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Using supermarket scanner data, we test a variety of hypotheses from trade journals about the invasion of private-label food products. According to conventional industry wisdom, name-brand firms defended their brands against new private-label products by lowering their prices, engaging in...
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This paper analyses data collected across a panel of 1.000 representative Italian family units, gathered by means of electronic questionnaires. The contents of the surveyed data were in relation to individuals’ consumption and purchasing behaviour in regards to organic and conventional food...
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market competition. In markets with effective competition, horizontal multiple directorships turn out to be an efficient … firms have no significant influence on financial performance, irrespective of the level of competition intensity …
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The paper presents the analysis of recent developments of Schumpeterian theory of entrepreneurship and innovation in light of evolutionary economics.
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It is usually believed that higher competition, implying more active firms, benefits consumers. We show that this may …
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governance as well as economic and political competition, whereas the role of collaboration mechanisms is growing. This process …
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The debate on competition and innovation has produced a wide range of theoretical and empirical findings. Recently …, corporate governance quality has emerged as an additional factor that may complement or substitute for competition’s effect on … innovation. We aim to contribute to the debate by investigating whether product-market competition and corporate governance …
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approach ignores both the competition between oil companies, and the large geographical differences. The paper concludes by …
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held beliefs, product market competition in emerging countries is no less intense than in advanced economies. …
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This paper describes the socio-economic adjustment effects exerted by globalization (taking as starting points competitive pressure, sectoral shifts, and financial market contagion) and discusses their relevance for domestic policy-making. I argue that these economic pressures and the resulting...
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