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The Economics of COVID-19 (Contributions to Economic Analysis #296)

The global health crisis, exacerbated by the COVID-19 outbreak, has challenged all sectors of society, including health, economics, finance, and social inequality. The threats and complexities from the COVID-19 pandemic shock are the core subject of this latest volume in the Contributions to Economic Analysis series. The Economics of COVID-19 contains selected contributions analysing the effects of this pandemic, covering macroeconomics, computable general equilibrium models, financial markets, the reduction in seismic noise due to the slowdown in traffic and economic activities caused by the spread of the virus, the rapid surge in the digital transformation of production and consumption. Also included are health studies proposing to improve the traditional epidemic models, the effects of the pandemic on mental health, Minority Ethnic Groups in the UK, as well as the Lombardy region in Italy. The aim of this collection is to spur much needed research into the effects of COVID on the global economy, the health, and financial sectors, as well as its effects on development and growth and economic inequality.

Essays in Honor of Jerry Hausman (Advances in Econometrics #29)

The 'Advances in Econometrics' series aims to publish annual original scholarly econometrics papers on designated topics with the intention of expanding the use of developed and emerging econometric techniques by disseminating ideas on the theory and practice of econometrics throughout the empirical economic, business and social science literature.

Economic Interdependence and Cooperation in Europe (Studies in International Economics and Institutions)

Economic integration is the most noteworthy development in international economic policy at the end of this century. Enthusiasm for the European Union has been infectuous. Yet, there are many aspects for the EU that still remain obscure and which warrant further careful scrutiny. The subject of this book is the examination of the inherent economic and political inefficiencies in the transition process of Central and East European countries which are apt to slow down its pace, divert it from its proper course and, in some cases, even endanger its sustainability. The authors of the contributions in this book, economists and political scientists, investigate the applicability of the hyperthesis of mutual benefits resulting from countries in transition becoming open to international trade and investment.

Theorie des Bankverhaltens (Studies in Contemporary Economics)

Eine mikroökonomische Theorie des Bankverhaltens ist ein unverzichtbares Element für ein Verständis der Funktionsweise der Finanz- und Kreditmärkte und des Geldangebotsprozesses. Aus diesem Bedürfnis heraus ist während der letzten zwei Jahrzehnte, besonders im angelsächsischen Raum, eine inzwischen recht umfangreiche Literatur entstanden, welche versucht, das Verhalten der Bankunternehmung mikroökonomisch zu modellieren und erklären. Risiko, Informationsunvollständigkeiten und Anpassungskosten spielen in diesen Ansätzen eine zentrale Rolle. Diese Literatur, die im deutschen Sprachraum bisher nur beschränkt Eingang gefunden hat, ist durch offene Fragen in zahlreichen Bereichen gekennzeichnet. Eine Reihe von teilweise sehr unterschiedlichen und nur lose miteinander verbundenen Modellansätzen existiert nebeneinander. Die vorliegende Monographie ist ein Versuch einer kohärenten Darstellung und Weiterentwicklung dieser Literatur. Die Sichtweise der Arbeit ist primär volkswirtschaftlich.

Exchange-Rate Regimes and Currency Unions: Proceedings of a conference held by the Confederation of European Economic Associations at Frankfurt, Germany, 1990 (Confederation of European Economic Associations Conference Volumes)

The contributions are concerned with the theoretical and empirical analyses of fixed and flexible exchange rate systems, the role of central bank and other government policies in such systems, the prospects, workings and effects of a European Monetary System, and capital mobility and economic integration.

Veränderungsintelligenz: Agiler, innovativer, unternehmerischer den Wandel unserer Zeit meistern

Das Buch beschreibt die Erfolgsfaktoren von innovations- und veränderungsfähigen Unternehmen und liefert wissenschaftlich fundierte wie praxiserprobte Tools und Fragebögen für die eigene Standortbestimmung. Anhand anschaulicher Praxisfälle erfährt der Leser, wie er notwendige Fähigkeiten für strategische Erneuerung, Innovation und Wachstum gezielt stärken kann. Er erhält praxiserprobte Werkzeuge zur Diagnose und Stärkung von Veränderungs- und Innovationskompetenzen auf Ebene des einzelnen Mitarbeiters, der Führungskraft und der Organisation.

From Basel 1 to Basel 3: The Integration of State of the Art Risk Modelling in Banking Regulation (Finance and Capital Markets Series)

The proposed rules are presented and key issues regarding implementation of the accord identified. The model used to calibrate the capital requirements under Basel 2 is analyzed and projected forward to present what could be key new elements in the future Basel 3 regulation. A CD-ROM is included to illustrate regulator models.

