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Decision theory: general
School Reform: The Critical Issues (Hoover Institution Press Publicati...
Evers, Williamson M., Izumi, Lance T., Riley,...
Paperback. This book explores a wide range of critical areas in education, examines the basic nature of our education problems, provides a clear understanding of underperformance, and proposes reasonable and effective strategies for success. Num Pages: 438 pages. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748. Very good clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press,U.S. California
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KEX0249939
- ISBN
- 9780817928728
€ 10.18
€ 10.18
Hardcover. This volume examines diverse meanings and practices of risk management ranging from austerity to climate change to housing and debt. The authors investigate the relationship between shifts in contemporary capitalism and the ways in which neoliberal forms of risk management have emerged, been reproduced and normalized, and, transformed historically. Editor(s): Soederberg, Susanne. Series Editor(s): Zarembka, Paul. Series: Research in Political Economy. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: GPQD; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786352361
- ISBN
- 9781786352361
€ 80.89€ 79.14
€ 80.89
€ 79.14
Paperback. A comprehensive and accessible introduction to all aspects of decision theory, now with new and updated discussions and over 140 exercises. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 b/w illus. 97 tables. BIC Classification: GPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316606209
- ISBN
- 9781316606209
€ 32.90
€ 32.90
Paperback. Editor(s): Naiditch, Fernando. Num Pages: 196 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: GPQ; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475818932
- ISBN
- 9781475818932
€ 32.99€ 31.21
€ 32.99
€ 31.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 421 pages. BIC Classification: GPQ; JNC; JNK; JNLB; JNP; JNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 211 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034311984
- ISBN
- 9783034311984
€ 85.68
€ 85.68
Paperback. Series: The Mastering Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJMV1; UFCE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780273719298
- ISBN
- 9780273719298
€ 69.90
€ 69.90
Hardcover. Num Pages: 292 pages, tables, charts. BIC Classification: GPQD; TBC; TDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816908110
- ISBN
- 9780816908110
€ 205.07
€ 205.07
Paperback. Risk is everywhere - from genetically modified crops, dams, and stem-cell therapy to heartbreak, online predators, inflation, and robbery. This Very Short Introduction examines what science has learned about how people deal with risks, what we can learn through decision theory, and how we can evaluate risk in our own lives. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: GPQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199576203
- ISBN
- 9780199576203
€ 9.99€ 9.53
€ 9.99
€ 9.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: GPQ; JNC; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787952914
- ISBN
- 9780787952914
€ 31.99€ 31.80
€ 31.99
€ 31.80
Paperback. Explains the foundations of Bayesian decision theory and shows why Savage restricted the theory's application to small worlds. This title discusses the various philosophical attitudes related to the nature of probability and offers resolutions to paradoxes believed to hinder further progress. Series: The Gorman Lectures in Economics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 43 line illus. BIC Classification: GPQ; KCA; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Fourth Impression
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149899
- ISBN
- 9780691149899
€ 35.99€ 31.37
€ 35.99
€ 31.37
Hardcover. A fully updated, step-by-step guide for implementing COSO's Enterprise Risk Management
COSO Enterprise Risk Management, Second Edition clearly enables organizations of all types and sizes to understand and better manage their risk environments and make better decisions through use of the COSO ERM framework. Series: Wiley Corporate F&A. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; KFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 259 x 32. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470912881
- ISBN
- 9780470912881
€ 69.03
€ 69.03
Paperback. A Global Catastrophic Risk is one that has the potential to inflict serious damage to human well-being on a global scale. This book focuses on such risks arising from natural catastrophes (Earth-based or beyond), nuclear war, terrorism, biological weapons, totalitarianism, advanced nanotechnology, artificial intelligence and social collapse. Editor(s): Bostrom, Nick; Cirkovic, Milan M. Num Pages: 576 pages, Tables and figures. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFC; PDZ; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199606504
- ISBN
- 9780199606504
€ 25.66
€ 25.66
Hardcover. Experts in the field provide an introduction to the multifaceted aspects of this critically important topic. Editor(s): Fouque, Jean-Pierre; Langsam, Joseph A. Num Pages: 992 pages, 25 b/w illus. 140 colour illus. 75 tables. BIC Classification: GPQD; KFFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 182 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1848.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 992
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107023437
- ISBN
- 9781107023437
€ 95.68
€ 95.68
