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"Our Elgar Concise Introductions are inspiring and considered. They explain the key principles in business and are expertly written by some of the world's leading scholars. The aims of the series are two-fold: to pinpoint essential concepts of business and management, and to offer insights that...
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Bloom, Richard Blundell, Rachel Griffith and Peter Howitt (2005), 'Competition and Innovation: An Inverted-U Relationship …
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There is great discussion but little consensus on the best measures of organizational performance. This book redresses this imbalance. Measuring Organizational Performance offers a framework with which to better understand the implications of selecting variables for use in both empirical studies...
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This book develops and illustrates a comprehensive, multi-level framework for the evaluation of industrial R&D activities and the measurement of their performances. The framework encompasses a set of hierarchical, interrelated levels at which R&D evaluation and performance measurement could be...
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to intense competition and rivals' imitations, firms are not always able to reap rewards from their innovations. Mario …&D, the association between the Internet and R&D efficiency, and the role of competition, internationalization, firm size and …
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"Management practices within the healthcare sector are shaped by a multitude of professional, social, political and technical factors. This Elgar Encyclopedia of Healthcare Management provides insights and definitions on essential themes that clarify complexity and specificity of leading within...
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1. Financial innovation and the economics of banking and the financial system / David T. Llewellyn -- 2. Is financial innovation still a relevant issue? / Luisa Anderloni and Paola Bongini -- 3. Microfinance, innovations and commercialisation / Reinhard H. Schmidt -- 4. Technological innovation...
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The German state banks - or Landesbanks - are not only some of the largest banks in Germany but are also a dominant … force in the international banking sector. These state-owned banks enjoy special privileges and government support which … to a fierce take-over battle between Europe's banks. He argues that, given the state warranties, it seems likely that the …
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Financial reform has been a major concern for China's transitional economy - especially in the realms of banking and insurance - since accession to the WTO in 2001. This book scrutinizes the development and limitations of these industries during the process of institutional transformation, and...
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improving the infrastructure of central banks and monetary policy to maintain both price and economic stability. This book … banking and finance alongside conventional banking since the 1980s. The selected countries are Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt …1. Introduction -- 2. Bahrain -- 3. Bangladesh -- 4. Egypt -- 5. Indonesia -- 6. Iran -- 7. Malaysia -- 8. Pakistan …
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