Economics of industrial organization

Das Lehrbuch führt systematisch in die Grundlagen der Mikroökonomik ein.

Gender, Growth and Trade examines the role of women as a flexible, contingent workforce in Germany and Japan.

A new approach to the analysis of technological process, emphasising the tailoring of formal modelling to historical context.

The book addresses the entrepreneurial origin of the capitalist firm and its asymmetric contractual relationships between capitalists, workers, managers and entrepreneurs, and explains the origin of the firm by focusing on entrepreneurship.

This volume of Eurasian Studies in Business and Economics includes selected papers from the 22nd Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES) Conference in Rome.

Across a line drawn from New York to Los Angeles, the level of cconomi

Focusing on the issue of power as the main building block of relationships between business buyers and sellers, this book explains the complex nature of power with its multidimensional and multi-directional character.

This book, first published in 1974, provides a comprehensive review of the application of economic concepts to the appraisal of transport systems.

The economic system of competitive capitalism has proven to be both resilient and flexible over time and has contributed to the economic welfare of citizens in liberal and coordinated market economies in diverse regions and countries.

Originally published in 1992 and now with an updated Preface this book analyses the development of innovations using a network perspective.

This title was first published in 2001.

Originally published in 1989.

Companies live or die on the basis of estimating their costs.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the economics of the business of maritime transport.

This book provides an explanation of key underlying economic principles, allowing the reader to come to a better understanding of the critical factors that structure and guide transport markets.

The financial system is currently confronted with tremendous challenges from the global economy, trade, politics, demographics, and most recently from enormous technological advancements.

Business schools teach the transactional tools one needs to work in business.

First published in 1983, this book provides a detailed look at the OPEC nations' changing roles in the world oil market as they expanded their participation in "e;downstream"e; activities such as the hydrocarbon industries formerly controlled by the major oil companies.

This book synthesises the vast literature on economic regulation into a coherent overview of regulatory theory and practice.

The construction industry is a microcosm of the economy as a whole, and as such the economics of the sector contains many of the aspects of the economy in general, albeit with fascinating and unique features.

The fourth industrial revolution, characterized by digitization, artificial intelligence and augmented reality, and megatrends such as globalization, urbanization, demographic changes, and the knowledge-based economy, will trigger a series of profound technological, economic, social and environmental changes that will permanently and irreversibly change the role of the state in meeting social needs.

The perception of Central Asia and its place in the world has come to be shaped by its large oil and gas reserves.

The metaverse is undergoing rapid and transformative changes, yet it has thus far lacked a comprehensive scholarly examination from a global and comparative standpoint.

This shortform book presents key peer-reviewed research on industrial history.

Originally published in 1994.

This edited book presents a comprehensive analysis of the multidimensional aspects associated with decision making in renewable energy investment projects.

This book deals with research in open challenges in Management Engineering in the 21st century, as well as selected opportunities and solutions to remedy them.

Telecommunication markets are characterized by a dynamic development of technology and market structures.

Emerging Competition in Postal and Delivery Services brings together practitioners, postal administrators, the courier industry, regulators, academic economists and lawyers to examine important policy and regulatory issues facing the postal and delivery industries.

Written for students taking courses in building and surveying, 'Estimating for Builders and Surveyors' describes and explains the method used by the estimator to build up prices or rates for items described in the SMM7 format.

This textbook deals with engineering, science, technical, legal, financial, ICT, logistics and people management topics necessary for managing engineered assets such as all man-made tools, gadgets, buildings, equipment, machines, infrastructure, large-scale physical and industrial facilities and systems which pervade all sectors of industry.

What changes are occurring at the macro and the sectoral levels, how the labour market changes are taking place and what impact is felt on the low income households are some of the questions that the present volume focuses on.

Each chapter in Equilibrium and Advanced Transportation Modelling develops a topic from basic concepts to the state-of-the-art, and beyond.

In developed countries like the United States, Germany, and the UK, it has been observed that workers who perform non-routine activities, either cognitive or manual, have benefited in terms of employment and income, while those performing routinary tasks have seen their job prospects and wages decline.

'Jane Holgate is a brilliant thinker' - Jane McAleveyIn Arise, Jane Holgate argues that unions must revisit their understanding of power in order to regain influence and confront capital.

A new approach to the analysis of technological process, emphasising the tailoring of formal modelling to historical context.

The interplay between smart urban technologies and city development is a relatively uncharted territory.

This book, originally published in 1974, examines the changes that took place in the market position of the coal industry in the twentieth century.

First published in 1970, Britain and America 1850-1939 is a key text for anyone seeking to trace and interpret the development of the two great trans-Atlantic economies.

Economics and the Business Environment is directed at students who will be taking up managerial positions in trade and industry or in government.

This book takes the reader on a new tour of the world of firms.

Economic Organization of the British Coal Industry (1934) is a study that shows on the one hand the organization of the coal industry in Britain in the 1930s in conjunction with the economic forces working behind the industry, and on the other hand shows the influence of political, authoritarian thought on its structure.

Since it was first published in 1964, Elements of Shipping has become established as a market leader.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and platforms are closely related.

Product longevity is one of the cornerstones in the transition towards a more sustainable society and a key driver for the circular economy model.

This book, originally published in 1999, provided the first comparative, in-depth analysis of workplace relations in east and west Germany.

As China has blended market reforms with comprehensive industrial policies, most research has focused on the national government's strategies for economic growth.

This title was first published in 2002.