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A model of strategic choice in the public sector: The effects of environmental and organizational constraints on strategic decision-making

Park, Woo Soon

considerable amount of literature dealing with strategic management, there has been little empirical study to support theoretical … considerable amount of literature dealing with strategic management, there has been little empirical study to support theoretical …

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Defense acquisition and self-governed compliance programs: An evaluation of the Defense Industry Initiative on Business Ethics and Conduct.

Penska, Kenneth Kern. - Florida Atlantic University

Research and a review of the related literature indicate that the United States defense industry has had a long history of unethical and illegal business practices. Recent polls find that most Americans believe that their nation's weapon acquisition system is one of the worst managed activities...

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The Exxon Valdez oil spill: Industry response and the evolution of environmental policy

Marquiss, Karen D K - 2007

This dissertation develops and tests a conceptual model to examine how organizations respond to social and political events that can significantly affect operations. The model incorporates concepts from resource dependence and institutional theories, which posit that a firm will develop a range...

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Supply Chain Network Evolution: Demand-based Drivers of Interfirm Governance Evolution

Gravier, Michael J. - 2007

Which form of exchange governance performs better in a dynamic environment? This remains an unanswered question in the … transaction cost analysis (TCA) and relational exchange literatures. Some researchers purport that transactional governance … provides superior performance by providing firms the flexibility to change suppliers. Others suggest that relational governance …

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15.928 Strategic Management and Consulting Proseminar: Theoretical Foundations, Spring 2003

Schulmeyer, Gerhard Hans - 2003

Provides students with strategic frameworks and a broad exposure to business matters that affect strategic management … learning process. From the course home page: Course Description 15.928, Proseminar in Strategic Management and Consulting … strategic management and the consulting industry. To fulfill that objective, the Proseminar invites distinguished executives …

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Experience, farmers, and state governments: An entrepreneurial perspective

Peake, Whitney Oliver - 2008

The purpose of this research is to gain a better understanding of the impact of experience on performance, the farm versus nonfarm self-employed, and the impact of government expenditures on firm birth from an entrepreneurial perspective. Throughout the entrepreneurial literature, it has been...

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The war on drugs: Mathematical modeling for policy selection and resource allocation

Hutchison, Steven James - 1998

At the national level, drug policy is a resource allocation problem. Resources are allocated to programs to reduce the demand for, and supply of, illegal drugs. Supply-side programs have traditionally garnered the largest share of the federal drug control budget. In recent years, emphasis within...

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Models for forecasting highway revenues

Agbelie, Bismark Richard Delaidem Kofi - 2010

Throughout the United States, state highway revenue, which is dominated by receipts from fuel taxes, has failed to keep up with expected investments required for infrastructure preservation and improvement. The reasons for this trend include the increasing fuel efficiency of vehicles, slowing of...

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Do SEC regulations constrain offer price revisions of IPOs?

Barcaskey, Matthew J - 2004

This paper examines how the price-setting process for Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) is influenced by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations. The findings indicate a significant positive relation between underpricing and the presence of a regulatory constraint requiring an...

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Essays on government interventions in a foreign exchange market: Asymmetric interventions to anchor inflation

Lo, Feng-Yi - 2001

management contribute to price stability under the floating exchange rate regime? Essay 1 investigates specific instances to find …

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