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Firm size, innovation, and market structure : the evolution of industry concentration and instability
Mazzucato, Mariana - 2000
Firm Size, Innovation and Market Structure uses evolutionary dynamic theory, non-linear mathematics and computer simulation techniques to explore the relationship between firm size, innovation and market structure. The book begins by reviewing the connection between these variables from a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473868
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New directions in the study of work and employment : revitalizing industrial relations as an academic enterprise
Whalen, Charles J. (contributor) - 2008
Charles Whalen's book identifies avenues leading to the revitalization of industrial relations as an academic discipline. The contributors, a stellar assemblage of the field's leading scholars, demonstrate there is much work to be done: the scope and intellectual content of industrial relations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851299
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Corporate governance, market structure and innovation
Calderini, Mario (contributor);  … - 2003
This book investigates the relationship between corporate governance, market structure and innovation. The editors observe that a number of radical mutations are occurring in industries that have played a crucial role in sustaining and fostering the pace of technological progress
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851058
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Organizational innovations and economic growth : organosis and growth of firms, sectors, and countries
Sanidas, Elias - 2005
Analysing the USA and Japan from the late 19th century to the present day, the book provides an accessible synthesis of …1. Introduction -- 2. Organizational innovations from the 1860s in the USA and Japan -- 3. The role of OIs in the … the USA and Japan -- 7. Empirical evidence on the links between industrial sectoral growth and the Lean Production System …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851066
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Evaluation and performance measurement of research and development : techniques and perspectives for multi-level analysis
Chiesa, Vittorio - 2009
This book develops and illustrates a comprehensive, multi-level framework for the evaluation of industrial R&D activities and the measurement of their performances. The framework encompasses a set of hierarchical, interrelated levels at which R&D evaluation and performance measurement could be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851892
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Intellectual property rights and the financing of technological innovation : public policy and the efficiency of capital markets
Frey, Carl Benedikt - 2013
1. Introduction -- 2. The intangible economy -- 3. Patent information and corporate credit ratings : an empirical study of patent valuation by credit rating agencies -- 4. IPR management and company valuation in the pharmaceutical industry : an exploratory study -- 5. IPR management, corporate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420126
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Creating ecological value : an evolutionary approach to business strategies and the natural environment
Boons, Frank - 2009
Firms adopt a wide variety of ecological strategies, ranging from the development of innovative products with reduced environmental impact to lobbying against governmental attempts to set standards for the way in which firms deal with the natural environment. This book explores this variety and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850733
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Cross-national appropriation of work systems : Japanese firms in the UK
Saka, Ayse - 2003
The diffusion of work processes across countries through foreign direct investment and technological collaborations is an increasingly important practice in today's global economy. Ayse Saka explores this process both by focusing on the role of actors in appropriating different ways of operating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850874
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The myth of Japanese efficiency : the world car industry in a globalizing age
Coffey, Dan - 2006
Combining case studies with accessible but rigorous production models and historical background, this provocative book challenges accepted views on Japanese production methods in the world car industry. The book argues that the 'lean and flexible' production model popularly associated with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851708
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Industries in Europe : competition, trends, and policy issues
Johnson, P. S. (contributor) - 2003 - 2nd ed
This important book, a successor volume to European Industries, brings together a number of in-depth and authoritative studies of key European industries, providing fascinating insights into their nature and characteristics
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851763