This study considers the impact of labour and product market characteristics on Research and Development (R&D) activity in the North East. This study extends the literature on regional R&D by focusing on potential strategic relationships between relative firm size, market structure and crucial...

Understanding risks faced by firms and their reactions in response to those risks requires analysis of the ambiguities inherent in human behaviour. Yet, evidence from two case studies on investment and insurance professionals in the finance industry suggests that more focus on human capital may...

In an attempt to reduce high electricity prices in England and Wales the government has reduced concentration among generators and introduced New Electricity Trading Arrangements (NETA). Econometric analysis on monthly data from April 1996 to September 2002 implies support for two conflicting...

Using a simultaneous equation model initially developed by Shrieves and Dahl this article shows that Japanese banks in comparison to European banks, have focused on factors other than those that impact on bank safety levels. This has left Japanese banks in a vulnerable position with respect to...

L'augmentation du niveau d'education de la population, l'extension du secteur tertiaire et des activites a forte valeur ajoutee au detriment des activites manuelles, l'automatisation des taches et la croissance rapide des technologies de l'information sont autant d'evolutions du monde du travail...

Dramatic shifts are occuring in the role of the marketing function. National marketing is being swept away on a tide of European and even global consolidation. This paper addresses two questions of importance to marketing in the European context. How are marketing activities organised in...