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Non-Life Insurance Mathematics: An Introduction with Stochastic Processes (Universitext)
Thomas Mikosch Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
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ASIN: 3540406506 |
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This book offers a mathematical introduction to non-life insurance and, at the same time, to a multitude of applied stochastic processes. It gives detailed discussions of the fundamental models for claim sizes, claim arrivals, the total claim amount, and their probabilistic properties. Throughout the book the language of stochastic processes is used for describing the dynamics of an insurance portfolio in claim size space and time. In addition to the standard actuarial notions, the reader learns about the basic models of modern non-life insurance mathematics: the Poisson, compound Poisson and renewal processes in collective risk theory and heterogeneity and Bühlmann models in experience rating. The reader gets to know how the underlying probabilistic structures allow one to determine premiums in a portfolio or in an individual policy. Special emphasis is given to the phenomena which are caused by large claims in these models. What makes this book special are more than 100 figures and tables illustrating and visualizing the theory. Every section ends with extensive exercises. They are an integral part of this course since they support the access to the theory. The book can serve either as a text for an undergraduate/graduate course on non-life insurance mathematics or applied stochastic processes. Its content is in agreement with the European "Groupe Consultatif" standards. An extensive bibliography, annotated by various comments sections with references to more advanced relevant literature, make the book broadly and easiliy accessible.
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Building a Shared Vision: A Leader's Guide to Aligning the Organization (Corporate Leadership)
C. Patrick Lewis Manufacturer: Productivity Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 156327163X |
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Presents a step-by-step method for developing your organizational vision. Teaches how to build and maintain a shared vision directed from the top down, but encompassing the views of all stakeholders.
Like Corporate Diagnosis, this book describes in detail one of the necessary first steps from Implementing a Lean Management System: visioning. Makes an excellent executive/motivational gift.
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The Analysis of Response in Crop and Livestock Production (Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Social Studies)
John L. Dillon , and Jock R. Anderson Manufacturer: Pergamon ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0080374948 |
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The dynamic responses of crop and livestock prices to money-supply shocks: a Bayesian analysis using long-run identifying restrictions.: An article from: American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Jeffrey H. Dorfman , and William D. Lastrapes Manufacturer: American Agricultural Economics Association ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00096P67M Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from American Journal of Agricultural Economics, published by American Agricultural Economics Association on August 1, 1996. The length of the article is 7277 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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The Analysis Of Response In Crop And Livestock Production
John L. Dillon Manufacturer: Pergamon Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OGQAU4 |
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Plant Tissue Culture Concepts and Laboratory Exercises, Second Edition
Manufacturer: CRC ProductGroup: Book Binding: Plastic Comb Similar Items:
ASIN: 0849320291 |
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Alternating between topic discussions and hands-on laboratory experiments that range from the in vitro flowering of roses to tissue culture of ferns, Plant Tissue Culture Concepts and Laboratory Exercises, Second Edition, addresses the most current principles and methods in plant tissue culture research. The editors use the expertise of some of the top researchers and educators in plant biotechnology to furnish students, instructors and researchers with a broad consideration of the field. Divided into eight major parts, the text covers everything from the history of plant tissue culture and basic methods to propagation techniques, crop improvement procedures, specialized applications and nutrition of callus cultures. New topic discussions and laboratory exercises in the Second Edition include "Micropropagation of Dieffenbachia," "Micropropagation and in vitro flowering of rose," "Propagation from nonmeristematic tissue-organogenesis," "Variation in culture" and "Tissue culture of ferns." It is the book's extensive laboratory exercises that provide a hands-on approach in illustrating various topics of discussion, featuring step-by-step procedures, anticipated results, and a list of materials needed. What's more, editors Trigiano and Gray go beyond mere basic principles of plant tissue culture by including chapters on genetic transformation techniques, and photographic methods and statistical analysis of data. In all, Plant Tissue Culture Concepts and Laboratory Exercises, Second Edition, is a veritable harvest of information for the continued study and research in plant tissue culture science.
