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One of the unforeseen consequences of the WTO agreements has been controversy over risk. This volume explores aspects of risk with special reference to the WTO, where national instruments to reduce risk may conflict with international trade rules. The book is divided into sections dealing with:...
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Advances in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are key factors in contributing to future economic …
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"Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, Justin Craig and Ken Moores reinforce the positioning of business as a science … science of business framework, the book is populated with economic, entrepreneurial, accounting, financial, marketing and … emphasises the significance of theoretical explanations and scientific foundations, valuing science, theory and practice as …
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Economists need to understand some fundamental aspects of science in order to measure and analyse the process of … technological change. This book explores the interrelationships between economics, science and technology in order to find ways of …. The economic literature on technological change is analysed in order to assess economists' approach to science. The author …
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The Evolution of Scientific Knowledge aims to reach a unique understanding of science with the help of economic and … type of work on social studies of science that have, in recent decades, transformed our picture of science and technology …. Science - and more broadly research - is a field where economics and sociology meet in an attempt to understand how complex …
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Corruption in organizations is creating an increasing number of victims and causing huge costs. This timely book brings together international researchers who address the causes and consequences of corruption in organizations and the action needed to reduce levels of corruption worldwide
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knowledge creation, and knowledge ethics--are leading to a perception that regional economies increasingly resemble knowledge … economic systems -- 7. High-tech industry clustering rationales : the case of German biotechnology -- 8. Industry-science …
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This volume presents the most important contributions of the last decade in the fields of science and innovation … economic activity, and later chapters document the importance of science as an input to technology and innovation. This … Transfer, 26 (1-2), January, 37-58 -- Michelle Gittelman and Bruce Kogut (2003), 'Does Good Science Lead to Valuable Knowledge …
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"Product counterfeits and other brand infringements represent a growing and substantial risk to firms, consumers, and society. While policing such illicit activity is important, there is much that firms can do to protect themselves and their customers. Grounded in field research and practice,...
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, sociology and political science. With contributions from some of the leading scholars in the economics of crime, the volume …"A Modern Guide to the Economics of Crime discusses the evolution of a field, whose growing relevance among scholars … and policymakers is partly related to the persistence of crime and violence around the world and partly to the remarkable …
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