Theory Construction and Model-Building Skills: A Practical Guide for Social Scientists (Methodology In The Social Sciences)

Theory Construction and Model-Building Skills: A Practical Guide for Social Scientists (Methodology In The Social Sciences) Review

Meeting a crucial need for graduate students and newly minted researchers, this innovative text provides hands-on tools for generating ideas and translating them into formal theories. It is illustrated with numerous practical examples drawn from multiple social science disciplines and research settings. The authors offer clear guidance for defining constructs, thinking through relationships and processes that link constructs, and deriving new theoretical models (or building on existing ones) based on those relationships. Step by step, they show readers how to use causal analysis, mathematical modeling, simulations, and grounded and emergent approaches to theory construction. A chapter on writing about theories contains invaluable advice on crafting effective papers and grant applications.

 

Useful pedagogical features in every chapter include:

*Application exercises and concept exercises.

*Lists of key terms and engaging topical boxes.

*Annotated suggestions for further reading.

Building Fund for the Arts making a difference around state. (Construction Mississippi).: An article from: Mississippi Business Journal

Building Fund for the Arts making a difference around state. (Construction Mississippi).: An article from: Mississippi Business Journal Review

This digital document is an article from Mississippi Business Journal, published by Venture Publications on April 28, 2003. The length of the article is 1119 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Building Fund for the Arts making a difference around state. (Construction Mississippi).
Author: Julie Whitehead
Publication:Mississippi Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 28, 2003
Publisher: Venture Publications
Volume: 25 Issue: 17 Page: S20(1)

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A treatise on meteorological instruments: explanatory of their scientific principles, method of construction, and practical utility

A treatise on meteorological instruments: explanatory of their scientific principles, method of construction, and practical utility Review

This book is a replica, produced from digital images of the original. It was scanned at the University of Toronto Libraries and may contain defects, missing pages or blemishes due to the original source content. The UT libraries have worked with various digital partners to provide the best possible customer experience and hope you enjoy the results.

Construction progress payments and retainage.(A PUBLIC SERVICE OF DAVIDSON LAW FIRM): An article from: Arkansas Business

Construction progress payments and retainage.(A PUBLIC SERVICE OF DAVIDSON LAW FIRM): An article from: Arkansas Business Review

This digital document is an article from Arkansas Business, published by Thomson Gale on December 12, 2005. The length of the article is 441 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Construction progress payments and retainage.(A PUBLIC SERVICE OF DAVIDSON LAW FIRM)
Author: Charles Darwin Davidson
Publication:Arkansas Business (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 12, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 22 Issue: 49 Page: 14(1)

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How to build an Electric Double Bass/Cello: A Walk-through of the Electric Double Bass Construction

How to build an Electric Double Bass/Cello: A Walk-through of the Electric Double Bass Construction Review

This guide will give you all the information and instruction you will need to build an Electric Upright Bass

Moral Panics: The Social Construction of Deviance

Moral Panics: The Social Construction of Deviance Review

Moral Panics is sure to become a classic in the literature of deviance and criminology. It reviews in a critical and informative manner the core concepts of the discipline taking an international focus. It

Barry's Advanced Construction of Buildings

Barry's Advanced Construction of Buildings Review

This new edition of Barry’s Advanced Construction of Buildings retains the emphasis on larger-scale buildings: primarily residential, commercial and industrial buildings constructed with load bearing frames. A considerable amount of new material has been added but the text remains faithful to Barry’s original concept of explaining construction technology through key functional and performance requirements for the main elements common to all buildings.

Of particular note in this new edition is the expanded coverage of building and construction sustainability. This is now presented within the main body of the text, rather than as a separate chapter. Material relating to the Building Regulations has been brought fully up to date, and there is a more thorough treatment of demolition.

The rest of the text has been updated as required, with particular attention paid to the illustrations.

Advanced undergraduate students and those working towards similar NQF level 5 and 6 qualifications in building and construction will find this the ideal book with which to continue their study of the subject.

