|
Showing 1 - 25 of
360 matches in All Departments
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given
area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject
in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of
travel. They are relevant but also visionary. There is growing
recognition that entrepreneurship can be better understood within
its context(s). This carefully designed book invites readers to
take a journey: from reflecting critically on where the discussion
on context and entrepreneurship stands today towards identifying
future research questions and themes that deserve the attention of
entrepreneurship scholars. This collection draws attention to the
research challenges the entrepreneurship field faces by reviewing
the many facets of contexts and by reflecting on methods and
theoretical approaches that are required in order to contextualize
entrepreneurship research. Written by renowned international
scholars, the book's leading-edge contributions provide a thorough
exploration of how to contextualize entrepreneurship research.
Taking a multidisciplinary approach, comprehensive coverage of the
entrepreneurship/contexts debate is included, in addition to
reading lists and a chapter dedicated to advancing future research
avenues. Students and academics interested in context and
entrepreneurship will benefit from this far-reaching and
forward-thinking book. Contributors: H.E. Aldrich, T. Baker, M.
Brannback, A.L. Carsrud, S. Chlosta, S. Drakopoulou Dodd, D.
Fletcher, W.B. Gartner, S. Lippmann, E.E. Powell, T. Pret, E. Shaw,
P. Selden, E. Stam, C. Steyaert, R.D. Wadhwani, F. Welter, M.
Wright
|
Lancaster (Hardcover)
Connie L. Rutter, Sondra Brockway Gartner
|
R641
Discovery Miles 6 410
|
Ships in 12 - 17 working days
|
|
Reconsidering Longfellow (Hardcover)
Christoph Irmscher, Robert Arbour; Contributions by Matthew Gartner, Lauren Gatti, Andrew C Higgins, …
|
R2,381
Discovery Miles 23 810
|
Ships in 12 - 17 working days
|
Reconsidering Longfellow is the first collection of scholarly
essays in several decades devoted entirely to the work and
afterlife of the most popular and widely read writer in American
literature. The essays, written by a new generation of Longfellow
scholars, cover the entire range of Longfellow s work, from the
early poetry to the wildly successful epics of his middle period
(Evangeline, The Song of Hiawatha) to his Chaucerian collection of
stories published after the Civil War, Tales of a Wayside Inn.
Separate contributions discuss Longfellow s financial dealings, his
preoccupation with his children, and his interest in the visual
arts, as well as the tremendous role his poetry did and will once
again play in American literature classrooms in the U.S. All essays
were written specifically for the volume. Many of them rely on
unpublished archival sources from the Longfellow collections at the
Longfellow House-George Washington National Historic Site and at
Houghton Library in Cambridge, Massachusetts."
This book draws together William B. Gartner's key contributions to
entrepreneurship research over the past 25 years. An original
introduction by the author offers a comprehensive overview and
analysis of his work as it pertains to the development of
entrepreneurship as a scholarly field, and the articles demonstrate
the many ways in which his research has explored entrepreneurship
in relation to individuals, firms, environments, and processes.
This book gives a general picture of research-driven activities
related to location and map-based services. The interdisciplinary
character of the topic leads to a variety of contributions with
backgrounds from academia to business and from computer science to
geodesy. While cartography is aiming at efficient communication of
spatial information, the development and availability of
technologies like mobile networking, mobile devices or short-range
sensors lead to interesting new possibilities of achieving this
aim. By trying to make use of the available technologies, a variety
of related disciplines looks specifically at user-centered and
context-aware system development, especially in wayfinding and
navigation systems.
What do entrepreneurs do? In a comprehensive and detailed
exploration using three perspectives - behavior, practice and
process - this Research Handbook demonstrates specific methods for
answering that question and provides insights into the implications
of pursuing that question. The authors demonstrate a variety of
methods including ethnography, autoethnography, participant
observation, diaries, social media platforms and multilevel
research techniques to delve into the foundations of
entrepreneurial behavior. In addition to reinvigorating this long
dormant area of scholarship, these chapters provide scholars with
the idea that the disparate perspectives on this topic are really
headed in the same direction. They also demonstrate the notion that
similar tools can be utilized to answer the same type of questions
emanating from these different perspectives. The contributors go on
to offer insights to a wide range of scholarship on organizations.
