Economics of industrial organization

The Lean Six Sigma Workshop describes important and practically relevant methods and tools for optimizing industrial production structures.

The Lean Six Sigma Workshop describes important and practically relevant methods and tools for optimizing industrial production structures.

This volume (Parts A and B) contains 16 new studies that shed light on key aspects of immigration: the drivers of immigration, the factors fostering or hindering immigrant integration in the host country, and the impact of immigration in the host countries.

This volume (Parts A and B) contains 16 new studies that shed light on key aspects of immigration: the drivers of immigration, the factors fostering or hindering immigrant integration in the host country, and the impact of immigration in the host countries.

This book provides a comprehensive exploration of Japan’s competition policy, integrating the latest research on antitrust enforcement and economic theory.

This book provides a comprehensive exploration of Japan’s competition policy, integrating the latest research on antitrust enforcement and economic theory.

This interdisciplinary book lays the foundations for a new critique of human societies examining how humans, as a species, are suited to live across the rural-urban spectrum.

Tech mining is text-oriented analytics that supports decision-making in science, technology, and innovation (ST&I) policy and management in areas including competitive technical intelligence, R&D management, and research evaluation.

Tech mining is text-oriented analytics that supports decision-making in science, technology, and innovation (ST&I) policy and management in areas including competitive technical intelligence, R&D management, and research evaluation.

This interdisciplinary book lays the foundations for a new critique of human societies examining how humans, as a species, are suited to live across the rural-urban spectrum.

This textbook is aimed at providing students with an insight into the complexities of project management and cost management when working with Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) such as off-site and volumetric construction.

This textbook is aimed at providing students with an insight into the complexities of project management and cost management when working with Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) such as off-site and volumetric construction.

During the 1970s and 80s mine closure and wind-down became increasingly common in a number of countries.

During the 1970s and 80s mine closure and wind-down became increasingly common in a number of countries.

Developing Ports as Business Ecosystems provides professionals in freight transport and maritime logistics, and specifically the ports industry, with a better conceptual understanding of the ports industry.

Developing Ports as Business Ecosystems provides professionals in freight transport and maritime logistics, and specifically the ports industry, with a better conceptual understanding of the ports industry.

The current book on Nework Governance contributes to the literature by offering new perspectives on network goals and performance, inter-organizational learning and trust in alliances, corporate governance issues in cooperatives, governance of cross-border retail networks, contract design and governance innovations in cooperatives and fanchising.

In the last decade, energy markets have developed substantially due to the growing activity of financial investors.

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

Economic theory and empirical research confirm that the rising international integration caused an increase in aggregate income at least for the industrialized countries, although trade liberalization is no Pareto improvement.

This book critically investigates the patent protection of medication in light of the threats posed by HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis epidemics to the citizens of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (hereinafter "e;SSA"e; or "e;Africa"e;).

The book examines the contemporary art system with a broad and systematic approach, through the application of models of microeconomics and industrial organizations.

The book is divided into three parts.

Over the past fifteen years, the optimal enforcement of EU competition law has become a major concern.

Although all economic activities take place in sectors, economists often devote little attention to differences between and characteristics of sectors.

The innovation economy sets new standards for global business and requires efficient innovation management to plan, execute and evaluate innovation activities, establish innovative capability and coordinate resources and capacities for innovation on an intra- and inter-organizational level.

The book focuses classical oligopoly theory as developed in 1840-1940.

Port Economics, Management and Policy provides a comprehensive analysis of the contemporary port industry, showing how ports are organized to serve the global economy and support regional and local development.

This publication focuses on the conditions for promising collaboration.

Monetary incentives, as a driving force for human behavior, are the main theme of this book.

In 1934 Springer published a book by Heinrich von Stackelberg, "e;Market and Equilibrium"e;, which contained pathbreaking studies on oligopolistic markets.

Port Economics, Management and Policy provides a comprehensive analysis of the contemporary port industry, showing how ports are organized to serve the global economy and support regional and local development.

There is a conspicuous void of analyses about the economic and policy analysis of heart disease research funding in the United States and in other countries.

There is a conspicuous void of analyses about the economic and policy analysis of heart disease research funding in the United States and in other countries.

Construction Business for the 21st Century: Managing Risk and Improving Profits covers the business side of construction contracting.

Construction Business for the 21st Century: Managing Risk and Improving Profits covers the business side of construction contracting.

The book investigates the impact of recent policies and regulatory changes related to innovation on Indian organizations.

The book investigates the impact of recent policies and regulatory changes related to innovation on Indian organizations.

This book offers a new governance framework for understanding how countries with limited institutional capacity can pursue economic catch-up in the digital age.

This book offers a new governance framework for understanding how countries with limited institutional capacity can pursue economic catch-up in the digital age.

This handbook provides a comprehensive guide to the economics, law and governance of carbon pricing in Africa.

This handbook provides a comprehensive guide to the economics, law and governance of carbon pricing in Africa.

This volume presents original essays by leading researchers and practitioners in postal and delivery economics, drawn from the 32nd Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics, held in Berne (Switzerland), on 29-31 May 2024.

This volume presents original essays by leading researchers and practitioners in postal and delivery economics, drawn from the 32nd Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics, held in Berne (Switzerland), on 29-31 May 2024.

Health Care in the European Community (1975) analyses the finance and provision of health care in the nine member countries of the European Economic Community.

Economic Integration and Growth in Europe (1987) is an in-depth study of the economic effects of integration and an analysis of economic growth in the EEC.

Nursing in the European Community (1980) explains the content and implications of the EEC Nursing Directives in relation to the situation in each of the nine member states, and the context of directives for the other major health professions.