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Knowledge intensive business services : organizational forms and national institutions
Grimshaw, Damian (contributor); Miozzo, Marcela (contributor) - 2006
This book focuses on the development of Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS) and the associated market characteristics and organisational forms. It brings together reputed scholars from a mix of disciplines to explore the nature and evolution of a range of Knowledge Intensive Business...
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Economic advice and rhetoric : why do consultants perform better than academic advisers?
Bouwmeester, Onno - 2010
This book compares the approaches of consultants and academic advisers and provides an in-depth analysis of their advice argumentation. Both compete on the market for economic advice, with consultants enjoying a larger market share and usually obtaining higher fees. However, academics criticize...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852096
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Management consulting
Avakian, Stephanos - 2012
David Strang (2006), 'When Fashion is Fleeting: Transitory Collective Beliefs and the Dynamics of TQM Consulting', Academy …), 'Consulting as a Liminal Space', Human Relations, 56 (3), 267-90 -- Siw M. Fosstenløkken, Bente R. Løwendahl and Øivind Revang …), 'Integrity in Management Consulting: A Contradiction in Terms?', Business Ethics: A European Review, 16 (2), April, 107 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852257
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Industrial innovation and firm performance : the impact of scientific knowledge on multinational corporations
Kafouros, Mario I. - 2008
It has long been recognized that R&D plays a key role in the global battle for technological leadership. However, due to intense competition and rivals' imitations, firms are not always able to reap rewards from their innovations. Mario Kafouros theoretically and empirically examines the impacts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473775
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Economic policy and manufacturing performance in developing countries
Tribe, Michael A. (contributor);  … - 2001
This book considers the impact of economic reforms on manufacturing performance and explores policy options for promoting manufacturing. Using country-specific case studies spanning Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and Latin America, the authors examine the evidence for and against both trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850989
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Economic development and agricultural productivity
Bhaduri, Amit (ed.); Skarstein, Rune (ed.) - 1997
This important book challenges conventional development theory by addressing not only technological but also socio-economic factors influencing low agricultural productivity in the developing world. Agricultural productivity has long been regarded as a fundamental factor in influencing economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473979
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Migration and remittances
Connell, John - 2015
At a time when remittances are widely recognised as of growing importance for development in many countries, John Connell and Richard Brown present this comprehensive overview of the role of remittances in economic and social development. They investigate various topics including reflections on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852199
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Multinational enterprises in Asian development
Athukorala, Prema-chandra - 2007
Multinational enterprises and developing countries : background and preview -- Foreign direct investment in developing Asia : trends, patterns and prospects -- Multinational enterprises and manufacturing for export : emerging patterns and opportunities for latecomers -- Product fragmentation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420020
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Economy and ecosystems in change : analytical and historical approaches
Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. van den (ed.);  … - International Society for Ecological Economics <San … - 1997
Economy and Ecosystems in Change addresses ecological problems from an economic perspective, and provides policy suggestions for resource management and environmental sustainability based on integrated, multidisciplinary information, methods and applications. The book begins by introducing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473967
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Handbook of university-wide entrepreneurship education
Gatewood, Elizabeth J. (contributor);  … - 2009
This Handbook explores the current state of university-wide entrepreneurship education programs and provides a comprehensive reference guide for the planning and implementation of an entrepreneurship curriculum beyond the business school environment. A variety of authors spanning five countries...
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