In the context of the knowledge-based economy, creating wealth is directly related to building some competitive advantages based on intangible elements. Therefore, the elaboration of some models of the intellectual capital to facilitate the decisions and the developmental public policies...

This report presents new evidence relating to the effects of climate policy in Europe, particularly the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). The evidence is based on new data from almost 800 phone interviews we conducted with managers in manufacturing plants in six European...

This article examines the impact of cultural factors on corruption. It is always difficult to investigate this complex phenomenon. Moreover, we run into more questions and pitfalls when we would like to understand the influence of a multilateral phenomenon such as culture. I build on the work of...

When credit application experiences are examined, minority-owned small firms are not the discouraged borrowers that credit outcome studies generally suggest. This paper examines repeated application for credit by small firms. Univariate statistical analysis reveals that persistence is necessary...

Este artículo tiene como objeto presentar un análisis sobre la importancia de los juegos gerenciales como herramienta pedagógica en algunos programas de Administración de Empresas en Bogotá D.C. Para ello se realiza una revisión bibliográfica de trabajos desarrollados sobre juegos...

El presente artículo de revisión se orienta a reconocer los principales aportes relacionados con la forma como la estrategia es elaborada y los ciclos que producen su formación, con particular atención al trabajo de Henry Mintzberg. Posteriormente, se presentan los principales puntos de...

The paper describes outcomes of recent research about connection between output and staff number related to specific sectors of manufacturing in Hungary. The method was to examine the existence of a linear relationship between the variables with cross correlation and regression modelling. The...

The purpose of this paper is to describe mechanism included in construction contracts that have the purpose of reducing transaction costs. Contractual solutions are analyzed focusing, in particular, on asset specificity and bounded rationality. A public works contract case is used as empirical...

The article presents a model that analyzes the optimal strategy of multi-product firms when consumers are affected by reference prices. Generally, the stronger the consideration of reference prices is, the more intensified the competition is and the lower are the prices and profits. In some...