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The Skull, Volume 3: Functional and Evolutionary Mechanisms (Skull)
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0226315711 |
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The Skull, Volume 3: Functional and Evolutionary Mechanisms
Hanken Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OPDMYW |
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Going the Distance : The Ken Norton Story
Marshall Terrill , and Ken Norton Manufacturer: Sports Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1582612250 |
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The 1970s ushered in boxing's greatest class of heavyweight fighters. The fight game has never before or since seen such a talented and charismatic group. Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, and Ken Norton have been hailed as "Champions Forever, " as the world heavyweight title was passed among them throughout the decade. On March 31, 1973, Norton broke Ali's jaw in the process of winning a 12-round decision over "The Greatest." Going the Distance traces the incredible path of Norton's life, from Jacksonville, Illinois, to Northeast Missouri State University, to the U.S. Marines, to his historic bout with Ali in San Diego, California, and on to his life today. The book includes exclusive personal photos from Norton's collection, as well as a chronology of Norton's 49 professional fights.Customer Reviews:
Good book.......2007-09-12
You'll Go the Distance with this Autobiography!.......2005-11-28
Learn life lessons on achievement, character and leadership.......2005-03-14
Ken Norton's Book Does NOT Go The Distance.......2003-05-06
Norton's three fights with Ali are covered in great detail, as these fights brought him into the public's consciousness. But once again the emphasis was on the blow by blow coverage instead of anecdotes and recollections about the fights. He expresses his bitter feelings about his third fight with Ali in which he feels he should have been given the decision. Having trained so tremendously hard for this fight and then having the decision go against him, Norton relates how this heart went out of boxing at this point. Although he becomes the Heavyweight Championship of the World title two years later when Ali retires, Norton is unable to retain te title in his first defense against Larry Holmes. He blames his failure to defend the title on his lack of dedication to boxing after the last Ali match. His heart was just not in it. I can't help but think Norton would have received the professional recognition and justification he so craved had he defeated Holmes. Their match was an exciting battle that culminated in perhaps one of the greatest rounds of boxing ever. Had Norton pulled out the decision, he would have probably been rematched with Ali one final time and had his best chance to defeat his nemesis decisively. However, history and fate turned a different direction, one that did not include a prominant role for Ken Norton.
Norton's private and then public feud with his son, Ken Norton Jr., make up a complete chapter in the book but this held little interest to me, a boxing fan.
Ken Norton is a decent man who had an interesting career, being both a boxer and a fighter. His experience acting as the characters "Mandingo" and "Drum" are only briefly mentioned. Again, there are few interesting stories or revelations about this time of his life. I would have liked to hear more.
Norton's book is a quick and easy read, as there are no major character controveries, conflicts, or issues to digest. I did not find it compelling in any regard. It was an easy book to put down. I had hoped for much more. As far as boxing books go, I have to rate it sub-par.
Jim Koenig
THAT LONG DISTANCE.......2003-01-09
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Book Markets for Children's Writers 2006 (Book Markets for Children's Writers)
Marni Mcniff Manufacturer: Writer's Institute Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1889715271 |
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Includes over 550 newly updated listings and more than 50 completely new markets for your writing. Feature articles on humor, middle-grade biographies, activity books, and PreK nonfiction--plus a complete guide to writing queries, preparing manuscript submissions, and handling copyrights in 2006.
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Acrilico (Manuales Parramon)
Jose Maria Parramon Manufacturer: Parramon ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 8434219395 |
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Loyalty Marketing Resource Book
Neil Raphel , and Janis Raye Manufacturer: Raphel Marketing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0962480894 |
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Complete loyalty marketing refernce book for the supermarket industry. Includes: Theory, Practice, Interviews with Experts and 350 company descriptions of loyalty suppliers including hardware, software, marketing and in-store companies. Includes 16 color pages with examples of loyalty marketing programs. 8 1/2" x 11".Customer Reviews:
Don't waste your time or money.......2005-10-07
The best book on supermarket loyalty marketing.......1999-02-23
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The Quest for Loyalty: Creating Value Through Partnerships (Harvard Business Review Book Series,)
Manufacturer: Harvard Business School Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0875847455 |
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This hardcover edition is available only in a premium, full-cloth binding. It will not ship with a dust jacket.
