Synopses & Reviews
The basic tools and concepts of metaphysics are employed in virtually every branch of philosophy, necessitating a basic understanding of metaphysics to completely understand any philosophical work. This volume is a comprehensive survey of contemporary thought on a wide range of issues and provides students with the basic background to current debates in metaphysics and ontology.
An introductory essay by the editors offers an overview of the volume and introduces students to the major debates that are contained within the main body of the text. The collection contains classic contemporary papers on topics such as Ontological Commitment and Methodology, Possible Worlds and Possibilia, Properties and Universals, Substances, Events, Tropes and Mathematical Objects. It also includes seven newly-commissioned state-of-the-art articles by Van Inwagen, Lycan, Bealer, Loux, Lombard, Macdonald and Field.
The volume is ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in metaphysics and contemporary philosophy.
Review
"This is a superb collection of seminal papers on fundamental matters in metaphysics: ontological commitment, possibilia, universals, substance, events, tropes, and mathematical objects. The pedagogical value of the volume is enhanced by state-of-the-art essays by leading philosophers in the field." Brian McLaughlin, Rutgers University
Synopsis
This new casebook on retailing contains 18 up-to-date cases contributed by a team of 22 authors from universities teaching retailing in the UK. The cases focus on the type of operational problems or issues likely to face young graduate managers in multiple retail businesses. The collaboration between major retailers and academic institutions has resulted in each case taking a highly practical, problem-solving approach.
Synopsis
This casebook on retailing contains 18 up-to-date cases collected under four main headings - Marketing & Merchandise Management; Buying/Supplier Relationships & Logistics; Operations and Customer Service; and Human Resource Management. All the cases illustrate commercial issues in the UK retail industry and have each been contributed by a consortium of retail teaching companies (CORTCO), including:
- Marks and Spencer.
- Sainsbury.
- Post Office Counters.
- Safeway.
- Tesco.
- CWS.
The cases have been contributed by a team of 22 authors from universities teaching retailing in the UK. The cases focus on the type of operational problems or issues likely to face young graduate managers in multiple retail businesses. The collaboration between major retailers and academic institutions has resulted in each case taking a highly practical, problem-solving approach.
Synopsis
This volume is a comprehensive survey of contemporary thought on a wide range of issues and provides students with the basic background to current debates in metaphysics.
About the Author
Stephen Laurence is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield, England and is co-editor with Eric Margolis of Concepts: Core Readings (1998).
Cynthia Macdonald is Professor at the University of Canterbury at Christchurch, New Zealand. She is co-author with Graham Macdonald of Philosophy of Psychology (Blackwell Publishers, 1995) and Connectionism (Blackwell Publishers, 1995).
Table of Contents
Case Editors and Contributors.
Foreword.
Preface.
The Cases.
Acknowledgements.
Part I: Marketing and Merchandising Management:.
1. Effective In-Store Promotion at Safeway: Melanie Chetwood (Manchester Metropolitan University).
2. Store Layout and Merchandising in Fashion Retailing: Malcolm Kikcup and Linda Moirano (Loughborough University Business School and Bournemouth University).
3. Store Merchandising in an Area of Urban Regeneratio: The Safeway Store at Crewe: Maureen Whitehead (Manchester Metropolitan University).
4. The Operational Implications of Locational Decision Making: A Case Study of the Belfast Co-operative: J. Pal (Manchester Metropolitan University).
5. Developing Customer Loyalty: The Saver Card Experience: Mohammed Rafiq (Loughborough University Business School).
Part II: Buyer/Supplier Relationships and Logistics:.
6. The Development of Petrol Retailing at Tesco: Mike Pretious (University of Abertay).
7. Scottish Co-op's Meat Purchasing and Supply: Transferring Responsibility for Leakage and Improving Profits: Keith Laity (Manchester Metropolitan University).
8. Warehouse Management Systems at Tesco: John Davison (IBM (UK) Ltd).
9. Managing Stock Management III in Safeway Stores: John Davison (IBM (K) Ltd).
10. Retail Logistics: The Case of Tesco Stores: J. Fernie and L. Sparks (both University of Stirling).
Part III: Operations and Customer Service: .
11. Health Care Provision at Boots the Chemist: Stuart West (Oxford Brookes University Business School).
12. Post Office Counters: Gary Davies (Manchester Business School).
13. Developing a Security Strategy at Metro '99: Joshua Bamfield (Nene College of Higher Education).
14. Electronic Customer Counting and Tracking Systems in Fashion Retailing: Malcolm Kirkup and Tim Denison (Loughborough University Business School and Cranfield School of Management).
15. Managing a Store Relocation Project: Marks and Spencer in Kendal: Malcolm Kirkup (Loughborough University Business School).
Part IV: Human Resource Management:.
16. CORTCO: Management Competencies for Graduate Recruits to the Retail Industry: Diane Preston (Loughborough University Business School).
17. A Tale of Two Store Managers: Performance Measurement at J. Sainsbury.
18. The PR Side of Recruitment and Selection: Diane Preston (Loughborough University Business School).
Index.