Industry and industrial studies Books
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Economics and Management of Intellectual
Book SynopsisThis unique book - informed by ten years' research - focuses on intellectual property and charts the global transition towards intellectual capitalism with technology-based corporations as prime movers. The book gives a comprehensive overview of the history and fundamentals of intellectual property as well as a textbook introduction to the field.The book sheds new light on the economics and management of intellectual property in large corporations in Europe, Japan and the US. Special emphasis is given to strategies for the acquisition and commercialization of new technologies, patent strategies and strategies for secrecy and trademark, technology intelligence and corporate management of intellectual property. It includes an in-depth study of leading large corporations in Japan - including Canon, Hitachi, Toshiba and Sony. In conclusion, it explores the possible evolution of intellectual property management towards a distributed intellectual capital management in the context of a wider transition to intellectual capitalism, fueled by new technologies in general and new infocom technologies in particular.The book will have particular appeal to practitioners such as managers, economists, engineers and lawyers as well as students and scholars of industrial organization, economics of innovation and technical change, and management of technology.Trade Review'It is recommended to managers, economists, engineers and lawyers and for the students and academics researching in the area.' -- The Computer Law and Security Report'. . . Professor Granstrand has achieved a lot in this volume. . . it contains a wealth of very useful material to feed graduate students, particularly those involved in industrial economics MBA courses and other postgraduate economics and management study, as well as offering a detailed look at the realities of IP management for professional managers and policymakers.' -- Christine Greenhalgh, The Economic Journal'As well as all the other fine things in this book, Professor Granstrand has given us a working vocabulary for the debate on these larger issues which is now getting under way, and I have no doubt that it will have wide influence, which it richly deserves.' -- W. Kingston, Journal of Economics/Zeitschrift fur Nationalokonomie'Throughout the book, [Granstrand] instructively compares and contrasts the management of intellectual property in the US, Japan and Europe. The first section, on the philosophy, history and economics of intellectual property, is very detailed and displays an excellent grasp of the many strands of literature on this subject. . . . Granstrand does an excellent job of organizing an immense quantity of material on intellectual property.' -- M. Perelman, Choice'Professor Ove Granstrand furnishes us with useful suggestions for effective intellectual property (IP) management using the detailed analysis of data and facts on the Japanese industries which have successfully developed since World War II. He repeatedly visited Japan and conducted many interviews with corporate IP experts and top management. This book is really informative for not only those interested in IP but also R&D leaders and those in top business management.' -- Akira Mifune, TheraTech Japan Inc., Japan'Ove Granstrand's book takes the reader into uncharted waters: the waters of an Intellectual Capitalism that promises to restructure the organization of economic life in the 21st century. In the course of his examination he shines the spotlight on recent developments in Japanese corporate capitalism that will prove to be highly illuminating to western readers.' -- Nathan Rosenberg, Stanford University, US'This insightful book analyzes developments in Japan, Sweden, and the United States to illuminate the increasing emphasis placed on intellectual property in corporate strategies.' -- F.M. Scherer, Harvard University and Princeton University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. From Intellectual Property to Intellectual Capitalism 2. Philosophy and History of Intellectual Property 3. Patents and Intellectual Property: A General Framework 4. The Technology-Based Firm: A General Framework 5. Japanese Patenting – An Overview 6. Technology and Commercialization Strategies 7. Intellectual Property Policies and Strategies 8. Intellectual Property Organization and Management 9. Analysis of Patent Information 10. Intellectual Capitalism and Beyond Index
£43.65
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Technology and the Market: Demand, Users and
Book SynopsisThe interplay between demand from the market, the role of users in shaping that demand, and the way in which these factors influence the innovation process has always been a complex one. This forward thinking book examines this interplay from a technological change perspective.The contributors explore the potential for rapprochement between economics, sociological and other social science disciplines in considering the allocation of resources and the making of decisions about technological change. The papers within this book represent a judicious blend of theory and empirical research and look at a broad range of innovations, markets and technologies in medicine, agricultural and food production, services and IT. Technology and the Market raises the question of the many 'visible hands' that are involved in linking technology and the market together.This book is recommended to academics and policymakers interested in demand-innovation interaction, scholars of industrial economics and the sociology of technology as well as entrepreneurs.Understanding user needs is now seen as one of the most important factors in the success of innovation and one of the raisons d'être of market research. This book attempts to move the boundaries to show the importance of how demand is detected or constructed by innovators.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Many Visible Hands 3. Great Expectations: The Constructions of Markets, Products and User Needs During the Early Development of Gene Therapy in the USA 4. Reconceptualizing the User(s) of – and in – Technological Innovation: The Case of Vaccines in the United States 5. Inducement and Blocking Mechanisms in the Development of a New Industry: The Case of Renewable Energy Technology in Sweden 6. Shaping the Selection Environment: ‘Chlorine in the Dock’ 7. When Markets Meet Socio-politics: The Introduction of Chlorine-free Bleaching in the Swedish Pulp and Paper Industry 8. Internet Market Applications in Ship-broking: A Framework and Research Findings 9. Internet Entrepreneurship: Why Linux Might Beat Microsoft 10. Design in the IT Industry: The Role of Users 11. How Innovative are Users? A Critique of Learning-by-Doing and -Using 12. Taste as a Form of Adjustment between Food and Consumers 13. Services and Innovation: Demand-led Changes in Business Organizations 14. The Missing Link: Innovation and the Needs of Less-Developed Country Users Index
£111.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Globalization, Social Capital and Inequality:
Book SynopsisThis volume investigates the relationship between globalization, inequality and social capital, and reveals that although strongly related, these ideas are also highly contested. The authors elucidate the interactions between these concepts, looking in detail at the conflicts and competitiveness which can arise at both the national and organizational level.The authors examine public and private sector reforms in relation to globalization and inequality, highlight the tensions between global governance and societal resistance, and demonstrate how social capital contributes to systemic competitiveness. More specifically, a number of topical case studies, which focus on a variety of issues, clearly show the contested experiences of globalization, inequality and social capital. These include the introduction of ISO standards; the transformation of the Czech Republic; reforms in the British National Health Service; a comparison of the adoption of new forms of management in the US and the Netherlands; and the role of consultancies in regional economic development. These studies highlight the formal and informal boundaries which exist between different groups in society. Although these boundaries do resist change, at the same time they are flexible and - so the authors argue - can therefore play a significant role in shaping the dynamics of society and the economy.The multidisciplinary approach and the variety of case studies will make this book required reading for institutional and international economists, political and social scientists, and scholars of international relations, management and organization.Trade Review'The editors have managed amazingly well to bring coherence in a wide range of topics and approaches connecting globalization and social capital.' -- Irene van Staveren, Journal of Economic IssuesTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The Possibility of Deglobalization 2. Globalization, Social Capital and Inequality: An Introduction 3. Social Capital and Systemic Competitiveness 4. Transformation, Integration and Inequality: The Case of the Czech Republic 5. Technical Consultancies and Regional Competences 6. Collective Learning, Knowledge Articulation and Routinization in the Food Industry: The Case of ISO 9002 Quality Standard 7. Globalization of the Employment Relationship: Evidence for Continuing Divergence 8. The Process of Market Orientation in the UK’s National Health Service 9. Contested Boundaries: Globalization, Social Capital and Inequality Index
£90.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Environmental Regulation in the New Global
Book SynopsisCan economic globalization and environmental protection co-exist or does globalization inevitably lead to environmental degradation? How have firms in Europe responded to increased environmental regulation in the face of growing international competition, particularly from newly industrializing and transition economies?This book attempts to answer these questions using case studies of three pollution-intensive industries: iron and steel, leather tanning, and fertilizers. Based on in-depth interviews with managers and regulators in Western and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, the book illustrates the variety of responses to the conflicting pressures of globalization and environmental protection at corporate and industry levels. It also considers the impact which shifting competitive advantage has on the environment in newly industrialized countries and transition economies.Environmental managers and regulators of national and international environmental agencies will find Environmental Regulation in the New Global Economy of great interest, as will, academics and students of economics, environmental management, business studies, geography and international relations.Trade Review'. . . this is an accomplished work that will be of interest to students and researchers in a number of fields ranging from economic geography to strategic management, and one highly recommended by the reviewer.' -- Richard Perkins, European EnvironmentTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: An Overview by Rhys Jenkins 1. Introduction 2. Environmental Regulation, International Competitiveness and the Location of Industry 3. Environmental Regulation and Competitiveness in the European Union Part II: Environmental Regulations, Globalization of Production and Technological Change: The Iron and Steel Sector by Jonathan Barton 4. The Industry and its Environmental Impacts 5. The European Union Iron and Steel Sector 6. Steel and Environment: Industrializing and Transition Economies Part III: Leather Tanning: Environmental Regulations, Competitiveness and Locational Shifts by Jan Hesselberg and Hege Merete Knutsen 7. The Global Tanning Industry: A Commodity Chain Approach 8. The Tanning Industry in Western Europe 9. Tanning in Eastern Europe, Brazil, Mexico and India Part IV: Environmental Regulation and Industrial Restructuring: The Case of the Fertilizer Industry by Anthony Bartzokas 10. Technological Trends and Industrial Organization in the European Fertilizer Industry 11. The Fertilizer Industry in Developing Countries Part V: Conclusion by Rhys Jenkins 12. Environmental Regulation, Trade and Investment in a Global Economy References Index
£121.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Anatomy and Evolution of Industries:
Book SynopsisIn this challenging book, Orietta Marsili examines the relationship between industrial dynamics and technological change. By combining formal evolutionary modelling with empirical evidence, she illustrates how the characteristics of innovative processes in different technological regimes influence market structure and dynamics.The book is divided into three sections; part one provides the analytical background, part two identifies the characteristics of technological regimes and part three develops a formal evolutionary model which links technological regimes to the dynamics of industrial competition and accounts for empirical regularities identified earlier in the book. Significantly, the author introduces a new taxonomy of technical regimes, which groups sets of production activities together - an important and valuable step away from traditional industrial classifications.The author concludes by stressing the usefulness of industrial regimes, proposing directions for future research and outlining the elements which must be considered if the relationship between industrial dynamics and technological change is to be fully understood.This innovative book will be welcomed by those in the fields of industrial economics, evolutionary economics, the economics of innovation and technological change and public policymakers.Trade Review'This book has the potential of becoming a classic in the newly emerging field of industry evolution. It provides one of the most comprehensive, thorough investigations that I have read to date. Most importantly, Orietta Marsili provides new and thoughtful micro-foundations for the emerging knowledge based economy. This book will emerge as the most insightful and valuable volume on the subject.' -- David B. Audretsch, Indiana University, Bloomington, US and Otto Beisheim School WHU, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Part I: Theoretical Background 2. Literature on Industrial Structures and Dynamics 3. Technological Change and Industrial Dynamics 4. Developing an Evolutionary Approach to Industrial Analysis Part II: Learning Regimes and the Nature of Knowledge 5. Technological Regimes 6. Technological Opportunities 7. Technological Entry Barriers 8. Technological Diversity 9. Sources of Knowledge Part III: The Model 10. Structure of the Model 11. Mapping Industrial Dynamics and Technological Change Part IV: Conclusion 12. Summary and Conclusions Bibliography Index
£114.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Managing New Product Development and Innovation:
Book SynopsisManaging New Product Development and Innovation provides a new approach to the microeconomics of innovation by measuring the technical quality of new products and guiding the managers of innovation and technology in the central considerations of today's knowledge-based companies.The volume features a selection of practical microeconomic tools for managing new product development and innovation. By quantifying product features and evaluating the costs and market value of improvements, a simple yet powerful conceptual framework is created. Using this framework, creative business models can be built, along with innovative products, services and processes that achieve marketplace success.The authors address five key questions facing managers of knowledge-based companies: Which new features should be added to existing products? Which radically new features should be innovated? How can marketing and R&D be integrated? How can the value of brand names be estimated and optimized? How can the sophistication of product technology be measured - both at a given point in time and between two points in time? This path-breaking volume will be essential reading for managers of innovation, and will be warmly welcomed by teachers and advanced students with an interest in innovation and industrial economics.Trade Review'. . . the recent volume by Professors Hariolf Grupp and Shlomo Maital is a masterpiece, a book that may appear once in a generation. Only the quest for creativity brings scholars like them to work each day. . . The volume is an essential reading for both practitioners and academics. Hariolf Grupp and Shlomo Maital have delighted us with a long-awaited and formidable intellectually strong book that properly addresses the thorny issues of the economics of innovation in a new millennium. The volume is very well written. It is concise, well organized, with a clear flow of arguments and facts, leading to clearly stated conclusions. Each chapter includes an adequate self-contained summary. In each chapter we usually find a quantitative model that deals with the issues posed, but these models are not an obstacle for someone less mathematically savvy; on the contrary, the analysis is accessible to the general reader. The conclusions are substantive, follow from the analyses, and offer remarkable insights. Most important though, the volume recently published by Professors Hariolf Grupp and Shlomo Maital invites us to embark on a spiritual journey. A journey in which human creativity plays a crucial role, by building and employing in various contexts a metrics of technological and productivity change. It is hard to think of a more exciting and worthwhile topic in applied economics.' -- Luigi Toma, Technological Forecasting and Social Change'The authors' methods of evaluating innovations are original and are of interest to people in business and management studies as well as economics. They are also useful to people in industry, especially the chapter on "benchmarking", brand names and building business models.' -- Christopher Freeman, SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex, UK and Maastricht University, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: A Feature-Based Approach to Innovation Part I: Tools for Decisions Part II: Linking Innovation and Performance Part III: Quantifying Innovation in Selected Markets Conclusion: How to Build a Successful Business Model References Index
£131.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Competitiveness, Technology and Skills
Book SynopsisCompetitiveness becomes a growing concern for developing countries as they liberalise their economies and open up to global trade, investment and technology flows. They fear that liberalisation by itself may not, in the presence of market and institutional deficiencies, lead to the optimal allocation of resources. In particular, it may lead to the realisation of static rather than dynamic comparative advantages - a threat to sustained growth in a world of rapid technical change. This book draws together recent contributions by Sanjaya Lall - a leading authority on international investment, technology and industrial policy - on competitiveness and its major determinants. It draws upon his wide experience of competitiveness analysis in Asian and African countries and his recent work on technology and skills. It contains his most important published material as well as previously unpublished articles, and will be of interest to students, researchers and policy analysts interested in industrial development, technology and human resources.Trade Review'This book is an important contribution to the literature on development. It fills a gap in the competitiveness debate concerning developing countries and provides convincing explanations for the success or failure of countries to catch up. . . The book should not only find a place in the reading lists for courses on development economics and international economics, but also it is hoped that it constitutes an impetus for those inter and supra-national institutions whose policy recommendations are actual structural policies are almost exclusively rooted in the neoclassical framework.' -- Christian Bellak, The Economic JournalTable of ContentsContents: Preface and Acknowledgements 1. What ‘Competitiveness is and Why it is Important 2. ‘Market-stimulating’ Technology Policies in Developing Countries: A Framework with Examples from East Asia (with Morris Teubal) 3. Import Liberalization and Industrial Performance: The Conceptual Underpinnings (with Wolfram Latsch) 4. The Technological Structure and Performance of Developing Country Manufactured Exports, 1985–98 5. Skills and Competitiveness in Developing Countries 6. Multinational Corporations, Technology Development and Export Competitiveness 7. Technological Change and Industrialization in the Asian Newly Industrializing Economies: Achievements and Challenges 8. India’s Manufactured Exports: Comparative Structure and Prospects 9. Competitiveness Challenges in the New Asian Tigers: Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines 10. Technology Policies in Indonesia 11. Transfer and Development of Technology: Kenya and Tanzania Index
£153.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Technology Transfer and International Production:
Book SynopsisKorea has been at the centre of intense debate concerning the role of government in economic development. Taking an in-depth approach, this book analyses the path of Korea's industrial technology development. In contrast to many previous studies on Korea, the author argues that the role of foreign multinational enterprises has been significant while the government's was surprisingly limited in scope. The author addresses three main questions: How was Korea able to develop so effectively despite the low inflow of foreign technologies and capital? What is the role of multinational enterprises in 'teaching' technology to the firms from developing countries? What has been the influence of public policy on Korea's technology development? The author demonstrates that the key to the Korean electronics industry's spectacular growth has been through its participation in and learning from an inter-firm arrangement called 'original equipment manufacturing' (OEM) arrangement, and a number of firm-level case studies support this argument. This book will be of special interest to scholars of industrial and development economics, innovation and Asian studies. It will also be of use to policymakers responsible for industrial policy development.Trade Review'An erudite study of a dynamic issue, Technology Transfer and International Production is recommended for students of the Korean electronic industry and technological innovations.' -- The Midwest Book Review'This is the first book to comprehensively examine how OEM [Original Equipment Manufacturing] works in a major industrialising nation (South Korea). OEM is the main mechanism by which Korea and other East Asian countries entered markets and gained technology. It's remarkable that so few scholars, students and researchers have noticed this. At last, through detailed case analysis, we have an authoritative account on how OEM works, what the pitfalls are, how they can be avoided, and the limitations of government policy. This is essential reading for those concerned with contemporary economic development.' -- Mike Hobday, SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Sanjaya Lall Preface 1. Introduction and Research Outline 2. Korea’s Technology Development and OEM Arrangement 3. OEM and Korea’s Electronics Industry 4. Empirical Research: Case Studies 5. Conclusions: Major Findings and Implications References Index
£120.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics
Book SynopsisA unique and comprehensive source of information, this book is the only international publication providing economists, planners, policymakers and business people with worldwide statistics on current performance and trends in the manufacturing sector.The Yearbook is designed to facilitate international comparisons relating to manufacturing activity and industrial development and performance. It provides data which can be used to analyse patterns of growth and related long term trends, structural change and industrial performance in individual industries. Statistics on employment patterns, wages, consumption and gross output and other key indicators are also presented.Trade Review'This annual publication seems to be the only international publication providing worldwide statistics on current performance and trends in the manufacturing sector. In terms of comprehensiveness, accuracy, and cross-country comparisons this volume is unparalleled . . . If you are looking for an authoritative source for comparative international statistics on industrial information, this is it.' -- Andrea Meyer, Business Information Alert'. . . one of the few books where this type of information can be obtained. . . This text would be indispensable in any libraries that have a focus on international industrial statistics.' -- Herbert W. Ockerman, American Reference Books Annual 2002Acclaim for previous editions:'UNIDO has done well to bridge gaps in information noticed so far in industrial statistics worldwide and its companionship and usefulness will be realised by all users of this documentation in governmental, industrial and academic circles, as a must on every working desk. Its reliability is fully backed up by authoritative analysis.' -- Rajinder Kunmar, Marketing and Management NewsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Appendices Part I: Summary Tables 1.1. The Manufacturing Sector 1.2. The Manufacturing Branches Part II: Country Tables
£237.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Technological Learning and Competitive
Book SynopsisPaulo Figueiredo comprehensively examines how and why latecomer companies differ in the manner and rate at which they accumulate technological capability over time. He focuses on how key features of the underlying learning processes influence the paths of technological capability accumulation and, in turn, the rate of improvement in operational performance. The author details the various processes and mechanisms by which a company acquires knowledge from external and internal sources, through individuals, and then converts, or fails to convert, it into organisational assets. These different ways of managing technological learning are studied in detail during the lifetime of two of the largest steel companies in Brazil. He goes on to demonstrate that the rates of technological capability-accumulation and operational performance improvement can be accelerated if deliberate and effective efforts are made to improve knowledge acquisition and knowledge conversion processes. Indeed, these efforts are likely to generate significant financial benefits for the company that manages these processes effectively. The author is rigorous in his empirical analysis and adopts an original perspective by concentrating on latecomer firms within a non-industrialised country.The focus of analysis and the practical approach developed within the book will interest students and scholars of business, technology, innovation, and strategic management, as well as providing a source of reference and information for policymakers and managers in private and state-owned organisations.Trade Review'This book is an impressive, original and substantive contribution to the literature on capability development in "latecomer" firms. It furthers and deepens understanding of the intricate processes of technological learning and provides insights into the organisational needs of learning, and the interactions between particular strategies for learning. The amount of new empirical material is impressive, well presented and carefully analysed. The work can become a benchmark for future studies of capability building.' -- The late Sanjaya Lall, Oxford University (at the International Development Centre at Queen Elizabeth House), UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Part I: Background and Analytical Frameworks 2. Review of Empirical Studies 3. Conceptual and Analytical Frameworks 4. The Steel Technology and the Industry 5. Research Design and Methods Part II: Technological Capability-Accumulation Paths and the Underlying Learning Processes in the Case-Study Companies 6. The Start-up and Initial Absorption Phase 7. The Conventional Expansion Phase 8. The Liberalisation and Privatisation Phase Part III: Analyses and Conclusions 9. Cross-Company Differences – Technological 10. Cross-Company Differences in Operational Performance Improvement 11. Conclusions Bibliography Index
£115.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Learning in the Internationalisation Process of