The authors' Harvard Business Review articles set the context for this collection and demonstrate the need for understanding loyalty within the larger context of customers, investors, and employees--and how they interact. The introduction by Scott Cook, co-founder and chairman of Intuit, discusses the role loyalty has played in a company's strategy for growth and profits. Also includes articles from leading scholars and practitioners in management, including Peter Drucker, Charles Handy, Michael Porter, and C.K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel. Interviews with Sir Colin Marshall of British Airways and General Robert F. McDermott provide the perspective of the CEOs of loyalty-based firms, and how they can create financial success by targeting the right customers and levels of service and value through investing in their employees. A Harvard Business Review Book.
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A Harvard Business Review Book, edited and with an introduction by Frederick F. Reichheld and foreword by Scott Cook. The authors' Harvard Business Review articles set the context for this collection and demonstrate the need for understanding loyalty within the larger context of customers, investors, and employees--and how they interact. The introduction by Scott Cook, co-founder and chairman of Intuit, discusses the role loyalty has played in a company's strategy for growth and profits. Also includes articles from leading scholars and practitioners in management, including Peter Drucker, Charles Handy, Michael Porter, and C.K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel. Interviews with Sir Colin Marshall of British Airways and General Robert F. McDermott provide the perspective of the CEOs of loyalty-based firms, and how they can create financial success by targeting the right customers and levels of service and value through investing in their employees.Customer Reviews:
THE WAY TO KEEP CUSTOMERS. READ THIS BOOK.......1998-02-18
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Governance at Work: The Social Regulation of Economic Relations
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0198292481 |
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Global pressures present similar challenges to companies in different countries, but how those organizations deal with them depends on the social and institutional framework in which they develop and operate. In this book, leading academics explore and explain variations in governance systems, focusing in particular on European trends. In Governance at Work: The Social Regulation of Economic Relations the authors ask: DT Are structures of work and business organization changing? Are we seeing a move away from large-scale (Fordist) mass-production systems that have dominated the industrialized world in the 20th century? DT What are the local/national determinants of business organization? DT Can we speak of different national business systems if so, how do these interact with the operations of international companies in global competition?
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Brookings Trade Forum, 1999 (Brookings Trade Forum)
Manufacturer: Brookings Institution Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0815715250 |
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This is the second in the Brookings Institution series of annual volumes that provide the most authoritative and in-depth analysis available on current and emerging issues in international trade. The 1999 edition focuses on governing in a global economy.Contents include: "Policies in a Globalized Economy" by Paul R. Krugman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "The Domestic Political Resistance to U.S. Global Leadership" by I. M. Destler, University of Maryland and Institute for International Economics "The Future of the World Trade Organization" by Sylvia Ostry, University of Toronto "Fin de Sicle Dj Vu: Is Globalization Today Really Different than Globalization a Hundred Years Ago?" by Michael Bordo, Rutgers University, Barry Eichengreen, University of California, Berkeley, and Douglas Irwin, Dartmouth College
"Governing the Global Economy: Does One Architectural Style Fit All?" by Dani Rodrik, Harvard University
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Desafio de Integrarse Para Crecer Balance y Perspectivas del Mercosur En Su Primera Decada (Serie Red-Mercosur)
Daniel Chudnovsky , and Jose Maria Fanelli Manufacturer: Siglo Veintiuno de Argentina Editores ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 9871013035 |
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Desafios del Mercosur (Biblioteca Mercosur)
Otros , Manuel M. Prez Gonzlez , and Manuel M. Perez Gonzalez Manufacturer: Ediciones Ciudad Argentina ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9875070114 |
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Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable: Los Desafios del Mercosur
Mirta Elizabeth Laciar Manufacturer: Ciudad Argentina ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9875072540 |
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Mercosur - La Dimension Cultural de La Integracion (Coleccion Desafios del Siglo XXI)
Gregorio Recondo Manufacturer: Ediciones Ciccus ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9879563131 |
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Las economias regionales y sus respuestas a los desafios del MERCOSUR
Manufacturer: Homo Sapiens Ediciones ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 9508080957 |
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