Today's leading authority on the subject of this text is the author, MIT Standish Professor of Management and Director of the System Dynamics Group, John D. Sterman. Sterman's objective is to explain, in a true textbook format, what system dynamics is, and how it can be successfully applied to solve business and organizational problems. System dynamics is both a currently utili...(展开全部)

Describes the modern unified study of complex systems. Develops models and modeling techniques that are useful when applied to all complex systems. Discusses complex systems in the context of neural networks, protein folding, living organisms. DLC: Biomathematics.

A comprehensive guide to the world of mergers and acquisitions Why do so many M&A transactions fail? And what drives the success of those deals that are consummated? Robert Bruner explains that M&A can be understood as a response by managers to forces of turbulence in their environment. Despite the material failure rates of mergers and acquisitions, those pulling the trigger on...(展开全部)

A comprehensive guide to the world of mergers and acquisitions Why do so many M&A transactions fail? And what drives the success of those deals that are consummated? Robert Bruner explains that M&A can be understood as a response by managers to forces of turbulence in their environment. Despite the material failure rates of mergers and acquisitions, those pulling the trigger on...(展开全部)

The first edition of Systems Thinking was the first book to develop a working concept of systems theory and to deal operationally with systems methodology. The author has been working for the last 5 years to incorporate parallel development in quantum theory, self-organizing systems and complexity theory, the sum of which is included in this new 2nd edition. He has tested these...(展开全部)

The first edition of Systems Thinking was the first book to develop a working concept of systems theory and to deal operationally with systems methodology. The author has been working for the last 5 years to incorporate parallel development in quantum theory, self-organizing systems and complexity theory, the sum of which is included in this new 2nd edition. He has tested these...(展开全部)

It is often considered that too many laws is one of the necessary consequences of a complex society. Many insist that any call for legal simplification smacks of nostalgia and sentimentality. Richard Epstein believes, however, that the conventional view has it backward. The richer texture of American modern society allows for more individual freedom and choice, permitting the o...(展开全部)

It is often considered that too many laws is one of the necessary consequences of a complex society. Many insist that any call for legal simplification smacks of nostalgia and sentimentality. Richard Epstein believes, however, that the conventional view has it backward. The richer texture of American modern society allows for more individual freedom and choice, permitting the o...(展开全部)

The most reader friendly text in its field, the eighth edition presents a comprehensive overview of education in America. It provides in-depth commentary on educational history, philosophy, and governance, while giving special attention to current critical topics such as student diversity, standards and testing. New to this edition is a broader coverage of different kinds of di...(展开全部)

苏珊• 诺伦-霍克西玛（1959—2013）生前先后任教于斯坦福大学、密歇根大学和耶鲁大学，曾担任耶鲁大学心理学系主任，是国际知名的学者、教师、导师和学界领袖。2013年不幸因病去世。她的研究极大地影响了专业领域对于妇女和女孩抑郁的看法，她提出了关于思维反刍和抑郁的开创性理论，影响了其后不计其数的实证研究和理论贡献。她曾获得美国心理学协会（APA）第12分支颁发的David Shakow早期成就奖，美国心理学协会女性委员会颁发的杰出领导奖，美国心理科学协会（APS）颁发的James Mckeen Cattel会员奖以及美国国家精神健康委员会颁发的研究生涯奖等。此外，她还是《临床心理学年鉴》（Annual Review of Clinical Psychology ）的创刊主编，该期刊目前是临床心理学领域引用率最高的期刊。