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On Hospital Competition: Quality, Efficiency, and Ownership

Herr, Annika - 2009

In this research we will focus on three topics which we think are particularly relevant for hospital competition: i) quality, ii) efficiency, and iii) ownership.i) Quality of health care is the most important good of the health production process. The present thesis presents both a theoretical...

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Supply Chain Strategy and the Benefits of Information Exchange

Porterfield, Tobin Edward - 2007

This dissertation investigates the use of information exchange in industrial supply chain relationships. Specific information exchange characteristics are analyzed to determine their contribution to firm performance from the perspective of both the technology champion firm and the trading...

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Firm Decision Making Under Financial Distress: A Study of U.S. Air Fares and an Analysis of Inventories in U.S. Manufacturing Industries

Hofer, Christian - 2007

This dissertation investigates the effects of firm financial distress on two key firm decision variables: sales prices and inventories. These analyses contribute to the Structure-Conduct-Performance paradigm literature. Specifically, the feedback loop between financial distress, a result of poor...

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Effect of Transaction Cost and Coordination Mechanisms on the Length of the Supply Chain

Iyengar, Deepak - 2005

A drastic reduction in the cost of transmitting information has tremendously increased the°ow and availability of information. Greater availability of information increases the ¯rm's abilityto manage its supply chain and, therefore, increases its operational performance. However,...

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Identifying and mitigating the antecedents of supply chain disruptions - 3 essays

Habermann, Marco - 2009

University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. July 2009. Major: Business Administration. Advisors: Dr. Karen Donohue and Dr. Rachna Shah. 1 computer file (PDF); xi, 196 pages, appendices 1-4.

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The role of sourcing agents in global apparel supply chains: an exploratory study

Cook, Celeste Nicole - 2010

production of complex designs, but lack any form of formal regulation. …

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Telecommunications Regulation: An Introduction

Economides, Nicholas - NYU Stern School of Business - 2004

conjunctionwith the history of regulation and antitrust intervention in thetelecommunications sector. After discussing the impact of …

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Beyond Regulation

Littlechild, Stephen C - 2006

supplanting the role of regulation. Revised calculations suggest that the benefits of UK electricity privatisation were higher … contracts in Nordic markets, posing questions for regulation in the absence of retail competition. There are alternatives to … regulation of network monopolies. In Australia regulated interconnectors have been less economic than merchant interconnectors …

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THE PROVISION OF RAIL SERVICE: THE IMPACT OF COMPETITION

Fulton, Murray E.; Gray, Richard S. - 1998

way to achieve transportation efficiencies. Other groups, supporting the status quo, argue that the regulation of rates is … options such as these be investigated to address the very thorny issue of freight rate and entry regulation. …

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The dynamic relationship between firm capabilities, regulatory policy, and environmental performance: renewable energy policy and investment in the U.S. electric utility sector.

Fremeth, Adam Ryan - 2009

regards to a pending public policy of variable stringency. I test this theory within the context of the regulation and …

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