See the companion website:

www.wiley.com/go/barrysintroduction

Construction Documents and Service (CDS): ARE Mock Exam (Architect Registration Exam): ARE Overview, Exam Prep Tips, Multiple-Choice Questions and Graphic Vignettes, Solutions and Explanations

Construction Documents and Service (CDS): ARE Mock Exam (Architect Registration Exam): ARE Overview, Exam Prep Tips, Multiple-Choice Questions and Graphic Vignettes, Solutions and Explanations Review

A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS & SERVICE DIVISION OF THE ARE
To become a licensed architect, you need to have a proper combination of education and/or experience, meeting your Board of Architecture's special requirements, as well as passing all seven divisions of the Architect Registration Examinations (ARE).

This book provides an ARE exam overview, resources, exam prep and exam taking techniques, tips and guide, a realistic and complete set of Mock Exams, solutions, and explanations for the Construction Documents & Service (CDS) Division of the ARE. This book covers the following subjects:
1. ARE, IDP, and Education Requirements
2. ARE Exam Content, Format, and Prep strategies
3. Bidding Procedures and Documents
4. Codes and Regulations
5. Environmental Issues
6. Construction Administration Services
7. Construction Drawings
8. Project Manual and Specifications
9. Contractual Documents
10. Project and Practice Management
11. Two Building Section Vignettes with Step-By-Step Solutions Using NCARB Practice Program Software

This book includes 100 challenging questions in the same difficulty level and format as the real exam (multiple-choice, check-all-that-apply, and fill-in-the-blank), and two graphic vignettes. It will help you pass the CDS division of the ARE and become a licensed architect!

About the author
Gang Chen holds a master's degree from the School of Architecture, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, and a bachelor's degree from the School of Architecture, South China University of Technology. He has more than 20 years of professional experience. Many of the projects he was in charge of or participated in have been published extensively in Architecture, Architectural Record, The Los Angeles Times, The Orange County Register, and more. He has worked on a variety of unusual projects, including well-known, large-scale healthcare and hospitality projects with over one billion dollars in construction costs, award-winning school designs, highly-acclaimed urban design and streetscape projects, multifamily housing, high-end custom homes, and regional and neighborhood shopping centers.

Gang Chen is a LEED AP and a licensed architect in California. He is also the internationally acclaimed author of other fascinating books, including Building Construction, Planting Design Illustrated and the LEED Exam Guides Series, which includes one guidebook for each of the LEED exams. For more information, visit GreenExamEducation.com

Financial Management and Accounting Fundamentals for Construction

Financial Management and Accounting Fundamentals for Construction Review

Successful financial management in the construction industry begins with this hands-on guide

While construction professionals are skilled in the technical side of their work, they often find the financial management aspect of the business daunting. Financial Management and Accounting Fundamentals for Construction will help you better understand and navigate the financial decisions that are part of every construction project.

This book is a compact summary of the basic financial skills that a construction professional must have to be successful in the management of a construction company and its projects. Its topics address many of the questions that any construction administrator will face, such as:

• How to organize and use a company's financial reports

• What amount of cash must be made available to the contractor to complete a project

• Why the early payment of supplier invoices can enhance profitability

• How to quantify the time value of money in financial decisions

• What tax amount is owed by a company and how it impacts the bottom line

• How to control project costs

• What financial sources are available to a construction contractor for capital expansion

In this text, you will learn about accounting fundamentals, project-related financial matters, and company level financial issues—three factors that are key to your career success. An ideal reference for students of construction management and engineering, as well as professionals who need a quick refresher when dealing with cost control analysis and other financial issues, this text also offers:

• Easy-to-understand coverage of financial concepts specific to the construction industry, including business taxation, project control, engineering economy, and financial forecasting

• Numerous worked examples, plus end-of-chapter review questions and exercises

• Helpful appendices that present the structure of a typical chart of accounts, the flow of transactions through a construction accounting system, and tables required for computing interest and the time value of money

Reading Architectural Working Drawings: Residential and Light Construction

Reading Architectural Working Drawings: Residential and Light Construction Review

Unique in coverage and providing updated information to reflect the most current changes in the industry, the Sixth Edition enables readers to further improve their communication skills when dealing with the technical information found in construction documents. This book introduces concepts essential to a basic, introductory understanding of residential and light construction—drawing, mathematics, geometry, terminology, materials, systems—while providing hands-on experience in reading architectural working drawings. For professionals with a career or interest in architectural drawing/design, residential design, construction, contracting, and those who are required to read and interpret information found in construction documents.

