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Institutions and development
Shirley, Mary M. - 2008
A landmark contribution to our understanding of economic development. This significant book argues that fundamental changes in deeply rooted institutions do not happen because of outsiders' money, advice, pressures, or even physical force; which explains why foreign aid has not, and can not,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852013
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Innovation, entrepreneurship and culture : the interaction between technology, progress and economic growth
Brown, Terrence E. (contributor); Ulijn, J. M. (contributor) - 2004
1. Innovation, entrepreneurship and culture, a matter of interaction between technology, progress and economic growth? : an introduction -- 2. Conceptualizing innovation management and culture in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) : an exploratory study of organization-specific...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419964
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Change and continuity at the World Bank : reforming paradoxes of economic development
Hammer, Peter J. - 2013
1. The World Bank and Wolfensohn era reforms -- 2. The ABCs of the World Bank -- 3. A framework for modeling Bank …This fascinating book examines the World Bank's capacity for change, illustrating the influence of overlapping … change and continuity at the World Bank during the presidencies of James Wolfensohn (1995-2005), Paul Wolfowitz (2005 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420129
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The Elgar companion to the Asian development bank
Quibria, Muhammad G. (ed.); Akanda, Albab (ed.) - 2024
's approach to an increasingly multipolar world, the role of the ADB in supporting developing member countries, agricultural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014512168
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Corporate governance, organization and the firm : co-operation and outsourcing in the global economy
Morroni, Mario (contributor) - 2009
In recent years, applied studies have shown widespread, profound and increasing heterogeneity across firms in terms of their strategy, organization arrangement and performance. This book investigates the diversity of business firms, offering a picture of the different organizational settings...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851944
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Trust : forms, foundations, functions, failures, and figures
Nooteboom, B. - 2002
Trust deals with a range of questions such as: what are the roles of trust? What can we trust in? Can trust serve as an instrument for the governance of relations? Is trust a substitute, a precondition or an outcome of contracts? The author then goes on to analyse what trust is based on, what...
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Handbook of economic organization : integrating economic and organization theory
Grandori, Anna (contributor) - 2013
pt. I. The micro-foundations of economic organization : extending behavioral assumptions on knowledge, interest, and rationality -- pt. II. The constitution of economic organization between interacting and contracting -- pt. III. The shaping of economic organization between design and evolution...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420121
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The myth of Japanese efficiency : the world car industry in a globalizing age
Coffey, Dan - 2006
challenges accepted views on Japanese production methods in the world car industry. The book argues that the 'lean and flexible …Introducing the myth of Japanese efficiency -- Wide selection : a myth encountered -- Production malapropisms : the BMW … totalizing myth : Japanese efficiency as a cultural fiction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851708
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Strategic reconfigurations : building dynamic capabilities in rapid innovation-based industries
Wall, Stuart (contributor) - 2010
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Performance of the Chinese insurance industry under economic reforms
Yao, Shujie - 2010
first English language study in the literature to address the efficiency issue of the Chinese insurance sector, and presents … a comprehensive review on alternative methodologies for analyzing firm efficiency …ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. China's insurance market - development issues -- ch. 3. Review of efficiency studies in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852093