Showing 1 - 10 of 29
We survey the phenomenon of the growth of firms drawing on literature from economics, management and sociology. We begin with a review of empirical "stylised facts" before discussing theoretical contributions. Firm growth is characterized by a predominant stochastic element, making it difficult...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010750933
The purpose of this chapter is to provide an extended overview on the debate on the European firm, by articulating it against the backdrop of more traditional theories of the firm. The chapter also proposes a different interpretation of the issue by grafting the discussion into the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011025928
Recent financial crises and scandals have focused attention on the system of governance and disclosure in a way many may never have imagined and few welcomed. Not only do reforms appear to be necessary to protect shareholders as well as other stakeholders, but also to develop a different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008790526
The aim of this paper is to reconsider the link between vertical integration and disintegration which are traditionally opposed in the literature. The conception of integration and disintegration closely depends on the way we define the firm and its role. This paper focuses on human...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008791165
This chapter examines the relations between training, skills, credentials and the wage in France, Spain and the United …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008791917
Las experiencias en cooperación en el ámbito del turismo y el desarrollo, fruto de la dilatada colaboración entre investigadores españoles y latinoamericanos, ha sido importante. Así lo constatan el número de proyectos financiados por el Programa de Cooperación Interuniversitario de la...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010898581
Las ciudades históricas, en especial las Ciudades Patrimonio de la Humanidad, constituyen uno de los principales referentes culturales de España y Latinoamérica. En este texto se abordan los resultados de una investigación comparada sobre este tipo de ciudades a nivel de España y México,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010898689
may be also too restrictive. The recent modernisation of irrigation practices in Spain highlights that the rebound effect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010898730
Americanism as a central point of the political, social, intellectual and academic agenda in Spain: some explicative … notes This paper focuses on the different factors that make Latin Americanism in Spain so different from that in the rest of …, the relevant presence of both Spanish settlers in Latin America and Latin American ones in Spain, as well as the presence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010820816
La théorie de la concurrence monopolistique, qui fut développée au cours des années 20 et 30 par Sraffa, Robinson et Chamberlin, permit aux économistes de s'intéresser plus particulièrement aux théories de la firme et de remettre en cause les raisonnements en termes de marché et...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021742