This important book, a successor volume to European Industries, brings together a number of in-depth and authoritative studies of key European industries, providing fascinating insights into their nature and characteristics

This comprehensive book contains case studies on the evolution of competition policy, with an emphasis on merger policy, for seven major US industries that have experienced substantial deregulation in the past forty years - electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, railroads, airlines,...

Preface -- Part I. background and introduction -- 1. Introduction: establishing the art of contextualizing CSR as a research area / Anders Örtenblad -- 2. Corporate social responsibility as concept and activity: an overview / Serra Görpe and Burcu Öksüz -- 3. The importance of context in...

This book examines in detail the features and dynamics of sectoral systems of innovation and production in developing countries. Processes of rapid growth are usually associated with specific sectors such as automobiles, electronics or software, as well as with the transformation of traditional...

It has become clear that over the past few decades enterprises not only produce and sell abroad but increasingly also develop goods and services outside their home countries; a development now known as the internationalisation of business R&D. This book presents a comprehensive picture of the...

pt. 1. The financial community's perspective on the role of private equity -- pt. 2. The entrepreneur's perspective on the role of private equity -- pt. 3. Private equity and the role of public policy in Europe.

1. Introduction -- 2. The intangible economy -- 3. Patent information and corporate credit ratings : an empirical study of patent valuation by credit rating agencies -- 4. IPR management and company valuation in the pharmaceutical industry : an exploratory study -- 5. IPR management, corporate...

1. The microcredit sector in the United Kingdom : the role of CDFIs / Niamh Goggin, Karl Dayson and Sarah McGeehan -- 2. Microcredit in France : financial support for social inclusion / Stefanie Lämmermann -- 3. The microcredit sector in Italy : small initiatives in a dynamic scenario / Simone...

"Through careful classification of the opportunities and challenges facing current financial regulatory bodies, the Research Handbook on Financial Accounting inspects the financial implications of our ever-changing modern economic and environmental climate. This Research Handbook covers a broad...