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Handbook of research on nonprofit economics and management

Seaman, Bruce Alan (contributor); … - 2010

countries. This Handbook explores the frontiers of knowledge at the intersection of economics and the management of these … management of nonprofit organizations and the formulation of effective public policy, and identify cutting edge questions for …Introduction: the frontiers of economics and nonprofit management research. / Bruce A. Seaman and Dennis R. Young …

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The learning region : foundations, state of the art, future

Rutten, Roel (contributor); Boekema, Frans (contributor) - 2007

USA and South Africa draw upon various disciplines to explain how regional actors perform regional learning …

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Recruitment, retention, and retirement in higher education : building and managing the faculty of the future

Ma, Jennifer (contributor); Clark, Robert L. (contributor) - 2005

This volume examines some of the most pressing employment and compensation issues confronting academic administrators. Contributors discuss topics such as: ageing of faculty, changing economic conditions and shifts in faculty employment patterns, rapid increases in health care costs and trends...

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The relative richness of the poor? : Natural resources, human capital, and economic growth

Bravo-Ortega, Claudio - 2005

"Are natural resources a blessing or a curse? Bravo-Ortega and De Gregorio present a model in which natural resources have a positive effect on the level of income and a negative effect on its growth rate. The positive and permanent effect on income implies a welfare gain. There is a growth...

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Knowledge and development : a cross-section approach

Chen, Derek Hung Chiat - 2004

"Chen and Dahlman assess the effects of knowledge on economic growth. By using an array of indicators, each of which represents an aspect of knowledge, as independent variables in cross-section regressions that span 92 countries for the period 1960 to 2000, they show that knowledge is a...

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Providing Skills for Equity and Growth

World Bank - 2010

The scope of this report is twofold. First, it documents skills gaps and mismatches and attempts to understand the reasons for them. Second, it provides a framework for thinking about skills development, drawing on international best practices, with the intent of stimulating further discussion....

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The economics of intangible investment

Webster, Elizabeth - 1999

The amount of physical matter in the world is fixed and improvements to people's material circumstances are only created by their ability to reconfigure this matter. What distinguishes labour, and subsequently what allows for differing increments of value, are our capabilities, skills and...

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Studies in human capital

Mincer, Jacob - 1993

rare combination of imaginative empirical analysis guided by a command of theory. His work and professional style have set …

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Human capital, trade, and public policy in rapidly growing economies : from theory to empirics

Boldrin, Michele (ed.); Chen, Been-Lon (ed.); Wang, Ping (ed.) - International Conference on Economic Growth <Zhong yang … - 2004

Human Capital, Trade and Public Policy in Rapidly Growing Economies argues that only two centuries ago, no society had ever enjoyed sustained growth in living standards. The contributors to this book aim to discover why the world today exhibits a predilection for perpetual self-improvement. In...

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Handbook of research in international human resource management

Stahl, Günter K. (contributor); … - 2006

'Handbook of Research in International Human Resource Management represents a welcome contribution of IHRM literature …, staffing, performance management, leadership development, and diversity management, international assignment and mobility … issues, the role of IHRM in the management of global teams and cross-border joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions …

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