Entrepreneurship scholars, PhD students, and upper level graduate
and undergraduate students who want a current overview on the
theories, methods and implications of studying entrepreneurship
will welcome the insights explored in this Research Handbook.
Contributors include: A. Brattstroem, O. Byrne, A. Caetano, H.S.
Chen, F. Delmar, D. Dimov, A. Fayolle, D. Fletcher, W.B. Gartner,
B. Johannisson, A.R. Johnson, T. Karlsson, M. Lackeus, J.R.
Mitchell, R.K. Mitchell, H. Neergaard, R.D.M. Pelly, K. Poldner,
S.C. Santos, P. Selden, B.T. Teague, N.A. Thompson, C. Thrane, M.
Tillmar, H. Vahidnia, E. van Burg, J.P. Warhuus, K. Wennberg
|
Twentynine Palms (Hardcover)
Vickie Waite, Al Gartner, Paul F. Smith
|
R801
R682
Discovery Miles 6 820
Save R119 (15%)
|
Ships in 10 - 15 working days
|
The region of Central and Eastern Europe has a rich and long
history in cart- raphy. Many important improvements in mapping and
cartography have been proposed and performed by cartographers and
researchers of that region. The long and outstanding history has
led to a lively and vivid presence. Now contemporary methods for
depicting the earth and its cultural and natural attributes are
used. This book focuses on the contemporary activities in all major
realms of cartography in Central and Eastern Europe. It covers
aspects of theoretical, topographical, thematic and multimedia
cartography, which have been presented at the frst Symposium on
Cartography for Central and Eastern Europe, which took place from
February 16th to 17th, 2009 in Vienna, Austria and was organized by
the International Cartographic Association (ICA) and the Vienna
University of Technology. The symposium's aim was to bring together
cartographers, GI scientists and those working in related
disciplines from CEE with the goal of offering a platform for
discussion and exchange and stimulation of joined projects. About
130 scientists from 19 countries followed the invitation and
visited Vienna, Austria. A selection of fully reviewed
contributions is edited in this book and is meant as a mirror of
the wide range of activities in the realm of cartography in this
region. The innovative and contemporary character of these topics
has lead to a great variety of interdis- plinary contributions.
Topics cover an enormous range with heterogenous relati- ships to
the main book issues.
This book provides a general overview of research activities
related to locati- based services. These activities have emerged
over the last years, especially around issues of positioning,
sensor fusion, spatial modelling, cartographic communi- tion as
well as in the ? elds of ubiquitious cartography, geo-pervasive
services, user-centered modelling and geo-wiki activities. The
innovative and contemporary character of these topics has led to a
great variety of interdisciplinary contributions, from academia to
business, from computer science to geodesy. Topics cover an
enormous range with heterogenous relationships to the main book
issues. Whilst contemporary cartography aims at looking at new and
ef? cient ways for com- nicating spatial information, the
development and availability of technologies like mobile
networking, mobile devices or short-range sensors lead to
interesting new possibilities for achieving this aim. By trying to
make use of available technologies, cartography and a variety of
related disciplines look speci? cally at user-centered and
context-aware system development, as well as new forms of
supporting way? nding and navigation systems. The contributions are
a selection of full reviewed papers submitted to the th 5
Conference on Location Based Services and TeleCartography in
Salzburg November 2008, jointly organized by Salzburg Research and
Vienna University of Technology, Research Group Cartography. The
production of this book would not have been possible without the
prof- sional and formidable work of Manuela Schmidt and Felix
Ortag. The editors are grateful for their help as well as for the
help of Sven Leitinger.
Research on gender, sex, and crime today remains focused on topics
that have been a mainstay of the field for several decades, but it
has also recently expanded to include studies from a variety of
disciplines, a growing number of countries, and on a wider range of
crimes. The Oxford Handbook of Gender, Sex, and Crime reflects this
growing diversity and provides authoritative overviews of current
research and theory on how gender and sex shape crime and criminal
justice responses to it. The editors, Rosemary Gartner and Bill
McCarthy, have assembled a diverse cast of criminologists,
historians, legal scholars, psychologists, and sociologists from a
number of countries to discuss key concepts and debates central to
the field. The Handbook includes examinations of the historical and
contemporary patterns of women's and men's involvement in crime; as
well as biological, psychological, and social science perspectives
on gender, sex, and crimal activity. Several essays discuss the
ways in which sex and gender influence legal and popular reactions
to crime. An important theme throughout The Handbook is the
intersection of sex and gender with ethnicity, class, age, peer
groups, and community as influences on crime and justice.