Book SynopsisResearch on the internationalisation process of firms shows that the development of experiential knowledge is a major factor in explaining firms' internationalisation. However, our knowledge of how this takes place is limited. The detailed mechanisms of learning, and the effects of the duration of the firm's international operations, have not been studied in depth. Using examples from Denmark, Finland, South Korea, New Zealand and Sweden, the contributors to this book examine these factors and test the basic assumptions of the internationalisation process of firms.In doing so, they explore how firms accumulate knowledge on foreign markets and analyse whether the number of countries in which firms operate influences the quantity and quality of knowledge accumulated. The effect is to expand our understanding of the use of knowledge and the international transfer of knowledge in the internationalisation process.Learning in the Internationalisation Process of Firms will be of great interest to scholars, researchers and practitioners of international business and management.Trade Review'. . . an ensemble of the finest collection of research to date on the understanding of the internationalization process of firms and the role of knowledge and learning within it.' -- Carlos M. Rodriguez, International Marketing Review‘Knowledge and learning are two fundamental concepts in internationalisation of the firm, however, there are few studies that deal with these concepts. This volume provides an excellent review of the most recent research on learning and knowledge transfer and relates it to the internationalisation process of the firm. It is making a considerable contribution to the body of knowledge and will stimulate further research in this important field of international business.' -- Pervez Ghauri, Manchester School of Management, UMIST, UK'Learning has become the key in the internationalisation processes of corporations. This book provides an excellent overview of the major challenges to learning, and will be of strong value for both academicians and practitioners alike. A must to read!' -- Peter Lorange, International Institute for Management Development, Lausanne, SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: The Internationalisation Process of Firms 1. Building a Model of Firm Internationalisation 2. Three Decades of Research on the Internationalisation Process of Firms 3. The Role of Knowledge in Firms’ Internationalisation Process: Wherefrom and Whereto? 4. Collaborative Experience in Internationalising Firms Part II: Knowledge Accumulation and Knowledge Transfer Issues 5. How to Use Network Experience in Ongoing International Business 6. The Usefulness of Suppliers’ Knowledge in International Markets 7. Is Marketing Knowledge International? A Case of Key Accounts 8. Changing the Organisational Memory in Swedish SMEs Through New International Business Relationships 9. Depth versus Diversity of Knowledge and Its Influence on the Integration of Foreign Business Network Relationships 10. Product Complexity and Knowledge Translation in the Internationalisation Process of Firms: An Integrative Model Part III: Foreign Market Entry Issues 11. Co-operating to Compete Internationally: The Case of a Joint Action Group in the Telecommunications Industry in New Zealand 12. Knowledge Translation in the Internationalisation Process of the Hyundai Motor Company 13. Korean Firms’ Knowledge Translation to the Polish Market: Three Cases 14. Internationalisation of SMEs: Two Case Studies of Finnish Born Global Firms Index
£115.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Technological Systems and Intersectoral
Book SynopsisThis book examines long-run technological change and the complex set of interrelated phenomena which can be grouped under the heading of 'innovative processes'. The authors refer to a broad notion of the technological system and propose an original methodology to ensure consistent empirical analysis.The book aims to explain, rather than merely identify, the effects of technological change. It does so by promoting the analysis of intersectoral innovation flows as a way to investigate the nature of technological change. At both the macro and sectoral level, institutional and structural elements are considered along with more standard technological and industrial variables. International comparisons are carried out on a systematic basis for a set of OECD countries, plus a focus on two important industrial sectors (motor vehicles and chemicals). The authors find that institutional arrangements (such as models of capitalism) turn out to play an important role in shaping both the internal and external relationships of macro technological systems. Moreover, the structure and performance of an industry is shaped by the broader techno-economic elements of the relevant sectoral technological system. The authors successfully integrate the theoretical and empirical analysis of technological systems with a specific investigation of intersectoral innovation flows. The book will be welcomed by students, scholars and researchers in the fields of innovation, evolutionary economics, industrial organisation and business studies.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Part I: Theoretical Background and Methodology 1. System View of the Process of Technological Change 2. The Technological System 3. Intersectoral Innovation Flows Part II: Empirical Analysis: The Macro Perspective 4. The Technological System Configurations 5. Exploring the Technological System 6. The Complete Technological System: A Comparative Analysis of Core and Extra-core Relationships Part III: Empirical Analysis: The Sectoral Perspective 7. The Automobile Technological System 8. The Chemical Technological System Conclusions Bibliography Index
£95.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Industrial Districts: Evolution and
Book SynopsisUtilising a wide array of data and rich empirical evidence drawn from a large sample of industrial districts (IDs), Ivana Paniccia presents a realistic, state-of-the-art analysis of their socio-economic structure and performance. This extensive yet detailed study adopts a wide perspective, integrating historical evidence and different streams of literature - from industrial to regional economics - into testable hypotheses.The multidisciplinary, quantitative approach adopted by the author, enables her to 'de-structure' the 'canonical' idea of the ID and evaluate the normative value. Supported by multivariate and econometric analyses, she identifies four general types of ID each with different development paths, performances, inter-organizational relations, and regulatory rules and institutions. The results demonstrate that IDs on average achieve better static or dynamic economic performance than non-ID areas. The analysis also highlights critical points of rupture in the socio-economic equilibrium of IDs which may impair their future competitiveness and social sustainability. The author offers a critical appraisal of the organizational literature on IDs, claiming for caution in their depiction as 'cooperative systems' and goes on to present the first steps towards a 'microfoundation' of a theory on IDs.Providing the methodology to monitor the performance and evolution of IDs, together with precise policy suggestions, this book will appeal to a broad range of scholars and researchers in a variety of disciplines including regional, industrial and institutional economics, organizational studies and industrial sociology.Trade Review'. . . this structural analysis of industrial districts in Italy provides a creative and thoughtful contribution to the understanding of the nature of industrial transformation and innovation processes at sub-national levels. It will be of considerable interest to policymakers, scholars and many others concerned with regional development, innovation and organisational studies.' -- Tim Turpin, Australian Journal of Regional Studies'This splendid addition to the literature on the Italian industrial districts deserves reading by all those that are interested in the local geography of production and innovation. Ivana Paniccia provides a fascinating critique of the "canonical" industrial district concept which leads her to an empirically based typology of industrial districts, whose evolution and performance follow distinct paths.' -- John Cantwell, Rutgers University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction and Outline Part I: Theoretical Foundations/Perspectives 1. A Critical Review of the Literature on Industrial Districts: In Search of a Theory 2. Operationalizing Industrial Districts Part II: Empirical Results 3. Organizational Variety and Performance of Industrial Districts 4. The Growth and Decline of Industrial Districts 5. A ‘Differentiated’ Policy for Industrial Districts 6. Conclusions and Research Implications Appendix References Index
£95.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Global Challenge to Industrial Districts:
Book SynopsisThe current trend towards globalization is posing a substantial challenge to SME clusters to restructure and reach out to distant markets and knowledge sources, while at the same time exploiting the advantages of local factors and agglomeration. This book represents a first attempt to analyze these issues in detail, employing novel empirical evidence.The authors focus on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Italy and Taiwan, two countries in which these businesses characterize the national industrial structure. They find that in the current climate of globalization, there is no best practice model for organizing an industrial cluster since a diversity of successful institutional arrangements is possible. They demonstrate that over time SME clusters can evolve and that globalization can reshape their upgrading options by providing a variety of international knowledge linkages. Thus, the authors conclude that the development of local and global networks and new interactive modes of knowledge creation, which have co-evolved as a result of globalization, have provided the necessary conditions for competitive survival. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the authors utilize a number of analytical tools to evaluate their survey data and present an original comparison between the experiences of two countries that are facing the challenges of globalization, often with differing strategies. This book will be of great interest to industrial and international economists, policymakers, and corporate and SME managers.Trade Review'This book is rich in interesting ideas and new information. Its analysis of Italian and Taiwanese industrial districts in low and high technology activities is particularly rewarding, tracing different sources of dynamism and responsiveness to global challenges. The authors' emphasis on the links between local and international networks captures precisely the elements that determine the growth of small enterprises today. The book is a "must" for anyone working on SMEs, East Asian growth, industrial districts, innovation and globalisation.' -- The late Sanjaya Lall, Oxford University (at the International Development Centre at Queen Elizabeth House), UK'This book integrates very well the topical themes of industrial clusters in local districts and the global links provided by multinational companies. The international comparison of Italy and Taiwan serves as a fascinating context for this discussion.' -- John Cantwell, Rutgers University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction 2. Models of Industrial Clusters’ Evolution and Changes in Technological Regimes 3. The Dynamics of Italian Industrial Districts: Towards a Renewal of Competitiveness? 4. The Dynamics of Taiwan’s SMEs: The Case of Electronics 5. Small Firms Competing in Globalized High-tech Industries: The Co-evolution of Domestic and International Knowledge Linkages in Taiwan’s Computer Industry 6. New Challenges for Industrial Clusters and Districts: Global Production Networks and Knowledge Diffusion Bibliography Index
£99.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Industries in Europe: Competition, Trends and
Book SynopsisThis important book, a successor volume to European Industries, brings together a number of in-depth and authoritative studies of key European industries, providing fascinating insights into their nature and characteristics.Each case study examines the recent development, structure, behaviour and performance of the industry in question, and explores competition and other policy issues. The featured industries were selected to illustrate the wide range of cost, demand and policy environments within which European business operates. The thirteen studies encompass: agriculture, energy, food processing, brewing, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, metals, motor vehicles, air transport, financial services, business services, defence industries and tourism. Together they account for over 40 percent of employment outside the public sector. Industries in Europe is ideal reading for those seeking a comprehensive introduction to a particular industry and guidance on further study. The book will also prove important reading for students of industrial organisation and related subjects, particularly as a source for case study material.Trade Review'The book is marvellous for me, providing a wealth of data on industries and references thereto of which I was previously unaware.' -- F.M. Scherer, Harvard University and Princeton University, US'This book provides an up-to-date account of a selection of industries at the European level. The editor is to be congratulated on bringing these studies together. They will provide a useful first stop for researchers interested in the structure and performance of European industry.' -- Roger Clarke, Cardiff University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Industry in the EU: Trends and Policy Issues 2. Agriculture 3. Energy 4. Food Processing 5. Brewing 6. Pharmaceuticals 7. Biotechnology 8. Metals 9. Motor Vehicles 10. Air Transport 11. Financial Services 12. Business Services 13. Defence Industries 14. Tourism Index
£158.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Public Private Partnerships: The Worldwide
Book SynopsisThis path-breaking book considers the recent trend for governments to look increasingly to private sector finance, provided by private enterprises constructing and managing public infrastructure facilities in partnership with government bodies. One outstanding feature of the book is that it brings together an academic assessment of this phenomenon with practitioner-based experience of organizing partnerships and advising government bodies in Australia, Canada, Continental Europe, Hong Kong and the UK. While the volume, as a whole, draws on this extensive experience of the market, there are also a number of specific case studies. Developments in the major advanced countries are covered, along with the potential for public private partnerships in developing countries and transition economies.Combining practitioner knowledge and academic perspective and integrating engineering, economics and finance literature, Public Private Partnerships will be of great interest to economists, engineers, investment banks and government bodies.Trade Review'This book provides an in-depth overview of the PPP history and present evolvement. . . It is written by authors who combine wide practical expertise with a sound theoretical base. It will serve as a useful guide for everyone interested in public private partnership, and those involved in preparing and implementing PPPs.' -- Martin Grass, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture'This book provides an excellent insight into the operation and issues affecting PPPs and is highly recommended reading for academics, students, public sector agencies, private firms and professionals keen to develop their understanding of this increasingly important method of infrastructure procurement.' -- Public Infrastructure Bulletin'The boundaries between the public and private sector are the most important political issue of our time. This book is an invaluable guide to the issues in public private partnerships.' -- John Kay, author of The Truth about MarketsTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. The Nature of Partnerships 2. The Revolution in Infrastructure 3. The Origins of Partnerships 4. Partnerships and Conventional Procurement of Infrastructure 5. The Structure of Partnership Agreements 6. Issues in Public Private Partnerships 7. Risk Management 8. The Governance of Partnerships 9. PPPs in Emerging Markets 10. An Assessment References Index
