Economics of industrial organization

R&D Investment and Impact in the Global Construction Industry brings together contributions from leading industry researchers in a diverse group of countries to investigate the role of research and development (R&D) in the construction industry.

The book gives an overview of important research topics recently addressed in evolutionary Neo-Schumpeterian Economics.

This collection of essays historicizes and theorizes forgetting in English Renaissance literary texts and their cultural contexts.

As the fourth largest military spender in the world, India has a huge defence economy supported by a budget amounting to nearly $67 billion in 2020-21.

The book explores how, to what extent and with what consequences the international crisis of 2007-2008 and the recession which followed have affected European SMEs (small and medium enterprises) in both the well established market economies of the old member countries and in the post-transformation new member countries, and what can be done at the institutional and political level to uphold them.

This edited volume delves into Sierra Leone's complex post-conflict landscape.

Social choice and decision-making are key topics in economic theory and Robert Urquhart delves into the world of philosophy in this superb new book.

Electricity Economics: Production Functions with Electricity studies the production output from analyzing patterns of electricity consumption.

Aircraft building is a major industry for many developed countries.

In this new volume it is argued that network effects are much more common than usually assumed, and that they have a profound impact on many aspects of economic systems, especially technological change and economic growth.

Economic progress requires technological development, which in turn depends on a country's social capacity to acquire, assimilate, and develop new technologies.

The countryside has often been marginalised in discussions of economic and societal development, in favour of the urban.

This second edition of eCommerce Economics addresses the economic issues associated with using computer-mediated electronic networks, such as the Internet, as mechanisms for transferring ownership of or rights to use goods and services.

The Coaching Shift: How A Coaching Mindset and Skills Can Change You, Your Interactions, and the World Around You offers practical guidance on how to adopt a coaching mindset and how to build a coaching skill set to unlock better communication, stronger relationships, and high performance in others.

This book gathers selected peer-reviewed papers from the 14th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (WCEAM), which was held in Singapore on 28-31 July 2019, as well as papers presented during the 1st WCEAMOnline event which focused on the ramifications of Covid-19 on infrastructure systems.

When one considers broadband, the Internet immediately springs to mind.

This book is the first to explore the application of system leadership to promote sustainable solutions for contemporary and future environmental and social problems.

Confronted with the continuing cost expansion in the health care sector, policy makers face a dilemma: limiting moral hazard in medical care requires that consumers participate in the cost, yet copayment is strongly resisted by today's socially insured.

Managing Change in the Postal and Delivery Industries brings together practitioners, postal administrators, the express industry, regulators, economists and lawyers to examine the important policy and regulatory issues facing the postal and delivery industries.

Change is a part of any organization, but in order to compete in the globally connected business environment, organizations also need to incorporate an entrepreneurial focus.

Who funds creative and cultural projects, and why?

Over the past two decades, several sudden, unforeseen, and significant changes have occurred in the world's political and economic landscape.

Employment has changed dramatically in the last few decades with the onset of neoliberal globalization.

Effective management is crucial to the success of the inter-firm cooperation, and may reduce the risk that is inherently associated with these strategies.

Labour and Business in Modern Britain (1989) examines the history of labour relations in British business using important empirical research.

An important fresh theoretical framework for examining the key influences on the competitiveness of firms.

Originally published in 1985.

This book explores the multifaceted relationship between sustainability and corporate performance in health care by providing a review of the relevant policy and academic literature, together with novel quantitative evidence to support strategic and managerial decision-making.

The mood of the international grain market changed remarkably in the decade before this book was originally published in 1986.

First Published in 1936, Industrial Employment and Unemployment in West Yorkshire presents the trends of employment and unemployment on the basis of official statistics.

First published in 1997.

Making the specifics of a complex concern accessible and its handling quite manageable, this fourth edition of the Project and Cost Engineers' Handbook examines the variables associated with international projects and project risk analysis.

In this book, the authors write about creativity in teaching and how to enhance creativity in learners.

Routes are arguably the most valuable of airline assets.

This book celebrates the contributions of David B.

In this book Harold L.

This book provides an introduction and overview to nine applied financial studies on the theme of transport.

In feudal society, it was the few at the top who laid the ground for what was produced, how it was produced and how it was distributed.

First published in 1999, this book brings together the findings from research projects funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

When one considers broadband, the Internet immediately springs to mind.

Continuous Cost Improvement in Construction: Theory and Practice aims to provide students and practitioners with an all-inclusive understanding of strategies for adopting continuous improvement in construction cost management.

This title was first published in 2001: Exploring the relationship between the recession and labour supply in Kazakhstan during the 1990s, this volume develops an innovative new model of the transitional process in the context of the CIS.

First published in 1999.

This book provides the tools needed to analyse the present and the future of economic regulation.

The British Worker Question (1986) examines the productivity of British workers, drawing upon a wide range of management, trade union and other sources, and spanning the traditional preserves of several other areas and disciplines - economic history, industrial administration, industrial relations and Marxism.

Statistical Models for Strategic Management offers practical guidance in the use of statistical models for empirical research in strategic management.

A significant driver of disengagement amongst employees is a lack of psychological safety generated from weak and underdeveloped intra- and interpersonal skills on the part of managers.

The coal industry has always occupied a symbolic place in British economic and political life, inspiring debates and arousing passions throughout the last two centuries.