Individual chapters investigate both conventional topics - such as
domestic abuse and sexual violence - and topics that have only
recently drawn the attention of scholars - such as human
trafficking, honor killing, gender violence during war, state rape,
and genocide. The Oxford Handbook of Gender, Sex, and Crime offers
an unparalleled and comprehensive view of the connections among
gender, sex, and crime in the United States and in many other
countries. Its insights illuminate both traditional areas of study
in the field and pathways for developing cutting-edge research
questions.
At a time of unprecedented turmoil in the transatlantic
relationship, as America asserts its right to act unilaterally to
defend itself against terrorism and Europeans are increasingly
aggressive in promoting a multilateralist approach to security
issues, this book examines the post-9/11 and Iraqi war security
environment, especially the impact on NATO and transatlantic
relations as the European Union seeks to build a unified foreign
and defense policy that will enable Europeans to play a fuller role
in the international system.
This book is the fruition of work from contributors to the Art and
Cartography: Cartography and Art symposium held in Vienna in
February 2008. This meeting brought together cartographers who were
interested in the design and aesthetics elements of cartography and
artists who use maps as the basis for their art or who incorporate
place and space in their expressions. The outcome of bringing
together these like minds culminated in a wonderful event, spanning
three evenings and two days in the Austrian capital. Papers, exhi-
tions and installations provided a forum for appreciating the
endeavors of artists and cartographers and their representations of
geography. As well as indulging in an expansive and expressive
occasion attendees were able to re? ect on their own work and
discuss similar elements in each other's work. It also allowed
cartographers and artists to discuss the potential for
collaboration in future research and development. To recognise the
signi? cance of this event, paper authors were invited to further
develop their work and contribute chapters to this book. We believe
that this book marks both a signi? cant occasion in Vienna and a
starting point for future collabo- tive efforts between artists and
cartographers. The editors would like to acknowledge the work of
Manuela Schmidt and Felix Ortag, who undertook the task of the
design and layout of the chapters.
Innovation. How to go about it, what it can do for your business -
what even is it? Can innovation be applied in the legal
environment? Such is the interest and appetite for legal innovation
that, in the last 18 months, ARK has published over a dozen titles
with innovation in their remit, covering everything from knowledge
management to pricing, from marketing to recruitment, and
everything in between. This compilation deep-dives into the key
areas that drive innovation forward in the legal profession,
combining the views and experiences of 14 leaders in their fields.
Multimedia Cartography provides a contemporary overview of the
issues related to multimedia cartography and the design and
production elements that are unique to this area of mapping. The
book has been written for professional cartographers interested in
moving into multimedia mapping, for cartographers already involved
in producing multimedia titles who wish to discover the approaches
that other practitioners in multimedia cartography have taken and
for students and academics in the mapping sciences and related
geographical fields wishing to update their knowledge about current
issues related to cartographic design and production. It provides a
new approach to cartography one based on the exploitation of the
many rich media components and avant-garde approach that multimedia
offers."
