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Analysis of factors influencing Czech SMEs after EU accession
Šebestová, Jarmila - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
The main goal of this paper is to present current research findings in three fields - business environment as a source of innovations, education needs and dynamics of SMEs units. The conclusion is made as some recommendations and useful strategies to support this very important part of national...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835794
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Globalization tendencies in the Czech SME'S - Historical Approach (1997-2004)
Šebestová, Jarmila - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
The main purpose of this paper is to present historical development of SME’s in the Czech Republic between years 1997 …-2004. It covers sections about changing strategy approach to prepare SME’s to EU entry and nearly two years in the European … Union. The Czech economy made big changes especially in SME field, because before year 1989 in the state managed economy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837345
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The Economics of Software Products: an Example of Market Failure
Carlos, del Cacho - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
In this paper we examine pricing imperfections in software companies by analyzing the case of Microsoft, and we uncover the presence of pervasive dead-weight losses derived from the inability of the producer to achieve first degree price discrimination. Because the nature of software is such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005668424
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Consumer welfare and market structure in a model of competition between open source and proprietary software
Gaudeul, Alexia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
I consider a Vickrey-Salop model of spatial product differentiation with quasi-linear utility functions and contrast two modes of production, the proprietary model where entrepreneurs sell software to the users, and the open source model where users participate in software development. I show...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008497689
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Enterprise performance, privatization and the role of ownership in Finland
Tatahi, Motasam - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
performances of private, public and mixed enterprises in Finland is compared through the use of factor analysis method. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008742975
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Institutional Clash and Financial Fragility. An Evolutionary Model of Banking Crises
Knutsen, Sverre; Sjögren, Hans - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
There are mainly two types of theories explaining banking crisis, emanating from the monetarist school respectively institutional economics. Using an allegory, monetarists are discussing how much water in terms of liquidity that is needed to stop a fire escalating into a disaster, while...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836657
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20 years of stated preference valuation of non-timber benefits from Fennoscandian forests: A meta-analysis
Lindhjem, Henrik - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
and Finland for about 20 years. The paper first reviews the literature and summarises methodological traditions in SP …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005617090
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Dynamics of obesity in Finland
Halicioglu, Ferda - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The purpose of this research is to study empirically the dynamics of obesity in Finland and provide empirical evidence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011107890
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Basic education as a human right redux
Willmore, Larry - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
choice, but only for those who can afford to pay; Sweden, with taxpayer-funded free choice for everyone; and Finland, which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108960
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Enabling and Integrative Infrastructure Policy: The Role of Inverse Infrastructures in Local Infrastructure Provision with Special Reference to Finnish Water Cooperatives
Heino, Ossi; Anttiroiko, Ari-Veikko - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Infrastructures are necessary to support the functionality of urban communities. Globalization, increased … in Finland. Our conclusion is that inverse infrastructures have a potential to contribute to local infrastructure …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111904