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The economics literature is replete with examples of monotone comparative statics; that is, scenarios where optimal decisions or equilibria in a parameterized collection of models vary monotonically with the parameter. Most of these examples are manifestations of complementarity, with a common explicit or implicit theoretical basis in properties of a super-modular function on a lattice. Supermodular functions yield a characterization for complementarity and extend the notion of complementarity to a general setting that is a natural mathematical context for studying complementarity and monotone comparative statics. Concepts and results related to supermodularity and monotone comparative statics constitute a new and important formal step in the long line of economics literature on complementarity.
This monograph links complementarity to powerful concepts and results involving supermodular functions on lattices and focuses on analyses and issues related to monotone comparative statics. Don Topkis, who is known for his seminal contributions to this area, here presents a self-contained and up-to-date view of this field, including many new results, to scholars interested in economic theory and its applications as well as to those in related disciplines. The emphasis is on methodology. The book systematically develops a comprehensive, integrated theory pertaining to supermodularity, complementarity, and monotone comparative statics. It then applies that theory in the analysis of many diverse economic models formulated as decision problems, noncooperative games, and cooperative games.
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The economics literature is replete with examples of monotone comparative statics; that is, scenarios where optimal decisions or equilibria in a parameterized collection of models vary monotonically with the parameter. Most of these examples are manifestations of complementarity, with a common explicit or implicit theoretical basis in properties of a super-modular function on a lattice. Supermodular functions yield a characterization for complementarity and extend the notion of complementarity to a general setting that is a natural mathematical context for studying complementarity and monotone comparative statics. Concepts and results related to supermodularity and monotone comparative statics constitute a new and important formal step in the long line of economics literature on complementarity. This monograph links complementarity to powerful concepts and results involving supermodular functions on lattices and focuses on analyses and issues related to monotone comparative statics. Don Topkis, who is known for his seminal contributions to this area, here presents a self-contained and up-to-date view of this field, including many new results, to scholars interested in economic theory and its applications as well as to those in related disciplines. The emphasis is on methodology. The book systematically develops a comprehensive, integrated theory pertaining to supermodularity, complementarity, and monotone comparative statics. It then applies that theory in the analysis of many diverse economic models formulated as decision problems, noncooperative games, and cooperative games.
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DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK.......2005-05-27
This book will only be useful to you if you already know about lattices and complementarity. It will not be useful to you at all if you are trying to learn about them. Most of the proofs are unclear and often are incorrectly referenced. There are also many questionable steps in the proofs as well as some typos. If you can't find anything better to learn from, I guess you have to buy this book. But avoid it if you can.
Comprehensive and mathematically rigorous.......2000-12-22
Supermodularity and complementarity is an often overlooked area in economics and optimization. Few books devote any time at all to this subject (for a brief and simple coverage of the topic see book by Sundaram "A first course in optimization theory"). Topkis provides a self-contained treatment of this important area of knowledge and gives many new theoretical tools that must be a part of any mathematical programming or game theory course at a graduate level.
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This digital document is a journal article from European Economic Review, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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This paper develops a framework for testing discrete complementarities in innovation policy using European data on obstacles to innovation. We propose a discrete test of supermodularity in innovation policy leading to a number of inequality constraints. We apply our test to two types of innovation decisions: to innovate or not, and if so, by how much. We find that the evidence regarding the existence of complementarity in innovation policies depends on the phase of innovation that is targeted (getting firms innovative or increasing their innovation intensity) as well as on the particular pair of policies that is being considered. The two phases of the innovation process, i.e. the probability of becoming an innovator and the intensity of innovation, are subject to different constraints. Interestingly, there seems to be a need to adopt a package of policies to make firms innovate, while a more targeted choice among policies is necessary to make them more innovative.
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This digital document is a journal article from Research Policy, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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We use a specially designed survey on French firms located in Haute-Savoie to provide empirical evidence suggesting that Information and Communication Technologies adoption is not only influenced by the traditional factors of technology diffusion but also by complementarity effects between strategies, organization and information technologies. The data collected permitted several advances. Firstly, we could study authentic ICT while the recent literature has mainly focused on computer capital stocks or automation tools. Secondly, we constructed measures of the determinants put forward by the models of technology diffusion. Thirdly, we studied three kinds of practices: organizational and strategic practices, technological choices.
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This digital document is a journal article from Games and Economic Behavior, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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While ordinal complementarity is more general than cardinal complementarity, the corresponding global sufficient conditions placed on the primitives of a constrained optimization problem are generally not comparable. We explore this issue in detail for the special case of a Cournot firm. We derive necessary and sufficient conditions for downward-sloping best-responses by imposing the ordinal test only for output levels that are actually reached along a best-response path. Both global tests, cardinal and ordinal, are shown not to be critical sufficient conditions, via a simple counterexample. Finally, we confirm that checking supermodularity of suitably transformed profits can work when the global tests for ordinal and cardinal complementarity both fail.
