Download or read book The Firm as a Nexus of Treaties written by Masahiko Aoki and published by Sage Publications (CA). This book was released on 1990 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading experts on the theory of the firm advance a new approach to understanding the nature of the firm, and open up the prospect of a new interdisciplinary "science of organization".
Download or read book The Firm as a Nexus of Treaties written by Masahiko Aoki and published by Sage Publications (CA). This book was released on 1990 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading experts on the theory of the firm advance a new approach to understanding the nature of the firm, and open up the prospect of a new interdisciplinary "science of organization".
Download or read book The Theory of the Firm written by Nicolai J. Foss and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2000 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes over 60 classic papers, these volumes collect together contributions on the theory of the firm, beginning with Ronald Coase's classic work of 1937 and ending with important papers published as late as 1998.
Download or read book Towards a Competence Theory of the Firm written by Nicolai J. Foss and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores a new theory of the firm produced through an exchange between management theory and economics. In the process economics is seen to provide a foundational element for strategy research whilst developing a more realistic theory of the firm with a greater emphasis on its internal features. The success of competence theories of the firm also reflects their ability to explain significant trends in the business world, notably the declining importance of conglomerates and critical features in the success of Asian and Japanese business.
Download or read book Theory of the Firm written by H. Albach and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has an objective and a focus. It provides the reader with: • an in-depth acquaintance with the theory of the firm developed by Erich Gutenberg • an insight into a coherent body of current German research in the theory of the firm. The book is divided into two parts. The first part lays the foundations. It presents Gutenberg's theory of the firm to the English speaking reader. Considering the great importance that Erich Gutenberg has had in Germany and taking into consideration the impact that the translations of his path-breaking three volumes "Principles of Management" have had in France, the Spanish speaking countries, and in Japan, it was felt that it was necessary, on the occasion of his tOOth anniversary, to present a concise summary of his contributions to the theory of the firm to an English speaking scientific community. Six papers present Gutenberg's theory in the light of the theoretical advances that he stimulated as well as in the framework of other theoretical developments like capital market theory, transaction cost theory, principal agent theory, and contract theory. The papers show that Gutenberg's theory is highly relevant for theory and highly influential in the practice of management.
Download or read book Financial Intermediation in Europe written by Luke Drago Spajic and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two items were firmly on the European economic agenda in the 1990s: financial market integration and the creation of a common or single currency. The former was supposed to have been achieved in 1992 (via the Single Market Act, with some derogations), and the latter came into being on January 1, 1999. This study is concerned with a particular connection between the two themes, namely the process of financial intermediation and especially the role of banking. 1.1 Financial & Monetary Integration in Europe Up until the mid-1980s, European financial intermediation was, as else where 'on shore' in the post-war period, broadly characterised by a relatively high degree of diverse regulatory control and with cross-border restrictions (e.g., in the form of exchange controls). This resulted in the administration of interest rates and pegging of prime market yields, as well as restrictions on intermediary specialisation. Hence, it was easy to understand why price c ,etition was hardly ever seen. Within this kind of environment, banks and other financial intermediaries (OFIs) competed mainly on non-price terms - for example, through the expansion of branch networks. The Single Market Programme (SMP),l launched in 1986, was in a com plex way intended to level out and open up the domestic markets of the European Union (EU) to competition from entities in other Member States.
Download or read book IT Outsourcing Concepts Methodologies Tools and Applications written by St.Amant, Kirk and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2009-07-31 with total page 2511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book covers a wide range of topics involved in the outsourcing of information technology through state-of-the-art collaborations of international field experts"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Technology Adoption in the Caribbean Tourism Industry written by Andrew Spencer and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-31 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Caribbean travel firms, particularly for sales and marketing purposes. By examining the decision-making process in tourism companies deciding whether to become more dependent on digital capabilities and artificial intelligence, this text seeks to understand the role of strategy and resources in technology adoption. Further, the author assesses the role of factors both external (such as culture) and internal (such as leadership) in this strategic process. Economies in the Caribbean are reliant on tourism to bring prosperity to the region, and with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry is being forced to transform the way it operates. With implications for those studying organizational behavior as well as strategic and tourism management, this study analyzes rapid change in this pivotal industry.
Download or read book Innovations in Supply Chain Management for Information Systems Novel Approaches written by Wang, John and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2009-10-31 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intersection of supply chain management and e-business information systems is a significant topic for the modern business world as understanding which technologies will most effectively enable innovative practices is a key management competency. Innovations in Supply Chain Management for Information Systems: Novel Approaches presents exemplary research on the interface between these two fields, useful to academicians and practitioners keen on streamlining concurrently both information and materials flows across the supply chains. This advanced publication provides recent examinations as well as future directions of development.