Gender and the Social Construction of Illness (Gender Lens Series)

Gender and the Social Construction of Illness (Gender Lens Series) Review

Judith Lorber and Lisa Jean Moore consider the interface between the social institutions of gender and Western medicine in this brief, lively textbook. They offer a distinct feminist viewpoint to analyze issues of power and politics concerning physical illness. SIGNS labeled the first edition 'a rich and imaginative work.' In the extensively revised second edition of this successful text, the authors add chapters on disability and genital surgeries. They also update and expand their discussions of social epidemiology, AIDS, the health professions, PMS, menopause, and feminist health care. For a creative, feminist-oriented alternative to traditional texts on medical sociology, medical anthropology, and the history of medicine, this is an ideal choice.

Residential Construction Academy: Carpentry

Residential Construction Academy: Carpentry Review

Based on industry standards developed by the National Association of Home Builders and its Home Builders Institute, this comprehensive text covers the essentials of residential construction carpentry, including tools and materials, rough carpentry, and exterior and interior finish carpentry ensuring professional success on any jobsite. Extensively illustrated and succinctly written, RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY: CARPENTRY 3e features "Procedure" sections in nearly every chapter that combine precise, step-by-step instructions with helpful drawings, making it easy to understand key concepts and master important techniques. The Third Edition includes much new and updated material, including special "green" features exploring environmentally friendly building practices, and exercises incorporating local building codes. As always, safety is strongly emphasized with specific tips and precautions in every chapter.

Design and Construction of Pavements and Rail Tracks: Geotechnical Aspects and Processed Materials (Balkema: Proceedings and Monographs in Engineering, Water and Earth Sciences)

Design and Construction of Pavements and Rail Tracks: Geotechnical Aspects and Processed Materials (Balkema: Proceedings and Monographs in Engineering, Water and Earth Sciences) Review

Design and Construction of Pavements and Rail Tracks - Geotechnical Aspects and Processed Materials is a compilation of selected contributions produced between 2002 and 2005 by the International Committee TC3 - Geotechnics of Pavements of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), a committee dedicated to gathering current knowledge of geotechnical aspects relating to pavements and rail tracks. The volume presents advanced procedures for laboratory and field materials characterization, including processed materials (non-conventional road construction materials), novel tests for field stiffness evaluation, a pre-standard for roller integrated continuous compaction control and new theories for evaluation of the long term performance of materials, including environmental aspects. These contributions represent the latest developments relating to the design, construction and long term performance of pavements, rail tracks and earth structures, with emphasis on the geotechnical and environmental background.

Vision 21 addresses highway needs for the century. (Construction Mississippi).(Brief Article): An article from: Mississippi Business Journal

Vision 21 addresses highway needs for the century. (Construction Mississippi).(Brief Article): An article from: Mississippi Business Journal Review

This digital document is an article from Mississippi Business Journal, published by Venture Publications on January 28, 2002. The length of the article is 1084 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Vision 21 addresses highway needs for the century. (Construction Mississippi).(Brief Article)
Author: Wally Northway
Publication:Mississippi Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 28, 2002
Publisher: Venture Publications
Volume: 24 Issue: 4 Page: S10(1)

Article Type: Brief Article

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Parking Structures: Planning, Design, Construction, Maintenance and Repair

Parking Structures: Planning, Design, Construction, Maintenance and Repair Review

