Risk and uncertainty in the art world / edited by Anna M. Dempster

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910787858403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Bloomsbury, 2014
• ISBN: 1-4729-2030-9; 1-4729-0292-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (301 p.)
• Disciplina: 382.457
• Soggetti: Risk assessment - Methodology; Art - Marketing; Art as an investment; Art - Economic aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Editor's introduction; 1 Perspectives on risk and uncertainty; 2 Art market risk and complexity: An insider's view; 3 Value, risk and the contemporary art ecosystem; 4 The impact of globalisation on the contemporary art market; 5 Negotiating authenticity: Contrasting value systems and associated risk in the global art market; 6 Containing uncertainty: A dealer ring in 1780s Paris auctions; 7 The allure of novelty and uncertainty in art consumption; 8 Art price risk, emotional and aesthetic value; 9 Microeconomics of art: Art, luxury goods and risk; 10 The investment performance of art and other collectibles11 Dealing with uncertainties: The art market as a social construction; 12 Without uncertainty, there is no art market; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: "This edited book offers the first complete overview of risk in the art market by bringing together contributions from a wide range of international thought-leaders on the topic - both practitioners and leading scholars who investigate the specific types of uncertainty that exist in the art market as well as the dominant models used to manage the risks. An essential read for both art world practitioners, as well as scholars and students, Risk and Uncertainty in the Art Market ; elucidates the dynamics and unique qualities of the art market as well as developing insights relevant to other sectors, including sociology, business and management, economics and finance."--Bloomsbury Publishing; Risk and Uncertainty in the Art World offers the first complete overview of risk in the art market by bringing together contributions from a wide range of international thought-leaders on the topic - both practitioners and leading scholars who investigate the specific types of uncertainty that exist in the art market as well as the dominant models used to manage the risks. An essential read for art world practitioners as well as scholars and students, Risk and Uncertainty in the Art World illustrates the dynamics and unique qualities of the art market as well as developing insights relevant to other sectors, including sociology, business and management, economics and finance. Editor: Anna Dempster, Sotheby's Institute of Art, London Contributors include: Tom Christopherson, Sotheby's Europe Anders Petterson, ArtTactic Olav Velthuis, University of Amsterdam Tom Flynn, Kingston University Hans J. Van Miegroet and Neil DeMarchi, Duke University Marina Bianchi, University of Cassino Rachel Pownall, University of Tilburg and University of Maastricht Elroy Dimson, London Business School Steve Satchell and Nandini Srivastava, Cambridge University Christophe Spaenjers, HEC Paris Laurent Noel, Audencia Nantes School of Management Arjo Klamer, Erasmus University

Who's bigger? : where historical figures really rank / / Steven Skiena, Stony Brook University, New York, Charles Ward

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910955478703321
• Autore: Skiena Steven S.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2014
• ISBN: 1-107-46177-4; 1-139-89331-9; 1-107-45959-1; 1-107-47344-6; 1-107-47246-6; 1-107-46885-X; 1-107-46531-1; 1-139-64960-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 379 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Classificazione: SCI000000
• Disciplina: 920.02
• Soggetti: Quantitative research
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Part I. Quantitative History: 1. History's most significant people; 2. Ranking historical figures; 3. Who belongs in Bonnie's textbook?; 4. Reading through the past; 5. Great Americans and the process of canonization; 6. The baseball hall of fame; 7. Historical timescales -- Part II. Historical Rankings: 8. American political figures; 9. Modern world leaders; 10. Science and technology; 11. Religion and philosophy; 12. Sports; 13. The arts; 14. The performing arts; 15. Devils and angels --Appendix A. Ranking methodology -- Appendix B. Resources -- Appendix C. Biographical dictionary.
• Sommario/riassunto: Is Hitler bigger than Napoleon? Washington bigger than Lincoln? Picasso bigger than Einstein? Quantitative analysts are rapidly finding homes in social and cultural domains, from finance to politics. What about history? In this fascinating book, Steve Skiena and Charles Ward bring quantitative analysis to bear on ranking and comparing historical reputations. They evaluate each person by aggregating the traces of millions of opinions, just as Google ranks webpages. The book includes ; a technical discussion for readers interested in the details of the methods, but no mathematical or computational background is necessary to understand the rankings or conclusions. Along the way, the authors present the rankings of more than one thousand of history's most significant people in science, politics, entertainment, and all areas of human endeavor. Anyone interested in history or biography can see where their favorite figures place in the grand scheme of things.