Decision theory: general
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Decision theory: general
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.03
€ 34.03
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.44
€ 13.99
€ 11.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 474 pages, 47 black & white illustrations, 38 black & white tables. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- Apple Academic Press Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781482258455
- ISBN
- 9781482258455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.63
€ 171.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQ; JMAL; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691176390
- ISBN
- 9780691176390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.31
€ 37.31
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Dunedin Academic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780460130
- ISBN
- 9781780460130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.02
€ 49.02
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.03
€ 110.03
Hardback. A 'no-nonsense, no-holds-barred' practical book on what a decision maker in any academic or practical professional endeavor should be thinking about in order to execute the decision making process more thoroughly. Num Pages: 208 pages, 32 figures. BIC Classification: GPQ; KJMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137536983
- ISBN
- 9781137536983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.87
€ 45.99
€ 37.87
Hardcover. The risk discipline is young and there are a number of ideas, perspectives and conceptions of risk out there. A number of such common conceptions of risk are examined in the book, related to the risk concept, risk assessments, uncertainty analyses, risk perception, the precautionary principle, risk management and decision making under uncertainty. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470683880
- ISBN
- 9780470683880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.34
€ 100.34
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Paperback. We live in a 'risk society' where the identification, distribution and management of risks, from new technology, environmental factors or other sources are crucial to our individual and social existence. This title shows how risks are communicated among different publics and stakeholders, including local communities, corporations, and the society. Series: Earthscan Risk in Society. Num Pages: 376 pages, Figures, tables, index. BIC Classification: GPQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844070732
- ISBN
- 9781844070732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 234 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GPQD; KFFL; KJMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137524065
- ISBN
- 9781137524065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.29
€ 106.29
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
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.99€ 4.99
€ 6.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In recent years there has been a move away from the inflexible and mathematical methods of decision making, towards a new range of formal, integrated methods which look at decision--making under complexity, conflict, and uncertainty. Editor(s): Rosenhead, Johnathan; Mingers, John. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQ; KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471495239
- ISBN
- 9780471495239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.25
€ 86.25
Paperback.
A must-read for anyone who makes business decisions that have a major financial impact
Tomorrow's stock price, next month's sales, next year's costs these are all numbers we don't know yet. Yet everyday, we base our personal and business plans on these kinds of uncertainties. Illustrator(s): Danziger, Jeff. Num Pages: 416 pages, ill. BIC Classification: GPQD; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118073759
- ISBN
- 9781118073759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.00
€ 25.99
€ 19.00
Paperback. Provides a new perspective on the true nature of reputational risk and damage to organizations and traces its root causes in individual and collective human behaviour. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Kogan Page Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749477363
- ISBN
- 9780749477363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.57
€ 60.57
Paperback. An expert explains how the conventional wisdom about decision making can get us into trouble--and why experience can't be replaced by rules, procedures, or analytical methods. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 figures. BIC Classification: GPQ; JMR; KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262516723
- ISBN
- 9780262516723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 22.68
€ 34.99
€ 22.68
Paperback. A Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) is a management framework that creates controls to address risks and measure your organization's ability to manage disruptions. This is a guide to implementing a fit-for-purpose resilience capability in your organization. It covers developing, establishing and operating a BCMS initiative. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Kogan Page Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749469115
- ISBN
- 9780749469115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.57
€ 60.57
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848726574
- ISBN
- 9781848726574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.32
€ 60.32
Hardback. This seminal book injects the topic of superintelligence into the academic and popular mainstream. What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? In a tour de force of analytic thinking, Bostrom lays a foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life. Num Pages: 352 pages, black and white line drawings and halftones. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFR; UYQ; UYQM; UYZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199678112
- ISBN
- 9780199678112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.24
€ 30.99
€ 22.24
