101 business ideas that will change the way you work : turning clever thinking into smart advice / / Antonio E. Weiss
| 101 business ideas that will change the way you work : turning clever thinking into smart advice / / Antonio E. Weiss |
| Autore | Weiss Antonio E. |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Harlow, United Kingdom : , : FT Publishing, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1 v.) : ill |
| Disciplina | 650.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Problem solving
Creative thinking Management |
| ISBN |
9780273794561
0273794566 9780273794554 0273794558 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Contents -- About the author -- Acknowledgements -- INTRODUCTION and IDEA #1: How to turn theory into results -- PART 1: IDEAS ABOUT PEOPLE -- IDEA #2: If you fear losing, you're more likely to lose out -- IDEA #3: The hedgehog and the fox - why experts get it wrong -- IDEA #4: How fortune favours the beautiful -- IDEA #5: When you can skip that meeting -- IDEA #6: How to improve your memory -- IDEA #7: Nice gals finish last, nice guys aren't far behind -- IDEA #8: People are terrible at fractions -- IDEA #9: Why diverse support networks are crucial for success -- IDEA #10: When your gut instinct may be right -- IDEA #11: How good do you think you are? -- IDEA #12: The changing face of great working relationships -- IDEA #13: When not to take an overseas assignment -- IDEA #14: The virtues of exchanging favours -- IDEA #15: Going on leave? Mind the career gap -- IDEA #16: You are so clever! Flattery and the boardroom -- IDEA #17: Avoid choice overload: 'keep it simple, stupid' -- IDEA #18: Why we're anchored to what we know -- IDEA #19: The negative impact of the superstar -- IDEA #20: The value of caring -- IDEA #21: Take every email with a pinch of salt -- IDEA #22: Anger management: she needs it, he doesn't -- IDEA #23: Why emotional inconsistency is the worst trait in a manager -- IDEA #24: How to catch a feeling -- IDEA #25: The antisocial network -- IDEA #26: Why being boring can make you a brilliant CEO -- IDEA #27: How to tell if a leader is lying -- IDEA #28: Your willpower levels are precious and finite -- IDEA #29: The optimistic salesperson -- IDEA #30: Stress leads to poor decision-making -- IDEA #31: To opt in or opt out? -- IDEA #32: Rational man is dead. Salute the animal spirit -- IDEA #33: I can see your halo -- IDEA #34: To get to the C-suite, be a generalist -- IDEA #35: The two yous.
IDEA #36: Work stress? Go for a run -- IDEA #37: The power of peer pressure -- IDEA #38: The benefits of believing in immanent justice -- IDEA #39: It's lonely at the top -- IDEA #40: It's not what you said, it's how you said it -- PART 2: IDEAS ABOUT PERFORMANCE -- IDEA #41: Find out when you're in the zone -- IDEA #42: To really improve, just do it -- IDEA #43: To decide alone is to make a bad decision -- IDEA #44: If you can't measure it, it's likely to be rubbish -- IDEA #45: That's my (one) goal -- IDEA #46: Don't pretend you can always control your emotions -- IDEA #47: Boost creativity by making the workplace an emotional roller coaster -- IDEA #48: Escaping the cycle of responsiveness -- IDEA #49: Want to do the right thing? Wait a moment . . . -- IDEA #50: Online procrastination - the key to higher productivity -- IDEA #51: When customers will put up with rude service -- IDEA #52: It's easier to be forgiven than to ask for permission -- IDEA #53: Want to win? Start by losing (a little) -- IDEA #54: Working on an acquisition? Seller, beware! -- IDEA #55: How social networks share knowledge -- IDEA #56: I'm in charge - check my paycheque -- IDEA #57: Great performance, but I regress -- IDEA #58: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush -- IDEA #59: The hidden evil of stereotype threats -- IDEA #60: How to turn that black swan white -- IDEA #61: Kick the habit -- IDEA #62: The biology of risk-taking -- IDEA #63: Do you have a Pareto or a long tail? -- IDEA #64: Six seconds to land your dream job -- IDEA #65: Tell stories, not facts -- IDEA #66: How to avoid buying a lemon -- IDEA #67: Flawed headhunting -- IDEA #68: