Operational research

Chapters in Game Theory has been written on the occasion of the 65th birthday of Stef Tijs, who can be regarded as the godfather of game theory in the Netherlands.

The evolution of a set of fields—including operations research and systems analysis—intended to improve policymaking and explore the nature of rational decision-making.

An expert offers a set of rules that will help managers achieve dramatic improvements in operations performance.

This title is a detailed academic monograph that explores the use of linear and non-linear programming in economic theory, specifically applied to the theory of the firm.

The need to manage risk is increasingly featured in legislation and regulations.

'By far the best book I've ever read on the how and why of scaling.

This book contains the proceedings of the Seventh National Conference of the Italian Systems Society.

This book emphasizes three key messages; value, alignment and sustainability.

This volume discusses the latest techniques and their economic applications for modern industries like computer, pharmaceutical, banking and other manufacturing.

Imparting experiences from the theatre world to show how to manage operations in the 21st century, this book provides the key ideas necessary to implement a new operational culture that will lead to excellence in service.

An investigation into the process of management accounting change triggered by IT implementation, comparing Enterprise Resource Planning with custom software in relation to change in management accounting rules and routines.

This book is the result of a four-year study into the most commonly used management tools and techniques in the areas of business strategy and finance, marketing, production and operations, and procurement and supply chain management.

Family business planning has traditionally centered on two issues - estate planning and succession.

Recent research in the field of business strategy has shown that strategic flexibility can be achieved through a scenario planning perspective for long term competition and performance.

The professional services market is under continuous pressure to change.

This book analyses the use of modelling in charting the survival of financial and industrial enterprises.

The theory of price and quality decision-making in industries with a few firms which recognize their mutual interdependence is of increasing interest to economists and policy makers.

Both society and markets have changed, and the art of innovation has changed with them, becoming increasingly complex.

The book treats two approaches to decision theory: (1) the normative, purporting to determine how a 'perfectly rational' actor ought to choose among available alternatives; (2) the descriptive, based on observations of how people actually choose in real life and in laboratory experiments.

The Cold War produced a matrix of Canadian/US extra-governmental military and economic relationships which significantly shaped Canadian political decision-making as it related to the defence of the continent under the auspices of the North American Air/Aerospace Defence Agreement (NORAD).

Operational Research in Industry brings together the experience of an international group of practising OR consultants, researchers and academics in the applications of OR in Industry.

This book is about how power communication inrecent years hasbegun to reflect on its own limits in a new way.

While there may be a consensus in the industry that hedge funds clones will bring better liquidity and lower fees, it is still debatable whether replication products should serve as a complement in the hedge fund allocation decision or as a replacement.

The marriage of neuroscience and the science of choice behaviour gave birth to neuroeconomics.

Selected essays from the eminent economist, Wynne Godley, tracing the development of his work and illuminating the key theories and models that made his name.

Can it be that in order to reach the investor you need for your new venture, or to find the employer who will give you the chance of a lifetime, you only need to have six cups of coffee?

A detailed yet concise handbook clarifying all the major terms needed for a thorough understanding of key research methodology concepts in business and management.

Negotiation is a key part of daily lives, but learning how to negotiate successfully is a valuable skill.

If you think more strategically than your competitors, your company will win the competitive battle in the mid or long term.

Presents new methods in scenario thinking, based on a mix of high-level research and top-level consultancy experience.

This volume addresses the subject of uncertainty from the point of view of an extended conception of rationality.

Systems Thinking is a topic which is at the forefront of how we think about management in the Public Sector and Service Industries.

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The world's governments are overwhelmed with climate change, war and unrest, the global financial crisis and poverty but there is a promising invention in Global Action Networks (GANs).

This book gives an alternative observational scheme to better understand knowledge creation and learning in project-based companies.

Too many new products fail.

A highly practical and insightful book; it will help you to perform more effectively in a workplace which requires you to function effectively in predominantly adversarial relationships.

Evidence shows that organizations with both a CEO and a team involved in sourcing strategy and supplier configuration make more effective decisions.

Delivers a strong contribution to the field of research on emotions in organizations offering original pieces of research.

This book gives professionals and business people the essential tools to become better thinkers and decision-makers.

This book showcases international research on health care organizations.

The theory of path dependence continues to attract great interest in a range of disciplines.

Claudio Ciborra was one of the most innovative thinkers in the field of information systems.

The book addresses the vital issue of how business leaders can prepare themselves to deal with the impact of unexpected events.

A close look at the main developments in IT, business processes and offshore outsourcing.

An insight into the 'black-box' of leadership learning that acts as a companion to guide leadership development.

Within a complex environment, change is endemic to survival and the dynamic capability to continuously learn becomes a critical success factor.

The purpose of this work is to enhance understanding and the overall learning experience in OB, and ultimately, to help shape a more conscious workforce of people who have what it takes to succeed during uncertain times despite the ebb and flow of the market.

This volume draws on disciplines as different as Psychology, Anthropology, History and Biology to explain when and why individuals act to promote their own self-interest and when they sacrifice their own outcomes so that others can benefit.