Authors:W.J. Samuels,  Warren J. Samuels, Jeff E. Bid
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Keywords: volume, 26b, methodology, thought, history, economic, research
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2008-06-16
List price: $99.95
ISBN-10: 1846639069
ISBN-13: 9781846639067

This volume examines topics in the discourse and methodology of economics. Focusing on the types of metaphor, the use of mathematics, and the "Economics of..." literature. Other articles deal with some continuities between Adam Smith and Max Weber, and pre-Keynesian heterodoxy in macro-monetary dynamics. A special section presents multiple reviews of books by Yuval Yonay and Perry Mehrling on American economic thought during the inter-war period. Also included are reviews covering topics such as Classical political economy, Marx, communitarianism, Scholasticism, Hume’s political ideas, a

Author: Vicky Arnold
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Keywords: volume, research, behavioral, accounting, advances
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2008-07-07
List price: $99.95
ISBN-10: 1846639603
ISBN-13: 9781846639609

Volume 2 in this series begins with essays written by Robert H. Ashton and Ken T. Trotman who share their unique perspectives and remarkable insight and wisdom on accounting behavioral research. Part II provides 10 high-quality papers by authors who represent some of the best and brightest minds in their respective fields. Part III contains a methodological paper on the uses and misuses of Cronbach’s alpha in behavioral research. This is a "must-read" for Ph.D students and researchers who desire to rely on the estimated reliability properties of the Cronbach alpha statistic.

Authors:Eileen G. Abels, Eileen G. Abels, Deborah P. Klein, B
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Keywords: information, science, library, numbered, hardcover, strategies, needs, business
Number of Pages: 207
Published: 2008-06-30
List price: $78.95
ISBN-10: 0123694876
ISBN-13: 9780123694874

The primary objective of this book is to provide an understanding of business information in the context of those who seek business information. Information-seeking behavior includes the underlying information needs that drive one to seek information, the types of information used to resolve information needs, the types of resources that contain the needed information, the channels used to secure that information, and effective strategies to locate the needed information.The reason for this approach is that effective business research depends upon the ability to identify the type of informatio

Authors:Siddhartha Chib, Gary Koop, Bill Griffiths, Dek Terre
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd
Keywords: econometrics, advances, bayesian
Number of Pages: 672
Published: 2008-12-01
List price: $174.95
ISBN-10: 1848553080
ISBN-13: 9781848553088

"Bayesian Econometrics" illustrates the scope and diversity of modern applications, reviews some recent advances, and highlights many desirable aspects of inference and computations. It begins with an historical overview by Arnold Zellner who describes key contributions to development and makes predictions for future directions. In the second paper, Giordani and Kohn makes suggestions for improving Markov chain Monte Carlo computational strategies. The remainder of the book is categorized according to microeconometric and time-series modeling. Models considered include an endogenous selection

Author: Rossari
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd
Keywords: pragmatics, issues, studies, theoretical, approaches, facts, grammaticalization
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2009-01-16
List price: $114.95
ISBN-10: 1848551622
ISBN-13: 9781848551626

The studies collected in this volume deal with pragmatic factors involved in the evolution of grammatical or lexical forms or in the emergence of complex syntactic structures in various languages (Dutch, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian and Spanish). They are set against the theoretical framework of grammaticalization. The main methodological tools are cross-linguistic contrastive analysis and diachronic perspective. The two main issues that emerge from these studies are the place of pragmatic factors in language change (input, output or setting/frame of the process) and the exis

Author: Hegtvedt & Clay-Warner
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd
Keywords: volume, processes, group, advances, justice
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2008-07-25
List price: $117.00
ISBN-10: 1848551045
ISBN-13: 9781848551046

Justice processes operate in small groups, organizations, institutions, as well as society as a whole. Scholars from a variety of disciplines tackle a wide range of fundamental issues about justice. This volume brings together sociologists and psychologists who address issues pertaining to distributive, procedural, and interactional justice using a range of methodologies. Substantively, authors grapple with issues relevant to the processes underlying justice evaluations, including motivations, perceptions, identities, ideologies and exclusionary practices. They also consider the consequences o

Author: R. Kaestner & A.L. Sasso
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd
Keywords: health, economics, services, research, advances, improve, insurance, public, policy
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2008-10-01
List price: $110.00
ISBN-10: 1848551800
ISBN-13: 9781848551800

Much of the debate about health policy in the United States has focused on the availability of health insurance coverage and the relatively large number of individuals who are uninsured. While tackling the problem of the uninsured might improve access to and utilization of health care, it would likely have little effect on the health of the population, as there is only a weak connection between health insurance coverage and health. Expanding health insurance coverage alone is unlikely to significantly improve the health of the population or narrow health disparities within the population, give