Institutions are man-made entities and their workings, as well as the changes they may undergo, is fundamentally imbued in language and communication. In analysing the role of socio-cultural values, this book argues that communication and language is inseparable from both the economy and a...

Preface: Materiality, Institutions & Organizing -- Introduction: Institution and Materiality -- Institutionalization as bricolage: A material perspective -- Footsteps in the sand: consequences of conformity in complex institutional environment -- The problem of ontological fluctuations in...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Point of Departure -- Chapter 3. Actor Specificities and the Types of Economic Organization -- Chapter 4. Transcending Borders and Institutional Dynamics -- Chapter 5. Conflating Capitalisms: Western MNCs in Latin America -- Chapter 6. The Action Situation...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Section 1: Investment -- Chapter 2: Understanding the Productivity Slowdown and its Practical Implications -- Chapter 3: Premature Deindustrialization, Economic Dualism and the Changing Dynamics of Growth -- Chapter 4: Revisiting the lessons and insights from East...

The book constructs the Synergy Theory, a new theory of economic growth and calculation methodology. The book involves empirical comparative study on economic growth between China and the 14 developed countries, and on the basis of the synergy theory, divides GDP into labor compensation, capital...

This book helps readers understand how universities position themselves in the innovation landscape and the implications for national policies. It provides a scholarly discussion and best practice–based insights to help answer questions like: To what extent do funding and governance policies...

Introduction -- How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Reshaping the Education Service -- Rethinking Higher Education Post COVID-19 -- Asian University Leader Perspectives -- Transformative Value Co-creation in Healthcare Services in the COVID-19 Era.

1. ERP technology adoption – an introduction -- 2. Enterprise resource planning – an innovative technology -- 3. Adoption of innovative technology -- 4. ERP technology adoption – the factors -- 5. Research framework for technology adoption -- 6. Quantitative study on ERP adoption -- 7....

Chapter 1 - Editorial Introduction.-1-Title: Teaching methodology courses in the context of entrepreneurship education -- 2- Measuring the Impact of Simulation-based Teaching on Entrepreneurial Skills of the MBA/DBA Students -- 3- Teaching Digital Marketing for Entrepreneurship -- 4- A Case...

"The emphasis on proper institutional settings as a requirement for innovation and the systematic comparative study of (the lack of) these settings in the Arab region leads to a challenging analysis and also provides clear policy recommendations." - Joan Muysken, Professor Emeritus, Maastricht...