Economics of industrial organization

Small and medium enterprises (SME) have attracted increasing interest in the last few years, and industrialization is no longer seen as a linear way of development.

Dieses praxisorientierte Fachbuch informiert eingehend über die Entwicklung der Industrie 4.

From its formation in 1944, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) was one of the most powerful and important players on the British political and industrial stage.

In the global economy, regional development and innovation are increasingly an imperative to increase the competitive edge of EU economies.

Holistic in approach and rooted in the real world Ecological Economics and Industrial Ecology presents a new way of looking at environmental policy; exploring the relationship between ecological economics and industrial ecology.

Growing inequalities in Europe are a major challenge threatening the sustainability of urban communities and the competiveness of European cities.

Countries that spend scarce resources to import arms from abroad often require arms sellers to 'reinvest' part or all of the proceeds back into the arms-importing country.

Tourism has become one of the largest and fastest growing sectors in the world economy.

Living wage activism has spanned time and space, reaching across decades and national boundaries.

An authoritative study of attempts to deregulate and roll back the state in Britain from 1979-1997.

Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS) are becoming more and more relevant both for their innovative content and as innovation boosters for manufacturing firms and, with this scenario in mind, this book first offers an in-depth analysis of what innovation in KIBS is and its performance outcomes, and then synthesizes what we know about KIBS firms' innovation models, as well as their specific peculiarities and limitations.

Following the British referendum held on June 23, 2016, voters supported the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union (EU) (Brexit), a starting point for the third round of European crisis, following the eurozone debt crisis and the migration crisis.

From fragile, corporate-controlled supply chains breaking down, to millions of already hyper-exploited farmworkers risking their lives in the fields without basic personal protective equipment, the COVID-19 pandemic made it painfully obvious that US agriculture does not work.

Working Regions focuses on policy aimed at building sustainable and resilient regional economies in the wake of the global recession.

State-owned enterprises (SOEs) combine economic activities resulting from their position on the market with non-economic functions determined by the state owner.

This book offers a selection of the best papers presented at the annual international scientific conference "e;Digital Transformation in Industry: Trends, Management, Strategies (DTI2021),"e; held by the Institute of Economics, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, in Ekaterinburg (Russia) on October 29, 2021.

Plenty has been written on the competitiveness of megacities, capital cities, and regional hubs.

Rural Development in the Digital Age explores current theoretical and policy developments in EU rural policy during the 4.

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

Thought-provoking and clearly explained, the new edition provides students of international economics and international business with a rigorous explanation of global economic theory and policy, both current trends and historic developments.

This book provides a detailed analysis of the main innovations and impacts associated with the package of European legislation comprising MiFID II and MiFIR, which constitutes a pillar of the EU's "e;single rulebook"e; for financial regulation.

Cost management of all building projects has become increasingly important as clients in the public and private sector demand the highest quality cost planning services with accurate budgeting and cost control.

Originally published in 1980 but re-issued now with a new preface, this book looks at the German manager from a sociological viewpoint and explains why German management has been so successful and highlights the key factors in the training of the German manager and the attitudes and skills he develops in his work.

It is not uncommon that a group of scientists from many different disciplines join a working group, discuss a topic of interest and edit a volume of articles related to this topic.

Training and Promotion in Nationalised Industry (1951) is the results of a study made into the personnel department and into certain aspects of personnel policy in the nationalised coal, electricity, gas, transport and airways industries in postwar Britain.

This book explores the various considerations for achieving an effective regulatory strategy to improve financial access and usage in Nigeria and beyond.

This book describes the dramatic changes that have occurred in the exchange industry during the past two decades.

Mountain regions are subject to a unique set of economic pressures: they act as collective enterprises which have to valorize rare resources, such as spectacular landscapes.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

This book is a compilation of some of the best papers presented at the 15th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management in 2021.

This book offers an in-depth analysis of the most salient features of contemporary financial systems and clarifies the major strategic issues facing the development of digital finance.

Bringing together theoretical, empirical and comparative perspectives on the European Social Model (ESM) and transitional labour market policy, this volume contains theoretical accounts of the ESM and a discussion of policy implications for European social and employment policies that derive from research on transitional labour markets.

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

Technological change is not only a determinant of growth but is also a pivotal factor in international competition and the modernization of an economy.

This book brings together some of the world's leading experts to present an interdisciplinary, critical perspective on current issues surrounding the economics of the firms.

This detailed case study of Gazprom explores motivation behind the company's foreign policies, it's strategies and tactics.

First published in 1980, this book collects 17 lectures presented at the annual conference of the Association of University Teachers of Economics covering a wide range issues and debates.

This book examines broad questions of industrial change in order to explain developments in the oil industry.

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Insurance intermediaries can help consumers to economize on information and transaction costs in insurance markets.

The Communist Economic Challenge (1965) examines the substantial industrial development in the Soviet Union, and its European satellites, and China, looking at Khrushchev's boast that by 1970 the USSR's industrial output would surpass that of the USA.

This second edition studies the economic reasons for the existence of a variety of agglomerations arising from the global to the local.

This new edition of the seminal textbook The Economics of Urban Transportation incorporates the latest research affecting the design, implementation, pricing, and control of transport systems in towns and cities.

This collection draws on international comparisons from the main industrialized countries in a key field - the construction industry.

This book initiates a fresh discussion of affordability in rural housing set in the context of the rapidly shifting balance between rural and urban populations.

The design, construction and use of buildings in tropical climates pose specific challenges to built environment professionals.

Rethinking the future of India through automation.

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.