Do I have a choice? -- IDEA #69: What not to write -- IDEA #70: F**k that hurts! How swearing eases the pain -- IDEA #71: When you should turn that frown upside down -- IDEA #72: How to become Mr Charismatic, JFK-style. IDEA #73: My greatest weakness? I'm a perfectionist . . . -- IDEA #74: Start up where you started from -- IDEA #75: How to expand time -- IDEA #76: Let's not pull an all-nighter -- IDEA #77: Keeping out the fifth column -- IDEA #78: How to pick your next leader -- IDEA #79: Repetition, repetition, repetition -- IDEA #80: Strike a pose, feel the power -- IDEA #81: Progress - the most important motivator of all -- IDEA #82: Elbow grease - the value generator -- IDEA #83: Getting creative? Get distracted -- IDEA #84: Avoid the planning fallacy -- IDEA #85: I think the question you're trying to ask is . . . -- PART 3: IDEAS ABOUT ORGANISATIONS -- IDEA #86: Why playing the game will get you ahead -- IDEA #87: Working from home or shirking from home? -- IDEA #88: The paradox of meritocracy - how doing right can lead to wrong -- IDEA #89: Power, CEOs, boards and extreme strategic deviance -- IDEA #90: The myth of CEO experience -- IDEA #91: Change, language and history -- IDEA #92: MBA students and the cheating bug -- IDEA #93: Is your office making you sick? -- IDEA #94: Strong culture, reliable performance -- IDEA #95: Strategy, leaders and leadership harmony -- IDEA #96: Need to manage a negative rumour? Challenge its credibility -- IDEA #97: How management myths are formed -- IDEA #98: Why you should offer surgery with a free lollipop -- IDEA #99: It's why, not what, that matters -- IDEA #100: Competition in the workplace -- IDEA #101: Face-time counts. |
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Accuracy of schemes for the Euler equations with non-uniform meshes [[electronic resource] /] / E. Turkel, S. Yaniv, and U. Landau
| Accuracy of schemes for the Euler equations with non-uniform meshes [[electronic resource] /] / E. Turkel, S. Yaniv, and U. Landau |
| Autore | Turkel E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hampton, Va. : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center : , : Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering, , [1985] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 volume : PDF file |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
YanivS
LandauUriel |
| Collana |
ICASE report
NASA contractor report |
| Soggetto topico |
Computational fluid dynamics
Computational grids Euler equations of motion Problem solving Runge-Kutta method |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910699206403321 |
Turkel E
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| Hampton, Va. : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center : , : Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering, , [1985] | ||
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Adaption-innovation : in the context of diversity and change / / M.J. Kirton
| Adaption-innovation : in the context of diversity and change / / M.J. Kirton |
| Autore | Kirton Michael J. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
| Disciplina | 153.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Problem solving
Cognitive styles Change (Psychology) Diversity in the workplace |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-415-29850-4
1-134-42704-2 1-280-06191-X 0-203-69500-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; List of figures; List of boxes; List of appendices; Acknowledgements; Text acknowledgements; Introduction; Organisation of cognitive function; Describing and measuring Adaption-Innovation; Style and personality theory; Structure and cognition; Problems with creativity; Style, level, process, and technique; Link with the management literature; The management of diversity; Managing cognitive gap; The management of change; Management Initiative case studies; Examples of instinct; The curse of progress; Stamp's level vs. style schema
Cognitive style in warKAI tables; References; Name index; Test and measure index; Subject index; |
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Kirton Michael J.