£106.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Human Nature and Organization Theory: On the
Book SynopsisIn Human Nature and Organization Theory, Sigmund Wagner-Tsukamoto challenges the conventional wisdom that (organizational) economics is an amoral and empirically incorrect science. He treads new ground regarding the behavioural portrayal of human nature in organization theory. The book focuses on the works of Taylor, Simon and Williamson, reconstructing methods and variables of their organization theories in non-behavioural, institutional economic terms. Implications for institutional economic theory building and practical intervention are outlined. The book suggests that the image of human nature in organizational economics has to be deduced from theoretical and practical outcomes of economic analysis rather than from methods of economic analysis. If this is considered, organizational economics can make considerable moral claims, since it can generate socially desirable interaction outcomes even in the face of pluralism.This volume will appeal to a wide cross-section of organizational researchers, and also deserves to be widely read by economists, business ethics researchers and business historians.Trade Review'Wagner-Tsukamoto's book provides an original perspective on the role of human nature in theorizing about organizations. Moreover, it offers a fresh reading of some of the classics of organization theory. . . it is written in clear, nontechnical language. Moreover, it is well structured, and its key theses are easily accessible. Therefore, Human Nature and Organization Theory should be of interest to a broad group of readers who have an interest in organizational theory and institutional economics and for those interested in the fields of economics and philosophy. . . I recommend this book to anyone looking for fresh ideas on economic methodology and organization theory.' -- Matthias Meyer, Academy of Management Review'Human Nature and Organization Theory is a very satisfying read with a broad appeal that stretches across disciplinary boundaries. Its author speaks not only to a wide cross-section of organizational researchers, economists, business ethics researchers, and business historians, but also in a revelatory and practical way to business managers. . . The enduring controversy about the portrayal of human nature in organizational economics has here benefited from a truly refreshing and insightful treatment.' -- Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization'Human Nature and Organization Theory is a groundbreaking book which has a tradition that extends back to the early days of the Human Relations movement. I can recommend this book to anyone interested in the interface between the individual and the organization. It is a scholarly, thoughtful book.' -- Cary L. Cooper, CBE, Lancaster University Management School, UK'One of the most important developments in the social sciences in the last 20 years is the increasing recognition of the importance of institutional structures. This understanding is vital, for matters ranging from economic development to business efficiency. The more perceptive commentators recognise that the understanding of institutions and organisations also involves an appraisal of human nature, as situated in and moulded by these structures. Sigmund Wagner-Tsukamoto is one of this group. In a fresh and stimulating institutional analysis, he focuses on the key works of Frederick W. Taylor, Herbert A. Simon and Oliver E. Williamson. These important but contrasting approaches create a vital zone of enquiry, within which the author brings an engaging and interdisciplinary perspective. The result is a book that should be of interest for all social scientists wishing to understand the interactions between individuals and organisations.' -- Geoffrey M. Hodgson, University of Hertfordshire Business School, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. A Question of Method and Approach: In Search of Human Nature in Organization Research? 2. A Non-Behavioral Economic Approach to Institutional Organization: Contribution–distribution Interactions, Interest Equilibration and the Incentive-Compatibility of the Situation 3. Behavioural Approaches to Institutional Organization: Towards a ‘Science of Human Nature’? 4. Taylor’s, Simon’s and Williamson’s Search of Organizational Economics: Incentive Structures, Dilemmatic Interest Conflict and Mutual Gains 5. Organizational Behavior and Capital Utilization: Modeling Human Capital as Boundedly Rational or as Asset Specific? 6. Modeling Motivation and Cognition in Organizational Economics: Research Heuristics or the Portrayal of ‘Human Nature as We Know It’? 7. The Evolution of Institutional Organization: Economics of Environmental Change or a Behavioral Discovery Process of ‘True’ Human Nature? 8. Concluding Discussion: The End of Ethics or Is Economics the Better Moral Science? Bibliography Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Productivity and Economic Performance in the
Book SynopsisFollowing on from their previous book Economic Efficiency and Productivity Growth in the Asia-Pacific Region, the authors in this volume analyse the economic performance of many of the major economies in the Asia-Pacific region including Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Korea, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China and Japan. They examine economic and productivity growth, competitiveness and efficiency developments in the region. An introductory essay by the editors surveys recent economic developments in the region whilst introducing and cohesively integrating the chapters that follow. The studies employ a variety of modern analytical constructs and empirical techniques of open economy growth accounting as well as the measurement of productivity change, technical change and economic efficiency. A number of the chapters examine the entire region while others focus exclusively on a nation or industry. Several chapters study the causes and consequences of the financial crises in the region in 1997 from a recent historical perspective.This book will be of special interest to scholars of economic growth and its determinants as well as all those interested in Asian studies.Trade Review'The book provides considerable insights into the factors of productivity and efficiency change in relatively rapidly growing economies.' -- S. Mohan, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research'. . . this voluminous book is well put together and clearly worth a read.' -- Renuka Mahadevan, ASEAN BulletinTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Regional Studies Part II: Taiwan Part III: Other Countries in the Region Index
£136.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Market Dominance and Antitrust Policy, Second
Book SynopsisMarket dominance - encompassing single firm dominance, overt and tacit collusion, mergers and vertical restraints - raises many complex analytical and policy issues, all of which continue to be the subject of theoretical research and policy reform. This second edition of a popular and comprehensive text extends the arguments and combines an analysis of the issues with a discussion of actual policy and case studies.This new edition addresses the recent fundamental changes in antitrust law, especially in the UK and the EU, and reviews some high profile and controversial cases such as the Boeing-McDonnell Douglas merger and the Microsoft monopoly. The author moves on to deal with several unresolved questions including the conflicts between trade and antitrust policy, the foreign take-over of domestic assets and extra-territorial claims made by certain countries.Market Dominance and Antitrust Policy will be of considerable value to students and scholars of economics, law and business, as well as researchers, policymakers and practitioners with an interest in competition policy and international trade.Trade Review'Overall, this volume provides a clear and thorough presentation of the issues and relevant economic theory in a rapidly evolving and important area. Highly recommended.' -- R.A. Miller, ChoiceAcclaim for the first edition: -- 'Whether for an academic or practitioner, lawyer or economist, I know of no single volume on the subject that is more comprehensive and useful than the one Utton has given us.'– C.G. Krouse, International Journal of the Economics of Business'. . . this is a very useful and informative text which provides an integrated account of the main theoretical and practical aspects of antitrust policy. It should be of value to anyone with an interest in this area of economic policy.' -- David Young, The Economic JournalTable of ContentsContents: Prefaces Part I: Analytical and Institutional Background 1. The Economic Analysis of Market Dominance 2. Market Dominance in Practice: Current Perceptions and Trends 3. The Antitrust Response: An Outline of Antitrust Policy in Europe and the United States Part II: Market Dominance: Horizontal Issues 4. The Measurement and Interpretation of Market Dominance 5. Market Conduct of Dominant Firms I 6. Market Conduct of Dominant Firms II 7. Market Dominance and Collusion 8. Horizontal Mergers and Market Dominance Part III: Market Dominance: Vertical Issues 9. Vertical Integration and Vertical Mergers 10. Market Dominance and Vertical Restraints Part IV: Priorities and Prospects for Antitrust 11. Priorities in Antitrust Policy 12. Antitrust Policy in an International Perspective References Index
£126.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Entrepreneurship and the Internationalisation of
Book SynopsisEntrepreneurs engaging in international business face business environments that are fundamentally different from their home countries. Despite decades of entrepreneurship research, we know little about these entrepreneurs and their strategic behaviour in establishing and managing transnational operations.This book applies an institutional perspective on transnational entrepreneurship to empirical investigations of transnational corporations (TNCs) from Hong Kong and Singapore. Henry Wai-chung Yeung argues that significant variations in institutional structures of home countries explain variations in the entrepreneurial endowments of prospective transnational business networks. This is illustrated by empirical data from two in-depth studies of over 300 TNCs from Hong Kong and Singapore and over 120 of their foreign affiliates in Asia.Entrepreneurship and the Internationalisation of Asian Firms is a timely contribution to theoretical and empirical studies in international business and will be widely read by those interested in international business, industrial economics, organisation studies, political economy, regional studies and economic geography.Trade Review'. . . this is an impressive book which represents a considerable amount of original research into the nature of Hong Kong and Singapore's economies and more importantly into how economic globalization actually takes place. Yeung's analysis is clear, thorough and well-argued and the conclusions he draws are powerful.' -- Andrew Jones, Economic Geography Research Group'As significant as its empirical contributions are, however, this book is not merely detailed empirical research, but a sustained theoretical argument for the relevance of an institutional perspective on transnational entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship. . . its theoretical and empirical contributions are considerable. . .' -- Jim Glassman, Economic Geography'The author has done important work by studying entrepreneurs in an institutional context rather than considering them as individuals, and this has the effect of situating entrepreneurs within a culture and a business system, not treating them - as is common in literature on the subject - as extraordinary individuals who are somehow "outside" their business systems. The net result is a book which is valuable on several different levels.' -- Morgen Witzel, Asia Pacific Business Review'This is a stimulating volume on the emerging subject area of international entrepreneurship. . . the specific application to transnational entrepreneurship makes this a significant addition to the literature, particularly given its strong conceptual underpinnings, which provide an institutional perspective on entrepreneurial activities across boarders. . . . Henry Wai-Chung Yeung states that his objective was to stimulate further theoretical and empirical studies in entrepreneurship and international business studies. By this criterion, he has certainly succeeded, and Edward Elgar is to be congratulated on publishing this work within its impressive series on New Horizons in International Business.' -- Stephen Young, International Small Business JournalTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. An Institutional Perspective on Entrepreneurship in International Business 2. Transnational Entrepreneurship in Two Contrasting Asian Contexts: Hong Kong and Singapore 3. City-states and their Global Reach: Outward Investments from Hong Kong and Singapore 4. Entrepreneurs in International Business 5. Empowered Managers: Intrapreneurs in International Business 6. Conclusion: Developing Entrepreneurship in International Business References Index
£118.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Japanese Subsidiaries in the New Global Economy
Book SynopsisSince the 1970s, there have been many changes to the ways in which Japanese firms have conducted business. The editors of this volume examine the strategies of Japanese subsidiaries in the new global economy and present, in four parts, a comprehensive picture of the nature of Japanese multinational enterprises.The book addresses the overall nature of Japanese investment in international markets, and its broader implications for corporate performance. The entry mode choice and its relationship to performance is then examined, in an attempt to establish overall trends in the performance of various modes. The focus then shifts explicitly to joint ventures since nearly half of all Japanese subsidiaries take this form. Finally, the management strategies that Japanese firms have used in their foreign subsidiaries are investigated. Japanese Subsidiaries in the New Global Economy utilizes empirical analyses based on a very large, longitudinal data set, coupled with state of the art conceptual development.This volume provides a complete current picture of the international strategy of Japanese firms, which will be both useful and informative for researchers, scholars and policy makers in international business, international economics, foreign investment, joint ventures and expatriate management.Table of ContentsContents: Part I: Why Internationalize? More Subsidiaries Results in Superior Performance Part II: Entry Mode Choice and Performance Part III: Joint Ventures Part IV: Management Strategy References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Trust
