The Institutionalist Tradition in Labor Economics

Book Description

This digital document is an article from Journal of Economic Issues, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1335 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.

Citation Details
Title: The Institutionalist Tradition in Labor Economics.(Book Review)
Author: Charles J. Whalen
Publication: Journal of Economic Issues (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 39 Issue: 3 Page: 825(3)

Article Type: Book Review

Distributed by Thomson Gale

Book Description

This book looks at the utility of money in dynamic macroeconomic theory. Ono sets out a new theoretical explanation of disequilibrium in markets, using stagnant money as an example, that draws in part on Keynes's work, but also uses the neoclassical theoretical tools of optimization and
intertemporal models. His strikingly original work has interesting implications for macroeconomic behavior and the efficacy of governmental policies to stimulate growth in the economy.

Money, Interest, and Stagnation: Dynamic Theory and Keynes's Economics

Average customer rating:

Money, Interest, and Stagnation: Dynamic Theory and Keynes's Economics
Yoshiyasu Ono
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKQHOO

Book Description

Titanic's maiden voyage was a disaster waiting to happen as a result of the compromises made in the project. This book by IBM Senior e-business Consultant, Mark Kozak-Holland, explores how non-IT executives can take lessons from a nuts-and-bolts construction project like Titanic and use those lessons to ensure the right approach to developing on-line operations. Looking at this historical project as a model will prove to be incisive as it cuts away the layers of IT jargon and complexity. On-line On-time On-budget is about delivering IT projects in a world where on-time and on-budget is not enough. You need to be on-line--connecting to the Internet and dealing with the 24-by-7 expectations of your customers and partners. It will help you successfully maneuver through the ice floes of IT project management in an industry with a notoriously high project failure rate. This book outlines the stages involved in creating mission critical e-business services and the underlying environment to support these. Specifically, the book provides the non-technical manager a step-by-step guide to the deliverables that the IT department should produce at each stage of the creation process. The book enlightens the non-technical manager to the fact that a considerable part of the effort is in realigning the organization and procedures rather than technology. Knowing the rationale for and the timing of deliverables enables the non-IT manager to be a full participant in the creation process. The book leaves the reader with a simple philosophy: namely, focus your IT investments on getting your organization and procedures aligned and you can get best-in-class results from your technology. Who would have expected Titanic's sister ship the Olympic to serve a distinguished 24 year career before being scraped as obsolete? The Olympic was nick named "old reliable" having served as a troop carrier during World War I and evading attack by German torpedoes. The book uses close to 90 figures and more than 40 tables for clarification of major concepts through detailed models, e.g., Change Management (9-step model) and Problem Management (4-step model).

Customer Reviews:

Excellent read.......2004-03-21

I think that Mr. Kozak-Holland's book is perfect for any manager as well as IT management. Having had my own business I felt when I read this book that the advice applies not only to IT but can be offered as helpful hints and warnings to just about business, big or small. I am currently contracted in IT and often see the same re-occurring problems at all levels. Mr. Kozak-Holland's book should make us all look at our past downfalls and ensure we all learn from them. This book works well on many levels's being entertaining, insightful and a fun read for anyone interested in history.

On-line, On-time, On-budget......about time!.......2003-05-23

I feel that Mr. Kozak-Holland's book is ideal for technical IT managers, and also for non-technical managers having to be involved with computing solutions.

A great analogy using the Titanic as an example of over-confidence in building, and running a ship. If you don't plan to avoid "IT Icebergs", then you will likely hit one....and then what happens?

A great read!

James.

This is a fantastic book - a potential best seller.......2002-11-21

Mark Kozak Holland has really put things into perspective in this book. I found it entertaining and insightful. I could not put this book down after I started reading it. It's a fun read, pragmatic and unique in it's reflection on the Titanic as a perfect example of lessons learned from the past. As a CIO, I can really understand the messages and guidance the author is providing. The tools and guidance on best practices and "questions to ask today" are great. Well done, I'm looking forward to Kozak-Hollands follow-on book.

