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Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. An Approach to Manpower Problems. 2. Manpower Planning and the Market. 3. A New Concept of the Employment Service. 4. Organization and Staff for an Effective Service. 5. Planning on the Demand Side. 6. Planning Adjustments in Supply. 7. The Economics of Manpower Planning. 8. The Contribution of Research. 9. Conclusio

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In this case study approach to engineering management, some relevant theory is provided, with an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses for application.

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Few observers of Mexico and Brazil in the 1930s, or South Korea and Taiwan in the mid-1950s, would have predicted that these nations would become economic "miracles" several decades later. These newly industrializing countries (NICs) challenge much of our conventional wisdom about economic development and raise important questions about internation

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Overall, this first volume in the series should render business research in manufacturing a good deal easier by bringing together insightful industry histories and detailed critical bibliographies.

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Addressing the controversial issues of the blurring boundaries between news and entertainment and the movement toward sensationalism in broadcast journalism, this study examines these distinctions: how boundaries are constructed and by whom;

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Addressing the controversial issues of the blurring boundaries between news and entertainment and the movement toward sensationalism in broadcast journalism, this study examines these distinctions: how boundaries are constructed and by whom;

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In Part Five, the role and potential of the military in national development are explained and South Korea is presented as a success story.

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Revives crucial research on the marijuana/workplace debate and gives organization decision makers the analytical tools they need to formulate sound policy for their own workplaces.

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Treating the market as a complex social category, and not just as a purely economic phenomenon, this book presents two frameworks for analyzing the market in relation to society. The result is an original and enlightening examination of such subjects as the nature of the market, market laws, equilibrium, and prices.

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In a major work that is the culmination of over a decade of intensive research, Werner Hildenbrand presents a new theory of market demand, the principal aim of which is to identify the conditions under which the Law of Demand holds true. Hildenbrand argues that the Law of Demand is due mainly to the "heterogeneity" of the population of households.

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An exploration of how firms attain and hold market dominance and the implications for economic performance.

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Everyone who reads the newspapers is aware of the dizzying pace of mergers, acquisitions, buyouts, and alliances, between big companies and small companies in various industries. Charting the course of this trend around the world, this book examines the motivations behind consolidation into corporate empires.

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This text examines the evolution of economics from Antiquity to the present and shows the inadequacy of its approaches. The author then proposes an alternative formulation which sheds light on the enduring features of market economics and also makes economics consistent with physics.

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Dr. Morris argues that through its Western mode of thought, a philosophy of separation, the U.S. is losing its edge in worldwide business competition.

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This interdisciplinary volume explores and engages the key thinkers and ideas of the Austrian School of political economy to better understand aspects of the market process and its implications for everything from disaster recovery and political development to morality and monetary policy.

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The editors and their contributors address issues of institutional development as the key to continuing Vietnam's successful transition to a market economy and to improve the welfare of its people.

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Proposing a theory, backed by statistical evidence, on the causes of price fluctuations in speculative markets, this text challenges the standard efficient-markets model for explaining asset prices. It emphasizes the role popular opinion or psychology can play in price volatility.

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