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Webster, Elizabeth - 1999

The amount of physical matter in the world is fixed and improvements to people's material circumstances are only created by their ability to reconfigure this matter. What distinguishes labour, and subsequently what allows for differing increments of value, are our capabilities, skills and...

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Sustainable and responsible investment in developing markets : a companion

Abor, Joshua Yindenaba (ed.) - 2023

investment decision-making. In turn it provides an in-depth review of a number of different motivations for SRI, including …"Covering pertinent areas of sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) this forward-looking book examines SRI in … investment strategies and philosophies that attempt to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns into …

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Handbook of Islamic banking

Hassan, M. Kabir (contributor); Lewis, Mervyn K. (contributor) - 2007

The handbook of Islamic banking comprises 25 studies by leading international experts on Islamic banking and finance specially commissioned to analyse the various debates and the current state of play in the field. This comprehensive handbook provides a succinct analysis of the workings of...

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The evolution of the stock market in China's transitional economy

Chen, Jianxun; Shi, Huici - 2002

The establishment of the Shanghai Stock Exchange in December 1990 was a landmark in China's institutional transformation. With this in mind, the authors consider the factors relating to institutional change - such as changes in the financial system, the scale and structure of stock market,...

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Islamic banking and finance in the European Union : a challenge

Khan, M. Fahim (contributor); Porzio, Mario (contributor) - 2010

investment companies in the European Union …

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Capital and uncertainty : the capital investment process in a market economy

Runge, Ian Charles - 2000

analysing capital investment choice as a process. The understanding of this process requires some modification and significant … exposition of the risk/return trade-off and how major capital investment decisions are made within firms. Topics studied include …: * the nature of capital investment decisions * entrepreneurship and the market order * capital investment choice processes …

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Decision making in entrepreneurship : selected joint papers of Dean A. Shepherd

Shepherd, Dean A. - 2016

. Although the topic of entrepreneurial decision making is broad, in doing so, he reveals the mechanisms that come into play … during the entrepreneurial decision-making process. Scholars of entrepreneurship and organizational behavior will find this … collection an essential resource for understanding how decision making is achieved in entrepreneurial settings …

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Entrepreneurial strategic decision-making : a cognitive perspective

Vermeulen, Patrick Alexander Maria (contributor); … - 2008

Entrepreneurs and strategic decisions -- The decision-making entrepreneur : a literature review -- The psychology of … entrepreneurial strategic decisions -- The role of cognitive complexity in entrepreneurial strategic decision-making -- Strategic … decision-making processes in SMEs : an exploratory study -- Entrepreneurial decision styles and cognition in SMEs …

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Employees and entrepreneurship : co-ordination and spontaneity in non-hierarchical business organizations

Pongracic, Ivan - 2009

Over the last few decades, there has been a great deal of management literature recommending the removal of firms' hierarchies and the empowerment of employees. Ivan Pongracic, Jr. examines these themes through the lense of the economic theory of the firm. Balancing the tendency for management...

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Decision-making on mega-projects : cost-benefit analysis, planning and innovation

Flyvbjerg, Bent (contributor); Wee, Bert van (contributor); … - 2008

This book enlarges the understanding of decision-making on mega-projects and suggest recommendations for a more … decision-making process, such as management characteristics and cost-benefit analysis, planning and innovation and competition …pt. 2. Management characteristics and cost-benefit analysis -- pt. 2. Planning and decision-making-- pt. 3. Innovation …

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