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 | ||
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Adaption-innovation : in the context of diversity and change / / M.J. Kirton
| Adaption-innovation : in the context of diversity and change / / M.J. Kirton |
| Autore | Kirton Michael J. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
| Disciplina | 153.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Problem solving
Cognitive styles Change (Psychology) Diversity in the workplace |
| ISBN |
1-134-42703-4
0-415-29850-4 1-134-42704-2 1-280-06191-X 0-203-69500-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; List of figures; List of boxes; List of appendices; Acknowledgements; Text acknowledgements; Introduction; Organisation of cognitive function; Describing and measuring Adaption-Innovation; Style and personality theory; Structure and cognition; Problems with creativity; Style, level, process, and technique; Link with the management literature; The management of diversity; Managing cognitive gap; The management of change; Management Initiative case studies; Examples of instinct; The curse of progress; Stamp's level vs. style schema
Cognitive style in warKAI tables; References; Name index; Test and measure index; Subject index; |
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Kirton Michael J.
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 | ||
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Adaption-innovation : in the context of diversity and change / M.J. Kirton
| Adaption-innovation : in the context of diversity and change / M.J. Kirton |
| Autore | Kirton, Michael J. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; New York : Routledge, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | ix, 391 p. : ill. ; 26 cm |
| Disciplina | 153.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Problem solving
Cognitive styles Change (Psychology) Diversity in the workplace |
| ISBN | 0415298504 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991000848619707536 |
Kirton, Michael J.
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| London ; New York : Routledge, 2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Application of a hybrid generation/utility assessment heuristic to a class of scheduling problems [[electronic resource] /] / Ann O. Heyward
| Application of a hybrid generation/utility assessment heuristic to a class of scheduling problems [[electronic resource] /] / Ann O. Heyward |
| Autore | Heyward Ann O |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cleveland, Ohio : , : NASA, Lewis Research Center, , [1989] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (10 pages) : illustrations |
| Collana | NASA technical memorandum |
| Soggetto topico |
Decision theory
Heuristic methods Problem solving Scheduling Sequencing Heuristic programming |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910701454803321 |
Heyward Ann O
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| Cleveland, Ohio : , : NASA, Lewis Research Center, , [1989] | ||
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Applications of swarm intelligence [[electronic resource] /] / Louis P. Walters, editor
| Applications of swarm intelligence [[electronic resource] /] / Louis P. Walters, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Hauppauge], N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (234 p.) |
| Disciplina | 006.3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WaltersLouis P |
| Collana | Engineering tools, techniques and tables |
| Soggetto topico |
Problem solving
Swarm intelligence |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-61728-813-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""APPLICATIONS OF SWARM INTELLIGENCE""; ""APPLICATIONS OF SWARM INTELLIGENCE""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""SWARM INTELLIGENCE AND FUZZY SYSTEMS ""; ""Abstract ""; ""1. Optimizing the Parameters of Fuzzy Systems Using Swarm Intelligence Algorithms ""; ""1.1. Fuzzy Systems ""; ""1.1.1. Membership Functions ""; ""1.1.2. Fuzzy Rules ""; ""1.2. Designing a Fuzzy Classifier Using Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm (PSO) ""; ""1.2.1. Integer-Valued Particle Swarm Optimization with Constriction Coefficient ""; ""1.2.2. Particle Representation""; ""1.2.3. Fitness Function Definition ""