Book SynopsisTrust is an authoritative collection of previously published articles and is unique in the growing literature on trustworthiness. The broad ranging articles are organized into three parts, expressing three definite answers to the question posed in the introduction: Why does trustworthiness pay? Part I, 'Trust as Strategy', stipulates that trust is an investment in reputation. Part II, 'Trust as Taste', argues that agents have a preference for trustworthiness, which may explain the anomaly of trustworthiness in single-shot games. Part III, 'Trust as Trait', maintains that trust is a trait that evolutionary selection may favor. In his extensive introductory essay, Elias Khalil elaborates and contrasts the strengths and weaknesses of each answer.Including over 35 articles from diverse disciplines such as economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, philosophy, psychology, evolutionary biology, and organizational studies, Trust will be a valuable reference for many years to come.Trade Review'It is big, diverse and, through its organization coherent. This truly is an encyclopedia of trust research. . . warmly recommended.' -- D.J. Bezemer, Journal of Socio-Economics'This is a splendid collection of leading papers on a topic which properly is getting increasing attention.' -- Howard Margolis, University of Chicago, US'This is an excellent, comprehensive collection of essays on a subject of great importance - trust is a pervasive indispensable element of social cooperation, yet difficult to fit into the conventional categories of economic analysis. This book, with its fine introduction by the editor, anchors the subject and will be the starting point for further research into it.' -- Richard A. Posner, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and University of Chicago Law School, USTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Why Does Trustworthiness Pay? Three Answers Elias L. Khalil PART I TRUST AS STRATEGY 1. Gordon Tullock (1985), ‘Adam Smith and the Prisoners’ Dilemma’ 2. Robert Axelrod and Douglas Dion (1988), ‘The Further Evolution of Cooperation’ 3. Jack Hirshleifer (1999), ‘There are Many Evolutionary Pathways to Cooperation’ 4. Oliver E. Williamson (1983), ‘Credible Commitments: Using Hostages to Support Exchange’ 5. David M. Kreps, Paul Milgrom, John Roberts and Robert Wilson (1982), ‘Rational Cooperation in the Finitely Repeated Prisoners’ Dilemma’ 6. John Gale, Kenneth G. Binmore and Larry Samuelson (1995), ‘Learning to Be Imperfect: The Ultimatum Game’ 7. Edward H. Lorenz (1988), ‘Neither Friends nor Strangers: Informal Networks of Subcontracting in French Industry’ 8. Keith Hart (1988), ‘Kinship, Contract, and Trust: The Economic Organization of Migrants in an African City Slum’ 9. Peter Kollock (1994), ‘The Emergence of Exchange Structures: An Experimental Study of Uncertainty, Commitment, and Trust’ 10. Avner Greif, Paul Milgrom and Barry R. Weingast (1994), ‘Coordination, Commitment, and Enforcement: The Case of the Merchant Guild’ 11. Oliver E. Williamson (1993), ‘Calculativeness, Trust, and Economic Organization’ 12. Bart Nooteboom (1996), ‘Trust, Opportunism and Governance: A Process and Control Model’ 13. Bernd Lahno (2001), ‘On the Emotional Character of Trust’ PART II TRUST AS TASTE 14. Ernst Fehr and Simon Gächter (2000), ‘Fairness and Retaliation: The Economics of Reciprocity’ 15. Werner Güth and Reinhard Tietz (1990), ‘Ultimatum Bargaining Behavior: A Survey and Comparison of Experimental Results’ 16. Alvin E. Roth, Vesna Prasnikar, Masahiro Okuno-Fujiwara and Shmuel Zamir (1991), ‘Bargaining and Market Behavior in Jerusalem, Ljubljana, Pittsburgh, and Tokyo: An Experimental Study’ 17. Joseph Henrich, Robert Boyd, Samuel Bowles, Colin Camerer, Ernst Fehr, Herbert Gintis and Richard McElreath (2001), ‘In Search of Homo Economicus: Behavioral Experiments in 15 Small-Scale Societies’ 18. James Andreoni (1988), ‘Why Free Ride? Strategies and Learning in Public Goods Experiments’ 19. Richard H. Thaler with Robyn M. Dawes (1992), ‘Cooperation’ 20. Joyce Berg, John Dickhaut and Kevin McCabe (1995), ‘Trust, Reciprocity, and Social History’ 21. Andreas Ortmann, John Fitzgerald and Carl Boeing (2000), ‘Trust, Reciprocity, and Social History: A Re-examination’ 22. Daniel Kahneman, Jack L. Knetsch and Richard Thaler (1986), ‘Fairness as a Constraint on Profit Seeking: Entitlements in the Market’ 23. George A. Akerlof (1982), ‘Labor Contracts as a Partial Gift Exchange’ 24. Matthew Rabin (1993), ‘Incorporating Fairness into Game Theory and Economics’ 25. David K. Levine (1998), ‘Modeling Altruism and Spitefulness in Experiments’ 26. Amitai Etzioni (1986), ‘The Case for a Multiple-Utility Conception’ 27. Amartya K. Sen (1977), ‘Rational Fools: A Critique of the Behavioral Foundations of Economic Theory’ 28. Elias L. Khalil (1999), ‘Sentimental Fools: A Critique of Amartya Sen’s Notion of Commitment’ PART III TRUST AS TRAIT 29. Ulrich Witt (1986), ‘Evolution and Stability of Cooperation without Enforceable Contracts’ 30. Werner Güth, Hartmut Kliemt and Bezalel Peleg (2000), ‘Co-evolution of Preferences and Information in Simple Games of Trust’ 31. Werner Güth and Menahem E. Yaari (1992), ‘Explaining Reciprocal Behavior in Simple Strategic Games: An Evolutionary Approach’ 32. Herbert Gintis (2000), ‘Strong Reciprocity and Human Sociality’ 33. Robert H. Frank (1987), ‘If Homo Economicus Could Choose His Own Utility Function, Would He Want One with a Conscience?’ 34. Jack Hirshleifer (1987), ‘On the Emotions as Guarantors of Threats and Promises’ 35. Jörn P.W. Scharlemann, Catherine C. Eckel, Alex Kacelnik and Rick K. Wilson (2001), ‘The Value of a Smile: Game Theory with a Human Face’ 36. Axel Ockenfels and Reinhard Selten (2000), ‘An Experiment on the Hypothesis of Involuntary Truth-Signalling in Bargaining’ Name Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research and Innovation Policies in the New
Book SynopsisThe book analyses the evolution of research and innovation policies in the world's leading countries. The last decade has witnessed a radical transformation of the landscape shaped after World War II, as described in the seminal collection edited by Richard Nelson in the early 1990s. Even though national systems have inherited different institutional arrangements and trajectories, analyses show three major converging trends in their public policies. There has been a retraction from support to large firms and programmes and a shift toward small to medium enterprises and the innovation infrastructure; the focus on public research and training capabilities is growing; and there has been a redesign of public intervention with the growing role of regions and states on one hand and multinational authorities on the other, particularly in the European Union.The authors, all leading scholars in innovation research, provide thorough analytical descriptions of the national innovation system in their country and set that system in historical perspective. Each chapter is written so the reader can easily make comparisons between countries and regions. Six major issues are identified and addressed in each chapter: the dynamics of universities and their relations with the economy the evolving role of defence R&D and other large public programmes the growth of technology policies and the innovative capabilities of SMEs the changing rationale for government laboratories the growing role of regions in fostering innovation the capability of government to adapt to rapid changes in innovation systems. This essential book will be of interest to scholars and students of science, technology and innovation policy, management, institutional economics and managers of research and innovation policies at a national and local level.Trade Review'The book is quite valuable, with its broad international coverage of state activities in the area of research and innovation support. It should also foster serious debates on the balance between public and private efforts in research and innovation.' -- Mats Benner, Journal of Economic Literature'. . . this book provides the reader with a valuable summary of national public policy approaches to research and innovation at the end of the twentieth century and is a useful addition to the shelves of industrial policy experts.' -- David Gray, Entrepreneurship and InnovationTable of ContentsContents: 1. General Introduction: A Focus on Research and Innovation Policies 2. The United States National Innovation System after the Cold War 3. Research Policy Trends in the United States: Civilian Technology Programs, Defense Technology and the Deployment of the National Laboratories 4. The Structure and Perspective of Science and Technology Policy in Japan 5. The Research, Development and Innovation System in Korea 6. The Emergence of a New European Union Research and Innovation Policy 7. The German Innovation System 8. The United Kingdom National System of Research, Technology and Innovation 9. The Netherlands: Science Policy by Mediation 10. Science, Technology and Innovation Policy in Finland 11. The Spanish System of Research 12. Science, Technology and Innovation Policy in Italy 13. French Research and Innovation Policy: Two Decades of Transformation 14. General Conclusion: Three Major Trends in Research and Innovation Policies Index
£164.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Economics of Transfer Pricing
Book SynopsisThis authoritative research review discusses the most influential papers relating to the economics of transfer pricing. The piece notably covers the topic of transfer pricing in light of divisionalization, government regulations, bargaining models, market distortions and product characteristics as well as touching on the important subjects of empirical estimates of transfer price manipulation and transfer mispricing estimates. Written by Lorraine Eden, one of the founders and a leading contributor to the field, this research review promises to be useful reading for doctoral students, faculty members and policy makers who wish to extend their knowledge on the economics of transfer pricing.Table of ContentsContents: PART I THE EARLY WORK: DIVISIONALIZED TRANSFER PRICING 1. Paul W. Cook, Jr. (1955), ‘Decentralization and the Transfer-Price Problem’, Journal of Business, 28 (2), April, 87–94 2. Jack Hirshleifer (1956), ‘One the Economics of Transfer Pricing’, Journal of Business, 29 (3), July, 172–84 3. Jack Hirshleifer (1957), ‘Economics of the Divisionalized Firm’, Journal of Business, 30 (2), April, 96–108 4. J. R. Gould (1964), ‘Internal Pricing in Firms When There Are Costs of Using an Outside Market’, Journal of Business, 37 (1), January, 61–67 PART II GOVERNMENTS AND TRANSFER PRICING A. Government Regulation 5. Thomas Horst (1971), ‘The Theory of the Multinational Firm: Optimal Behaviour under Different Tariff and Tax Rates’, Journal of Political Economy, 79 (5), September–October, 1059–72 6. L. W. Copithorne (1971), ‘International Corporate Transfer Prices and Government Policy’, Canadian Journal of Economics, IV (3), August, 324–41 7. E. J. R. Booth and Oscar W. Jensen (1977), ‘Transfer Prices in the Global Corporation under Internal and External Constraints’, Canadian Journal of Economics, 10 (3), August, 434–46 8. Lorraine A. B. Eden (1978), ‘Vertically Integrated Multinationals: A Microeconomic Analysis’, Canadian Journal of Economics, 11 (3), August, 534–46 9. Takao Itagaki (1979), ‘Theory of the Multinational Firm: An Analysis of Effects of Government Policies’, International Economic Review, 20 (2), June, 437–48 10. Eric W. Bond (1980), ‘Optimal Transfer Pricing when Tax Rates Differ’, Southern Economic Journal, 47 (1), July, 191–200 11. Homi Katrak (1981), ‘Multi-National Firms’ Exports and Host Country Commercial Policy’, Economic Journal, 91 (362), June, 454–65 12. Larry Samuelson (1982), ‘The Multinational Firm with Arm’s Length Transfer Price Limits’, Journal of International Economics, 13 (3–4), November, 365–74 13. Lorraine Eden (1983), ‘Transfer Pricing Policies under Tariff Barriers’, Canadian Journal of Economics, 16 (4), November, 669–85 14. W. Erwin Diewert (1985), 'Transfer Pricing and Economic Efficiency', in Alan M. Rugman and Lorraine Eden (eds), Multinationals and Transfer Pricing, Chapter 3, London, UK and New York, NY, USA: St. Martin's Press, 47–79 15. Lorraine Eden (1985), ‘The Microeconomics of Transfer Pricing’, in Alan M. Rugman and Lorraine Eden (eds.), Multinationals and Transfer Pricing, Chapter 2, London: Croom Helm and New York: St. Martin’s Press, 13–46 16. Chander Kant (1988), ‘Endogenous Transfer Pricing and the Effects of Uncertain Regulation’, Journal of International Economics, 24 (1–2), February, 147–57 17. Chander Kant (1990), ‘Multinational Firms and Government Revenues’, Journal of Public Economics, 42, July, 135–47 18. Lorraine Eden (1998), ‘Taxing Multinationals in Theory’, in Lorraine Eden (ed.) Taxing Multinationals: Transfer Pricing and Corporate Income Taxation in North America, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 279–319 19. Guttorm Schjelderup and Alfons J. Weichenrieder (1999), ‘Trade, Multinationals, and Transfer Pricing Regulations’, Canadian Journal of Economics, 32 (3), May, 817–31 20. Christian Keuschnigg and Michael P. Devereux (2013), ‘The Arm’s Length Principle and Distortions to Multinational Firm Organization’, Journal of International Economics, 89, 432–40 B. Bargaining Models 21. Jan Svejnar and Stephen C. Smith (1984), ‘The Economics of Joint Ventures in Less Developed Countries’, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 99 (1), February, 149–68 22. Thomas J. Prusa (1990), ‘An Incentive Compatible Approach to the Transfer Pricing Problem’, Journal of International Economics, 28 (1–2), February, 155–72 23. Thomas A. Gresik and Douglas R. Nelson (1994), ‘Incentive Compatible Regulation of a Foreign-Owned Subsidiary’, Journal of International Economics, 36 (3–4), May, 309–31 24. Ramy Elitzur and Jack Mintz (1996), ‘Transfer Pricing Rules and Corporate Tax Competition’, Journal of Public Economics, 60, 401–22 25. Andreas Haufler and Guttorm Schjelderup (2000), ‘Corporate Tax Systems and Cross-Country Profit Shifting’, Oxford Economic Papers, 52 (2), April, 306–25 26. Pascalis Raimondos-Møller and Kimberley Scharf (2002), ‘Transfer Pricing Rules and Competing Governments’, Oxford Economic Papers, 54 (2), April, 230–46 27. Hans Jarle Kind, Karen Helene Midelfart and Guttorm Schjelderup (2005), ‘Corporate Tax Systems, Multinational Enterprises, and Economic Integration’, Journal of International Economics, 65 (2), March, 507–21 28. Susana Peralta, Xavier Wauthy and Tanguy van Ypersele (2006), ‘Should Countries Control International Profit Shifting?’, Journal of International Economics, 68 (1), January, 24–37 PART III MARKETS AND TRANSFER PRICING A. Market Distortions 29. Raveendra N. Batra and Josef Hadar (1979), ‘Theory of the Multinational Firm: Fixed versus Floating Exchange Rates’, Oxford Economic Papers, 31 (2), July, 258–69 30. Takao