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UNINA9910457062403321 |
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Autore |
Cole Matthew |
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Titolo |
Democracy in Britain [[electronic resource] /] / Matt Cole |
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Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2006 |
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1-280-50152-9 |
9786610501526 |
0-7486-2669-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (185 p.) |
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Democracy - Great Britain - History |
Democracy - Great Britain |
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Great Britain Politics and government 1997-2007 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliography and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Boxes; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Representation, Liberty and Democracy; CHAPTER 2 The Origins of Democracy; CHAPTER 3 The Emergence of Representative Democracy; CHAPTER 4 The Westminster Model; CHAPTER 5 Critiques of British Democracy; CHAPTER 6 The Remedies; CHAPTER 7 Conclusion: The Puzzle of Participation; References; Index; |
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Brings together an introduction to the political theory of democracy since Ancient times. The author examines the work of Plato and Aristotle, Rousseau and Mill, Marx and Weber, and locates them and others in the debate about what democracy means. He then scrutinises Britain's claim to be a developing democracy. |
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UNINA9910461494603321 |
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Autore |
Sanders G. Lawrence |
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Titolo |
Developing new products and services [[electronic resource] ] : learning, differentiation, and innovation / / G. Lawrence Sanders ; with contributions by Ron Huefner ... [et al.] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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[New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017), : Business Expert Press, c2012 |
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1-78268-070-5 |
1-283-89286-3 |
1-60649-242-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (363 p.) |
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Collana |
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Marketing research collection |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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New products |
Product differentiation |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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"For PowerPoint slides and other supplemental materials that accompany this book, please visit www.glsanders.wordpress.com." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-335) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Understanding entrepreneurship, diffusion, and R&D in the context of monopolistic competition -- 2. Fundamental concepts of product and price differentiation -- 3. Differentiation in action -- 4. The role of dynamic tension in constructing versioning and product differentiation curves -- 5. Examples of product differentiation and versioning curves -- 6. Facilitating creativity and innovation -- 7. Conceptualizing products and services using the FAD template -- 8. Strategic planning approaches for product differentiation and innovation -- 9. The ten-ten planning process: crafting a business story -- 10. Lock-in and revenue growth -- 11. Valuing the business -- 12. Developing a business plan -- 13. Project management for new product and services development -- 14. Re-priming the business using real options concepts -- 15. Wrap-up -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
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The focus of the book is on the up-front activities and ideas for new product and service development. A central theme of this book is that there is, or should be, a constant struggle going on in every |
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organization, business, and system between delivering feature-rich versions of products and services using extravagant engineering and delivering low-cost versions of products and services using frugal engineering. Delivering innovative products is accomplished by an endless cycle of business planning, creative and innovative insight, and learning-about and learning-by-doing activities. |
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