Ecosystem dynamics : from the past to the future / / Richard Bradshaw, Martin Sykes ; Cylinder, cover design |
Autore | Bradshaw Richard |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (335 p.) |
Disciplina | 574.5 |
Soggetto topico |
Ecology
Biotic communities |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-118-52521-3
1-118-52519-1 1-118-52520-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; About the companion website; Chapter 1 Where Are We and How Did We Arrive Here?; 1.1 Why this book?; 1.2 Ecosystems in crisis; 1.3 Relevance of the past; 1.4 Forecasting the future; 1.5 Chapter details and logic; 1.6 For whom is the book intended?; 1.7 Four key questions and the links to policy; Chapter 2 Modelling; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 How did these models develop?; 2.1.2 Climate data, climate and earth system models; 2.2 Background ecosystem, vegetation and species models; 2.2.1 Vegetation models; 2.2.2 Species-level modelling
2.2.3 Equilibrium physiologically-based modelling of species2.2.4 Statistical equilibrium modelling of species; 2.2.5 Some uncertainties and assumptions that apply generally to bioclimatic models; 2.2.6 Models of intermediate complexity; 2.2.7 Biogeochemistry integrated into equilibrium biome models; 2.2.8 Integrating biome and NPP models; 2.3 Dynamic modelling; 2.3.1 Local to landscape scales: forest gap modelling; 2.3.2 Regional to global scales: dynamic global vegetation modelling; 2.4 Integrating models; 2.4.1 Earth system models; 2.4.2 Integrated assessment models 2.4.3 Agent-based models2.5 Further reading; Chapter 3 Data; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Which data are relevant?; 3.3 Ecosystem dynamics: direct observation; 3.3.1 Phenology; 3.3.2 Biological monitoring; 3.4 Ecosystem dynamics: indirect measurement or proxy data; 3.4.1 Historical ecology; 3.4.2 Palaeoecology; 3.4.3 Pollen analysis; 3.4.4 Charcoal and fire scars; 3.5 Drivers of ecosystem dynamics; 3.5.1 Palaeoclimates and greenhouse gases; 3.5.2 Human impact on ecosystem dynamics; 3.6 Databases; 3.7 Gaps in available data and approaches Chapter 4 Climate Change and Millennial Ecosystem Dynamics: A Complex Relationship4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Reconstructing climate from biological data; 4.3 The very long records of vegetation dynamics; 4.4 Holocene records; 4.5 Modelling of Holocene vegetation dynamics to help understand pollen data; 4.5.1 Climate or people? The Tilia-Fagus transition in Draved Forest, Denmark; 4.5.2 Climate or migration biology? The late-Holocene spread of Picea into southern Fennoscandia; 4.5.3 Fagus in Europe; 4.6 Simulating Fennoscandian Holocene forest dynamics; 4.6.1 Holocene dynamics of the Sahara 4.7 Climate and megafaunal extinction4.7.1 Recent range shifts; 4.8 So how important is climate change for future millennial ecosystem dynamics?; Chapter 5 The Role of Episodic Events in Millennial Ecosystem Dynamics: Where the Wild Strawberries Grow; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Fire; 5.2.1 Past to present fire; 5.2.2 Present to future fire; 5.2.3 Modelling fire; 5.2.4 Modelling ignition; 5.2.5 Modelling fire spread; 5.2.6 Data-model comparison; 5.3 Forest pathogens during the Holocene; 5.4 Hurricanes and wind damage; 5.5 Conclusion Chapter 6 The Impact of Past and Future Human Exploitation on Terrestrial Ecosystem Dynamics |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140269303321 |
Bradshaw Richard | ||
Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ecosystem dynamics : from the past to the future / / Richard Bradshaw, Martin Sykes ; Cylinder, cover design |
Autore | Bradshaw Richard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (335 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Disciplina | 574.5 |
Collana | Fact sheet |
Soggetto topico |
Ecology
Biotic communities |
ISBN |
1-118-52520-5
1-118-52521-3 1-118-52519-1 |
Classificazione |
519
468 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910664853703321 |
Bradshaw Richard | ||
Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Handbook of strategic account management : a comprehensive resource / / Diana Woodburn and Kevin Wilson ; Cylinder, cover design |
Autore | Woodburn Diana |
Edizione | [1st edition] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (650 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.872 |
Soggetto topico |
Selling - Key accounts
Marketing - Key accounts Customer relations Sales management |
ISBN |
1-118-50904-8
1-118-50907-2 1-118-50905-6 |
Classificazione | BUS043000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; The editors; About this book; Key strategic account management: where are we now?; A definition of KSAM; Questions for research; Section 1: Strategic dimensions of KSAM; Section 2: Value creation through KSAM; Section 3: Developing KSAM programmes; Section 4: Operationalizing KSAM; SECTION 1: Strategic Dimensions of KSAM; Making the case for managing strategic accounts; Introduction; Addressing customers; Generalized pressures on traditional go-to-market strategies; Increased competition; PESTLE forces; Globalization