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Women of Steel: Female Blue-Collar Workers in the Basic Steel Industry
Kay Deaux , and
Joseph C. Ullman
Manufacturer: Praeger Publishers
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ASIN: 0275909697 |
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The Business of Ecommerce explains how to conduct business over the Web. Accessible and useful to both technical and nontechnical readers, the book describes the relevant business issues to technologists and technical issues to business managers. Paul May combines his experience as a consultant to both blue chip companies and Internet startups to provide a generic model for understanding ecommerce opportunities. He makes accessible all of the relevant technologies. This book empowers technical and business decision-makers to maximize the opportunities of ecommerce.
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Outstanding introduction.......2005-08-06
As someone who is getting into the e-conmerce world late in the game, I found this book a great introduction to the issues and problems businesses face in moving online. I would recommend this book to anyone who needs practical guidance entering the realm of e-commerce.
A Good Read!.......2001-05-09
This book is an e-commerce primer. Although its material can seem dated (which happens quickly in this environment), the book is valuable for those who want a historical overview of Internet commerce and technology. Yes, e-commerce has changed so much so quickly that any analysis of Peapod, Streamline, and other e-tailers may seem naïve. But Paul May's discussion of the movement from fat to thin client architecture is interesting and relevant. (One only wishes that the WAP discussion went further!) While this book may not be for every executive or change leader, we [...] recommend it to marketing directors as a valuable bridge between business and technology. It also can benefit those who want a strong, but not dauntingly deep, technical overview.
Excellent and enjoyable read.......2000-10-02
This book is one of a series called Breakthroughs in Application Development. I found the book to be an excellent introduction to the challenges, risks and opportunities that E-commerce brings to business, as well as to our personal lives as consumers. What I particularly liked about this book was that it used both successes and failures as examples to learn from. Also, Paul May does a good job of identifying the real business drivers (not just the buzzwords) which make going "E" so important in the current age. He examines the kind of out of the box/cross-functional thinking that is needed by both business and IT to make a substantial impact on the e-commerce world.
The book also covers the applicable technology at a high level, but not before stressing the importance of a well thought out business plan before diving into incoherent forays on the web. The most startlingly obvious recommendation he made was for companies to encourage and even subsidize their employees experiences on the Internet (a la Ford Motor Company buying PC's for all their employees, allowing access to the internet from work, etc.) since that's the best way to get them e-aware, both as consumers and professionals.
I would definitely recommend this book both for business and technical people. Paul May uses humor and even sarcasm to keep the book light and engaging without skimping on content or credibility.
Best E-Commerce Book this Year!.......2000-09-19
`The Business of E-Commerce' is a great introductory text for senior (technical and non-technical) management, university students and consultants addressing the history, strategy and business models, specific applications as well as the technology required to quickly understand what e-commerce involves.
The well-structured, lightly illustrated and referenced chapters span:
++ getting there- about virtualization, globalization, and intellectualization aspects of business change, and exploitation through origins, recent history, interactivity, connectivity and continuity.
++ a generic business model for e-commerce- local business drivers (copycat, channel development, cost reduction, and partner inclusion), new maps (physical/informational/B2C, B2B, and cross-pollination), and role types (intermediation, disintermediation, reintermediation, and transformation agents).
++ pathfinder application areas- B2C retail, auctions, and advice; and B2B procurement, inventory exchange, and real-time collaboration.
++ technology landscape- data, dynamic networks, security, payment solutions and e-commerce standards.
++ architectures for electronic commerce- logical, technical, and organizational.
++ open issues- legalities (intellectual property, responsibility and privacy, regulation and taxation), technical issues (platform risk, communication disconnect, skills), and market issues (volatility, locus, and trust).
Strengths include: the well-structured `mature' text; the useful lengthy glossary of terms; the attractive style with mostly complete and correct content often supported by useful illustrative anecdotes or supporting materials; and the author's obvious comfortability with discussing some technical aspects supporting e-commerce (1960s EDI, Java, XML, Jini etc..). Weaknesses include: gaps relating to organizational (e-business) development lifecycle necessary to leverage the technology and business models; manufacturing examples with errors (not all manufacturing processes just have discrete steps!); real-time confusion (see any control engineering text for precise & correct definitions); gap relating to object-oriented systems/ virtual organization development (briefly mentioned about 100 pages late!); better referencing and supporting material, and need for more sidebars & illustrations, and about 15% reduced text for same content.