Parking Structures provides a single-source reference for parking structure designers, builders, and owners. This third edition is still the only such book. It addresses how to select the best functional and structural designs for a given situation, ensure long-term durability, design for easy maintenance, decide on the number and placement of entrances and exits, design an easily understood wayfinding system, design for ADA compliance, plan for internal auto and pedestrian traffic circulation, select the most effective and energy efficient lighting system, avoid the most common design and construction pitfalls, provide for adequate patron safety and security, carry out needed repairs, and extend the parking structure life. Parking Structures addresses all the major issues related to parking garages. It is an essential reference for parking structure owners, structural engineers, architects, contractors, and other professionals. New in the third edition: This third edition of Parking Structures includes new material on metric dimensions and recommendations for functional design globally, new research on flow capacity and queuing at parking entry/exits, an entirely new chapter on planning for a new parking structure, including cost issues and alternatives to structure construction, pedestrian considerations, safety in parking facilities, plazas above parking structures, an expanded chapter on seismic design, seismic retrofit, life cycle cost analysis, and upgrades to existing structures.

J.W. Construction Holding S.A. - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review

J.W. Construction Holding S.A. - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review Review

J.W. Construction Holding S.A. - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review

Summary

Global Markets Direct’s “J.W. Construction Holding S.A. - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review” is an in-depth business, strategic and financial analysis of J.W. Construction Holding S.A. The report provides a comprehensive insight into the company, including business structure and operations, executive biographies and key competitors. The hallmark of the report is the detailed strategic analysis of the company. This highlights its strengths and weaknesses and the opportunities and threats it faces going forward.

J.W. Construction Holding S.A. (J.W. Construction) is a real estate property developer. It is principally engaged in the construction of multi-family houses and single family residential buildings. In addition, it also provides designing and supporting works, sale of real estate and performs the function of a general contractor in the majority of its investments. Its services portfolio also includes catering and hotel services. Operative along with its subsidiaries, J.W. Construction has presence across Warsaw, Gdynia and Lodz. It is headquartered at Zabki, Poland.

Recent Developments

Jul 10, 2009: J.W. Construction Plans To Construct Wind Farm In Poland

Scope

• Provides key company information for business intelligence needs
• The company’s strengths and weaknesses and areas of development or decline are analyzed. Financial, strategic and operational factors are considered.
• The opportunities open to the company are considered and its growth potential assessed. Competitive or technological threats are highlighted.
• The report contains critical company information - business structure and operations, the company history, major products and services, key competitors, key employees and executive biographies, different locations and important subsidiaries.
• The report provides detailed financial ratios for the past five years as well as interim ratios for the last four quarters.
• Financial ratios include profitability, margins and returns, liquidity and leverage, financial position and efficiency ratios.

Reasons to buy

• A quick “one-stop-shop” to understand the company.
• Enhance business/sales activities by understanding customers’ businesses better.
• Get detailed information and financial & strategic analysis on companies operating in your industry.
• Identify prospective partners and suppliers - with key data on their businesses and locations.
• Capitalize on competitors’ weaknesses and target the market opportunities available to them.
• Compare your company’s financial trends with those of your peers / competitors.
• Scout for potential acquisition targets, with detailed insight into the companies’ strategic, financial and operational performance.

Roman Constructions: Readings in Postmodern Latin

Roman Constructions: Readings in Postmodern Latin Review

Roman Constructions collects together twelve published and unpublished papers on Latin literature and literary theory from 1989 to 1999. The papers share a common "postmodern" emphasis on the role of the modern scholar and critic in the construction, rather than recreation, of meaning, and attempt to show how this approach works in detailed readings of a number of Latin authors, above all Vergil. The papers deal with such topics as point of view and focalization, intertextuality, historical contextualization, and closure, and each section is introduced by reflections on recent work in these areas subsequent to the original papers. The work makes a plea for classical scholars to accept their historical situatedness and to give up the pretense of scientific objectivity so that they can play a fuller part in the cultural dialogues of the present.