<Para ID="Par1">The purpose of this paper is to clarify the process by which cost design in Japan becomes environmentally conscious cost design and to consider the possibility of its further development and generalization. We first define cost design as proactive manufacturing of low cost and high quality at...</para>

Private labels have recorded significant growth rates worldwide, becoming a serious threat to manufacturer brands. Development of private labels in many different product categories increased the complexity of their management. Therefore, this paper examines the possibility of using the product...

We investigate the effect of market structure on market performance in the market for consumer electronics. This research is novel, because we exploit product life cycle information to build an instrumental variable for the number of firms in a market, a variable which hitherto had to be treated...

An evolutionary model of the product life cycle is applied to derive the experience curve and the market size of (expensive) durable goods. The experience (learning) curve suggests that the real costs per unit decrease with an increasing cumulative output (Henderson's law). Based on the idea...

Наиболее важные достижения в современной теории фирмы находятся на стыке различных дисциплин. В статье предлагается подход к исследованию экономического...

В работе излагаются основные теоретические положения экономики и организации предпринимательства в сфере туризма и на этой основе сформулировано понимание...

The article, based on analysis of existing mechanisms, proposed an effective organizational and economic mechanism of rational use of resources that will effectively utilize available resources in the enterprise. У статті, на основі аналізу існуючих...

This paper contributes to fill the gap between the literature on the determinants of firm survival and the theoretical and empirical works on the product life cycle (PLC). Using a representative sample of Spanish manufacturing firms with ten or more employees over the period 1991-2010, we...

This teaching case provides an overview of a reportedly manufacturer-created "holiday" celebrated by South Koreans every year. Based on the case, students will discuss the benefits and liabilities of the manufacturer's activities as well as identify any ethical breaches that may also have...

A model with new industries opening as a Poisson arrival is set up. Firms have the choice to "hop" into new industries searching for their abilities there. The model aims at linking endogenous skill prices (and the value of the firm), the product life cycle and the timing of the switch to the...