Itagaki (1981), ‘The Theory of the Multinational Firm under Exchange Rate Uncertainty’, Canadian Journal of Economics, 14 (2), May, 276–97 31. Guttorm Schjelderup and Lars Sørgard (1997), ‘Transfer Pricing as a Strategic Device for Decentralized Multinationals’, International Tax and Public Finance, 4 (3), July, 277–90 32. Laixun Zhao (2000), ‘Decentralization and Transfer Pricing under Oligopoly’, Southern Economic Journal, 67 (2), October, 414–26 B. Product Characteristics: Intangibles and Non-Renewable Resources 33. George F. Kopits (1976), ‘Intra-Firm Royalties Crossing Frontiers and Transfer-Pricing Behaviour’, Economic Journal, 86 (344), December, 791–805 34. Larry Samuelson (1985), ‘Transfer Pricing in Exhaustible Resource Markets', in Alan M. Rugman and Lorraine Eden (eds), Multinationals and Transfer Pricing, Chapter 5, London, UK and New York, NY, USA: St. Martin's Press, 98-116 35. Harry Grubert (2003), ’Intangible Income, Intercompany Transactions, Income Shifting, and the Choice of Location’, National Tax Journal, 56, 221–42 36. Matthias Dischinger and Nadine Riedel (2011), ‘Corporate Taxes and the Location of Intangible Assets within Multinational Firms’, Journal of Public Economics, 95, (7-8), August, 691–707 PART IV EMPIRICAL ESTIMATES OF TRANSFER PRICE MANIPULATION A. Income Shifting Estimates 37. Marion B. Stewart (1986), ‘U.S. Tax Policy, Intrafirm Transfers, and the Allocative Efficiency of Transnational Corporations’, Public Finance/Finances Publiques, 41, 350–71 38. Harry Grubert and John Mutti (1991), ‘Taxes, Tariffs and Transfer Pricing in Multinational Corporate Decision Making’, Review of Economics and Statistics, 73 (2), May, 285–93 39. John Jacob (1996), ‘Taxes and Transfer Pricing: Income Shifting and the Volume of Intrafirm Transfers’, Journal of Accounting Research, 34 (2), Autumn, 301–12 40. Eric J. Bartelsman and Roel M. W. J. Beetsma (2003), ‘Why Pay More? Corporate Tax Avoidance Through Transfer Pricing in OECD Countries’, Journal of Public Economics, 87, (9-10), September, 2225–52 41. Lorraine Eden, Luis F. Juarez Valdez and Dan Li (2005), ‘Talk Softly but Carry a Big Stick: Transfer Pricing Penalties and the Market Valuation of Japanese Multinationals in the United States’, Journal of International Business Studies, 36, 398–414 42. Céline Azémar and Gregory Corocos (2009), ‘“Multinational Firms” Heterogeneity in Tax Responsiveness: The Role of Transfer Pricing’, World Economy, 32, 1291–318 PART V TRANSFER MISPRICING ESTIMATES 43. Sanjaya Lall (1973), ‘Transfer-Pricing by Multinational Manufacturing Firms’, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 35 (3), August, 173–93 44. Anita M. Benvignati (1985), ‘An Empirical Investigation of International Transfer Pricing by US Manufacturing Firms’, in Alan M. Rugman and Lorraine Eden (eds), Multinationals and Transfer Pricing, Chapter 10, London, UK and New York, NY, USA: St. Martin's Press, 193–211 45. Jean-Thomas Bernard and Robert J. Weiner (1990), ‘Multinational Corporations, Transfer Prices, and Taxes: Evidence from the U.S. Petroleum Industry’, in Assaf Razin and Joel Slemrod (eds.) Taxation in the Global Economy, Chicago, USA: University of Chicago Press, 123–54 46. Deborah L. Swenson (2001), ‘Tax Reforms and Evidence of Transfer Pricing’, National Tax Journal, 54 (1), 7–25 47. Kimberly A. Clausing (2003), ‘Tax-Motivated Transfer Pricing and US Intrafirm Trade Prices’, Journal of Public Economics, 87, 2207–23 48. Lorraine Eden and Peter Rodriguez (2004), ‘How Weak are the Signals? International Price Indices and Multinational Enterprises’, Journal of International Business Studies, 35 (1), 61–74 49. Agnes W. Y. Lo, Raymond M. K. Wong and Michael Firth (2010), ‘Can Corporate Governance Deter Management from Manipulating Earnings? Evidence from Related-Party Sales Transactions in China’, Journal of Corporate Finance, 16 (2), April, 225–35 50. Michael J. Ferrantino, Xuepeng Liu and Zhi Wang (2012), ‘Evasion Behaviors of Exporters and Importers: Evidence from the U.S.-China Trade Data Discrepancy’, Journal of International Economics, 86 (1), January, 141–57 Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Cartels
Book SynopsisContains 61 articles, dating from 1890 to 2005.Trade Review’This is the ultimate collection of primary documents and previously published economic articles on cartels, carefully selected and clearly presented in ten parts. Although the focus is mainly on the economics of cartels, lawyers will also find extremely interesting material on historical cartel agreements, theoretical and empirical studies on cartel enforcement and game-theory analyses of cartel behaviour. A must have for any serious competition law library.’ -- Ioannis Lianos, World Competition’Salant and Levenstein have brought together a dominant position in the English-language literature on cartels. This collection should be on the bookshelf of every economist seriously interested in competition policy.’ -- F.M. Scherer, Harvard University, US’Issues of cartel formation, cartel stability and cartel detection have long been at the center of the study of industrial organization and the design and enforcement of regulatory policy. These volumes provide an invaluable collection of the most important articles in this field. They make accessible a number of important historical pieces and also provide a nice mix of theory and empiricism. They should form a standard reference for those interested in industrial organization in general and regulation in particular.’ -- George Norman, Tufts University, USTable of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction Margaret C. Levenstein and Stephen W. Salant PART I HISTORICAL AGREEMENTS FOR VOLUME RESTRICTING ARRANGEMENTS 1. (1891), ‘Agreement of the Southern Railway and Steamship Association’ 2. Document ref #080017 – Agreement Between the Dow Chemical Company and the Deutsche Bromkonvention regarding the Global Bromine Market, Midland, MI: Post Street Archives 3. (1943), ‘International Steel Agreement. September 30, 1926’ 4. (1945), ‘International Sulphur Agreement of 1934’ and ‘Sulphur Agreement of 1936’ 5. (1945), ‘World Copper Agreement of 1935’ 6. (1945), ‘American-German Agreement of 1938 Concerning Electro Appliances’ 7. (1974), Marketing Agreement for Navel Oranges Grown in Arizona and Designated Part of California, Washington, DC: US Department of Agriculture, Consumer and Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Division and Submission on Behalf of the California Arizona Citrus League 8. (1980), International Electrical Association: A Continuing Cartel, Report prepared for the Use of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce United States House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, June, Washington, DC: US GPO 9. (2000), An Inside Look at a Cartel at Work: Common Characteristics of International Cartels, Speech by James M. Griffin, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, April 6 PART II THE “CARTEL PROBLEM” A Theoretical 10. Don Patinkin (1947), ‘Multiple-Plant Firms, Cartels, and Imperfect Competition’ 11. Joe S. Bain (1948), ‘Output Quotas in Imperfect Cartels’ 12. George J. Stigler (1964), ‘A Theory of Oligopoly’ 13. D.K. Osborne (1976), ‘Cartel Problems’ B Empirical 14. Richard A. Posner (1970), ‘A Statistical Study of Antitrust Enforcement’ 15. Joseph C. Gallo, Kenneth Dau-Schmidt, Joseph L. Craycraft and Charles J. Parker (2000), ‘Department of Justice Antitrust Enforcement, 1955–1997: An Empirical Study’ PART III MONITORING/ENFORCEMENT A Theoretical 16. James W. Friedman (1971), ‘A Non-cooperative Equilibrium for Supergames’ 17. Edward J. Green and Robert H. Porter (1984), ‘Noncooperative Collusion under Imperfect Price Information’ 18. Dilip Abreu, David Pearce and Ennio Stacchetti (1990), ‘Toward a Theory of Discounted Repeated Games with Imperfect Monitoring’ 19. Peter C. Cramton and Thomas R. Palfrey (1990), ‘Cartel Enforcement with Uncertainty About Costs’ 20. Drew Fudenberg, David Levine and Eric Maskin (1994), ‘The Folk Theorem with Imperfect Public Information’ 21. Julio J. Rotemberg and Garth Saloner (1986), ‘A Supergame-Theoretic Model of Price Wars during Booms’ 22. John Haltiwanger and Joseph E. Harrington, Jr. (1991), ‘The Impact of Cyclical Demand Movements on Collusive Behavior’ 23. Jean-Pierre Benoit and Vijay Krishna (1985), ‘Finitely Repeated Games’ 24. B. Douglas Bernheim and Michael D. Whinston (1990), ‘Multimarket Contact and Collusive Behavior’ B Empirical 25. Robert H. Porter (1983), ‘A Study of Cartel Stability: The Joint Executive Committee, 1880–1886’ 26. Glenn Ellison (1994), ‘Theories of Cartel Stability and the Joint Executive Committee’ 27. Margaret C. Levenstein (1997), ‘Price Wars and the Stability of Collusion: A Study of the Pre-World War I Bromine Industry’ 28. Margaret E. Slade (1992), ‘Vancouver’s Gasoline-Price Wars: An Empirical Exercise in Uncovering Supergame Strategies’ 29. Severin Borenstein and Andrea Shepard (1996), ‘Dynamic Pricing in Retail Gasoline Markets’ PART IV INSIDERS AND OUTSIDERS 30. Gérard Gaudet and Stephen W. Salant (1991), ‘Increasing the Profits of a Subset of Firms in Oligopoly Models with Strategic Substitutes’ 31. Claude D’Aspremont, Alexis Jacquemin, Jean Jaskold Gabszewicz and John A. Weymark (1983), ‘On The Stability of Collusive Price Leadership’ 32. Joel M. Podolny and Fiona M. Scott Morton (1999), ‘Social Status, Entry and Predation: The Case of British Shipping Cartels 1879–1929’ 33. George Symeonidis (2000), ‘Price Competition and Market Structure: The Impact of Cartel Policy on Concentration in the UK’ Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction by the editors to both volumes appears in Volume I PART I HETEROGENEITY 1. Steven N. Wiggins and Gary D. Libecap (1987), ‘Firm Heterogeneities and Cartelization Efforts in Domestic Crude Oil’ 2. William S. Hallagan (1985), ‘Contracting Problems and the Adoption of Regulatory Cartels’ 3. Jonathan Cave and Stephen W. Salant (1995), ‘Cartel Quotas Under Majority Rule’ 4. Barbara J. Alexander (1997), ‘Failed Cooperation in Heterogeneous Industries Under the National Recovery Administration’ 5. Joseph E. Harrington Jr. (1991), ‘The Determination of Price and Output Quotas in a Heterogeneous Cartel’ 6. Olivier Compte, Frédéric Jenny and Patrick Rey (2002), ‘Capacity Constraints, Mergers and Collusion’ PART II VERTICAL RESTRAINTS 7. B. Douglas Bernheim and Michael D. Whinston (1985), ‘Common Marketing Agency as a Device for Facilitating Collusion’ 8. Elizabeth Granitz and Benjamin Klein (1996), ‘Monopolization by “Raising Rivals’ Costs”: The Standard Oil Case’ 9. Patrick Rey and Joseph Stiglitz (1995), ‘The Role of Exclusive Territories in Producers’ Competition’ PART III NATURAL RESOURCE CARTELS 10. Glenn C. Loury (1986), ‘A Theory of ‘Oil’igopoly: Cournot Equilibrium in Exhaustible Resource Markets with Fixed Supplies’ 11. Charles F. Mason and Stephen Polasky (2005), ‘What Motivates Membership in Non-Renewable Resource Cartels?: The Case of OPEC’ 12. Stephen Polasky (1992), ‘Do Oil Producers Act as ‘Oil’igopolists?’ 13. Jeffrey K. MacKie-Mason and Robert S. Pindyck (1987), ‘Cartel Theory and Cartel Experience in International Minerals Markets’ 14. Debora L. Spar (1994), ‘The Power to Persuade and the Success of the International Diamond Cartel’ 15. Gary D. Libecap and James L. Smith (2004), ‘Political Constraints on Government Cartelization: The Case of Oil Production Regulation in Texas and Saudi Arabia’ PART IV CONTRACTING AND COMMUNICATION ISSUES 16. Kai-Uwe Kühn (2001), ‘Fighting Collusion by Regulating Communication between Firms’ 17. Valerie Y. Suslow (2005), ‘Cartel Contract Duration: Empirical Evidence from Inter-War International Cartels’ 18. David Genesove and Wallace P. Mullin (2001), ‘Rules, Communication, and Collusion: Narrative Evidence from the Sugar Institute Case’ 19. Margaret E. Slade (1990), ‘Strategic Pricing Models and Interpretation of Price-War Data’ PART V COLLUSION AND INVESTMENT 20. Chaim Fershtman and Ariel Pakes (2000), ‘A Dynamic Oligopoly with Collusion and Price Wars’ 21. Carl Davidson and Raymond Deneckere (1990), ‘Excess Capacity and Collusion’ 22. Chaim Fershtman and Neil Gandal (1994), ‘Disadvantageous Semicollusion’ 23. Frode Steen and Lars Sørgard (1999), ‘Semicollusion in the Norwegian Cement Market’ 24. George Symeonidis (2001), ‘Price Competition, Innovation and Profitability: Theory and UK Evidence’ PART VI CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL CARTELS 25. John M. Connor (2001), ‘“Our Customers Are Our Enemies”: The Lysine Cartel of 1992–1995’ 26. Lawrence J. White (2001), ‘Lysine and Price Fixing: How Long? How Severe?’ 27. Simon J. Evenett, Margaret C. Levenstein and Valerie Y. Suslow (2001), ‘International Cartel Enforcement: Lessons from the 1990s’ 28. Margaret Levenstein and Valerie Y. Suslow (2004), ‘Contemporary International Cartels and Developing Countries: Economic Effects and Implications for Competition Policy’ Name Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Corporate Governance, Market Structure and
Book SynopsisThis book investigates the relationship between corporate governance, market structure and innovation. The editors observe that a number of radical mutations are occurring in industries that have played a crucial role in sustaining and fostering the pace of technological progress.Specifically, three classes of institutional discontinuities are discussed: privatisation processes, mergers and acquisitions and liberalisation of the market. The authors aim to show that the effects of such institutional discontinuities may seriously affect, in the short term, the market value of the firm, and in the medium/long term, the performance of the national system of innovation as a whole.The book outlines the theoretical background to the empirical analyses that are later developed and illustrated using original longitudinal data set from US and European markets. It goes on to present selected empirical evidence drawn from different industries, which provide the reader with an interesting insight into how major changes in corporate governance and in market structures have affected innovation activities in high tech sectors. Finally, the authors discuss the technology policy implications that are derived from the evidences illustrated.Trade Review'. . . an invaluable book that should be read by anyone who seeks to understand the current state of corporate governance. . . an extraordinary source of invaluable insights and a spark for creativity, even the more widely read corporate enthusiasts are sure to find something new.' -- L. Striukova, Research Policy'This excellent collection of theoretical and empirical papers provides novel insights on the relationship between corporate governance, market structure and innovation. By studying the effects of privatisation on M&As and corporate restructuring, and the impact of these effects on innovation and future growth, the book sheds light on the dynamic implications of these institutional changes - implications which embody crucial lessons for both managers and policymakers.' -- Mariana Mazzucato, London Business School and Open University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Market Structure, Corporate Governance and Innovation 1. Corporate Governance and Innovation 2. Market Structure and the Balance of R&D Investments 3. Mergers and Acquisitions and Innovation Strategies Part II: Privatization, Liberalization and R&D Activities 4. Privatization’s Effects on R&D Investments 5. Liberalization and the Balance of R&D Activities: An Empirical Analysis 6. The Effects of M&As on the Innovation Performance of Acquired Companies 7. The Organization of R&D Activities within Privatized Companies Part III: The Economic Value of R&D Activities 8. A Meta-Analytic Study of the Relationship between R&D Investments and Corporate Value 9. R&D and Market Value: The Case of Privatized Companies 10. R&D Financing and Stock Markets Part IV: Conclusions 11. Conclusions and Policy Implications Bibliography Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital:
