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Heterogeneous National Allocation Plans in the EU Emission Trading Scheme under Imperfectly Competitive Markets
Minnice, Paul - 2009
This paper extends a model by Ehrhart et al (2008) which examines duopoly under the EU Emission Trading Scheme, analyzing the effectof emissions permit price changes on firm profits. While their model assumes no initial allocation of permits to firms, the extension presented here incorporates...
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WEEE and ROHS: are they spurring innovation among small and medium sized electronics businesses in the U.S.?
Cabrera, Frances L. - 2008
Eight small businesses in the electronics industry from Rochester, NY were studied inorder to determine whether the European Union’s directives, Waste Electrical andElectronic Equipment (WEEE) and Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directives(RoHS) are spurring innovation in the US....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009459143
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Rivalry within and between strategic networks : an investigation of the United States Automotive Industry
Davies, Jennifer Ann-Louise - 2008
As a consequence of the increased incidence of collaborative arrangements between firms, the competitive environment characterising many industries has undergone profound change. It is suggested that rivalry is not necessarily enacted by individual firms according to the traditional mechanisms...
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Competition and innovation : independent production in the Chinese TV industry
Liu, Rui - 2011
Independent television production is recognised for its capacity to generate new kinds of program content, as well as deliver innovation in formats. Globally, the television industry is entering into the post-broadcasting era where audiences are fragmented and content is distributed across...
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Management accounting and organizational change : impact of alignment of management accounting system, structure and strategy on performance
Tuan Mat, Tuan - 2010
brought new technology and made thebusiness environment in Malaysia open to greater competition. Central Governmenteconomic … policy relating to ‘knowledge economy (k-economy)’ and vision 2020have also opened the market up for competition and …
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The significance of host country incentives in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI)
Sello, Rethabile - 2007
increased competition amongst such countries to attract FDI, resulting in higher investment incentive packages offered by host …
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Competitive intelligence at the Medical Research Council
Pietersen, Merle Anthea - 2006
The study was conducted to establish whether there is a need at the Medical Research Council for a formal CI function to be implemented. The objective of the investigation was to establish whether the CI techniques and methods, which are traditionally applied in the commercial industry, could be...
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Competitive analysis : a tool to enhance the process of strategy formulation
Mostert, Daniel Gerhardus - 2006
It is well understood that the modern business environment has become a very complex and uncertain arena. The only way that the modern organization can survive under these circumstances, is by “crafting” a strategy that will differentiate itself from its competitors. The process of strategy...
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AN EXPLORATORY STUDY INTO BUYER AND SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS, CAUSES, CONTROL STRATEGIES AND EFFECTS IN SAUDI ARABIAN COMPANIES
Miralam, Mohammad - 2011
Around the world, companies are rapidly moving towards outsourcing to enhance their competitive position in the market through reduction in product development cycle times (costs), demands for better quality, improvement in supply chain management and higher expectations from more discriminating...
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Robust Statistical Tests for Detecting the Effects of Interspecific Competition on Ecological Communities
Ladau, Joshua - 2005
For seventy years ecologists have debated to what extent competition affects the composition of ecological communities …, competition and other interspecific interactions have been proposed to account almost solely for the composition of communities … observations are inconsistent with the prediction, then the null hypothesis is rejected, and effects of competition are inferred …
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