This reviewer got the impression that detailed discussions were avoided to minimize the need for frequent updates/ revisions. Yet perhaps such tabulated comparisons of contemporary tools for applications and organizational development, details of various offerings from major consultancies, and discussion of web-enabled ERP, CRM, CRM, BI (and all those other software acronyms) would have added value for the reader to better implement e-commerce solutions.
Some alternative texts include: the weaker inspiring `Futurize Your Enterprize' by Siegel; the weaker draft `Exploring E-commerce' by Fellenstein/Wood; and Hoque's `E-enterprise' which is initially promising but ultimately unsatisfactory (too much repetition, error, and `jargonism' without support, despite some good charts and structure, to be considered worthwhile).
Overall, a useful and entertaining read- amongst the best books (read by this reviewer) in the last year.
A comprehensive introduction of E-business........2000-09-05
It's really a comprehensive book for novice who wants to learn the concept of E-business from scratch. It gives reader a wide spectrum of themes on business of e-commerce. Wade though it, and you will find yourself filled with e-business wisdom.
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Strategies for eCommerce Success
Manufacturer: IRM Press
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ASIN: B000066U5S
Release Date: 2002-03-04 |
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Many experts believe that by the beginning of the next century, the majority of business transactions and communications will be conducted through the use of web-enabled technologies, particularly electronic commerce. As a result, many organizations around the world are looking into the emerging applications of electronic commerce technologies and ways to utilize them in support of their business strategies and postures. With this field growing so rapidly, the object of all businesses is to examine the critical elements that could impact a user's perception of business-to-business and business-to-consumer electronic commerce. Strategies for eCommerce Success presents a study of key components and concepts of eCommerce, evaluating the critical success factors for global eCommerce, the economics of eCommerce and the practical issues involved with eCommerce in various applications.
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Many experts believe that by the beginning of the next century, the majority of business transactions and communications will be conducted through the use of web-enabled technologies, particularly electronic commerce. As a result, many organizations around the world are looking into the emerging applications of electronic commerce technologies and ways to utilize them in support of their business strategies and postures. With this field growing so rapidly, the object of all businesses is to examine the critical elements that could impact a user's perception of business-to-business and business-to-consumer electronic commerce. Strategies for eCommerce Success presents a study of key components and concepts of eCommerce, evaluating the critical success factors for global eCommerce, the economics of eCommerce and the practical issues involved with eCommerce in various applications.
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Ecommerce: Strategies and Technologies
Michael Lewis
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 047121843X |
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You've got a project and a passion: now all you need is the cash. A grant can be the answer to your prayers. But how do you get one, when there's so much competition? It helps if you consider the project from the funder's point of view-and follow this advice on putting together a winning application. Think about whether there's an existing organization that could take up your idea and run it, and what sources cater particularly to your type of work. Figure out a realistic budget; write up an appealing description of your project; and learn why you have to take a different approach when applying for an individual, rather than a group, grant. A letter saying "Congratulations!" will be in your mailbox soon!
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Learn how to give an entertaining, and original speech........2001-02-28
Though Don Aslett is known mostly for his books on cleaning and organization, he has also written an excellent book on public speaking. I am a high school student, and speeches have always scared me. However, when I began to read Don Aslett's book, I decided that maybe speeches are not so bad after all. This book offers tips on preparing your speech, how to dress, and even ways to "recognize" important people in the audience you are addressing. There is also advice on speech length, adding humor to your speech, visual aids, handouts, and more. At the end of each chapter some questions are included to make sure you paid attention, and understood it. I believe however, that the most important things about the book is that it helps you relax and have fun preparing and presenting your speech. I recommend this book especially to nervous and not-so-nervous high schoolers. It will definitely help you with your speech.
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- 100 SAMPLE LETTERS!!!!!!!!!
- This is a great book!
- I do not recommend this book at all
- It has revolutionized the way I write cover letters.
- Thorough. Comprehensive. Upbeat. Strong examples. Great
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Cover Letters That Will Get You the Job You Want
Stanley Wynett
Manufacturer: Betterway Books
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The Overnight Resume, 2nd Edition
ASIN: 155870275X |
Customer Reviews:
100 SAMPLE LETTERS!!!!!!!!!.......2001-05-31
I read through it and it is very well done. The writing is lively and you had alot of creative tips. It certainly was engaging for the subject matter. I particularly like your use of real-world examples and the 100 sample cover letters! The only thing I didn't like about the book was the cover, which seemed a bit cheezy. Barbara Mattleman
This is a great book!.......2001-03-21
I wanted a cover letter that would make employers sit up and look at me enough to offer me a paid internship. We were told in school that cover letters would either make us or break us to the point of nonexistence. So I bought your book at Amazon.com. Cover Letters That Will Get You the Job You Want is fantastic. Hit a bull's eye. I started to wonder how my old cover letters got responded to when there are the ones done by you going around. I read your book cover to cover, and I am now armed to write.