In these highly competitive times, there is little room for firms
that are content to remain as they've always been. Global
competition, commoditisation, legal outsourcing and pressure from
clients to cut costs have created a sense of urgency within law
firms to better understand their own businesses. This has
implications for the way law firms view and use their resources,
expertise and human capital. A commitment to innovation opens doors
for law firms to better align themselves with client needs and
encourages the development of new tools and service offerings to
assist with on-going business needs. But what does innovation
really mean in a law firm context? In what ways can an undeniably
traditional industry demonstrate innovation? How do individual law
firms show what innovation means to them? Law Firm Innovation:
Insights and Practice not only answers these questions, but
provides an overview of innovation options and practices in a
changing legal marketplace. This guide offers practical advice for
firms that are looking to become more innovative in the way they
work, and it provides first-hand examples of innovation in practice
within the legal industry. This guide will enable you to: Gain
insight into innovation in the legal market from experts and
practitioners from around the world. Review several practical
frameworks, designed to help law firms introduce innovation as a
core business activity. Learn from case studies on some of the most
innovative legal service providers and the ground-breaking
approaches already being taken. You can use these to benchmark your
innovative approaches. Hear from these authors: Richard Hinwood,
Strategy and Governance Director Executive (Withers LLP) John Knox,
Managing Director, Asia (AdventBalance) Mark Gould, Founder (Mark
Gould Consulting) Adam Billing, Partner (Moller PSF Group
Cambridge), Founder (Treehouse) Abigail Hunt, Associate (Moller PSF
Group Cambridge), Senior Associate (Treehouse) Markus Hartung,
Director (Bucerius Center on the Legal Profession, Hamburg) Arne Ga
rtner, Research Assistant (Bucerius Center on the Legal Profession,
Hamburg) Michael Bradley, Managing Partner (Marque Lawyers) Darryl
Cooke, Founder (gunnercooke) Karl Chapman, Chief Executive
(Riverview Law)
"Really up-to-date...gives a fantastic overview of the financial
crisis" Fabian Kreutzer, University of Applied Science Niederrhein,
Germany "Extensive references to and content regarding crises. It's
really amazing" Yioryos Georgios Makedonis, Queen Mary University
of London Using real-world case studies and examples, this
comprehensive text offers intermediate and applied macroeconomics
students a truly European and global perspective. Continuing to
successfully combine theory with application, Macroeconomics has
been fully updated in this fifth edition to keep students
up-to-date with the ever changing macroeconomic environment we are
experiencing today. This book presents macroeconomics as an applied
science designed to improve our understanding of current and past
policy issues. The unique mix of theory, analysis and policy issues
takes students from macroeconomic basics to cutting-edge research
topics Includes case studies addressing major policy issues in
detail, supported by a wealth of economic data Moves beyond
standard intermediate macroeconomics content by discussing
liquidity traps, quantitative easing, price bubbles, multiple
equilibria, self-fulfilling prophecy, ratings agencies, debt brakes
and austerity Self quizzes, road map, glossary and other content
also available for mobile devices Visit www.pearsoned.co.uk/gartner
for a comprehensive companion website featuring interactive
macroeconomic models equipped with guided exercises, state of the
art data display and analysis, quizzes and more.
This book provides for the first time a general overview of
research activities related to location and map-based services.
These activities have emerged over the last years, especially
around issues of positioning, spatial modelling, cartographic
communication as well as in the fields of ubiquitious cartography,
geo-pervasive services, user-centered modelling and geo-wiki
activities. The innovative and contemporary character of these
topics has lead to a great variety of interdisciplinary
contributions, from academia to business, from computer science to
geodesy. Topics cover an enormous range with heterogenous
relationships to the main book issues. Whilst contemporary
cartography aims at looking at new and efficient ways for
communicating spatial information the development and availability
of technologies like mobile networking, mobile devices or
short-range sensors lead to interesting new possibilities for
achieving this aim. By trying to make use of available
technologies, cartography and a variety of related disciplines look
specifically at user-centered and conte- aware system development,
as well as new forms of supporting wayfinding and navigation
systems. Contributions are provided in five main sections and they
cover all of these aspects and give a picture of the new and
expanding field of Location Based Services and TeleCartography.
Georg Gartner, Vienna, Austria William Cartwright, Melbourne,
Australia Michael Peterson, Omaha, USA Table of Contents Georg
Gartner LBS and TeleCartography: About the book. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1 A series of Symposiums on LBS and TeleCartography. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 Progression of Research . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. 1
Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. 2
Elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 Structure of the
book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
The Jewish Immigrant in England 1870-1914 is a full analysis and
description of that section of the great Jewish migration from
eastern Europe which settled in Britain - around 120,000 Jews. The
routes to England and the immigrants' travel experiences are
discussed, and the dockside reception is presented, which leads to
a consideration of the policies of the native Jewish community.
|
|