Einsatz und Erfolg von Controlling-Instrumenten: Begriffsbestimmung, empirische Untersuchung und Erfolgsbeurteilung (Unternehmensführung & Controlling)

Controlling-Instrumente sind nicht nur von herausragender Bedeutung für Forschung und Lehre, sondern stellen zugleich den Schwerpunkt des Controllings in der Unternehmenspraxis dar. Nichtsdestotrotz hat sich die Wissenschaft bislang kaum mit dem praktischen Einsatz von Controlling-Instrumenten beschäftigt. Björn Baltzer geht in seiner Untersuchung daher insbesondere der Fragestellung nach, wann der Einsatz von Controlling-Instrumenten als erfolgreich bezeichnet werden kann. Basierend auf einem wertschöpfungsorientierten Controlling-Verständnis zeigt er praxisgerechte Ansätze auf, mittels derer sich der Erfolg des Einsatzes von Controlling-Instrumenten beurteilen lässt.​

The Impact of Climate Change and Sustainability Standards on the Insurance Market

The Impact of CLIMATE CHANGE and SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS on the INSURANCE MARKET The book explores the role of the insurance industry in contributing and responding to the harms that climate change has brought. This book delves into the physical and logical impacts, both direct and indirect, on the insurance industry. Subjects discussed include new technology such as big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning, the growth of sustainable economics with foreign direct investments (FDIs), trustworthiness, and ethics. Related use cases of data science for claim processing, fraud detection and prevention, policy administration, pricing, and underwriting are discussed along with cyber security issues, data protection, and big data regulatory reforms. To promote ESG sustainability, the insurance industry plays a critical and significant role. Climate-related risks are being factored into underwriting and investing strategies. Through their own operations and business activities, insurers may promote the ESG agenda and move towards sustainability. Also discussed are promoting diversity and inclusion, lowering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, resolving gender inequality, and helping communities through charitable work, which all improve a company’s brand, reputation, and ESG credentials. Audience The book is specially designed for administrators, lecturers, researchers, students of insurance and sustainability, students in financial services, insurance practitioners, actuaries, loss adjusters, underwriters, regulators, facilities management, utility companies, voluntary organizations, government departments, business leaders, policymakers, decision-makers, investors, risk managers, compliance managers, and audit managers amongst many others.

Cost Analysis Applications of Economics and Operations Research: Proceedings of the Institute of Cost Analysis National Conference, Washington, D.C., July 5–7, 1989 (Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems #332)

Cost Analysis is an emerging sub-discipline of Economics and Operations Research. This is the first collection of readings that spans the discipline. The contributions are both theoretical and applications oriented. This book is directed to researchers in Economics, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, and Managerial Accounting. In particular, the book provides an overview of the types of problems that are of interest to cost researchers. These papers are a subset of the papers that were presented at the 1989 Joint National Meeting of the Institute of Cost Analysis and the National Estimating Society in Washington, D.C.

Transforming American Governance: Rebooting the Public Square

Government and governance will be very different in the future than anticipated by the literature in the field.

Transforming American Governance: Rebooting the Public Square (Transformational Trends In Governance And Democracy Ser.)

Government and governance will be very different in the future than anticipated by the literature in the field.

Montageplanung-effizient und marktgerecht (VDI-Buch)

Die Qualität von Produkten wird heute vorausgesetzt und reicht somit als Differenzierungs- und damit Erfolgskriterium nicht mehr aus. Entscheidend sind vielmehr Lieferzeit, Termintreue, Variantenreichtum und Preis. Bei all diesen Kriterien nimmt die Montage eine Schlüsselrolle ein. Hier setzen die Autoren an. Das Ziel der in diesem Buch beschriebenen Projekte ist deshalb eine zeit-, mengen- und artflexible Gestaltung der Montage unter Berücksichtigung der Wirtschaftlichkeit. Dabei gehen die Autoren konsequent von den jeweiligen Marktanforderungen aus. Die einzelnen Strukturierungselemente wie Planung und Steuerung, Prozeßgestaltung oder Arbeitsorganisation werden entsprechend berücksichtigt. Ein nützlicher Leitfaden mit Praxisberichten, Vorgehensmodellen und Checklisten.

