Dynamical systems -- Deterministic linear systems -- Deterministic nonlinear systems -- Stochastic difference equations -- Markov processes -- Ergodic theory and stationary processes -- Dynamic optimization -- Markov decision process model -- Finite-horizon dynamic programming --...

"In this book business dynamics refers to a combination of business management and financial objectives embedded in a dynamical system model. The model is subject to a control that optimizes a performance index that takes both management and finance into account. The central idea in this book is...