Examines the behaviour of UK employment in manufacturing over the period 1964 to 1986. The use of cointegration techniques allows the separation of a long-run equilibrium relationship for employment from its short-run dynamics. The estimated model demonstrates a high degree of parameter...

A systems approach is applied to UK personal sector holdings of unit trusts, UK company securities, public-sector long-term debt and overseas securities. In the long run, asset holdings are determined primarily by hedging considerations but in the short run there is evidence of speculative...

Since the seminal contributions of Chandler and Williamson, a substantial body of research in industrial organization has examined the performance benefits of the organizational innovation of divisionalization. While existing empirical work has, for the most part, utilized a static framework to...

Since the seminal contributions of Chandler and Williamson, a substantial body of research in industrial organization has examined the performance benefits of the organizational innovation of divisionalization. While existing empirical work has, for the most part, utilized a static framework to...

A systems approach is applied to UK personal sector holdings of unit trusts, UK company securities, public‐sector long‐term debt and overseas securities. In the long run, asset holdings are determined primarily by hedging considerations but in the short run there is evidence of speculative...

Outlines some of the dramatic changes which have had an impact on public sector organizations in the United Kingdom, and the likely effects for employees. Argues that enhanced demands which have accompanied these changes create a cumulative spiral of pressures for organization members, rendering...

The gathering of information is an important part of the exporting process. Identifies sources of information which exporters use and also distinguishes those sources which they find most useful. Based on a postal survey of the 1989 winners of the Queen′s Award for Export Achievement. Shows...

Examines the history of professionalism as an issue in British marketing. Investigates attempts made to establish professional attributes in British marketing and the model of professionalism adopted. Looks at limits placed on the progression of marketing with regard to professionalism. States...