Download or read book Investor Engagement written by Roderick Martin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-07-05 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growth of shareholder value has been a major change in Western economies since the 1980s. This growth has reignited debates concerning relations between investors and managers. This book argues that investors are more than passive providers of finance, on whose behalf managers seek to maximize shareholder returns. Instead, many investors directly influence management practice, through investor engagement. The book examines the role of institutional investors and private equityfirms, two types of investors with overlapping but different reasons for engagement. Questions addressed include: What are the incentives, and disincentives, for investment engagement? How is investor engagement organized? What areas of management practice are of particular concern to investors? Thediscussion shows in detail how private equity firms play a major role in developing new companies, beyond the provision of finance, especially in the IT, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical sectors.The discussion is primarily based on British and US research. The debate has wider international relevance, because there are strong pressures for establishing shareholder value as the international 'norm' for systems of corporate governance. Following a detailed discussion of Germany, the authors conclude that there is no inevitable trend to shareholder value: shareholder value depends upon complementary institutional arrangements in national business systems, which are far from universal. Thebook concludes with a critical analysis of the justifications for shareholder value and investor engagement, highlighting the weaknesses of both efficiency and equity justifications.
Download or read book Evaluating Water Institutions and Water Sector Performance written by R. Maria Saleth and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical limits to fresh water expansionan emerging reality in many parts of the worldmake absolute water scarcity inevitable. The inability of the already developed water supply to meet an ever-growing demand for fresh water also makes the emergence of relative water scarcity unavoidable. Water scarcityboth in its absolute and relative formsgets accentuated further by an increasing premium attached to water quality and ecological sustainability.The water sector has undergone remarkable changes in recent years. While past achievements were associated mainly with investment in new physical structures, recent developments in the water sector are associated to a greater extent with improved management and institutional changes. Although both the nature and direction of these institutional changes vary by country-specific economic, political, cultural and resource realities, there are clearly identifiable trends and patterns.This report suggests a new methodology to shed light on the process of institution-performance interaction. It demonstrates the use of the methodology by applying it to an extensive cross-country data set, and by deriving policy guidance based on the results. The authors aim to stimulate thought and debate about methodologies and strategies to be used in order to evaluate institutional change and institution-performance interactions in the water sector.
Download or read book EC Regulation of Corporate Governance written by Andrew Johnston and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-12-03 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uses economic and reflexive governance theories to demonstrate how EC law achieves the necessary balance between integration and regulatory diversity.
Download or read book Visions of Innovation written by Martin Fransman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1999-05-13 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains a concise critical survey of economic theories of the firm leading into an exposition of how real firms function in the real world when knowledge cannot be complete or unambiguous. This is related to a number of computer and communications firms in Japan and the West, and to the future of Japanese technological innovation in an increasingly globalized world.
Download or read book Knowledge Mobilisation and Social Sciences written by Jon Bannister and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-17 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays presented in this volume examine knowledge mobilisation and its relation to research impact and engagement. The social sciences matter because they can help us to understand and address the complex challenges confronting society. This is particularly true in an era of significant downward pressure on public expenditure, a consequence of the global fiscal crisis, when there is a striking need to ensure that policies are demonstrably effective and efficient. The impact agenda in the UK, reflected in parallel global debates, actively encourages the social sciences to make and demonstrate a difference; to justify and protect social science funding. This volume shows how knowledge mobilisation can be thought of systematically as a process, encompassing engagement, leading to the co-production and channelling of knowledge to make a difference in the economy and society. This book was originally published as a special issue of Contemporary Social Science.
Download or read book Knowledge Management written by Ikujirō Nonaka and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2005 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Long March to Capitalism written by A. D'Costa and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-06-14 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author captures the evolution of Indian industrial capitalism by extending the 'models of capitalism' and 'regulation framework'. Using principally the auto industry and anchoring the analysis to the expansion of markets, he demonstrates that the Indian state and businesses have been important institutions for creating markets. He acknowledges significant market growth, but also underscores several contradictions arising from such capitalist development. There is a wealth of data, which scholars, policymakers, and businesses will find very useful.
Download or read book The Global Competitiveness of the Asian Firm written by Hellmut Schuette and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-one authors from a variety of backgrounds analyse the global competitiveness of the Asian firm in different parts of the world and at different phases of their internationalisation process. They find that the Asian firms' emphasis on 'soft' skills such as networking, organisational learning and sharing stands in sharp contrast to the economic rationality of Western firms, which stress individual performance measurement, clearly defined responsibilities and accountability. Asian firms face serious problems in adjusting their systems to the Western environment without losing their competitiveness.
