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Furlan, Andrea (ed.); Powell, Daryl J. (ed.) - 2024

"Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. This fascinating Research Agenda analyzes the key...

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Elgar encyclopedia of healthcare management

Lega, Federico (ed.) - 2023

"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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The myth of Japanese efficiency : the world car industry in a globalizing age

Coffey, Dan - 2006

Combining case studies with accessible but rigorous production models and historical background, this provocative book challenges accepted views on Japanese production methods in the world car industry. The book argues that the 'lean and flexible' production model popularly associated with...

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The economics of standards

Link, Albert N. - 2016

Recommended readings (Machine generated): George V. Thompson (1954), 'Intercompany, Technical Standardization in the …), 'Standardization, Compatibility and Innovation,' Rand Journal of Economics, 16 (1), Spring, 70-83 -- Paul A. David and Shane Greenstein … Standardization', Journal of Economic Perspectives, 8 (2), Spring, 117-31 -- Mark A. Lemley (2002), 'Intellectual Property Rights and …

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CE marking, product standards and world trade

Hanson, David - 2005

CE Marking, the European system of mandatory product safety standards, has created major obstacles for US exporters to the European Union (EU). CE Marking, Product Standards and World Trade is one of the first books to analyze the nature and dynamics of this major non-tariff trade barrier. David...

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The economics of standards : theory, evidence, policy

Blind, Knut - 2004

economic impacts of standardization both in the manufacturing and the service sector. The author begins by providing a detailed … standardization process, the author focuses in particular on the role of the firm, which acts as the main impetus for the development … and implementation of new standards. He also examines the fundamental link between technical change and standardization …

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Innovation in public sector services : entrepreneurship, creativity and management

Windrum, Paul (contributor); Koch, Per M. (contributor) - 2008

This groundbreaking book provides new key insights and opens up an important research agenda. The book develops a new taxonomy of the different types of innovation found in public sector services, and investigates the key features and drivers of public sector entrepreneurship. The book contains...

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International handbook on economic regulation

Parker, David (contributor); Crew, Michael A. (contributor) - 2006

Michael Crew and David Parker have compiled a comprehensive, up-to-date and detailed analytical work on leading research issues in the economics of regulation. With contributions from international specialists in economic regulation, the Handbook provides a comprehensive discussion of major...

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Progress in the competitive agenda in the postal and delivery sector

Crew, Michael A. (contributor); … - 2009

Regulation continues to be an important issue in the postal and delivery sector of the global economy. This latest volume of the series covers progress made in the competitive agenda in the industry. It is global in scope and addresses topics of great importance to scholars and practitioners of...

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The materials of service design

Blomkvist, Johan; Clatworthy, Simon; Holmlid, Stefan - 2023

"If Design is about forming materials, then what are the materials of Service Design? In this ground-breaking book, Johan Blomkvist, Simon Clatworthy and Stefan Holmlid explore this question by establishing a discourse around the materials of service design, discussing materials as a means to...

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