The paper argues that transformations in global media industry practices can be usefully indexed to the on-going trend to consolidation by ?big media?. This trend was influentially first described by Bagdikian who noted that 50 corporations in the US ?controlled more than half of all broadcast...

Vartotojų lojalumas marketingo teorijų kontekste, vartotojų lojalumo sampratos formavimasis marketingo minties mokyklų raidoje, santykių marketingo idėjų įtaka vartotojų lojalumo sampratos formavimuisi, vartotojų lojalumo sampratos transformacijos, vartotojų lojalumas kaip tyrimų...

Mokomojoje knygoje nagrinėjama organizacinės kultūros samprata, nauda organizacijai ir jos darbuotojams, organizacinę kultūrą sąlygojantys veiksniai, subkultūros organizacijose, organizacinės kultūros elementai, tipologijos, keitimas, formavimo modeliai ir tyrimų metodai, vadovo...

This paper presents a critique of the traditional textbook representation of fiscal policy, and highlights the misleading policy implications perpetuated by this analysis. In particular, the conclusion that fiscal deficits are likely to be associated with higher interest rates is disputed, as is...

Historically, the electric utility industry has been regarded as one of the most open industries in the United States in sharing information but their reputation is being challenged by competitive energy providers, the general public, regulators, and other stakeholders. As the prospect of...

An analysis of the impact of the political disruption in Iran on the world oil market is presented. During the first quarter of 1979, this disruption caused a loss of approximately 5 million barrels per day (MMBD) of oil production available for export from Iran to the rest of the world. This...

In keeping with a mandate from the US Congress to provide opportunities for consumer education and information and to seek consumer input on national issues, the Department of Energy's Office of Consumer Affairs held a three-hour educational forum on the proposed nuclear waste disposal...

This brief analysis, which is based on unclassified sources, seeks to identify what some of the implications would be if the Soviets started to move actively to try to provide reprocessing and MOX fabrication services to the US and other countries. While information on Soviet intentions is...

Prosperity Games TM are an outgrowth and adaptation move/countermove and seminar War Games. Prosperity Games TM are simulations that explore complex issues in a variety of areas including economics, politics, sociology, environment, education, and research. These issues can be examined from a...

This report reviews recent global efforts to privatize energy resources and outlines the opportunities and challenges privatization has presented to U.S. and foreign multinational energy companies. The group of energy companies studied in this report includes the major U.S. petroleum companies...