Book SynopsisTechnological Revolutions and Financial Capital presents a novel interpretation of the good and bad times in the economy, taking a long-term perspective and linking technology and finance in an original and convincing way.Carlota Perez draws upon Schumpeter's theories of the clustering of innovations to explain why each technological revolution gives rise to a paradigm shift and a 'New Economy' and how these 'opportunity explosions', focused on specific industries, also lead to the recurrence of financial bubbles and crises. These findings are illustrated with examples from the past two centuries: the industrial revolution, the age of steam and railways, the age of steel and electricity, the emergence of mass production and automobiles, and the current information revolution/knowledge society.By analyzing the changing relationship between finance capital and production capital during the emergence, diffusion and assimilation of new technologies throughout the global economic system, this seminal book sheds new light on some of the most pressing economic problems of today.A bold interpretation of how the changing relationship between technological advances and financial capital shapes the patterns of economic cycles, this path-breaking book will provide essential insights for business leaders, policymakers, academics and others concerned with managing change in the world economy.Trade Review'Essential reading for all concerned with these specialist, but critically important issues.' -- Long Range Planning'It [this book] is one of the most interesting histories of technology, if not the most informative, because it dwells on the dynamics of the technology/social/economic systems itself. . . Most tomes with theoretical goals like this are horribly dry, dense, wordy, and well. . .boring. This book is not. Perez writes with vigor, and grace, not taking an extra unneeded word, and not repeating herself. . . like a great many other seminal books, it is easily read by anyone truly interesting in how technology works.' -- Kevin Kelly, Wired Magazine'. . . one of the most enjoyable economics books I have read for some time. . . this is a rich and detailed argument. . . a thought provoking read.' -- Mardi Dungey, Economic RecordTable of ContentsContents: Preface by Chris Freeman Introduction: An Interpretation Part I: Technological Revolutions as Successive Great Surges of Development 1. The Turbulent Ending of the Twentieth Century 2. Technological Revolutions and Techno-Economic Paradigms 3. The Social Shaping of Technological Revolutions 4. The Propagation of Paradigms: Times of Installation, Times of Deployment 5. The Four Basic Phases of Each Surge of Development 6. Uneven Development and Time-Lags in Diffusion Part II: Technological Revolutions and the Changing Behavior of Financial Capital 7. Financial Capital and Production Capital 8. Maturity: Financial Capital Planting the Seeds of Turbulence at the End of the Previous Surge 9. Irruption: The Love Affair of Financial Capital with the Technological Revolution 10. Frenzy: Self-Sufficient Financial Capital Governing the Casino 11. The Turning Point: Rethinking, Regulation and Changeover 12. Synergy: Supporting the Expansion of the Paradigm Across the Productive Structure 13. The Changing Nature of Financial and Institutional Innovations Part III: The Recurring Sequence, its Causes and Implications 14. The Sequence and its Driving Forces 15. The Implications for Theory and Policy Epilogue: The World at the Turning Point Bibliography Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Intra-Industry Trade
Book SynopsisThis authoritative new collection presents a selection of previously published seminal articles that have led to the development of intra-industry trade theory and empirical research.Parts I and II cover the pioneering research in the 1960s and a number of models of intra-industry trade that were developed from 1979 to the present day. Parts III and IV look at the empirical research problems in the choice of measure of intra-industry trade and empirical studies that seek to identify the nature of this trade. Part V deals with the role of the multinational corporation and part VI completes the collection with articles that look at extensions to asset markets and applications to other problems such as the geography of trade and rules of origin.Intra-Industry Trade will be an invaluable source of reference to all international trade economists and libraries specialising in this area.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Peter J. Lloyd and Herbert G. Grubel PART I THE BEGINNINGS 1. P.J. Verdoorn (1960), excerpt from ‘The Intra-Bloc Trade of Benelux’ 2. Kiyoshi Kojima (1964), ‘The Pattern of International Trade Among Advanced Countries’ 3. Bela Balassa (1966), ‘Tariff Reductions and Trade in Manufactures among the Industrial Countries’ 4. Herbert G. Grubel (1967), ‘Intra-industry Specialization and the Pattern of Trade’ PART II THE THEORY OF INTRA-INDUSTRY TRADE 5. Paul S. Armington (1969), ‘A Theory of Demand for Products Distinguished by Place of Production’ 6. Paul R. Krugman (1979), ‘Increasing Returns, Monopolistic Competition, and International Trade’ 7. Kelvin Lancaster (1980), ‘Intra-Industry Trade under Perfect Monopolistic Competition’ 8. Elhanan Helpman (1981), ‘International Trade in the Presence of Product Differentiation, Economies of Scale and Monopolistic Competition: A Chamberlin–Heckscher–Ohlin Approach’ 9. Rodney E. Falvey (1981), ‘Commercial Policy and Intra-Industry Trade’ 10. James A. Brander (1981), ‘Intra-Industry Trade in Identical Commodities’ 11. Avinash K. Dixit and Gene M. Grossman (1982), ‘Trade and Protection with Multistage Production’ 12. Wilfred J. Ethier (1982), ‘National and International Returns to Scale in the Modern Theory of International Trade’ 13. Donald R. Davis (1995), ‘Intra-industry Trade: A Heckscher–Ohlin–Ricardo Approach’ 14. Peter J. Lloyd (1994), ‘Aggregation by Industry in High-Dimensional Models’ PART III MEASUREMENT OF INTRA-INDUSTRY TRADE 15. H.G. Grubel and ı (1971), ‘The Empirical Measurement of Intra-Industry Trade’ 16. David Greenaway and Chris Milner (1981), ‘Trade Imbalance Effects in the Measurement of Intra-Industry Trade’ 17. Jacob Kol and Loet B.M. Mennes (1986), ‘Intra-Industry Specialization: Some Observations on Concepts and Measurement’ 18. Clive Hamilton and Paul Kniest (1991), ‘Trade Liberalisation, Structural Adjustment and Intra-Industry Trade: A Note’ 19. Marius Brülhart (1994), ‘Marginal Intra-Industry Trade: Measurement and Relevance for the Pattern of Industrial Adjustment’ PART IV EMPIRICAL STUDIES 20. Elhanan Helpman (1987), ‘Imperfect Competition and International Trade: Evidence from Fourteen Industrial Countries’ 21. David Hummels and James Levinsohn (1995), ‘Monopolistic Competition and International Trade: Reconsidering the Evidence’ 22. Donald R. Davis and David E. Weinstein (2000), ‘International Trade as an "Integrated Equilibrium": New Perspectives’ 23. David Greenaway, Robert Hine and Chris Milner (1994), ‘Country-Specific Factors and the Pattern of Horizontal and Vertical Intra-Industry Trade in the UK’ PART V THE ROLE OF THE MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION 24. John H. Dunning (1981), ‘A Note on Intra-Industry Foreign Direct Investment’ 25. James R. Markusen and Anthony J. Venables (2000), ‘The Theory of Endowment, Intra-industry and Multi-national Trade’ 26. David Greenaway, Peter J. Lloyd and Chris Milner (2001), ‘Intra-industry Foreign Direct Investment and Trade Flows: New Measures of Global Competition’ 27. Sanjaya Lall (1978), ‘The Pattern of Intra-firm Exports by U.S. Multinationals’ PART VI EXTENSIONS TO OTHER MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS TO OTHER PROBLEMS 28. Mary Amiti and Anthony J. Venables (2002), ‘The Geography of Intra-Industry Trade’ 29. Peter L. Rodriguez (2000), ‘Rules of Origin with Multistage Production’ 30. Herbert G. Grubel (1979), ‘Towards a Theory of Two-Way Trade in Capital Assets’ Name Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Environmental Policy and Technological
Book SynopsisFor over 30 years environmental policy has developed under the assumption that self-interest explains firms' environmental behaviour and that the problem of pollution can be rectified by technological fixes. This policy paradigm has been proved wrong: entrenched antagonism between firms and regulators, and greater environmental harm, have proved to be the dominant outcomes. This book re-focuses environmental policy analysis by demonstrating how behavioural models can be applied within the field to better understand the propensity of the firm to engage in pro-environmental, innovative activities.The book develops an essential tool for environmental policy analysis in the context of technical change. A rigorous theoretical and methodological framework is applied to identify sources of firms' willingness (or resistance) to engage in cleaner production and to evaluate under which conditions the firm's pro-environmental, innovative behaviour may be fostered. The author undertakes extensive research through a case study of the In-Bond industry in Mexico and assesses the significance and relationship of individual factors relating to a firm's innovative behaviour towards 'greener' production. The model developed helps to understand the planned behaviour of the firm in specific contexts, to shape and guide empirical inquiry, and to produce useful corporate and public policy recommendations.Environmental Policy and Technological Innovation comprehensively explores the factors which can influence a firm's behavioural approach towards developing clean technologies. Unlike many other studies on environmental policy, it addresses the origin of the problems and not just the symptoms. It will become an indispensable companion for local, national and international environmental regulators, environmental policymakers and analysts, and those interested in technological innovation and technology policy.Trade Review'. . . this book can be recommended for those who want to explore fresh ground concerning the theoretical and empirical analysis of environmental innovations. Not only does it illustrate the frutility of a behavioral foundation for economic analysis, but it also shows the possibilities of empirically examining these determinants of behavior.' -- Frank Beckenbach, Journal of Evolutionary Economics'Inducing firms to adopt radical solutions for cleaner production is a key challenge for environmental and innovation policy. Adopting a behavioural approach, this book demonstrates rigorously that environmental standards are not enough; it is absolutely essential to communicate environmental risk to managers and reinforce capabilities within firms. Dealing with the 'In-Bond' industry in the US-Mexico border zone, the conclusions here are relevant in any part of the world. I recommend this book to anyone with an interest in environmental policy for industry.' -- Jim Skea, Policy Studies Institute, London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: Resistance to Change 2. Background: Strategy Follows Structure 3. Structure: A Behavioural Model for Environmental and Technology Policy Analysis 4. Content: A Theoretical Exploration of the Behavioural Domains in the Search for Salient Beliefs 5. Research Method 6. Mapping the Drivers of the Firms’ Willingness to Innovate in Clean Technologies 7. Strategy Follows Structure: Environmental and Technology Policy Pathways 8. Conclusions Appendices: Validation of Theory Structure and its Contents References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Economics of Productivity in Asia and
Book SynopsisProductivity growth has long been recognised by both economists and non-economists as being necessary for all economies aspiring to raise their standard of living. Thus, Renuka Mahadevan aims to highlight the conceptual differences, advantages and disadvantages of the various total factor productivity (TFP) measures and suggests processes and strategies for choosing the best technique to draw up policies for sustainable growth. Empirical results from six case studies are presented, and the analysis of the selected Asia Pacific economies is not only informative but also allows for variety in issues concerning productivity analysis. Consequently, policy measures based on each of the economies' experiences are carefully measured out in relation to various aspects such as trade liberalisation, industrial policy and other microeconomic and macroeconomic policies.The nature of the applied work in the book is refreshing and will therefore appeal to policymakers. It is also a valuable reference material for economists and researchers in industry and government, as well as graduate students who are interested in the Asia Pacific region and in particular, in productivity growth analysis.Table of ContentsContents: Part I: Productivity and Efficiency Measures 1. Introduction 2. Total Factor Productivity Growth Estimation 3. The Measurement of Technical Efficiency in Production Frontier Models Part II: Applications 4. The Non-Frontier Approach: A Case Study of Hong Kong’s Manufacturing Sector 5. The Stochastic Production Frontier Approach: A Case Study of Singapore’s Services Sector 6. The Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Approach: A Case Study of Korea’s Banking Sector Part III: Some Extensions on Productivity Analysis 7. How Technically Efficient are Singapore’s Manufacturing Industries? 8. Trade Liberalization and Productivity Growth in Australia’s Manufacturing Industries 9. Looking Beyond Obtaining the ‘Real’ TFP Growth for Malaysia’s Manufacturing Sector References Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Britain in 2010: The New Business Landscape
