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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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Corporate governance adrift : a critique of shareholder value
Aglietta, Michel - 2005
Recent corporate governance scandals have brought to the fore the inherent contradictions of a capitalism dominated by financial markets. This challenging book by Michel Aglietta and Antoine Rebérioux argues that capitalism's basic premise--that companies must be managed in the sole interest of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850595
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Does company ownership matter?
Touffut, Jean-Philippe (contributor) - 2009
Do modes of management depend on company ownership? Does macroeconomic performance rely on shareholder value? The contributions collected in this book explore these questions from economic, historical and legal perspectives. They examine company ownership through the study of national...
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Creating value through innovation
Dringoli, Angelo - 2009
postgraduate students with an interest in economics, finance and business administration, as well as managers and professionals …
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Economic reform in Asia : China, India, and Japan
Hsu, Sara - 2016
1. Introduction to development in China, India and Japan -- 2. Development theory -- 3. An Asian leader : Japan … trajectory -- 6. Poverty and inequality in China, India and Japan -- 7. urbanization and migration -- 8. Demographics, education …, health and labor -- 9. The impact of development on the environment -- 10. Trade in China, India and Japan -- 11. Economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419848
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Government, innovation, and technology policy : an international comparative analysis
Mani, Sunil - 2002
which can be classed as creators of new technologies (Japan, Korea and Israel) and those which possess the potential to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420109
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Transformational CEOs : leadership and management success in Japan
Kase, Kimio - 2005
--operational effectiveness and superior CEO leadership--some are Japan-specific and point to a break with traditional leadership rationale …1. Management success in Japan -- 2. Mental schemes of successful transformational CEOs : PIF and PA approaches -- 3 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850703
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The international handbook on financial reform
Hall, Maximilian (contributor) - 2003
-- 6. Financial reform in Hong Kong -- 7. Financial reform in Italy -- 8. Financial reform in Japan -- 9. Financial sector …
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Cross-national appropriation of work systems : Japanese firms in the UK
Saka, Ayse - 2003
The diffusion of work processes across countries through foreign direct investment and technological collaborations is an increasingly important practice in today's global economy. Ayse Saka explores this process both by focusing on the role of actors in appropriating different ways of operating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850874
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Merger and acquisition strategies : how to create value
Dringoli, Angelo - 2016
acquisitions (M&As) that fail. It adopts a normative approach, using theoretical analysis to show what managers could and should do …, this is an essential book for students and scholars in economics, business and strategic management, as well as managers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419898