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Research in Social Problems and Public Policy

Contains chapters that illustrate the ways in which US sociologists of education plumb the depths of fundamental questions about how schools are organized and consequences of school organization for students and teachers.

This study of science and technology looks at knowledge systems. Topics covered include: mapping encounters and (en)countering maps - a critical examination of cartographic resistance; the intricacies of technology transfer - travel as mode and method; and science, local knowledge and community.

Focusing upon the area of social methodology, this volume examines diverse approaches toward sociological research. These include case-orientated research versus variable orientated research, a multi-methodological approach and comparing historical sequences.

Draws on debates and themes that cross-cut the social sciences.

A study of social assumptions, specific events, medical categories, distinct groups and ideas of control in health research. It examines presumptions about gender, race and age with particular reference to the "biological clock" and notions of "civilized countries" and "primitive races".

The interaction between the highly inter-dependant yet very different fields of politics and economics forms the basis of this volume. It contains a collection of key papers on the topic of analytical political economy. The papers are a diverse set of quality contributions authored by some of the foremost experts in the field.

Focuses on variances in the structural and dynamic properties of manufacturing industries. This book shows results by exploring the theoretical and empirical literature in industrial economics, by using a longitudinal firm-level database, and by developing and simulating a model on industrial dynamics.

This fifth volume in the series discusses a variety of topics in the field of advances in management accounting. It covers issues as diverse as target costing for product safety, Kaizen costing, and effects of role, empowerment and outcome seriousness.

Open Source Software (OSS) development presents a contrast to traditional production and innovation methods and an unlikely contestant in the marketplace. The emergence of open source software has fundamentally changed the software business. This book serves as a useful reference for those interested in OSS.

Covers such topics as: relationship between development of financial markets and economic growth; credit risk; measure of risk in equity and bond markets; and investigating behavior and efficiency of banking intermediaries. This work serves as a useful reference for those interested in financial market dynamics.

Part of the "Frontiers in Economics & Globalization" series, this book deals with a range of trade and development issues in terms of the general equilibrium structure. It shows how neo-classical models of trade theory can be used to highlight many challenging global problems.

Henry Rand Hatfield (1866-1945) was the first dean of the Chicago business school and the second dean of the Berkeley business school. He was an authority on early bookkeeping history. Drawing on the archives at the Northwestern University among others, this book presents a biographical study of a full-time accounting professor in a US university.

Provides an understanding about the impact of culture and communication on international business negotiations. This work explores the problems faced by Western managers while doing business abroad and offers guidelines for international business negotiations. It also focuses on an important aspect of international business: negotiations.

One important marketing issue is how to initiate, develop, and manage relationships with customers through the Internet. This book aims to improve our knowledge on utilization of the Internet in marketing. It offers theoretical as well empirical knowledge on managing customer relationships on the Internet.

Focuses on the challenges faced by defense-related industries and by the US Department of Defense in the post-Cold War era. This book explores the conditions they face, as well as the corporate strategies and public policies that each develops in response to these conditions and visions.

Addresses rural transport policy issues in a comprehensive way. The aim of this book is not so much to provide answers to the various transport problems, but to provide a foundation for the formulation of ideas. It sets out to define the key transport issues involved in a rural context, and explores specific policies to deal with the issues.

Enables road safety researchers and professionals to interpret correctly the results of one of the main sources of knowledge about the effect of road safety engineering measures, the "observational Before-After study". This three part monograph includes: the essentials; adaptations of conventional approaches; and elements of a new approach.

Service activities such as banking, insurance, telecommunications, and other services have been at the forefront of the transformation process in East Central Europe and former Soviet Union. This volume uses case studies, field research and industry studies to consider strategic options for Foreign Service firms in East Central and Eastern Europe.

Providing an account of developments in the sociology of international tourism, this book analyses the relationships between international tourism and the economic determinants of world system. It also aims to understand "leisure migration" in 2 contexts: the socio-economic hierarchies of society, and the legacy of east-west political alliances.

The development and marketing of drugs since WWII demonstrates the impact of technology on competitiveness in a major industry. While focusing on the market in the USA, this book examines also the activities of European firms, their contribution to the industry's technological evolution and the impact of their entry into the US market.

Gives an annual examination of the major research, theoretical and methodological efforts in the field of entrepreneurship and its related disciplines of small business, family business and population ecology, plus firm growth and emergence research.

Part of a series which covers advances and progress in the field of human ecology, this title discusses such topics as: the components of socioecological organization; social entropy theory; and, minimum data for comparative human ecological studies.

Discusses a variety of topics in the field of symbolic interaction.

Discusses a variety of topics in the field of advances in international competitive management. This book examines both studies in the Asian context and studies in the cross-national context.

Covers such topics as liquidity and market microstructure, predictability and time-varying risk in world equity markets and the structure of price discounts on private equity placements.

Covers such topics as information systems practice and theory, information systems and the accounting/auditing environment, and differing perspectives on information systems research.

A selection of papers from "Long Range Planning - The International Journal of Strategic Management" that examines the evolution of competitive advantage, setting out areas of major change and areas which have been less subject to change. It begins by examining how strategic management has been influenced by the transformation of industries.

Presents information from Phase 1 of the IEA Preprimary Project. This volume is useful to early childhood professionals and researchers as well as to policymakers concerned with family and educational issues. It presents information about group settings in various nations, including their sponsorship and the auxiliary services they offer.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to methods and models for categorical data analysis and their applications in social science research. Companion website also available, at https://webspace.utexas.edu/dpowers/www/