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Engineering (R0) eBook Series

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  • Behavioral Issues in Operations Management

    New Trends in Design, Management, and Methodologies

    Edited by Ilaria Giannoccaro ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Behavioral Operations Management has been identified in the last years as one of the most promising emerging fields in Operations Management. Behavioral Issues in Operations Management explains and examines up-to-date research in this field, which works to analyze the impact of human behavior on the management of complex operating systems.A collection of studies from leading scholars presents ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

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  • Effective Teamwork

    Practical Lessons from Organizational Research

    by Michael A. West ...
    Updated to reflect the latest research evidence, the third edition of Effective Teamwork provides business managers with the necessary guidance and tools to build and maintain effective teamwork strategies.A new edition of a bestselling book on teamwork from an acknowledged leader in the fieldOffers a unique integration of rigorous research with practical guidance to develop effective leadership ... Read more

    $53.99 CAD

  • Rethinking Rational Choice Theory

    A Companion on Rational and Moral Action

    by Jan de Jonge ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The marriage of neuroscience and the science of choice behaviour gave birth to neuroeconomics. Jan de Jong explores this new discipline, investigating the relationship between choice behaviour and brain activity, and the light that this sheds on our systems of reasoning. ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Behavioral Operations in Planning and Scheduling

    Edited by Jan C. Fransoo, Toni Waefler, John R. Wilson ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    Human and organizational factors have a substantial impact on the performance of planning and scheduling processes. Despite widespread and advanced decision support systems, human decision makers are still crucial to improve the operational performance in manufacturing industries. In this text, the state of the art in this area is discussed by experts from a wide variety of engineering and social ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • The Acquisition of Knowledge and Skills for Taskwork and Teamwork to Control Complex Technical Systems

    A Cognitive and Macroergonomics Perspective

    by Annette Kluge ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book provides the first comprehensive literature review on the acquisition and retention of complex skills in High Reliability Organizations. Based on this review, it introduces a theoretical model of how skill and knowledge acquisition for complex tasks is accomplished and shows how this model can be used to derive training methods and instructional techniques. Successful acquisition and ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • The Cambridge Handbook of Workplace Training and Employee Development

    Edited by Kenneth G. Brown ...
    Series series Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
    With comprehensive coverage of topics related to learning, training, and development, this volume is a must-have resource for industrial and organizational (I/O) psychologists, human resource (HR) scholars, and adult education specialists. Brown provides a forward-looking exploration of the current research on workplace training, employee development, and organizational learning from the primary ... Read more

    $71.99 CAD

  • Operations Research

    A Model-Based Approach

    by H. A. Eiselt, Carl-Louis Sandblom ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    The book covers the standard models and techniques used in decision making in organizations. The main emphasis of the book is on modeling business-related scenarios and the generation of decision alternatives. Fully solved examples from many areas are used to illustrate the main concepts without getting bogged down in technical details. The book presents an approach to operations research that is ... Read more

    $102.99 CAD

  • Adaptive Decision Making and Intellectual Styles

    by Francesco Sofo, Cinzia Colapinto, Michelle Sofo, Salvatore Ammirato ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This exciting publication provides the reader with a theoretical and practical approach to adaptive decision making, based on an appreciation of cognitive styles, in a cross-cultural context. The aim of this Brief is to describe the role of thinking-through different options as part of the decision-making process. Since cognitive style influences decision behavior, the book will first examine ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Research and Theory on Workplace Aggression

    Edited by Nathan A. Bowling, M. Sandy Hershcovis ...
    Series series Current Perspectives in Social and Behavioral Sciences
    Workplace aggression is a serious problem for workers and their employers. As such, an improved scientific understanding of workplace aggression has important implications. This volume, which includes chapters written by leading workplace aggression scholars, addresses three primary topics: the measurement, predictors and consequences of workplace aggression; the social context of workplace ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Crisis-Related Decision-Making and the Influence of Culture on the Behavior of Decision Makers

    Cross-Cultural Behavior in Crisis Preparedness and Response

    by Ásthildur Elva Bernhardsdóttir ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book provides an analysis on the impact of culture on crisis management, exploring how different cultural types are reflected in crisis-related decision making patterns. Providing an interdisciplinary and international perspective with a rich research and practical outlook, this work is an important contribution to the field of crisis management and decision making. Offering essential ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Introduction to Discrete Event Simulation and Agent-based Modeling

    Voting Systems, Health Care, Military, and Manufacturing

    by Theodore T. Allen ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Discrete event simulation and agent-based modeling are increasingly recognized as critical for diagnosing and solving process issues in complex systems. Introduction to Discrete Event Simulation and Agent-based Modeling covers the techniques needed for success in all phases of simulation projects. These include: • Definition – The reader will learn how to plan a project and communicate using a ... Read more

    $77.99 CAD

  • The SAGE Handbook of Industrial, Work & Organizational Psychology

    V3: Managerial Psychology and Organizational Approaches

    Edited by Neil Anderson, Chockalingam Viswesvaran, Deniz S Ones, Handan Kepir Sinangil ...
    The third volume in The SAGE Handbook of Industrial, Organizational and Work Psychology concentrates on business decision-making and the many factors influencing the adoption and implementation of IWO practices. Chapter topics include utility assessments of interventions, decision-making errors in IWO systems, large-scale interventions and best practices reviews. Volume Three offers a ... Read more

    $147.99 CAD