Hardcover. Series: Springer Texts in Business and Economics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 36 colour illustrations, 35 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJMV; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 244 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662537848
- ISBN
- 9783662537848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.05€ 81.37
€ 82.05
€ 81.37
Paperback. 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: 153 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472439055
- ISBN
- 9781472439055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.07
€ 44.07
Hardback. Editor(s): Masse, Todd; O'Neil, Siobhan; Rollins, John. Num Pages: 111 pages, tables. BIC Classification: GPQD; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 184 x 13. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 111
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604561500
- ISBN
- 9781604561500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.53€ 59.64
€ 78.53
€ 59.64
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Harvard Educational Publishing Group United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934742082
- ISBN
- 9781934742082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.88
€ 41.88
Paperback. A 2010 text in decision theory with applications to economics, mathematics, finance, psychology, management, health, computer science, statistics, and engineering. Num Pages: 514 pages, 106 b/w illus. 57 tables 187 exercises. BIC Classification: GPQ; KCA; PBT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 924. For Risk and Ambiguity. 518 pages, 106 b/w illus. 57 tables 187 exercises. A 2010 text in decision theory with applications to economics, mathematics, finance, psychology, management, health, computer science, statistics, and engineering. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: GPQ; KCA; PBT. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 24. Weight: 1004.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 518
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521748681
- ISBN
- 9780521748681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.79
€ 60.79
Hardback. "Published in 2012 in Hebrew in Israel, by Zmora Bitan." Num Pages: 288 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: GPQ; JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610394901
- ISBN
- 9781610394901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.16
€ 33.99
€ 22.16
Paperback. Provides guidance on how to manage risks based on a definitive synthesis of the research literature. This title offers a survey of the whole field of risk and demonstrates how scientific, economic, political and civil society actors can participate in inclusive risk governance. Series: Earthscan Risk in Society. Num Pages: 368 pages, Figures, tables, index. BIC Classification: GPQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844072927
- ISBN
- 9781844072927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.09
€ 59.09
Hardcover. Your business reputation can take years to build-and mere minutes to destroy The range of business threats is evolving rapidly but your organization can thrive and gain a competitive advantage with your business vision for enterprise risk management. Series: Wiley Finance Series. Num Pages: 676 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; KFFH; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1280.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 676
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119989974
- ISBN
- 9781119989974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.19
€ 117.19
Paperback. Provides insights into creating and using a tailored risk maturity model to assess the effectiveness of your organization's risk management. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Kogan Page Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749477585
- ISBN
- 9780749477585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.62
€ 91.62
Hardcover. A practical perspective on tackling the complex planning problems characterized by multiple criteria or measures of performance. It introduces basic notions of how and why we plan, both as individuals and within organizations, and provides guidelines for choosing between alternative actions. Series: Copenhagen studies in economics & management. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQ; KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Publisher
- Copenhagen Business School Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763000055
- ISBN
- 9788763000055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.08
€ 34.99
€ 25.08
Paperback. Risk management is not just a topic for risk professionals. Managers and directors at all levels must be equipped with an understanding of risk and the tools and processes required to assess and manage it successfully. Supported by online templates, this is a guide to the practice and the benefits of good risk management. Series: Strategic Success. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Kogan Page Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749468385
- ISBN
- 9780749468385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.01
€ 54.01
Paperback. Explores the conception of 'risk as feelings' and examines the interaction of feeling and cognition in the perception of risk. This book highlights perspectives on risk arising from cultural worldviews and concerns about specific hazards pertaining to blood transfusion, biotechnology, prescription drugs, smoking, terrorism, and nanotechnology. Series: Earthscan Risk in Society. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; JMQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849711487
- ISBN
- 9781849711487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.62
€ 71.62
Paperback. This introductory text provides an examination of the models, solution concepts, results, and methodological principles of nonco-operative and co-operative game theory. It introduces, clarifies, and synthesizes advances in the field and presents an overview of decision theory. Num Pages: 600 pages, 42 line illustrations, 29 tables. BIC Classification: GPQ; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 39. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674341166
- ISBN
- 9780674341166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.34
€ 53.99
€ 45.34