I do not recommend this book at all.......2000-07-06
This book is definitley not worth considering if you want are trying to compose an effective cover letter. I have worked in human resources for several years and cover letters starting with either" books are as important as bread..." or "have you not found that granting loans involves knowledge...""I have been thinking of what else I might do to line up new buisiness opportunities..." are just not even worth reading. They do not catch one's attention or at least not the kind of attention you want to attract.The examples provided in the book are nothing but very simple written sentences like"...I wish I had space to list all of my qualities..."- I mean what kind of an excuse is that to make a letter short? I cannot believe this book was recommended on an online job search. It is a joke!
I sure hope this review gets posted as I do think bad reviews also have to be included to ensure the free marketplace of opinion! heikecita
It has revolutionized the way I write cover letters........1998-12-26
As a professional resume writer and career consultant, I am always looking for books with innovative strategies for developing materials, and this is among the best. Stan not only describes HOW to write a winning cover letter (capture attention, talk to your audience, etc.), but his book is chock full of examples for professionals in just about every field. "Cover Letters that Will Get You the Job You Want" has revolutionized the way I write cover letters, and the result has been a 100% increase in my referral business. There are only a few cover letter books I recommend whole heartedly. This is at the top of the list. -- Anne Follis, Certified Professional Resume Writer, CareerPro, Peoria, Illinois
Thorough. Comprehensive. Upbeat. Strong examples. Great.......1998-12-19
Thorough. Comprehensive. Upbeat. Strong examples. Will definitely use with our students. Asst. Director, Undergraduate Career Services, Pace University
This is the most comprehensive and current publication on cover letters, and the "art" of writing available. Director of Career Services, University of Alaska
Very informative and highly readable. Chapters 1- 10 are must reading for any MBA student. The book will be particularly helpful to our international students. Asst. Director of Career Services, William E. Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester.
I was glad to see the very large number of sample letters. That's important because students often tend to follow too closely examples we show them and not use their own creativity in developing their letters. Director, Office of Career Development, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Well organized and easy to read. I especially like the NOTE: on each letter. Alumni Placement Counselor, Auburn University
A delight. The aggressive, accomplishment-based style is a real plus. Director, Career Center, St. John's University, Queens, NY
I especially liked the "mechanics" on p. 8. I don't know how many students I've had to teach on the basic structure of a letter. Career Counselor, California Institute of Technology
As valuable as the examples are (and you've compiled as complete a list as I've ever seen in one publication), the true value of the book is that you provide a "NOTE" that brings the example to life. Director of Placement and Career Counseling, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
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best persuasion book i ever read!.......2003-09-03
I have read many persuasion books and this step by step book is the best one I have ever read.
Packed with astonishing persuasion techniques.......1998-05-12
Everybody whose success depends on their ability to persuade owes it to themselves to acquire this unique know-how. And if you want to be sure you can resist unwanted persuasion, you'd be wise to familiarize yourself with this powerful methods so you can protect yourself against them. Donovan's techniques really work.
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Riding the dragon: Royal Dutch Shell & the fossil fire
Jack Doyle
Manufacturer: Environmental Health Fund
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Binding: Unknown Binding
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ASIN: 0972615504 |
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Royal Dutch Shell is a giant oil company with annual gross sales exceeding $175 billion, it is typically ranked as the number one or two oil company in the world. Behind the incredible prosperity Shell has created over 100 years lies volatility, danger and pollution. Whether chemical worker or indigenous people, refinery community or tropical forest, a terrible price is being paid. From the 1988 oil refinery blast in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to the Killing of Ken Saro-Wiwa in Nigeria, from the coveted gas fields in China to polluting rigs at sea, author Jack Doyle reveals the 100 years warning this company has given to the environment.
The first book in the Environmental Health Fund Series
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- Taming Globalization: Frontiers of Governance
- The Cooperator's Dilemma (Economics, Cognition, and Society)
- The Economics of Missing Markets, Information, and Games
- The Economist's Handbook: A Research and Writing Guide
- The Economist Style Guide: A Concise Guide for All Your Business Communications (Economist)
- The End of Affluence The Causes and Consequences of America's Economic Dilemma
- The Global Competitiveness Report 2000
- The Handbook of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing: From Design & Production to Labeling & Recycling
- The Internationalisation of Antitrust Policy
- The Leap to Globalization: Creating New Value from Business Without Borders
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