We apply various refinements of survival regression to assess the results of some basic specifications based on product life cycle theory for the case of a data set of the German automobile industry. The methods applied pay attention to biases in the coefficient estimates and the standard...

Networked organizations are receiving increasing attention in the management literature because of their perceived success in terms of fast growth, increased flexibility and efficiency of operations, lower overhead costs, and effective competitive positioning. For all firms, the choice of which...

As the legislation on foreign direct investment (FDI) in Hungary has been probably the most liberal in Central and Eastern Europe since the mid-1980s, FDI is the primary form chosen by Western firms to enter the Hungarian market. The major channels of FDI include the privatisation of former...

The authors discuss entry and exit barriers and their interaction as basic building blocks of a decision making process for evaluating competitive advantage of a business. While the concept of entry barriers is much discussed in the context of high quality businesses, the authors posit that exit...

SUBJECT AREAS: Finance, time value of money, leasing, financing as a marketing tool.CASE SETTING: 1995, USA, Automotive Industry. Toyota has just introduced a low-priced leasing deal that has hurt sales of the Chrysler Cirrus. Steve Bartoli, a young MBA at Chrysler, needs to craft a response....

We apply various refinements of survival regression to assess the results of some basic specifications based on product life cycle theory for the case of a data set of the German automobile industry. The methods applied pay attention to biases in the coefficient estimates and the standard...

Resumen: La crisis del año 2001 marcó un punto de inflexión en la economía argentina. A partir de la devaluación del peso y el abandono del régimen de convertibilidad el país ha registrado tasas de crecimiento anuales promedio del orden del 8% y ha generado alrededor de cinco millones de...

We examine the importance of a firm’s R and D activity, technology import and intra-sectoral R and D spillovers on the decision to export and export intensity using firm level panel data for the Indian automobile sector from 2000-2014. R and D and technology import activities are found to be...

In this note we examine how vertical relationships are related to the efficiency of the operations in the automotive production chain. We first provide an overview of the nature of supplier arrangements by comparing current practices in the countries Japan, US, and Germany. Current best...

Automotive industry is one of the most important industries in the world, which leaves its mark not only on the worl d economy but also on the world culture; it occupies millions of people and generates millions of dollars as overall profits. This industry has revolutionized the twentieth...