Economics of industrial organization

In this classic text, Masahiko Aoki explores how the 2008-9 financial crisis demanded a re-examination of the role of corporations and the working of financial markets around the world, providing a compelling new analysis of the corporate firm; the role of shareholders, managers and workers; and institutional governance structures.

The 'boom' in foreign direct investment (FDI) since the mid-1980s, continues to be paramount in policy interest.

This book investigates how extractive capitalism has developed over the past three decades, what dynamics of resistance have been deployed to combat it, and whether extractivism can ever be transformed into being a part of a progressive development path.

Rent seeking continues to be a topic of much discussion and debate within the political economy.

Research on the topic of clusters and industrial districts is very extensive.

This book explores how the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sector is affected by innovation, growth and public policy.

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the state emerged as a major player in the economies of the Western World.

The internet of things (IoT) has the potential to change how we live and work.

Despite being a game-changer in powering human growth, discovery remains a mystery.

Research interest in the service sector has boomed in recent years as deindustrialisation became entrenched.

Based on extensive original research, this volume examines contemporary patterns of womens employment in Europe in the context of the profound economic, social and cultural changes that have taken place in recent years.

This book presents an empirical investigation into the relationship between companies' short-term response to capital and labor market frictions and performance.

First published in 1983.

In recent years, digital business models have frequently been the subject of academic and practical discourse.

Texas' economic growth has consistently outpaced that of the United States as a whole over the past quarter century.

Ownership, Control and Ideology (1969) looks at the debate surrounding issues of ownership and control.

Developing regions are set to account for the vast majority of future urban growth, and women and girls will become the majority inhabitants of these locations in the Global South.

Bread was the staple of the ancient Mediterranean diet.

The main novelty of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is the entry of robots and Artificial Intelligence into the production process.

This book uses the state-level panel data to identify some of the important correlates of employment growth/elasticity and indicators of quality-employment.

The Routledge Companion to Postcolonial Studies offers a unique and up-to-date mapping of the postcolonial world, and is composed of essays as well as shorter entries for ease of reference.

Edwin Mansfield was a research pioneer into the economics of R and D and technological change.

To combat economic disparity and low growth, the European Union has established an integrated policy system that pursues increased cohesion and smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth.

This book examines cooperation between the US and the EU on financial regulatory reform, notably at the outset and the first three years of the global financial crisis.

This book employs an interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral lens to explore the collaborative dynamics that are currently disrupting, re-creating and transforming the production and consumption of tourism.

This book addresses some of the major issues facing postal and delivery services throughout the world.

With unemployment at historically high rates that show signs of becoming structural, there is a pressing need for an in-depth exploration of this economic injustice.

This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date, and expert synthesis of location theory.

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Consolidation activities such as mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have been one of the major strategies adopted by Indian firms to withstand global competition.

Introduction to Construction Management, Second Edition, is the beginner's guide to key concepts, terms, processes and practices associated with modern construction management.

This book deals with two key aspects of the history of steam engines, a cornerstone of the Industrial Revolution, specifically the road that led to its discovery and the process of diffusion of the early steam engines.

Internationally, the electric power industry is currently undergoing unprecedented reform.

The procurement stage of the building process is critical to the success of any building project, and as such must be understood by everybody entering the industry.

Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Challenging Global Times begins to address the need for a response to unprecedented global situations that require large-scale cooperation as well as individual organizational and institutional changes.

To be successful, we need to understand the basic principles of selling and leadership, and how those aspects apply to safety.

This book takes a pragmatic approach to develop the competitive advantage of indigenous construction firms in the Global South, using Ghana as a case study.

Over the last fifteen years there have been dramatic increases in both private and public intervention in international trade.

This Palgrave Pivot uses modeling from microeconomic theory and industrial organization to demonstrate how consumers and producers have responded to major changes in the music industry.

Technological innovation is fundamental to firm performance and economic prosperity.

Originally published in 1987 this book presents a comprehensive survey of the global natural gas industry: it looks at the problems of supply, the pattern of demand, the economics of the industrya nd how the industry in the 1980s was being affected by changes in other energy sectors.

This book deals with the main challenges of sustainable development and the role of sustainable business and corporate social responsibility in implementing these challenges through sustainable leadership and innovations.

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

This volume examines the nature of interfirm networks and their role in promoting industrial competitiveness.

Human capital appears to be at the core of business strategies helping firms to recover from the catastrophic effects of COVID19 and bounce back effectively.

How effective are patents for stimulating economic activity?

This book demonstrates how economics is used in cases of competition in Japan.

Das Buch gibt eine grundlegende Einführung in die Modelle und Methoden der Theorie der Industrieökonomik, beschäftigt sich also mit der Interaktion zwischen Markt und Unternehmen.

Very little has been written on industrialization and deindustrialization in Asia and Africa.