If you manage technology in a company, you need to read this.......2002-11-20

Refreshing! Clear! This book is a breakthrough for non-techies who need to manage technology!!
This book does an excellent job helping CIOs and other 'C' level, P, VP, and Director executives understand some of the key issues in managing a technology project. From requirements, to project management, to build, to testing, to deployment; without a lot of tech-talk, Mark has captured the issues an executive needs to be aware of to help ensure their technology projects succeed.
As an architect, I am going to buy this for the executives that rule my life! It helps both sides of the organization (business, technology) understand more of each other's issues fostering a more educated communication between them.
I know this book would be of great value to many of those whom I have consulted. I am sending a copy to three of them!

Very interesting angle to explain modern IT online projects.......2002-11-01

Being a history buff, I was intrigued with a book that could link a historic non-IT project with modern so-called new wave online IT projects. I was not disappointed, it clearly demonstrated the more things change, the more they become the same. The flow was pragmatic, thorough and easy to follow. The language was geek free and informs the reader on what they should expect from their deliverables and why they are needed. More importantly why certain decisions are made and their overall impact on any project. In the end, the book clearly demonstrates, through the Titanic reference, that it is rarely a single decision that creates the failure but a series of smaller seemingly unrelated decisions that cause us to fail. Failing to plan does cause your plan to fail.

I would recommend this book to any NON-IT person, and any IT professional who is about undertake a project that does involve Information Technology.

Average customer rating:

Buy Something Else

Business Communication for Managers: An Advanced Approach
John M. Penrose , Robert W. Rasberry , and Robert J. Myers
Manufacturer: South-Western College Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Communications | Skills | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
Running Meetings & Presentations | Skills | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
All Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
Business & Investing | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
Similar Items:

Employment Strategies for Career Success

The Bedford Handbook

Marketing Management (12th Edition) (Marketing Management)

Making Presentations (DK Essential Managers)

Managerial Economics in a Global Economy with Economic Applications Card

ASIN: 0324200080

Book Description

This text presents balanced treatment of both the theory and applications of managerial communication. Content includes strong coverage of ethics, cross-cultural communication and the newest technological influences in communication. Unique, practical chapters on visual support of written and oral presentations are provided in addition to coverage on how to write and deliver a case analysis, meeting management, and report writing. Strong integrated coverage of technology continues throughout this edition. While communication concepts remain largely the same -- the technology that is used to communicate has changed and these changes are reflected in the fifth edition. Coverage of listening skills, intercultural communication, e-plagiarism, developing PowerPoint presentations, and writing instructions has been extensively enhanced.

Customer Reviews:

Buy Something Else.......2006-05-01

This book is a waste. I read about 95% of this book. A fair price for a new copy of this book would be $12.95, not $112.95. The book is boring and does not provide much useful information. Fortunately, for other students who have not yet taken the course that required it, the MBA program at my school is changing to a different textbook for the summer session. I would recommend looking for a different book to learn about either written or spoken business communication.

Comments about textbooks in general:
Bring the costs down on textbooks. The cost of these books is ridiculous. Stop putting CDs in them. We do not use them. Stop developing ridiculous questions, problems, exercises, etc., for the end of the chapters because we do not use them. "Questions for review"? Who uses such things? Much of what you put into textbooks is total waste because nobody has time to use them, especially graduate students who work in full-time, professional careers. Do not waste your time on things that do not matter because nobody wants them and nobody uses them. We do not want to waste our money on it. We do not want to lug around heavy books that drone on and on endlessly with useless information. Get to the point. Cut out all the endless quotes from multiple sources. Get rid of all the sidebar stories. Tell us what we need to know, and only what we need to know. We do not want to read for pleasure. We want to read to learn. However, we want the reading to be short and to the point - unlike this lengthy review.

Produce books with "lay-flat bindings".

