Author: David Dranove
Publisher: Princeton University Pre
Keywords: healthcare, system, destroying, revive, explains, red, economist, code
Number of Pages: 281
Published: 2008-02-04
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 069112941X
ISBN-13: 9780691129419

The U.S. healthcare system is in critical condition--but this should come as a surprise to no one. Yet until now the solutions proposed have been unworkable, pie-in-the-sky plans that have had little chance of becoming law and even less of succeeding. In Code Red, David Dranove, one of the nation’s leading experts on the economics of healthcare, proposes a set of feasible solutions that address access, efficiency, and quality. Dranove offers pragmatic remedies, some of them controversial, all of them crucially needed to restore the system to vitality. He pays special attention to the pli

Author: David Dranove
Publisher: FT Press
Keywords: lives, dies, decides, rationing, care, worth, health, life
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2003-03-22
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0130671657
ISBN-13: 9780130671653

Healthcare rationing is coming -- with a vengeance. What’s Your Life Worth? previews tomorrow’s healthcare system, showing what it’ll feel like to be at the mercy of a system that might choose not to cure you. Right now, experts are calculating which diseases are worth curing, which treatments are worth paying for, and which aren’t. This book tells you who they are, what they’re up to, what they think you’re worth -- and what to do about it.

Authors:David Besanko, David Dranove, Mark Shanley, Scott
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: strategy, economics
Number of Pages: 624
Published: 2009-09-22
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0470373601
ISBN-13: 9780470373606

In today’s global recession, strong management of firms and organizations are of the utmost importance. Best-selling Economics of Strategy focuses on the key economic concepts students must master in order to develop a sound business strategy. Bringing economic theory and strategic analysis to life in an engaging and uniquely modern way, Besanko et al. have collaborated for over 15 years to build an introductory business course that combines basic concepts from economic theory of the firm and industrial organization with ideas from modern strategy literature. The newly revised 5th editi

Authors:David Besanko, David Dranove, Mark Shanley, Scott Sch
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: strategy, economics
Number of Pages: 632
Published: 2006-08-07
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0471679453
ISBN-13: 9780471679455

Discover the art of strategic thinking Revised and updated to reflect the cutting edge of academic thinking about business strategy, the Fourth Edition of Besanko, Dranove, Shanley, and Schaefer’s highly acclaimed text offers a solid economic foundation for strategic analysis. By presenting basic concepts of economic theory with ideas in modern strategy literature, the book provides an economic lens for viewing the broad sweep of the strategic activities of the firm. The book begins by focusing on the boundaries of the firm and examines competitive strategy from the perspec

Authors:David Dranove, Sonia Marciano,
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: frameworks, practitioners, tools, concepts, strategy, kellogg
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2005-08-05
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0471478555
ISBN-13: 9780471478553

Written for business executives and MBA students, Kellogg on Strategy is a practical guide to choosing the right strategy for your business and applying it correctly. Rather than covering the basics of strategy, this expert guide shows you how to use strategy effectively so your business can succeed. You’ll learn to analyze your current competitive position, develop the perfect strategy to match your goals, and apply that strategy thoughtfully and effectively. Inside, you’ll find expert guidance on: * Measuring your firm’s competitive advantage * Analyzing opportunities

Authors:David Jessop, David Jones, Peter Baily, David Farmer,
Publisher: Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
Keywords: management, principles, purchasing
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2005-01-13
List price: $89.50
ISBN-10: 0273646893
ISBN-13: 9780273646891

Providing a proactive managerial view of the purchasing function, this text meets the needs of the modern manager as a practical guide and satisfies the requirements of students of purchasing management, whether functional, specialist or general. Suitable for undergraduate Business or Engineering students taking a module in Purchasing and Supplies Management, MBA and CIPS students.

Authors:Joyce E. Penner, David Lister, David J. Griggs, David
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: report, special, atmosphere, global, aviation
Number of Pages: 373
Published: 1999-12-01
List price: $85.00
ISBN-10: 0521664047
ISBN-13: 9780521664042

This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report is the most comprehensive assessment available on the effects of aviation on the global atmosphere. The report considers all the gases and particles emitted by aircraft that modify the chemical properties of the atmosphere, leading to changes in radiative properties and climate change, and modification of the ozone layer, leading to changes in ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earth. This volume provides accurate, unbiased, policy-relevant information and is designed to serve the aviation industry and the expert and policymaking