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Sport Management: Principles and Application

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005

Sport Management: principles and application provides a comprehensive introduction to the practical application of management principles within sport organisations operating at the community, state, national and professional levels in club based sporting systems. It presents an international balanced view between accepted practice...

Computers: Systems, Terms and Acronyms, 14th Edition

SemCo Enterprises, Inc., 2003

Computers: Systems, Terms and Acronyms is THE technical reference for non-technical people who need to understand Information Technology. The book contains narrative coverage of IT concepts and systems written in plain English for non-technical people. It also contains more than 3,700 definitions of generic technical terms and acronyms,...

Reasonably Simple Economics: Why the World Works the Way It Does

Apress, 2013

The goal of Reasonably Simple Economics is, not surprisingly, simple: to help us think like economists. When we do, so much of the world that seemed mysterious or baffling becomes more clear and understandable—improving our lives and providing new tools to succeed in business and career.

In a chatty style,...

Blockchain: Blueprint for a New Economy

O'Reilly, 2015

Bitcoin is starting to come into its own as a digital currency, but the blockchain technology behind it could prove to be much more significant. This book takes you beyond the currency ("Blockchain 1.0") and smart contracts ("Blockchain 2.0") to demonstrate how the blockchain is in position to become the fifth...

Economics, Fourth Edition

W W Norton, 2005

For the Fourth Edition of this innovative text, 2001 Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz again joins forces with one of the world's top monetary economists, Carl E. Walsh, who brings both macroeconomic expertise and teaching savvy to the project. Together, Stiglitz and Walsh thoroughly integrate contemporary economics into the traditional...

Information Systems: The State of the Field (John Wiley Series in Information Systems)

John Wiley & Sons, 2006

The information systems field has contributed greatly to the rise of the information economy and the information society. Yet, after more than a quarter-century since its formation, it still is plagued by doubts about its identity and legitimacy. Information Systems: The State of the Field contains the reflections of leading IS scholars on...

Creating Regional Wealth in the Innovation Economy: Models, Perspectives, and Best Practices

Prentice Hall, 2002

Drawing on extensive new research through dozens of interviews with entrepreneurial champions in diverse sectors, Creating Regional Wealth in the Global Innovation Economy pinpoints the key reasons why some locations succeed in the quest to become centers of technology and innovation - and sustain their competitive...

Performance Dashboards: Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Your Business

John Wiley & Sons, 2010

The Power of FOCUS … Over the past several decades we all have been trying to use information through technology to optimize our businesses and make our lives easier. So why have so many businesses failed and why do most organizations continue to struggle to fi nd that “ competitive advantage ” that will take them to the...

A History of the Internet and the Digital Future

Reaktion Books, 2010

This book explores the trends that are shaping the businesses, politics, and media of the digital future.

A great adjustment in human affairs is underway. Political, commercial and cultural life is changing from the centralized, hierarchical and standardized structures of the industrial age to something radically different:...

Yakuza: Japan's Criminal Underworld, Expanded Edition

University of California Press, 2003

Known for their striking full-body tattoos and severed fingertips, Japan's gangsters comprise a criminal class eighty thousand strong—more than four times the size of the American Mafia. Despite their criminal nature, the yakuza are accepted by fellow Japanese to a degree guaranteed to shock most Westerners. Here is the first book...

Basic Theory (De Gruyter Reference)

De Gruyter, 2019

Fractional calculus (FC) originated in 1695, nearly at the same time as conventional calculus. However, FC attracted limited attention and remained a pure mathematical exercise, in spite of the contributions of important mathematicians, physicists and engineers. FC had a rapid development during the last few decades, both in...

Advances in Ambient Intelligence: Volume 164 Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications

IOS Press, 2007

Ambient Intelligence lies at the confluence of several trends: the continued decrease in cost and size of computing technology; the increasing availability of networking and communication infrastructure; the growing public familiarity/comfort with computing artifacts; and practical advances in artificial intelligence. These developments make...

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