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Banking on trust: managing reputation risk in financial service organizations

Scott, Susan V.; Walsham, Geoff - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002

In this paper we introduce concepts that build a theoretical notion of reputation risk and establish the need to extend our approach to managing such risk.. The existing literature on reputation risk has tended to be reactive and focus on immediate business threats rather than trying to...

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From sectoral to functional urban specialisation

Duranton, Gilles; Puga, Diego - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2001

We document and then develop a model explaining and relating changes in firms'' organisation and in urban structure. Sharing of business services by headquarters and of sector-specific intermediates by production plants within a city reduces costs, while congestion increases with city size. A...

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Productivity growth, knowledge flows and spillovers

Crespi, Gustavo; Criscuolo, Chiara; Haskel, Jonathan E.; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007

This paper explores the role of knowledge flows and TFP growth by using direct survey data on knowledge flows linked to firm-level TFP growth data. Our knowledge flow data correspond to the kind of information flows often argued, especially by policy-makers, as important, such as within the...

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The place of contract in organizational awareness: deconstructing process, market and connectedness

Scott, Susan V.; Paris, Carolyn - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010

Throughout modern business history, contract has been used as an organizational technology that holds counterparties in … formal or legally binding agreements. The proliferation of contract prompted the emergence of professional contract managers … business relationship management. As more complex organizational forms emerge (outsourcing, supply chains and enterprise IS …

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The inherent limits of ‘legal devices’: lessons for the public sector's central counterparty prescription for the OTC derivatives markets

Braithwaite, Jo - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011

In the wake of the financial crisis considerable momentum has built up behind proposals to extend central counterparty (CCP) clearing in the over-the-counter derivatives markets. However, implementation is proving complex. This paper argues that one cause of this complexity is that the public...

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Law through practice: London and Liverpool commodity markets c.1820-1975

Cranston, Ross - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007

Although now forgotten, organized markets in commodities like grain, cotton, sugar, coffee and spices became firmly established in London and Liverpool in the nineteenth century. These markets were stimulated by the rising volume of international trade, as Britain became the first industrial...

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Trade liberalization, outsourcing, and firm productivity

Ossa, Ralph - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007

outsourcing as firms focus on their core competencies in response to tougher competition. Since firms are the better at performing … tasks the closer they are to their core competencies, this outsourcing increases firm productivity. Moreover, I also … investigate the links between various technological parameters and outsourcing. In particular, I analyze how technological …

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Outsourcing and offshoring engineering projects: understanding the value, sourcing models, and coordination practices

Willcocks, Leslie P.; Oshri, Ilan; Kotlarsky, Julia; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011

In this paper, we review recent developments in the field of outsourcing and offshoring and the implications for … engineering management. We examine three aspects involved in outsourcing and offshoring, namely, sourcing models, coordination …, and value extracted from outsourcing projects. We conclude that additional research is needed on recent trends in …

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Off-shoring of business services and de-industrialization: threat or opportunity - and for whom?

Robert-Nicoud, Frédéric - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006

This paper takes a new look at the issue of overseas sourcing of services. In framework in which comparative advantage is endogenous to agglomeration economies and factor mobility, the fragmentation of production made possible by the new communication technologies and low transportation costs...

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The determinants of intrafirm trade: evidence from French firms

Corcos, Gregory; Irac, Delphine M.; Mion, Giordano; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

How well does the theory of the firm explain the choice between intrafirm and arms' length trade? This paper uses firm-level import data from France to look into this question. We find support for three key predictions of property-rights theories of the multinational firm. Intrafirm imports are...

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