Business Communication for Managers: An Advanced Approach With Infotrac College Edition

Average customer rating:

Business Communication for Managers: An Advanced Approach With Infotrac College Edition
John M. Penrose
Manufacturer: South-Western College Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OUAE52

Book Description

Turn to this Insider Guide to learn about the latest developments at top companies, from Abbott and Amgen to Genentech and Wyeth; recent milestones from mergers and acquisitions to lawsuits, discoveries, and patents; which companies have a global presence; what company insiders say it's like to work for these companies; and what's involved in the hiring process.

Download Description

The biotech and pharmaceutical industry has a potent and promising future. Demand for drugs is growing, fueled by an aging global population and blossoming international markets-Europe, Latin America, and especially Asia are the hot regions. And technological advances like the mapping of the human genome have opened the door to all kinds of exciting new product possibilities. Of course, with the economy still down, companies are taking more care about who and how many they're hiring. That said, find out where the hot spots are in the biotech and pharma industry by reading our brand new insider guide covering 20 of the top biotechnology and pharmaceutical firms.

Included in the guide are:

Bios of companies from Abbott and Amgen to Genentech and Wyeth
Recent milestones-ranging from mergers and acquisitions to lawsuits, discoveries, and patents
Insider scoops on what it's like to work for these companies
Hiring information-how to make contact and with whom, as well as what's involved
Interviewing tips . . . and more!

Customer Reviews:

Good starter.......2003-04-10

I liked the way this guide was set up. It delivered on what it said it would in terms of getting me quickly up to speed on who the big players are in the industry as well as what their specialties are. This helped me figure out who I want to target in my job search. I also really liked getting the bird's eye view from insiders on what it's like to work at the various pharmaceutical firms as well as the distinction between pharma and biotech. I've got friends in the industry who've also filled me in, but wanted to know more about other companies. I would recommend this guide to anyone looking at breaking into this industry, whether it's in the science and engineering side of things or the business, sales or marketing fields.

Accurate Company Overviews.......2003-02-20

I thought the company overviews in this guide seemed really accurate and well-balanced. It gave me a better idea of which companies are doing well and which ones are having problems. Now I know which ones to focus on when I start my job search.

Great Snapshots!.......2003-02-20

Not only was this guide a great and easy read (kudos on the writing), but it gave me a bunch of great snapshots on a number of companies I am now going to target as I get ready to graduate with a science degree. I especially appreciated the direct quotes from insiders on life at these different companies. Thanks, Wetfeet! I'm now going to buy your Careers in Biotech & Pharma to get more indepth info on the industry in general.

Wetfeet Insider Guide to the Top 20 Biotechnology And Pharmaceutical Firms

Average customer rating:

Wetfeet Insider Guide to the Top 20 Biotechnology And Pharmaceutical Firms
No Author
Manufacturer: Tandem Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: School & Library Binding

General | Job Hunting & Careers | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Guides | Job Hunting & Careers | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Job Hunting | Job Hunting & Careers | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0613923928

Average customer rating:
MJays Financial Management Guide
Mary J. Butler
Manufacturer: MJays Investments & Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Personal Finance | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0970987501

Book Description

Eliminate Financial Stress! MJays Financial Management Guide offers a simple, readable approach to Financial Management for people of all ages. It contains reliable information to help you take control of your money. It includes chapters on: " Managing a Checking Account", "Preparing a Budget", "Getting out of Debt", "Establishing a Saving Plan", Investment Accounts", Retirement Accounts", "Estate Planning", and a lot of other relevant financial information. Are you struggling financially? Living from Check to Check? Having a difficult time budgeting your hard earned dollars? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, this book is for you!!!

Book Description

Analysis of consumption and saving decisions by households has always been one of the most active areas of research in economics--and with good reason. Private consumption is the most important component of aggregate demand in a capitalist economy, and explaining consumption is the key element in most macroeconomic forecasting models. To evaluate the effect of government policies invariably requires the knowledge of how they change parameters relevant for household decision making.