Organizational Psychology for Managers (Management for Professionals)

No matter how monolithic it may appear, an organization is a collection of moving parts. Whether we are looking at building teams, providing leadership, hiring and training employees, problem solving, managing time effectively, or setting aggressive, inspiring goals, every decision can easily impact every other decision. The complexity can quickly become overwhelming. Organizational Psychology identifies a framework and offers key methodologies managers need to define behavioral tendencies and navigate complex organizational systems. Each chapter takes a high-level view of a particular aspect of organizational psychology, focusing on elements that shape companies and drive operational efficiency. Senior-level managers and C-Suite executives will benefit from the strategies presented in this book as they clearly indicate how to understand and leverage the psychological underpinnings of any corporate environment. Balzac combines stories of jujitsu, wheat, gorillas, and the Lord of the Rings with very practical advice and hands-on exercises aimed at anyone who cares about management, leadership, and culture.Todd RaphaelEditor-in-ChiefERE MediaRiveting! Yes, I called a leadership book riveting. I couldn’t wait to finish one chapter so I could begin reading the next. The book’s combination of pop culture references, personal stories, and thought providing insights to illustrate world class leadership principles makes it a must read for business professionals at all management levels.Eric BloomPresidentManager Mechanics, LLCNationally Syndicated Columnist and AuthorOrganizational Psychology for Managers is an insightful book that reminds the business leader of basic principles of leading a successful organization in an engaging style. As a business owner for over 25 years, I am aware of these principles; however, I need reminding of how these principles work together and impact the energy and success of my company. Throughout the book, the author demonstrates these concepts into a clear perspective by citing examples within other companies which is always a helpful technique and is often eye opening . These are situations that I may not have thought about before. This book holds the reader’s interest from start to finish. I look forward to his next book! Elizabeth BrownPresidentSofteach, Inc."Author Stephen Balzac has written a terrific book that gets into the realpolitik of organizational psychology – the underlying patterns of behavior that create the all important company culture. He doesn't stop at the surface level, explaining things we already know like 'culture beats strategy' - he gets into the deeper drivers and ties everything back to specific, actionable stories. For example he describes different approaches to apparent "insubordination" by a manager; rather then judging them, he shows how each management response is interpreted, and how it then drives response. Balzac preaches real engagement with one's own company and a mindful state of operation, especially by executives – who must remember that culture "just happens" unless and until they learn to recognize that their behaviors play a huge part in creating and cementing it. It covers the full spectrum of corporate life, from challenging bad decisions to hiring, training, motivating teams - and the secrets of keeping people engaged and learning – and/or avoiding actions which do the opposite. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to participate in creating and steering company culture."Sid ProbsteinChief Technology OfficerAttivio – Active IntelligenceI had the privilege of meeting Stephen Balzac at the 2011 International Computer Measurement Group (CMG) Conference. He was one of our keynote speakers at the Conference that year. His presentation was amazing. It was the first presentation I had seen at our Conference in which the speaker not only gave a non-technical presentation that left the audience captivated and hungry for more, but he did it without using PowerPoint, or other visuals and simply with the strength of the story and his

Research in Attacks, Intrusions and Defenses: 15th International Symposium, RAID 2012, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 12-14, 2012, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #7462)

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Research in Attacks, Intrusions and Defenses, former Recent Advances in Intrusion Detection, RAID 2012, held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in September 2012. The 18 full and 12 poster papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 84 submissions. The papers address all current topics in virtualization, attacks and defenses, host and network security, fraud detection and underground economy, web security, intrusion detection.

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Asset Management for Infrastructure Systems: Energy and Water

The book offers a broad overview of asset management processes for different utilities, with a special emphasis on energy and water. It provides readers with important practical considerations concerning the development of new competitive structures and procedures for guaranteeing a sufficient supply of energy and water in a regulated environment, using clearly defined technical and economic cornerstones. On the one hand asset owners expect suitable interests from their investment and business growth; on the other hand regulators focus more on a reliable and cost-effective customer supply. This book shows how to take into consideration these different perspectives in the process of designing new structures and how to guarantee organizational transparency. Based on the major tasks of an asset manager, it describes essential principles and boundary conditions for ensuring the optimal use of resources in a network, such as investment and maintenance strategies, equipment service life, investment and operational costs, etc. Moreover, it points out their impact on the organization of the company, including the necessary IT landscape and computer programs. The book is the English translation of Asset Management für Infrastrukturanlagen - Energie und Wasser1, written by the same authors and published by Springer in 2014.

Asset Management for Infrastructure Systems: Energy and Water

This book offers a broad overview of asset management processes for different utilities, with a special emphasis on energy and water. It provides readers with important practical considerations concerning the development of new competitive structures and procedures for guaranteeing a sufficient supply of energy and water in a regulated environment, using clearly defined technical and economic cornerstones. On the one hand, asset owners expect suitable interests from their investment and business growth; on the other hand, regulators focus more on a reliable and cost-effective customer supply. This book shows how to take into consideration these different perspectives in the process of designing new structures, and how to guarantee organizational transparency. It describes essential principles and boundary conditions for ensuring the optimal use of resources in a network, covering issues relating to equipment service life, IT landscape and computer programs, operational costs management, and investment and maintenance strategies, highlighting their impact on the organization of the company. This thoroughly revised and updated second edition, includes extensive information about IEC standard (IEC/TS 63060), and cover operation research methods focusing on the optimization of the maintenance tasks. Furthermore, a discussion on the political environment has been included, with a special emphasis on the European situation and the “Green Deal”: specifically, some measures to cope with the topic of energy transition are presented. Last, but not least, a brand-new chapter on condition assessment has been included.

