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UNINA9911099031803321 |
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Global engineering / / Carlos Acosta ... [et al.] |
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Boca Raton, FL, : CRC Press, 2009 |
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9786612293955 |
9781040208915 |
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9780429149887 |
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9781282293953 |
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9781439811566 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (258 p.) |
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Collana |
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Industrial innovation series |
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AcostaCarlos <1954 June 2-> |
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Engineering |
Engineering - International cooperation |
Engineering - Decision making |
International business enterprises - Management |
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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 bibliographical references and index. |
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Front cover; Contents; Preface; Section I: Theory, Models, Decision Tools; Chapter 1. Engineering in a Global Age; Chapter 2. A Global Engineering Model; Chapter 3. Decision Making in Global Projects; Section II: Case Studies: Cultural Emphasis; Chapter 4. MEPO Manages Culture; Chapter 5. USAHP Confronts Mexico's Subcultures; Chapter 6. Implementing a Global Engineering Perspective; Section III: Case Studies: Engineering Predominance; Chapter 7. SmartDrill Stays Home; Chapter 8. Do What You're Told, and Don't Confuse Me with Facts |
Chapter 9. The Wisdom of Getting Everyone Invloved: Communication and (Un)coordination at HOCHSection IV: Case Studies: Applying Concepts; Chapter 10. Technical Consulting and Organizational |
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Recovery at CHips; Chapter 11. Bucket Brigades Work, but Why?; Index; Back cover |
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As the world becomes increasingly globalized, today's companies expect to hire engineers who are effective in a global business environment. Although you can find many books covering globalization, most of them are aimed at business, management, or social sciences. Developed with engineers in mind, Global Engineering: Design, Decision Making, and Communication covers the theory, models, and decision making tools for incorporating globalization into engineering work.Written by a multidisciplinary team of experts in industrial, mechanical, and manufacturing engi |
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UNINA9911092448903321 |
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Polka Brayton |
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Between Philosophy and Religion, Vol. I : Spinoza, the Bible, and Modernity |
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Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2006 |
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1-282-71331-0 |
9786612713316 |
0-7391-5232-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (291 p.) |
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Religion - Philosophy |
Religion -- Philosophy |
Spinoza, Benedictus de |
Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677 |
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Contents; Preface; Chapter 01. Introduction: The Challenge of Spinoza to Modernity; Chapter 02. The Bible and Hermeneutics: Theologico-Political Treatise, Chapters 1-15; Chapter 03. The Ontological Argument and Modernity: The Relationship between Thought and |
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Existence: Ethics, Parts I-II; Chapter 04. Conclusion: Hermeneutics and Ontology; Appendix 1: Critical Commentary on Works Relating to Spinoza,t he Bible, and Modernity; Appendix 2: Strauss on the Bible, Philosophy, and Modernity; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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In Between Philosophy and Religion Volumes I and II, Brayton Polka examines Spinoza's three major works_on religion, politics, and ethics_in order to show that his thought is at once biblical and modern. This book and its companion volume are essential reading for any scholar of Spinoza. |
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