Understanding Saving collects eleven papers by economist Fumio Hayashi, along with two previously unpublished chapters, for a total of thirteen chapters. The monograph, which brings together Hayashi's empirical research on saving, is divided into three sections. Part I, "Liquidity Constraints", contains five studies that test the well-known implication of the Life Cycle-Permanent Income hypothesis that households shield consumption from income fluctuations. Part II, "Risk-Sharing and Altruism", contains three papers that examine the interactions between related and unrelated households predicted by the hypothesis for the US and Japanese households. The three papers in Part III, "Japanese Saving Behavior", present the author's explanation of the high saving rate in postwar Japan.

Understanding Saving: Evidence from the United States and Japan. (book reviews): An article from: Southern Economic Journal

Average customer rating:

Understanding Saving: Evidence from the United States and Japan. (book reviews): An article from: Southern Economic Journal
Annamaria Lusardi
Manufacturer: Southern Economic Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B00098A30U
Release Date: 2005-07-28

Book Description

This digital document is an article from Southern Economic Journal, published by Southern Economic Association on July 1, 1998. The length of the article is 2227 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.

Citation Details
Title: Understanding Saving: Evidence from the United States and Japan. (book reviews)
Author: Annamaria Lusardi
Publication: Southern Economic Journal (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 1998
Publisher: Southern Economic Association
Volume: v65 Issue: n1 Page: p198(5)

Article Type: Book Review

Distributed by Thomson Gale

Book Description

This law handbook contains information on basic business legislation, laws and regulatoins affecting export-import, business, foreign investments, property rights, taxation and banking. (Updated annually)

Congo Dem Republic Mineral and Mining Industry Investment and Business Guide (World Business, Investment and Government Library)

Average customer rating:

Congo Dem Republic Mineral and Mining Industry Investment and Business Guide (World Business, Investment and Government Library)
USA IBP
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Exports & Imports | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | International | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0739791338

Book Description

Strategic and practical information for conducting business. Mineral resources, , regulations, investment & business opportunities, contacts

Congo Dem. Republic Foreign Policy and Government Guide (World Investment and Business Guide Library)

Average customer rating:

Congo Dem. Republic Foreign Policy and Government Guide (World Investment and Business Guide Library)

Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

Federal Government | Government | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0739782630

Congo Investment & Business Guide (World Investment and Business Library)

Average customer rating:

Congo Investment & Business Guide (World Investment and Business Library)
International Business Publications USA
Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Exports & Imports | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | International | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Investing | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0739772244

Congo, Dem. Republic Investment and Business Guide

Average customer rating:

Congo, Dem. Republic Investment and Business Guide
USA International Business Publications
Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Exports & Imports | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | International | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Investing | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0739740415

Book Description

This investment guide contains basic information on economy, business, export-import and investment climate, opportunities and regulations. Provides strategic information on economy, industrial development, banking, and government. Includes information on the most important business contacts and business travel. Updated annually.

Congo, Democratic Republic: A Spy Guide (World Investment and Business Guide Library)

Average customer rating:

Congo, Democratic Republic: A Spy Guide (World Investment and Business Guide Library)

Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

General | Travel | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0739784684

Average customer rating:

Congo Investment & Business Guide
Emerging Markets Investment Center
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 073970236X

Book Description

This investment guide contains basic information on economy, business, export-import and investment climate, opportunities, regulations. Provides strategic information on economy, industrial development, banking, and government. Includes information on the most important business contacts and business travel. Updated annually.

Congo Mineral & Mining Sector Investment And Business Guide (World Business, Investment and Government Library)

Average customer rating:

Congo Mineral & Mining Sector Investment And Business Guide (World Business, Investment and Government Library)
USA International Business Publications
Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Exports & Imports | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | International | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 073979132X

Democratic Republic of Congo Foreign Policy and Government Guide

Average customer rating:

Democratic Republic of Congo Foreign Policy and Government Guide
Global Investment & Business Inc
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Democratic Republic of Congo Investment & Business Guide

Average customer rating:

Democratic Republic of Congo Investment & Business Guide
Emerging Markets Investment Center
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0739702378

Book Description

Books:

Books Index

Books Home

Recommended Books