first English language study in the literature to address the efficiency issue of the Chinese insurance sector, and presents … a comprehensive review on alternative methodologies for analyzing firm efficiency …ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. China's insurance market - development issues -- ch. 3. Review of efficiency studies in …

1. Innovation policies in a globalised world -- 2. The Japanese model of low government intervention -- 3. The South …

This innovative and clearly written book examines the process of diversification as a strategy to promote innovation … exploration of the ways in which the systems of innovation approach can be used to analyse strategies in firms * new insights into … this work invaluable to those interested in management studies and systems of innovation, and anyone working in the …

development economics, innovation and Asian studies. It will also be of use to policymakers responsible for industrial policy …

-71 -- Philip Ollerenshaw (2006), 'Innovation and Corporate Failure: Cyril Lord in UK Textiles, 1945-1968', Enterprise and Society … Business of Innovation', in Edison and the Business of Innovation, Chapter 3, Baltimore, MD and London, UK: Johns Hopkins … Press. -- Knight, Frank H. (1921) Risk, Uncertainty and Profit, Boston: Houghton Mifflin. -- Landes, David S., Joel Mokyr …

innovation capabilities, diversification, internationalization and job creation. It goes on to examine the rise and upgrading of … book for students, academics and researchers interested in the economics of development and technological innovation. It …

. This is one of the prime criteria for achieving efficiency in the operation of the loan market and its failure has resulted … in increased uncertainty and financial fragility …