An account of the principal phases in the development of the English banking system, and an analysis of the financial structure of the economy of the UK. The book focuses in detail on the regulatory and supervisory aspects of the UK banking system, and the interactions between the structural...

This book explores the drivers of technological upgrading and catch-up in the emerging economies, paying specific attention to technology and innovation policies, national innovation systems, the role of foreign direct investment and small and medium enterprises. It provides practical...

This book provides a historical evaluation of banking reforms and structural changes in India over the past 25 years. Chapters cover issues in consolidation and restructuring, competition and concentration, performance evaluation in terms of cost efficiency and productivity, profitability,...

Darwin fährt Auto – Lehren aus der Natur! -- Wie der Auslesewettbewerb funktioniert -- Welcher Automobilhersteller hat die besten Überlebenschancen -- Die Karten werden neu gemischt: Vom Aufstieg und Fall wesentlicher Marktspieler -- Zehn Gründe, warum die deutsche Automobilindustrie...

Die Fähigkeit, Innovationen zu implementieren, hat sich angesichts veränderter Wettbewerbsbedingungen zu einem Gradmesser für den langfristigen Erfolg von Krankenhäusern entwickelt. Die hohe Misserfolgsrate von Innovationsprojekten wirft allerdings die Frage auf, warum sich Krankenhäuser in...

Die Gestaltung konzerninterner Dienstleister orientiert sich zunehmend an marktlichen Steuerungsmechanismen, um die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit dieser marktfernen Unternehmenseinheiten zu steigern. Julia Pahl-Schönbein erklärt die Problematik des Zusammenspiels aus marktlichen und hierarchischen...

Preface -- Part I: Overview -- Part II: The German Institutional Framework -- Part III: Competition for Non-Commercial Services -- Part IV: Competition for Commercial Services -- Part V: Conclusions and Outlook -- Appendices -- References

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Technology Standards and Competition in the Mobile Industry by Kirti Gupta -- Chapter 3. Standard Setting Organizations and Competition Laws: Lessons and Suggestions from the United States by Donald E. Knebel -- Chapter 4. FRAND Commitments and Royalties for...

This book demonstrates how to successfully manage and lead healthcare institutions by employing the logic of business model innovation to gain competitive advantages. Since clerk-like routines in professional organizations tend to overlook patient and service-centered healthcare solutions, it...

This second edition demonstrates that there are more conditions and actors prevalent in the economy than are considered today, and builds a balanced view of responsibility that would not be shunned by corporate executives. The wider economic responsibilities of organizations have been identified...