Springer India: 585 books
An Introduction to R for Quantitative Economics
Graphing, Simulating and Computing
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
This book gives an introduction to R to build up graphing, simulating and computing skills to enable one to see theoretical and statistical models in economics in a unified way. The great advantage of R is that it is free, extremely flexible and extensible. The book addresses the specific needs of...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
The world is witnessing a rapid growth in wind and other renewable based electricity generation due to environmental concerns associated with electricity generation from the conventional sources. Wind power behaves quite differently than conventional electric power generating units due to its intermittent...
by Kailash Jagannath Karande, Sanjay Nilkanth Talbar
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
The book presents research work on face recognition using edge information as features for face recognition with ICA algorithms. The independent components are extracted from edge information. These independent components are used with classifiers to match the facial images for recognition purpose....
Six Sigma for Organizational Excellence
A Statistical Approach
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2015
This book discusses the integrated concepts of statistical quality engineering and management tools. It will help readers to understand and apply the concepts of quality through project management and technical analysis, using statistical methods. Prepared in a ready-to-use form, the text will equip...
by Sisir Roy
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016
This book discusses the paradigm of quantum ontology as an appropriate model for measuring cognitive processes. It clearly shows the inadequacy of the application of classical probability theory in modelling the human cognitive domain. The chapters investigate the context dependence and neuronal...
Flexible Work Organizations
The Challenges of Capacity Building in Asia
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2016
This book focuses on the challenges of capacity building for flexible work organizations in Asia, and demonstrates how business enterprises practice reactive flexible capacity (in the form of adaptiveness and responsiveness) to cope with changing and uncertain business environments. The book provides...
Energy Security and Development
The Global Context and Indian Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
This volume provides a systematic framework for energy suppliers, policy makers, academics, students, and all others interested in energy security, and analyzes key issues concerning energy, security and sustainability with the help of a wealth of data. While sustainability is the broadest objective,...
by K B Akhilesh
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2014
This book contributes towards the integration of the R&D function with regard to societies, nations, industries and organizations, as well as to leaders within organizations. It covers the management aspects and approaches to R&D management and provides information on the major contexts of...
Managing Flexibility
People, Process, Technology and Business
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
This edited book provides a conceptual framework of managing flexibility in the areas of people, process, technology and business supported by researches/case applications in various types of flexibilities in business. The book is organized into following five parts: (i) Managing Flexibility; (ii)...
Strategic Business Decisions
A Quantitative Approach
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2014
This book presents the essential concepts of operations research and engineering management in a structured manner. Starting with the basic functions of management – planning, organizing, leading and controlling – it introduces the reader to the process of strategic decision-making, covering the...
Financial Inclusion of the Marginalised
Street Vendors in the Urban Economy
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2013
This book is the product of a study conducted by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Ministry of Urban Housing and Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA). Its objective is to highlight some of the problems faced by street vendors...
Recession and Its Aftermath
Adjustments in the United States, Australia, and the Emerging Asia
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2012
Market failure at medium intervals is inevitable in a capitalist economy. Such failures may not be seriously seen in the short run because market adjusts demand through hoarding of inventory or import of required goods and services. The market also adjusts demand in the long run through expansion...
Global Cooperation Among G20 Countries
Responding to the Crisis and Restoring Growth
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2013
At the outbreak of the global financial crisis, 2008, the G20 was widely acknowledged as helping prevent an even more serious decline in the global economy. It helped to calm the panic in financial markets and articulate a set of possible policy options to restore global stability and growth. However,...
Cleaner-Energy Investments
Cases and Teaching Notes
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2014
This book is a compilation of case studies from different countries and covers contemporary technologies including electric vehicles and solar thermal power plants. The book highlights the real-world situations facing individual projects and highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the underlying...