""1.3. Experimental Results """"1.4. Other Related Researches ""; ""2- Intelligently Controlling the Multi-objective Swarm Intelligence Parameters Using Fuzzy Systems ""; ""2.1. A Review on the Past Researches on Multi-objective PSO ""; ""2.2. Fuzzy-MOPSO Algorithm ""; ""2.2.1. Integer-Valued MOPSO with Constriction Coefficient ""; ""2.2.2. Designing Fuzzy-Controller for MOPSO ""; ""2.2.2.1. Metrics of Performance""; ""a) Minimal spacing ""; ""b) Aggregation factor ""; ""2.2.2.2. Fuzzy Parameters ""; ""a) Inputs of fuzzy controller ""; ""b) Outputs of fuzzy controller ""; ""c) Fuzzy rules "" ""2.3. Space Allocation (Problem Description and Formulation) """"2.4. Implementation and Experimental Results ""; ""2.4.1. Application on Well-Known Benchmarks ""; ""2.4.2. Application of Fuzzy-MOPSO on Space Allocation ""; ""a) Particle Representation ""; ""b) Experimental and Comparative Results ""; ""3. Conclusion ""; ""References ""; ""EVOLUTIONARY STRATEGIES TO FIND PARETO FRONTS IN MULTIOBJECTIVE PROBLEMS ""; ""Abstract ""; ""1. Introduction ""; ""2. Pareto Optimality ""; ""3. Multi-objective Optimization with PSO""; ""A1. Algorithm for MOPSO ""; ""4. Movement Strategies "" ""4.1. Ms1: Pick a Global Guidance Located in the Least Crowded Areas """"A2. Algorithm for Ms1 ""; ""4.2. Ms2: Create the Perturbation with Differential Evolution Concept ""; ""A3. Algorithm for Ms2 ""; ""4.3. Ms3: Search the Unexplored Space in the Non-Dominated Front ""; ""A4. Algorithm for Ms3 ""; ""4.4. Ms4: Combination of Ms1 and Ms2 ""; ""4.5. Ms5: Explore Solution Space with Mixed Particles ""; ""4.6. Ms6: Adaptive Weight Approach ""; ""5. Design of Experiments ""; ""6. Results and Discussions ""; ""7. Conclusions ""; ""Acknowledgment ""; ""References "" ""PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION APPLIED TO REAL-WORLD COMBINATORIAL PROBLEMS: THE CASE STUDY OF THE IN-CORE FUEL MANAGEMENT OPTIMIZATION """"Abstract ""; ""1. Introduction ""; ""2. Particle Swarm Optimization ""; ""3. Models of Particle Swarm Optimization for Combinatorial Problems ""; ""4. Particle Swarm Optimization with Random Keys ""; ""4.1. Random Keys ""; ""4.2. Particle Swarm Optimization with Random Keys ""; ""5. Optimization of Real-World Problems: The Case Study of the in-Core Fuel Management Optimization ""; ""5.1. The Traveling Salesman Problem "" ""5.2. The In-Core Fuel Management Optimization "" |
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| [Hauppauge], N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 | ||
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Applications of swarm intelligence [[electronic resource] /] / Louis P. Walters, editor
| Applications of swarm intelligence [[electronic resource] /] / Louis P. Walters, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Hauppauge], N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (234 p.) |
| Disciplina | 006.3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WaltersLouis P |
| Collana | Engineering tools, techniques and tables |
| Soggetto topico |
Problem solving
Swarm intelligence |
| ISBN | 1-61728-813-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""APPLICATIONS OF SWARM INTELLIGENCE""; ""APPLICATIONS OF SWARM INTELLIGENCE""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""SWARM INTELLIGENCE AND FUZZY SYSTEMS ""; ""Abstract ""; ""1. Optimizing the Parameters of Fuzzy Systems Using Swarm Intelligence Algorithms ""; ""1.1. Fuzzy Systems ""; ""1.1.1. Membership Functions ""; ""1.1.2. Fuzzy Rules ""; ""1.2. Designing a Fuzzy Classifier Using Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm (PSO) ""; ""1.2.1. Integer-Valued Particle Swarm Optimization with Constriction Coefficient ""; ""1.2.2. Particle Representation""; ""1.2.3. Fitness Function Definition ""