Asset Management für Infrastrukturanlagen - Energie und Wasser (VDI-Buch)

Die Aufgabe eines Versorgungsunternehmens (Elektrizität, Gas, Wasser) ist es, eine ausreichende Versorgung unter technischen und finanziellen Randbedingungen zu ermöglichen. Aufgrund der Veränderungen dieser Randbedingungen seit der ersten Auflage war es notwendig, einige Abschnitte zu überarbeiten bzw. neu hinzuzufügen. Hierzu gehört die Ergänzung der neuen Instandhaltungsnorm (DIN V VDE 0109), die von der Deutschen Elektrotechnischen Kommission (DKE) herausgegeben wurde, als auch Überlegungen, wie mit Hilfe von speziellen Verfahren aus dem Bereich des Operation Research eine Optimierung der Instandhaltungsaufgaben möglich ist. Darüber hinaus erfordert die Dezentralisierung in der elektrotechnischen Energieversorgung neue Planungsprämissen, die im Abschnitt „Netzplanung in Smart Grid“ dargestellt sind. Diese haben auch Auswirkungen auf die Asset Strategien. Es zeigt sich, dass das Arbeitsgebiet „Asset Management“ aufgrund der sich ändernden Rahmenbedingungen noch nicht abgeschlossen ist.

Asset Management für Infrastrukturanlagen - Energie und Wasser

Die Aufgabe eines Versorgungsunternehmens (Elektrizität, Gas, Wasser) ist es, eine ausreichende Versorgung unter technischen und finanziellen Randbedingungen zu ermöglichen. Seit der zweiten Auflage dieses Buches haben sich deutliche Veränderungen in den Rahmenbedingungen ergeben, wodurch die Komplexität im Anlagenmanagement stark angestiegen ist. Dies ist einerseits durch gesetzliche und normative Weiterentwicklungen, andererseits durch Themen wie Energiewende und Umweltschutz begründet. Dadurch wurde es notwendig, einige Abschnitte zu überarbeiten beziehungsweise neue Kapitel hinzuzufügen. Hierzu gehören sowohl die Ergänzung der IEC-Norm (IEC/TS 63060), als auch Erweiterungen aus dem Bereich des Operation Research, mit dem eine Optimierung der Instandhaltungsaufgaben möglich ist. Darüber hinaus erfordert die tiefgreifende Veränderung im Energieversorgungssystem durch die Energiewende neue Planungsstrategien sowie den Einsatz neuer innovativer Technologien wie Energiespeicher, automatisierte Betriebsführung und Ähnliches. Einen großen Einfluss hat mittlerweile auch das Thema Digitalisierung, weshalb die IT-Sicherheit als neues Thema aufgenommen wurde. Es zeigt sich, dass das Arbeitsgebiet Asset Management aufgrund der sich ändernden Rahmenbedingungen noch nicht abgeschlossen ist.

Asset Management für Infrastrukturanlagen - Energie und Wasser (VDI-Buch)

Die Aufgabe eines Versorgungsunternehmens besteht darin, seine Kunden zuverlässig mit Elektrizität, Gas oder Wasser zu versorgen. Um diese Aufgabe in einem regulierten Markt zu erfüllen, können Versorgungsunternehmen neue Strukturen und Verfahren entwickeln. Damit sie dabei sowohl den Eigentümern als auch der Regulierungsinstanz gerecht werden, ist es sinnvoll, bisherige Prozesse neu zu strukturieren. Die Autoren liefern einen umfassenden Überblick zu Asset-Management-Prozessen, die derzeit in Versorgungsunternehmen umgesetzt werden.

Russia's Missing Middle Class: The Professions in Russian History

This work describes the emergence of the professions in late tsarist Russia and their struggle for autonomy from the aristocratic state. It also examines the ways in which the Russian professions both resembled and differed from their Western counterparts.

Russia's Missing Middle Class: The Professions in Russian History

This work describes the emergence of the professions in late tsarist Russia and their struggle for autonomy from the aristocratic state. It also examines the ways in which the Russian professions both resembled and differed from their Western counterparts.

Finanzielle Unternehmenspolitik bei Geldentwertung (Schriftenreihe des Instituts für Kredit- und Finanzwirtschaft #8)

Buchhaltung und Abschluß (Gabler-Studientexte)