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Free to fail : creative destruction revisited
Mandele, Hugh C. van der - 2013
1. Introduction -- 2. Key concepts -- 3. The historic debate -- 4. Profit maximization is only part of the answer -- 5. Organizational mortality and its fruits -- 6. Causes of organizational failure -- 7. Uncontrollability -- 8. Empirical evidence -- 9. The soft constraint syndrome -- 10. When...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420127
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Public enterprise revisited : a closer look at the 1954-79 UK labour productivity record
Iordanoglou, Chrisafis H. - 2001
The book compares the 1954-79 labour productivity record of 5 expanding public sector industries to that of 24 expanding, capital intensive, mass-production industries in the British private sector. The author shows that the public sector industries' labour productivity growth was significantly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851212
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Environmental networks : a framework for economic decision-making and policy analysis
Dhanda, Kanwalroop Kathy; Nagurney, Anna; Ramanujam, Padma - 1999
This original book presents a new basis for environmental policymaking: environmental networks. This framework graphically simplifies the analysis of environmental problems and emphasizes the spatial nature of economic activity and pollution dispersion. The book first discusses the foundations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473829
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The economy as a process of valuation
Samuels, Warren J.; Medema, Steven G.; Schmid, Alfred Allan - 1997
firm and the theory and policy of externalities - all aspects of the economy as a process of valuation. This is followed by …The Economy as Process of Valuation sheds new light on the potential benefits of concept and theory formation along … focuses on Coases's work on institutions and considers the implications for a variety of subjects including the theory of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473949
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Economic rights and environmental wrongs : property rights for the common good
Devlin, Rose Anne - 1998
1. Environmental wrongs -- 2. Externalities and the environment -- 3. Property rights for pollution -- 4. Property …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851479
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The economics of vertically differentiated markets
Lambertini, Luca (ed.) - 2006
This original new book offers a comprehensive and engaging perspective on the theory of vertical differentiation. It … equilibrium in duopoly games, positional effects attached to status goods, international trade, collusion, advertising and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474062
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The labour market and economic development of Taiwan
Li, Cheng (ed.) - 2007
The debate on whether high standards of labour market legislation affect economic growth and the rate of employment is topical and important. The contributors to this book address three main issues: * how Taiwan's labour market was able to work so well prior to 1996, maintaining full employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474078
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Handbook of research on entrepreneurship and conflict
Naudé, Wim (ed.); Power, Bernadette (ed.) - 2024
"This Handbook focuses on the complex relationship between entrepreneurship and conflict. Editors Wim Naudé and Bernadette Power construct a broad overview of central research themes in the field, covering states being captured by entrepreneurs, states capturing businesses, entrepreneurship in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014635734
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Private sector and enterprise development : fostering growth in the Middle East and North Africa
Stevenson, Lois A. - 2010
This important and well-researched book examines the challenges to private sector growth in twelve Middle East and North African (MENA) countries, assessing comparative performance against a number of indicators and focussing on the special role of SMEs and entrepreneurial activity
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851746
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Privatization and market development : global movements in public policy ideas
Hodge, Graeme A. (contributor) - 2006
This accessible book aims to inform readers interested in assessing privatization and market development concepts on a global scale, and outlines a range of thinking on how these policy ideas have moved around the globe. Bringing together an international team of contributors, the book traces...
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