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Hu, Teh-wei (ed.); Hsieh, Chee-Ruey (ed.) - 2002

In order to control ever-increasing health care expenditure, Western and Asian countries are seeking to develop more efficient health care models. Studies on health care that focus specifically on Asian countries are rare, rendering this a unique and welcome addition to the literature. This book...

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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 …

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Innovation in public sector services : entrepreneurship, creativity and management

Windrum, Paul (contributor); Koch, Per M. (contributor) - 2008

This groundbreaking book provides new key insights and opens up an important research agenda. The book develops a new taxonomy of the different types of innovation found in public sector services, and investigates the key features and drivers of public sector entrepreneurship. The book contains...

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The economics of health behaviours

Kenkel, Donald Scott (contributor); … - 2008

This three-volume set brings together the most important and interesting papers on the economics of health behaviours such as smoking, drinking, drug use, and risky sex. Volume I explores the theoretical foundations; it also includes empirical papers on the household production of health and the...

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Managing AI wisely : from development to organizational change in practice

Waardenburg, Lauren; Huysman, Marleen; Agterberg, Marlous - 2021

Contents: 1. Introduction to managing AI wisely -- 2. What is ai? -- 3. Perspectives on AI and work -- 4. Methods and Introduction to cases -- 5. Organizing for data -- 6. Testing and validating -- 7. Algorithmic brokers -- 8. Changing work -- 9. How can AI systems be managed wisely? -- Index.

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Philosophies of organizational change : perspectives, models and theories for managing change

Smith, Aaron; Skinner, James; Read, Daniel - 2020 - Second edition

Contents: 1. Introduction - 'changing philosophies' -- 2. The theory philosophy: 'changing theories' -- 3. The rational philosophy: 'changing plans' -- 4. The biological philosophy: 'changing organisms' -- 5. The models philosophy: 'changing consultants' -- 6. The institutional philosophy:...

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A grammar of organizing

Bengtsson, Maria - 2007

The need for a new grammar of organizing -- The orientation of activities in time and space -- The challenges of coordination -- Influence - taking a political stand on organizing -- Identity construction : mixing cultural diversity and integration in organizing -- Agreements : acknowledging the...

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Innovation, entrepreneurship and culture : the interaction between technology, progress and economic growth

Brown, Terrence E. (contributor); Ulijn, J. M. (contributor) - 2004

1. Innovation, entrepreneurship and culture, a matter of interaction between technology, progress and economic growth? : an introduction -- 2. Conceptualizing innovation management and culture in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) : an exploratory study of organization-specific...

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Human capital, inter-firm mobility and organizational evolution

Pennings, Johannes M. - 2007

The authors of this fascinating and original work contend that by analysing the conduct of organization members, a great deal can be learnt about firm behaviour and about the cooperative and competitive forces that underlie industry evolution

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Adaptation or expiration in family firms : organizational flexibility in emerging economies

Hatum, Andrés - 2007

1. Introduction -- 2. Adaptation, innovation and the flexible organization -- 3. Argentinian business environment -- 4. Adaptive responses under competitive pressures -- 5. Case study : Sidus Group -- 6. Case study : Laboratorio DERSA -- 7. Case study : AGD Aceitera General Deheza -- 8. Case...

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