Increased selling costsSummary; Pressures from customers; Affirmative reduction in number of suppliers; Rising importance of procurement; Changes in the procurement process; Impact of pressures on the firm; Small account management; Key, strategic and global account management; Conclusion; Drivers for key account management programmes; Introduction; Key account management; Benefits of key account management programmes; Internal and external driving forces for KAM programmes; Managing industrial sales complexity: A tentative framework; Research method Three key account management programmes at ABBKAM programme - ABB Swedish Market; KAM programme in the ABB business area for industrial products and systems; Key account management for organizational reorientation; KAM programme drivers; Conclusions; KSAM as an organizational change: making the transition; Introduction; KSAM strategy; Drivers of KSAM; KSAM strategy implementation; KSAM structure; Positioning KSAM in the organizational structure; Positioning KSAM and sales; Key account teams; Making the change; The KSAM transitioning curve; The early stages; The later stages; Conclusion Switching costs in key account relationshipsConceptual framework and hypotheses; Antecedents of switching costs; Consequences of switching costs; Data collection; Results; Discussion; The strategic buyer: how emerging procurement strategies may support KAM/SAM relationships; Introduction; The strategic importance of purchasing; The economics of trust; Strategic alignment; Power-based relationships; Collaborative innovation; The transformation of purchasing and supply; Implications for future SAM/KAM research; Conclusion Social and ethical concerns in strategic account management: emerging opportunities and new threatsIntroduction; Strategic relationships between organizations; Strategic account management relationships; Broadening the management perspective on SAM; Ethical dilemmas to be resolved in making SAM effective and sustainable; Corporate social responsibility as a dimension of strategic customer relationship; Ethical dilemmas in SAM and how to avoid them; The good of the few versus the good of the many; The unintended consequences of concessions to strategic accounts Moral dilemmas in implementing the SAM executive role |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140269703321 |
Woodburn Diana | ||
Chichester, England : , : Wiley, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Handbook of strategic account management : a comprehensive resource / / Diana Woodburn and Kevin Wilson ; Cylinder, cover design |
Autore | Woodburn Diana |
Edizione | [1st edition] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (650 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.872 |
Soggetto topico |
Selling - Key accounts
Marketing - Key accounts Customer relations Sales management |
ISBN |
1-118-50904-8
1-118-50907-2 1-118-50905-6 |
Classificazione | BUS043000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; The editors; About this book; Key strategic account management: where are we now?; A definition of KSAM; Questions for research; Section 1: Strategic dimensions of KSAM; Section 2: Value creation through KSAM; Section 3: Developing KSAM programmes; Section 4: Operationalizing KSAM; SECTION 1: Strategic Dimensions of KSAM; Making the case for managing strategic accounts; Introduction; Addressing customers; Generalized pressures on traditional go-to-market strategies; Increased competition; PESTLE forces; Globalization
Increased selling costsSummary; Pressures from customers; Affirmative reduction in number of suppliers; Rising importance of procurement; Changes in the procurement process; Impact of pressures on the firm; Small account management; Key, strategic and global account management; Conclusion; Drivers for key account management programmes; Introduction; Key account management; Benefits of key account management programmes; Internal and external driving forces for KAM programmes; Managing industrial sales complexity: A tentative framework; Research method Three key account management programmes at ABBKAM programme - ABB Swedish Market; KAM programme in the ABB business area for industrial products and systems; Key account management for organizational reorientation; KAM programme drivers; Conclusions; KSAM as an organizational change: making the transition; Introduction; KSAM strategy; Drivers of KSAM; KSAM strategy implementation; KSAM structure; Positioning KSAM in the organizational structure; Positioning KSAM and sales; Key account teams; Making the change; The KSAM transitioning curve; The early stages; The later stages; Conclusion Switching costs in key account relationshipsConceptual framework and hypotheses; Antecedents of switching costs; Consequences of switching costs; Data collection; Results; Discussion; The strategic buyer: how emerging procurement strategies may support KAM/SAM relationships; Introduction; The strategic importance of purchasing; The economics of trust; Strategic alignment; Power-based relationships; Collaborative innovation; The transformation of purchasing and supply; Implications for future SAM/KAM research; Conclusion Social and ethical concerns in strategic account management: emerging opportunities and new threatsIntroduction; Strategic relationships between organizations; Strategic account management relationships; Broadening the management perspective on SAM; Ethical dilemmas to be resolved in making SAM effective and sustainable; Corporate social responsibility as a dimension of strategic customer relationship; Ethical dilemmas in SAM and how to avoid them; The good of the few versus the good of the many; The unintended consequences of concessions to strategic accounts Moral dilemmas in implementing the SAM executive role |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808938203321 |
Woodburn Diana | ||
Chichester, England : , : Wiley, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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