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Butzen, Paul (ed.); Fuss, Catherine (ed.) - 2003

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Free to fail : creative destruction revisited

Mandele, Hugh C. van der - 2013

1. Introduction -- 2. Key concepts -- 3. The historic debate -- 4. Profit maximization is only part of the answer -- 5. Organizational mortality and its fruits -- 6. Causes of organizational failure -- 7. Uncontrollability -- 8. Empirical evidence -- 9. The soft constraint syndrome -- 10. When...

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Public enterprise revisited : a closer look at the 1954-79 UK labour productivity record

Iordanoglou, Chrisafis H. - 2001

The book compares the 1954-79 labour productivity record of 5 expanding public sector industries to that of 24 expanding, capital intensive, mass-production industries in the British private sector. The author shows that the public sector industries' labour productivity growth was significantly...

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Private sector and enterprise development : fostering growth in the Middle East and North Africa

Stevenson, Lois - 2010

This important and well-researched book examines the challenges to private sector growth in twelve Middle East and North African (MENA) countries, assessing comparative performance against a number of indicators and focussing on the special role of SMEs and entrepreneurial activity

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Privatization and market development : global movements in public policy ideas

Hodge, Graeme A. (contributor) - 2006

This accessible book aims to inform readers interested in assessing privatization and market development concepts on a global scale, and outlines a range of thinking on how these policy ideas have moved around the globe. Bringing together an international team of contributors, the book traces...

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The labour market and economic development of Taiwan

Li, Cheng (ed.) - 2007

The debate on whether high standards of labour market legislation affect economic growth and the rate of employment is topical and important. The contributors to this book address three main issues: * how Taiwan's labour market was able to work so well prior to 1996, maintaining full employment...

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Handbook of research on entrepreneurship and conflict

Naudé, Wim (ed.); Power, Bernadette (ed.) - 2024

"This Handbook focuses on the complex relationship between entrepreneurship and conflict. Editors Wim Naudé and Bernadette Power construct a broad overview of central research themes in the field, covering states being captured by entrepreneurs, states capturing businesses, entrepreneurship in...

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Handbook of corporate finance

Denis, David J. (ed.) - 2024

corporate financing and payout policies, investment decisions and mergers and acquisitions. The Handbook also presents state …

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Handbook of research on business angels

Landström, Hans (contributor); Mason, Colin M. (contributor) - 2016

Botelho -- 5. Women business angels: theory and practice / Frances M. Amatucci -- 6. Investment decision making by business … examine business angels themselves, the evolution of the market, the various stages of the investment process and the role of … public policy in influencing angel investment. They each conclude their chapters with an agenda for future research on …

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Financing nonprofits and other social enterprises : a benefits approach

Young, Dennis R. - 2017

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