ECONOMETRIC MODELING AND INFERENCEs

The objective of econometrics is to study economic phenomena using statistical observations. Econometrics formalizes the economic theory in the form of relationships (models) whose unknown elements are determined by the available data. Econometrics quantifies and tests economic theories and makes those theories operational through forecasting or simulation of the impact of political or economic…

The Econometrics of Energy Systems

Energy is today, more than ever, at the core of the world economy and its evolution. One of the major challenges of the century is to generate more energy, to facilitate access to energy and economic development of the poor, but also to manage climate change properly in a perspective of sustainable develop- ment. The growing importance of energy matters in the daily functioning of the world eco…

The Methodology and Practice of Econometrics

This book collects a series of essays to celebrate the work of David Hendry: one of the most influential of all modern econometricians. David’s writing has covered many areas of modern econometrics, which brings together insights from economic theory, past empirical evidence, the power of modern computing, and rigorous statistical theory to try to build useful empirically appealing models.…

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND CHANGE A practising manager’s guide

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Research Methods for Human Resource Management

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978-0-415-72743-3

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Research Methods for Human Resource Management

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Human Resource Management in Education Contexts, themes and impact

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978–0–415–41280–3

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HANDBOOK OF SOCIAL ECONOMICS

Social economics is the study, with the methods of economics, of social phenomena in which aggregates affect individual choices.1 Such phenomena include, just to mention a few, social norms and conventions, cultural identities and stereotypes, peer and neighbor- hood effects. A central underpinning of the methods of economics is methodological individualism. In particular, explanations based s…

Human Resource Management A Contemporary Approach

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978-0-273-70763-9

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Human Resource Management A Contemporary Approach

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RESEARCH IN PERSONNEL AND HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. vol 26

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978-0-7623-1432-4

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RESEARCH IN PERSONNEL AND HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. vol 27

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978-1-84855-004-9

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RESEARCH IN PERSONNEL AND HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. vol. 25

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RESEARCH IN PERSONNEL AND HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. Vol 22

In response to demands and opportunities of the labor market, contemporary employers and employees voluntarily are entering into highly customized agreements regarding nonstandard employment terms. We refer to such idiosyncratic deals as “i-deals,” acknowledging that these arrangements are intended to benefit all parties. Examples of i-deals include an employee with highly coveted skil…

A MULTILEVEL APPLICATION OF LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE ORIENTATIONS TO INDIVID…

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A MULTILEVEL APPLICATION OF LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE ORIENTATIONS TO INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND ORGANIZATIONAL OUTCOMES. vol 24

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Continuous Risk Management Guidebook

This part introduces the readers to Continuous Risk Management and how to use this guidebook. Chapter 1 focuses on why Continuous Risk Management is important, why people don't do risk management, and the costs and benefits of performing risk management. The chapter ends with a discussion of the principles of Continuous Risk Management. Chapter 2 focuses on how this guidebook is organized a…

Project Management and Leadership Skills for Engineering and Construction Pro…

If one word could describe the essence of project management it is responsibility. The project manager (PM) is responsible for all that happens on a project. This doesn’t mean the project manager should or could do everything associated with the project; it does mean the PM owns ultimate responsibility for the project, regardless of who is on the project team and regardless of the obstacles…

The Blood Cold Chain

Blood transfusion is an essential part of modern health care. Used correctly, it can save life and improve health. However, as with any therapeutic intervention, it may result in acute or delayed complications and carries the risk of transmission of infectious agents, such as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis viruses, syphilis and Chagas disease. Yet transfusion-transmissi…

Practical Guidelines on Pharmaceutical Procurement for Countries with Small P…

As a substantial part of the health budget in many countries is used to purchase pharmaceutical products, procurement of drugs is obviously a crucial function. Various types of tender mechanisms as well as direct procurement are described and discussed. A good way for small procurement agencies to ensure product quality is to conduct restricted tenders to which only prequalified suppli…

Procurement in the Construction Industry

The idea for this research project into the costs of procurement in the construction industry was born at a time of great interest throughout the industrialized world in the development of innovative working practices in the management of the commercial processes of the construction industries. The new thinking included new methods of financing projects, such as the development of PFI (PPP)…

Is War Necessary for Economic Growth?

It is difficult to overemphasize the importance of the historical role that military procurement has played in the process of technology development. Knowledge acquired in making weapons was an important source of the industrial revolution. To bore the condenser cylinders for his steam engines, “Watt had to turn to John Wilkinson, a cannon-borer, who had invented the one machine in all En…

Public Procurement, Innovation and Policy

The recent decade has witnessed a growing interest in using public procurement to spur innovation and development. An increasing number of governments are claiming that public procurement—often worth of 10–30 % of a country’s GDP as exemplified by European Union member countries (EC 2011b)—should be used more extensively and explicitly to promote innovation, technology, and economic…

An Introduction to Human Resource Management

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E-procurement

The International Conference on E-procurement was organized by the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), the Public Procurement Service of the Republic of Korea (PPS) and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) with the support of the Korean IT Industry Promotion Agency (KIPA), Korea Information Strategy Development Institute (KISDI), Samsung SDS Co., Ltd., M…

Introducing E-Procurement in a Local Healthcare Agency

This chapter deals with the introduction of electronic procurement in the public healthcare domain. After a brief discussion on the healthcare spending characteristics and on the suitability of e-procurement tools in the public sector, the long-lasting experience of e-procurement implementation promoted by an Italian Local Healthcare Public Agency is described. This initiative included some …

UNDERSTANDING SMART PROCUREMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

In these Briefings,I noted the change in the UK’s position and role in world affairs from the 1960s to the 1990s. I noted the changing function of the MoD (and its predecessors),over the centuries, from producer to procurer of arms and equipment. I examined the effect of the aggressive policies introduced by Sir Peter Levene as Chief of Defence Procurement in 1981. His value-for-money ini…

THE WTO REGIME ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

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SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES IN EC PROCUREMENT LAW

Public procurement is the process whereby government bodies purchase from the market the goods, works and services that they need. Whether buying paper clips, commissioning major projects for the construction of hospitals, schools or offices, or procuring multimillion-pound IT and communications systems, the authorities in question are participating in the public procurement market. It is …

The Routledge Companion to Strategic Human Resource Management

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978–0–415–77204–4

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The Routledge Companion to Strategic Human Resource Management

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NEW WAVE MANUFACTURING STRA TEG IES: ORGANIZATIONAL AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGE…

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1 85396 180 9

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NEW WAVE MANUFACTURING STRA TEG IES: ORGANIZATIONAL AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIMENSIONS

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The oxford handbook of HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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PROCUREMENT AND FINANCING OF MOTORWAYS IN EUROPE

This book is a selection of papers presented to the international conference ‘‘Highways: Costs and Regulation in Europe’’, held in Bergamo on the 26–27 November 2004. The Conference was organised by the University of Bergamo, and sponsored by the European Investment Bank. We found that there are so many challenging and controversial issues with motorway finance in Europe that it …