Management Information System : Moving Business Forward

This new first edition from best-selling author Kelly Rainer, and highly respected coauthor, Hugh Watson, supports your teaching goals by allowing for maximum flexibility of coverage, and by engaging students with a tested pedagogical structure. Utilizing flexible Learning Units comprised of tightly coupled concepts and Student Activities, Rainer transports the student from passively learning a…

Library Automation : Core Concepts and Practical Systems Analysis

Recent advances in technology such as cloud computing, recent industry standards such as RFID, bibliographic standards like RDA and BIBFRAME, the increased adoption of open source integrated library systems (ILS), and continued shift in users' expectations have increased the complexity of the decision regarding ILS for all types of libraries. In a complete re-envisioning of the previous edit…

Data Smart : Using Data Science to Transform Information into Insight

Data Science gets thrown around in the press like it's magic. Major retailers are predicting everything from when their customers are pregnant to when they want a new pair of Chuck Taylors. It's a brave new world where seemingly meaningless data can be transformed into valuable insight to drive smart business decisions.But how does one exactly do data science? Do you have to hire one of these p…

Rethinking Public Service Delivery : Managing With External Providers

Public services are increasingly delivered through a range of forms of 'external' service-provision such as contracting, partnering and regulation. This new text assesses when and how public sector organizations might better draw on the work of these external parties and examines the wider implications for public leadership and management.

The Innovators : How Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digita…

in 2011, Walter Isaacson's revelatory biographyof Apple founder Steve Jobs became a global phenomenon and one of the bestselling nonfiction books in history. Now, Isaacson tells the story of the people who made Jobs and the digital age possible. If you are interested in understanding how innovation really occurs and how collaboration leads to creativity, you will be captivated by The Innovators.

The Science Book

The Science Book is an inventive visual take on astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, and physics. With eye catching artwork, step by step diagrams, and illustrations that break down complicated ideas into manageable concepts, The Science Book will have readers conversant in genetic engineering, black holes, and global warming in no time. Along the way are found mini biographies of the most w…

The Behavioral Foundations of Public Policy

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ISBN/ISSN

978-0-691-13756-8

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xv, 511 hlm. : ill. ; 26 cm.

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303.3 SHA b

Qualitative Method in Social Research

This accessible, engaging introduction to qualitative research methods covers a wide range of qualitative methods including ethnography, observation, interviewing, content analysis, and unobtrusive measures. The text also includes well-chosen research examples and exercises to help students understand and apply various research techniques.