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Where do preferences come from?
Dietrich, Franz; List, Christian - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Rational choice theory analyzes how an agent can rationally act, given his or her preferences, but says little about where those preferences come from. Instead, pref- erences are usually assumed to be �xed and exogenously given. Building on related work on reasons and rational choice (Dietrich...
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Opportunity and/or necessity entrepreneurship? The impact of the socio-economic characteristics of entrepreneurs
Giacomin, Olivier; Janssen, Frank; Guyot, Jean-luc; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Few studies have tried to identify the impact of the socio-economic characteristics of entrepreneurs on their opportunity-necessity positioning. Based on a sample of 538 entrepreneurs, we point out that individuals who get involved in an entrepreneurial process, have encountered a situation of...
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Motivations for Corporate Social Responsibility: all talk and no walk?
Riillo, Cesare Fabio Antonio; Sarracino, Francesco - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
focusing on intrinsic and extrinsic motivations for CSR. The analysis is performed using ICT 2011 data representative of the … operating in the utilities sector. Looking at the reasons behind the CSR, both intrinsic and extrinsic motivations are strongly …
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Fixing Detroit: how far, how fast, how fuel-efficient
Kleinbaum, Rob; McManus, Walter - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The Automotive Industry Crisis of 2009 is the worst the industry has ever experienced. This paper helps resolve the debate on how much and fast it should change and how it should it respond to demands for increased fuel efficiency. Looking at the actions of successful corporate turnarounds, the...
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Функционализация анализа рынка в маркетинге
Kaluzhsky, Mikhail - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Article on the role of the segmentation of the environment in the planning of marketing activities. Pre-crisis marketing in the first place put on the importance of marketing communications function. The author proves the thesis about the importance of the analysis of the market environment as...
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Material needs and aggregate demand
Kemp-Benedict, Eric - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
A central conclusion of the standard theory of consumption is that consumers' preferences can be taken as theoretical primitives. Special categories of consumption, such as "basic needs", or of goods, such as "subsistence goods" are seen as extra theoretical baggage that add few, if any,...
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Expansion barriers of the Polish e-stores on foreign markets
Grzegorz, Chodak; Łukasz, Latus - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This article presents the barriers hindering the expansion of the Polish e-shops on the foreign markets. This part … logistics barriers in international trade. It concentrates also on the restrictions on software support for multiple languages …
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Free to grow? Assessing the barriers faced by actual and potential high growth firms
Lee, Neil - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
A small proportion of high growth firms create the majority of all new jobs. For policymakers, it is important to know (1) the obstacles faced by high growth firms are and (2) the obstacles faced by firms with the potential to achieve high growth, but which are yet to achieve this. This...
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Salient Trends in Organic Standards: the Opportunities and Challenges for Developing Countries
Giovannucci, Daniele - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
An overview of the fundamental issues in the production, trade and regulation of organic products. It notes the changing consumer and trade environments that are driving organics beyond the realm of niche products toward an increasingly relevant position among other important agricultural...
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Regulatory Barriers to Entry in Industrial Sectors
Kotsios, Panayotis - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
important sources of regulatory barriers and assesses their role and importance as entry barriers. The conclusion is that … not always socially harmful. The use of certain sources of regulatory barriers is effective in protecting social welfare … instead of harming it. Barriers that promote new competition or are applied in order to protect consumer welfare are socially …
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