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Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis
State of the Art Surveys
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016
In two volumes, this new edition presents the state of the art in Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA). Reflecting the explosive growth in the field seen during the last several years, the editors not only present surveys of the foundations of MCDA, but look as well at many new areas and new...
The Dynamics and Evolution of Social Systems
New Foundations of a Mathematical Sociology
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
When I started with this book several years ago I originally intended to write an introduction to mathematical systems theory for social scientists. Yet the more I thought about systems theory on the one side and theoretical sociology on the other the more I became convinced that the classical mathematical...
e-Democracy
A Group Decision and Negotiation Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2010
Internet is starting to permeate politics much as it has previously revolutionised education, business or the arts. Thus, there is a growing interest in areas of e-government and, more recently, e-democracy. However, most attempts in this field have just envisioned standard political approaches facilitated...
by Annibal Parracho Sant'Anna
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Putting forward a unified presentation of the features and possible applications of probabilistic preferences composition, and serving as a methodology for decisions employing multiple criteria, this book maximizes reader insights into the evaluation in probabilistic terms and the development of composition...
New State of MCDM in the 21st Century
Selected Papers of the 20th International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011
This book provides cutting-edge research results and application experiences from researchers and practitioners in multiple criteria decision making areas. It consists of three parts: MCDM Foundation and Theory, MCDM Methodology, and MCDM Applications. In Part I, it covers the historical MCDM development,...
Project Governance
Getting Investments Right
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
Provides essential insight into what it takes to turn an initial idea into a project with successful outcome in the long term. Fills a gap in current literature on project management and is thoroughly grounded in the latest research in this field.
by Jie Cao, Li Zhu, He Han
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2017
This book provides essential information on emergency management. It is composed of two parts, addressing the basic theory and related methods of emergency management, including risk management, coordination management, crisis management and disaster management. By putting the emphasis on interdisciplinary,...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2013
The more integrated technology becomes in our everyday lives and businesses, the more vital it grows that its applications are utilized in an ethical and appropriate way. Ethical Governance of Emerging Technologies Development combines multiple perspectives on ethical backgrounds, theories, and management...
by Dixie D. O’Connell Overton
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2018
Project management is a growing field, and is expanding to more industries; however, it still faces the same challenges it did decades ago. There is a lack of understanding and recognition of how knowledge is shared and how knowledge sharing can help project teams accomplish successful outcomes. Without...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Dynamic game theory serves the purpose of including strategic interaction in decision making and is therefore often applied to economic problems. This book presents the state-of-the-art and directions for future research in dynamic game theory related to economics. It was initiated by contributors...
Lean Management Beyond Manufacturing
A Holistic Approach
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2015
Exploring Lean manufacturing in a holistic manner, this book helps organizations to implement Lean principles successfully by offering theoretical, empirical and practical knowledge. It empirically demonstrates how a successful Lean initiative can improve organizational efficiency, and incorporates...
Knowledge Driven Service Innovation and Management
IT Strategies for Business Alignment and Value Creation
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2012
As service-centered organizations focus on their customers, values are co-created through organizational capabilities. The central part of these capabilities is knowledge which is directly supported by information technology and the relationships between the service firms’ knowledge, capabilities,...
Data Envelopment Analysis
A Handbook of Models and Methods
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2015
This handbook represents a milestone in the progression of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Written by experts who are often major contributors to DEA theory, it includes a collection of chapters that represent the current state-of-the-art in DEA research. Topics include distance functions and their...
by Alexander Drewitz, Balázs Ráth, Artëm Sapozhnikov
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
This book gives a self-contained introduction to the theory of random interlacements. The intended reader of the book is a graduate student with a background in probability theory who wants to learn about the fundamental results and methods of this rapidly emerging field of research. The model was...