizations but the literature still lacks a conceptual paradigm that connects the various approaches, definitions and measure of social capital into an integrated analytical model. By explicitly connecting social networks to the goals of corporate players, this book provides a unifying framework to the study of social capital in an organizational context. In this volume `social capital' is defined as the resources that accrue to an actor through his or her social relationships and that aid in the attainment of goals. The book introduces the new notion of `social liability' as a framework to analyze the negative effects social networks can have on the attainment of goals by firms and/or their members. Corporate Social Capital and Liability thus presents a new way to tie together findings and approaches in the literature by explicitly addressing the distinction between networks and outcomes, the distinction between networks at the level of firms and networks at the level of individuals, and the distinction between positive outcomes of social structure (social capital) and negative outcomes (social liability). The book's contributors are forty-six acclaimed scholars from around the world with backgrounds in management, business and sociology. Together, they describe how social relationships within and between firms positively affect the ability of corporations to achieve fruitful alliances; gain access to information, resources, knowledge and financial capital; and recruit qualified personnel. The book makes an explicit distinction between networks at the level of firms and networks at the level of individuals. The outcomes of networks are also considered at these different analytical levels by addressing such questions as: how do social relationships between firms assist firms and individuals in the attainment of their goals? How do these relationships obstruct goals? What is the effect of networks between individuals (within and between firms) on the performance of these individuals and the firms they work for? Can networks be managed to yield social capital rather than social liability? The unifying framework of social capital and social liability is helpful in studying business enterprises, and also useful in other disciplines which analyze social networks and organizations, such as community studies, economics, and political science.
Encyclopedia of Microcomputers
Author: Allen KentPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780824727000
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
"The Encyclopedia of Microcomputers serves as the ideal companion reference to the popular Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology. Now in its 10th year of publication, this timely reference work details the broad spectrum of microcomputer technology, including microcomputer history; explains and illustrates the use of microcomputers throughout academe, business, government, and society in general; and assesses the future impact of this rapidly changing technology."
Dictionary of electronic media and services
Author: Horst E. von RenouardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : de
Pages : 524
Book Description
Dieses aktuelle WArterbuch umfaAt mit seinen ca. 30000 StichwArtern und 11 Tabellen den Bereich der Telekommunikations- und Multimediaanwendungen einschlieAlich der PC-Terminologie (Windows). Schwerpunkte sind ISDN, Mobilfunk, Netztechnik (Internet), auch Standards und Begriffe des Netzmanagements. Aufgrund der vielen alphabetisch eingegliederten AbkA1/4rzungen und fachlichen Zusatzbemerkungen sowie die Verweise auf Normen und Standards - im Anhang befinden sich Tabellen aller CCITT-Normen - dient das Werk A1/4ber seine WArterbuchfunktion hinaus als Nachschlagewerk fA1/4r den Kommunikations- und Informationsfachmann. This topical dictionary covers all aspects of telecommunication and multimedia applications, including personal computing and Windows terms. A total of 30000 headwords and 11 tables cover ISDN, radio telephony, net and Internet technology, and net management concepts and standards. Numerous abbreviations are also listed with explanatory comments and cross-references to norms and standards, and tables of all CCITT norms are given in an appendix. More than just a dictionary, this book will be an indispensible reference for all who work in telecommunications and information technology.
Dictionary of Electronic Media and Services, German/English-English/German
Author: Horst RenouardPublisher:
ISBN: 9780785995180
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
Revised Land and Resource Management for the Cherokee National Forest
Author: United States. Forest Service. Southern RegionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cherokee National Forest (Tenn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Computer Music Modeling and Retrieval
Author: Uffe K. WiilPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540209220
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the International Computer Music Modeling and Retrieval Symposium, CMMR 2003, held in Montpellier, France, in May 2003. The 20 revised full papers were carefully selected during two rounds of reviewing and improvement. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the area, the papers address a broad variety of topics including information retrieval, programming, human-computer interaction, digital libraries, hypermedia, artificial intelligence, acoustics, signal processing, etc. The book comes with a CD-ROM presenting supplementary material for the papers included.
Developments in Theoretical Geomechanics
Author: J.P. CarterPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9789058091581
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
This text contains 42 papers on: analytical solutions; numerical methods; liquefaction; piles; groundwater; geoenvironmental; pavement design; and methodologies and design. The papers were presented at Professor John Booker's memorial symposium held in Sydney. A CD-ROM is included.