Hardcover. Operational risk is the risk of loss from inadequate or failed internal processes, people, and systems or from external events. This book explores the different types of operational risk that threaten financial institutions, and focuses on practical due-diligence methodologies that can be used to identify these risks before it is too late. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 figures, 18 tables. BIC Classification: GPQD; KFF; KJM; KNST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137442154
- ISBN
- 9781137442154
€ 64.53
€ 64.53
Paperback. This book explores what it means to be rational in a variety of contexts, from personal decisions to those affecting large groups of people. It introduces ideas from economics, philosophy, and other areas, showing how the theory applies to particular situations such as gambling and the allocation of resources. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 5 halftones, numerous figures. BIC Classification: GPQ; JMH; KCA; PBUD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192803030
- ISBN
- 9780192803030
€ 10.99€ 10.29
€ 10.99
€ 10.29
Hardcover. Develops the notion that companies can succeed on the basis of risk management, much as companies compete on efficiency, costs, labor, and other dimensions. This book examines how leading firms that compete on risk have done this and showcases best practices and impacts to the capital structure of firms and their organizational formation. Series: Financial Engineering and Risk Management. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, black & white tables. BIC Classification: GPQD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814383882
- ISBN
- 9789814383882
€ 79.04
€ 79.04
Hardcover. A practitioner's handbook that integrates knowledge, competencies, methodologies and applications across the discipline. Can improve the effectiveness of organizational and individual Risk Management practices by documenting and integrating best-practice concepts from a range of complementary disciplines. Series: Wiley Series in Systems Engineering and Management. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJM; KNXC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1508.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 446
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470454626
- ISBN
- 9780470454626
€ 102.35
€ 102.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: GPQ; HPL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 118
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845283865
- ISBN
- 9781845283865
€ 16.99€ 13.45
€ 16.99
€ 13.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 66 black & white illustrations, 12 black & white tables, 1 black & white halftones, 65 bl. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJC; KJM; KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138821965
- ISBN
- 9781138821965
€ 49.56
€ 49.56
Hardcover. Guides you through analysis to implementation to provide you with know-how to implement rigorous, accurate, and cost-effective security policies and designs. This book offers techniques for weighing and managing risks that face your organization. It gives insights into universal principles that can be adapted to specific situations and threats. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 240 x 28. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science & Technology United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123822338
- ISBN
- 9780123822338
€ 58.77
€ 58.77
Paperback. Increasingly, patients with breast cancer are participating in the surgical and/or medical decision about their treatment. This text addresses issues relating to shared decision making and in particular those areas where a choice of treatment option involves some degree of risk/benefit analysis. Editor(s): Maslin, Anna; Powles, Trevor J. Num Pages: 282 pages, 20 figures, 7 tables. BIC Classification: GPQ; MJCL; MN; MQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford Oxford
- Number of pages
- 282
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KNW0005277
- ISBN
- 9780192629678
€ 6.99€ 4.64
€ 6.99
€ 4.64
Paperback. A sportsman can catch a ball without calculating its speed or distance. A group of amateurs beat the experts at playing stock market. A man falls for right woman even though she's 'wrong' on paper. All these people succeeded by trusting their instincts - but how does it work? This title reveals the secrets of fast and effective decision-making. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141015910
- ISBN
- 9780141015910
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Hardcover. This latest edition of The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error ' will help you understand how to move beyond 'human error'; how to understand accidents; how to do better investigations; how to understand and improve your safety work. Num Pages: 192 pages, Includes 31 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; JMJ; KNXC; LNHH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Ashgate Pub Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472439048
- ISBN
- 9781472439048
€ 116.24
€ 116.24
Paperback. This book explains and justifies efficient general methods of making decisions and will guide practical efforts to streamline rational choice. Num Pages: 276 pages, 15 b/w illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: GPQ; GPQD; HPM; HPQ; JMAL; KCA; PBU; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 37.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107434783
- ISBN
- 9781107434783
€ 31.72
€ 31.72