Economics of industrial organization

This book presents selected contributions on a wide range of scientific and technological areas covered by AITeM (the Italian Association of Manufacturing).

Business innovation and industrial intelligence are paving the way for a future in which smart factories, intelligent machines, networked processes and Big Data are combined to foster industrial growth.

First published in 1970, Australian Economic Development in the Twentieth Century analyses aspects of Australian economic development in the twentieth century and places them in historical and international perspective.

This book answers the following questions: How will the global oil and gas market change in the next decade?

International Partnership in Russia provides a unique insight into the joint ventures formed by international oil companies in Russia during the post-Soviet era.

Based on extensive archival research, Beyond Market and Hierarchy reconstructs how Fan waged modern China's war of salts.

This book explores the means through which the garment industry contributes to industrialization, poverty reduction, empowerment of undereducated workers, in particular female laborers, and shared growth in contemporary low-income countries.

This book focuses on various issues of energy, energy efficiency and environmental policy in China.

This volume is concerned with labor market developments in China from a comparative perspective on selected East and South Asian countries.

This study provides a detailed examination of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Poland and explores the impact this has on foreign investment policy.

Explores the Latin American economy and management through the study of Japanese companies in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.

Esta obra desarrolla conceptos y aspectos financieros, a la vez que ilustra las herramientas indispensables para la gestión financiera de la empresa.

Globalization of production has created opportunities and challenges for developing country producers and workers.

This book attempts to provide an effective strategy for industrial development based on the KAIZEN management training experiments conducted in Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Vietnam, and Tanzania.

This book contains the papers presented at the XXXI International Congress INGEGRAF "e;Graphic Expression: reunion, reflection, representation,"e; held on June 29-30 and July 1, 2021, in Malaga, Spain.

El desarrollo empresarial pyme se configura como una apuesta efectiva para el avance competitivo regional; desde la articulación empresa-universidad se oferta una forma diferente de acercarse al mercado y a los proveedores abaratando costos, compartiendo riesgos y garantizando la respuesta al consumidor final al mejor costo posible, como una ilusión que actualmente se convierte en una interesante oportunidad de gestión entre empresas mediante el uso de las tecnologías de la información y comunicaciones (TIC).

Are we doomed because of the new digital technologies used in workspaces?

Are we doomed because of the new digital technologies used in workspaces?

Weshalb ist der Süden – vulgo "Dritte Welt" oder "Entwicklungsländer" – arm?

This book examines the inter-firm networks created by interlock coordination through shared directors (inter-board) and managers (inter-department) at various levels: whole aggregate, core vs.

This book is novel in that it reveals significant issues of economics, management and business fields currently observed in network industries such as public utilities and transportation, and provides empirical evidence of their mechanisms and policy implications from various perspectives.

Economic diversification entails a shift away from a single income source toward multiple income sources from an increasing spectrum of sectors and markets.

Economic diversification entails a shift away from a single income source toward multiple income sources from an increasing spectrum of sectors and markets.

This book offers a comprehensive examination of the factors affecting corporate capital structures across 12 European Union countries, focusing on the influence of country-specific, industry-specific and firm-size-related determinants.

Lives in Peril demonstrates how and why seafarers are a vulnerable group of workers.

This book includes original essays by prominent researchers and practitioners in the field of postal and delivery economics, originally presented at the 29th Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics held online, September 1-3, 2021.

In diesem essential erklären die Autoren, unter welchen Umständen es zu Marktversagen kommt und das freie Spiel der Marktkräfte nicht zu einem gesellschaftlich wünschenswerten Ergebnis führt.

Impoverished, indebted, and underdeveloped at the close of World War II, Romania underwent dramatic changes as part of its transition to a centrally planned economy.

This volume analyses employee participation in under- researched countries and whose economic institutions differ from the Anglo-American context.

This innovative new book examines government approaches to Public-private partnership (PPP) formation.

This book adopts a multidisciplinary approach to the issue of "e;local liabilities"e;, drawing on close analysis of the case of Chinese migrants and the Italian industrial district of Prato in order to elucidate the problems, or liabilities, that derive from the separation between natives and immigrants in local systems of people and firms.

This book details the foundations, new developments and methods, applications, and current challenges of systems engineering (SE).

The transition to Industry 4.

Jana Brauweiler, Anke Zenker-Hoffmann sowie Markus Will erläutern die Normanforderungen der ISO 14001 gemäß dem Managementkreislauf Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) und geben mittels erprobter Checklisten und Formblätter konkrete praktische Umsetzungshinweise zu deren Erfüllung im Unternehmen.

This book examines the changing business andeconomic environment for postal services in Lithuania and the upcomingchallenges for this industry.

This textbook on knowledge management draws on the authors' more than twenty years of research, teaching and consulting experience.

This book discusses several product development strategies and tools employed by organizations around the world to implement frugal innovations.

This book provides a systematic examination of the relationship between industrial clusters and poverty, which is analyzed using a multidimensional framework.

Fostering inclusive green growth in Africa means addressing existing and emerging development challenges, while efficiently managing Africa's natural capital and building resilience to environmental, social and economic risks.

Bread was the staple of the ancient Mediterranean diet.

This book places knowledge, learning and innovation at the heart of cross-sector collaborations.

This book addresses a wide range of issues relating to the theoretical substantiation of the necessity of Industry 4.

This textbook addresses the core issues facing economists concerning price determination in commodity markets, especially food and agricultural commodities.

Die Lean Six Sigma Werkstatt beschreibt wichtige praxisrelevante Methoden und Werkzeuge in der Optimierung von industriellen Produktionsstrukturen.

This book addresses the fundamental development status and provides the systematic analysis of Zhongguancun Listed Companies, from different perspectives of financial statistics, comparisons among different regions and company structures.

This book provides an economic analysis of various aspects of 'market quality', a new concept which emerged in the 21st century, using the tools of 'oligopoly theory' and 'auction theory' that evolved over the 19th and 20th centuries.