""1.3. Experimental Results """"1.4. Other Related Researches ""; ""2- Intelligently Controlling the Multi-objective Swarm Intelligence Parameters Using Fuzzy Systems ""; ""2.1. A Review on the Past Researches on Multi-objective PSO ""; ""2.2. Fuzzy-MOPSO Algorithm ""; ""2.2.1. Integer-Valued MOPSO with Constriction Coefficient ""; ""2.2.2. Designing Fuzzy-Controller for MOPSO ""; ""2.2.2.1. Metrics of Performance""; ""a) Minimal spacing ""; ""b) Aggregation factor ""; ""2.2.2.2. Fuzzy Parameters ""; ""a) Inputs of fuzzy controller ""; ""b) Outputs of fuzzy controller ""; ""c) Fuzzy rules "" ""2.3. Space Allocation (Problem Description and Formulation) """"2.4. Implementation and Experimental Results ""; ""2.4.1. Application on Well-Known Benchmarks ""; ""2.4.2. Application of Fuzzy-MOPSO on Space Allocation ""; ""a) Particle Representation ""; ""b) Experimental and Comparative Results ""; ""3. Conclusion ""; ""References ""; ""EVOLUTIONARY STRATEGIES TO FIND PARETO FRONTS IN MULTIOBJECTIVE PROBLEMS ""; ""Abstract ""; ""1. Introduction ""; ""2. Pareto Optimality ""; ""3. Multi-objective Optimization with PSO""; ""A1. Algorithm for MOPSO ""; ""4. Movement Strategies "" ""4.1. Ms1: Pick a Global Guidance Located in the Least Crowded Areas """"A2. Algorithm for Ms1 ""; ""4.2. Ms2: Create the Perturbation with Differential Evolution Concept ""; ""A3. Algorithm for Ms2 ""; ""4.3. Ms3: Search the Unexplored Space in the Non-Dominated Front ""; ""A4. Algorithm for Ms3 ""; ""4.4. Ms4: Combination of Ms1 and Ms2 ""; ""4.5. Ms5: Explore Solution Space with Mixed Particles ""; ""4.6. Ms6: Adaptive Weight Approach ""; ""5. Design of Experiments ""; ""6. Results and Discussions ""; ""7. Conclusions ""; ""Acknowledgment ""; ""References "" ""PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION APPLIED TO REAL-WORLD COMBINATORIAL PROBLEMS: THE CASE STUDY OF THE IN-CORE FUEL MANAGEMENT OPTIMIZATION """"Abstract ""; ""1. Introduction ""; ""2. Particle Swarm Optimization ""; ""3. Models of Particle Swarm Optimization for Combinatorial Problems ""; ""4. Particle Swarm Optimization with Random Keys ""; ""4.1. Random Keys ""; ""4.2. Particle Swarm Optimization with Random Keys ""; ""5. Optimization of Real-World Problems: The Case Study of the in-Core Fuel Management Optimization ""; ""5.1. The Traveling Salesman Problem "" ""5.2. The In-Core Fuel Management Optimization "" |
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The Art of Creative Thinking : How to be Innovative and Develop Great Ideas
| The Art of Creative Thinking : How to be Innovative and Develop Great Ideas |
| Autore | Adair John |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Kogan Page, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (144 p.) |
| Disciplina |
153.35
658.314 658.4063 |
| Collana | The John Adair Leadership Library |
| Soggetto topico |
Creative thinking
Problem solving |
| ISBN |
9780749460082
0749460083 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; About the author; Introduction; On human creativity; Use the stepping stones of analogy; Make the strange familiar and the familiar strange; Widen your span of relevance; Practise serendipity; Chance favours only the prepared mind; Curiosity; Keep your eyes open; Listen for ideas; Reading to generate ideas; Keep a notebook; Test your assumptions; Make better use of your Depth Mind; Do not wait for inspiration; Sharpen your analytical skills; Suspend judgement; Learn to tolerate ambiguity; Drift, wait and obey; Sleep on the problem; Working it out; Think creatively about your life
Appendix AAppendix B; Appendix C; Index |
| Altri titoli varianti |
The John Adair leadership library
Art of Creative Thinking |
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Adair John
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| London, : Kogan Page, 2007 | ||
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The art of insight in science and engineering : mastering complexity / / Sanjoy Mahajan
| The art of insight in science and engineering : mastering complexity / / Sanjoy Mahajan |
| Autore | Mahajan Sanjoy <1969-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (409 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501/.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Statistical physics
Estimation theory Hypothesis Problem solving |
| Soggetto non controllato |
PHYSICAL SCIENCES/General
ENGINEERING/General MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS/General SCIENCE / Applied Sciences TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General) MATHEMATICS / Applied |
| ISBN |
0-262-32524-1
0-262-32523-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910260595203321 |
Mahajan Sanjoy <1969->
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| Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2014] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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