Book SynopsisBritain in 2010: The New Business Landscape focuses on the continuities and discontinuities in the changing social structure of Britain. This text is a landmark vision of the county's future at a time of unprecedented opportunity. It asserts that by 2010 traditional family forms will no longer be the foundation of society; 1001 lifestyle tribes will replace age and income gorups; self-centred, self-indulgent and hedonistic citizens will be freed from traditional obligations, making them restless consumers.Table of ContentsPreface (Barbara Beckett). Acknowledgements. About the Author. Towards 2010: Some General Themes. Living in the Future: Three Scenarios. Demographics, Households and Families. Work, Employment and Occupations. Schools, Universities and Education. Lifestyles and Leisure. Cities and Communities. Politics, Government and the State. Towards the Future. Commentary on the Trends. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Living in the Corporate Zoo
Book Synopsis"This powerfully argued book combines excellent analysis of futuretrends with insights into directing and managing the forces ofchange." - Jim Coulter, Chief Executive, National Housing Federation "A thought-provoking re-examination of the modern world, itschanging culture, people and lifestyles. Challenging, authoritativeand immensely readable.'' - Prof Gordon Marshall, Chief Executive, Economic and SocialResearch Council "Who knows what the future holds in store? Richard Scase helps usconsider some possible scenarios. A thought-provoking and enjoyableread." - Philip Williamson, Chief Executive, Nationwide Building Society "Scase scores again, looking ahead at what's facing us in thefuture" - Robert M. Worcester, Chairman, MORI "Richard Scase has a gift for the trenchant comment that capturesthe unease of our age. In this book he draws together all theglobal economic, business, social and political trends that weperceive but only half-understand and weaves them into a coherentfabric." - Susan Segal-Horn, Professor of International Strategy, OpenUniversity Business School "Richard has captured in one slim volume, the latest thinking on'corporatisation' from the global to the personal which only adedicated RSA lecture attendee could hope to acquire over manyyears." - Penny Egan, Director, Royal Society for the Arts, Manufacturesand Commerce 'A compelling and provocative overview of how we do business andthe business we do in the 21st century. With hallmark insights,Richard Scase offers a banquet of ideas on the new forces that arereshaping corporate life. Easy to read and hard to put down.' - Ken Robinson, Senior Advisor to the President, J.P. Getty TrustTrade Review"..its a quick read worth making space for." (Management Today,April 2002) "..the result is a wide ranging and often stimulating read..youwill enjoy and be provoked by the ride.." (Business Voice, April2002) "A good read ...." (People Management, 30 May 2002) "...well laid out with a good-sized font. It also containsa useful index..." (Managing Information, March 2003)Table of ContentsPreface Section 1: Living in the Global Cage Section 2: Personal Success in Changing Corporate Realities Section 3: Organising Disorganisation: Life in the ReinventedCorporation Section 4: On The Work-Life Tight Rope Section 5: A Zoo of Lifestyle Tribes Section 6: Cynical Citizens: The Changing Citizen Mix Conclusion
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Information Systems and the Economics of
Book SynopsisThis book identifies and discusses critical issues of ICT innovation at both the macroeconomic and organisational levels, bringing together two hitherto independent fields of study: economics and information systems. The book takes stock of these two fields, highlighting their complementarity in contemporary issues such as business competitiveness and e-commerce, organisational change and industrial restructuring, information systems implementation and technology infrastructure building. The contributions cover a broad range of issues, from analysing policy approaches for fostering ICT innovation at a regional level, to examining the way in which ICT-based information systems and organisational practice are simultaneously shaped.The book elaborates an understanding of innovation as shaped largely in context, rather than 'diffused' from the place of its conception into the place of its implementation. The theoretical perspectives offered by the authors include institutional economics, evolutionary economics, social constructivism, and structuration theory. Collectively, the chapters of this book present ICT innovation as a dynamic process involving multiple actors in multiple locations, codified and tacit knowledge, and instrumental and situated behaviour.This pathbreaking book will be of enormous interest to students, researchers and academics specialising in economics, information systems and ICT innovation, as well as policy and management consultants involved in information systems and development.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Part I: Infrastructures, Awareness Building and Development of Capabilities 1. The Evolution of the Information Society and Regional Development in Europe 2. Development and Telecommunications Access: Cases from South Asia 3. The Computer Sciences Academic Community and the Diffusion of Internet in Brazil 4. IT Diffusion for Public Service Delivery: Looking for Plausible Theoretical Approaches Part II: ICT Adoption 5. ICT Adoption in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Lessons from Case Studies 6. Understanding the Adoption of E-Commerce 7. Institutional and Resource-based Perspectives of IT and Organizational Change: Cases from the Nigerian Banking Industry Part III: Innovation in the Organizational Setting of ICT Use 8. New Socio-technical Perspectives of IS Innovation in Organizations 9. Information Systems and New Technologies: Taking Shape in Use 10. Perspectives on ICT Innovation and Organizational Context Conclusions Index
£99.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Competition Policy: History, Theory and Practice
Book SynopsisGiven the increase in large scale mergers throughout the world, this book addresses the growing problem of restricted competition through collusion and the perennial debate surrounding the use of government subsidies for industries to further national interests.The aims of the book are threefold; firstly, to elucidate the antecedents of competition policy in the US and Europe and to demonstrate how far a convergence of principles has developed. Secondly, to outline the theory of industrial organisation as a major tool to devise an appropriate policy, and thirdly, to discuss the practice of competition policy in the US, individual European countries and the EC as a whole, in terms of collusion, mergers and vertical restraints. Manfred Neumann comprehensively explores the economic arguments that justify the need for competition policy. He considers the historical development of competition policy and the relationship between competition policy and the objectives of governmental policy as a whole. In conclusion, he argues that competition policy should be regarded as a constituent part of economic and social policy.This enlightening and comprehensive book will be of great value to students, researchers and practitioners of law, corporate strategy and industrial and political economics.Trade Review'Competition Policy is the only book, of which I am aware, that combines an informed analysis of competition policy in both the United States and Europe with the analytical tools from industrial organization that are needed to understand each topic. Manfred Neumann is one of the leading industrial economics scholars in Europe, and he has done those of us who teach industrial economics a great service by writing this book.' -- Dennis C. Mueller, University of Vienna, Austria'With the publication of Competition Policy, Manfred Neumann breaks new ground. He synthesizes a mixture of historical, theoretical and policy perspectives that only an experienced and accomplished scholar can provide. Most importantly, Neumann manages to combine economic precision with a text that is interesting and thought-provoking. His unique and novel approach to understanding and analyzing competition policy will make this required reading to all scholars, policymakers and students concerned with the subject.' -- David B. Audretsch, Indiana University, Bloomington, US and Otto Beisheim School WHU, Germany'Competition Policy touches on a burning issue which was with us yesterday, which pervades today's discussions and which will, no doubt, be with us for a long time to come.' -- Karl W. Roskamp, Wayne State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Aims and Scope of Competition Policy 2. Industrial Economics as the Foundation of Competition Policy 3. Containing Restraints of Competition 4. The Social Framework and Competition Policy References Index
£38.90
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Technology, Information and Market Dynamics:
Book SynopsisThis timely volume offers a comprehensive assessment of the dynamics of firms' behaviour and organization, providing an essential outline of the ways in which our understanding of firms and markets is evolving. Key topics, such as the interplay between labour and capital, the choice of the optimal product range and the dynamics of capital accumulation and innovation are investigated. All of these aspects of the evolution of a market are evaluated in connection with the manifold issue of information, be that related to demand uncertainty, accountancy data, the diffusion of technological knowledge, or the nature of strategic interaction among firms in market games.Technology, Information and Market Dynamics is an extensive and detailed book, offering useful indicators for both theoretical and applied research. It will appeal to economists and researchers of industrial organization and innovation.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Entry Under Uncertainty 2. Strategic Investment 3. Multiproduct Firms 4. Labour Participation 5. Financial Reporting 6. R&D and Information Sharing 7. Differential Oligopoly Games Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Internationalization, Technology and Services
Book SynopsisThis book examines the way in which the increasing internationalization of services, including the operation of multinationals in this sector, interacts with the process of innovation in services. The book challenges the theoretical traditions that have developed around the analysis of service innovation and internationalization, and argues for a new research agenda. The distinguished contributors address many of the most pertinent issues and adopt a variety of theoretical and empirical approaches to enrich the debates. In contrast to most other books on this topic, this volume pays particular attention to services that are knowledge or technology intensive. It elucidates the process of internationalization of such services (through trade and FDI) and stresses the important role it plays in the globalization of production, distribution and innovation. The book also highlights the significant implications service internationalization can have for the competitiveness of firms, regions and countries. The authors thoroughly evaluate trade and investment statistics in order to identify different modes of internationalization and the substantial cross-national differences that this reveals. They move on to examine the organizational structure of multinationals, the new international division of labour and the factors which can influence the location decisions of knowledge-intensive services. Using extensive survey data from a variety of different countries, they accurately identify the trends, characteristics and drivers which have acted as a catalyst for the increasing internationalization of knowledge-intensive services, as well as the obstacles which can hinder this process. Adopting a truly global perspective, this significant new volume will be of considerable interest to students, scholars and policymakers in the fields of international business, innovation and management.Trade Review'. . . this book provides a wide set of interesting contributions that shed new light on the unexplored link between technology and internationalisation in services.' -- Rinaldo Evangelista, Science and Public Policy'Internationalization, Technology, and Services is recommended for upper-division and graduate students at academic libraries. Information professionals who read this work will benefit from expanding their understanding of the many forms of internationalization.' -- Marc Vinyard, Business Information AlertTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Innovation and Internationalization of Services: Conceptual Issues 1. The Relation between the Internationalization of Services and the Process of Innovation: A Research Agenda 2. Internationalization and the Demarcation between Services and Manufactures: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis Part II: Technology and Trade and Foreign Investment in Services: A Statistical Appraisal 3. The Internationalization of European Services: What Can Data on International Services Transactions Tell Us? 4. Internationalization of Services: Are the Modes Changing? Part III: International Service Multinationals and the Location of Production and Innovation Activity 5. Globalization, Regionalization and ‘Scales of Integration’: US IT Industry Investment in Southeast Asia 6. National versus International Effects in Regional Concentration of European Innovative Business Services Part IV: Internationalization and Innovation: The Challenge for Countries and Regions 7. From Market to Resource-Oriented Overseas Expansion: Re-examining a Study of the Internationalization of UK Business Service Firms 8. Services Internationalization: Characteristics, Potentials and Barriers of Danish Service Firms 9. Internationalization of Knowledge-Intensive Business Services in a Small European Country: Experiences from Finland 10. Services, Scale and Structures of Internationalization: Northwest England’s Environmental Technologies Firms Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Economics of Higher Education
Book SynopsisHigher education is beginning to play an increasingly important role in the process of globalization, which promotes information technologies, development and diffusion of innovations and the ability of economies to benefit from rapid shifts in the production of goods, services, and ideas. In this volume the editors have brought together some of the most significant previously published academic papers describing how highly skilled graduate labour impacts on the economy. Topics covered include the economic benefits of higher education, student choice of subject and university, the technology of higher education, empirical research on the cost functions faced by universities, the funding and financing of university education, the market for higher education and how universities compete.In their scholarly introduction, the editors provide an overview of the volume and offer suggestions for future research in this field.Trade Review'The volume is well structured and will provide a good starting point for economists coming to the subject. . . the selection of papers is a good one for a showcase volume and the volume is a very good addition to the International Library of Critical Writings series.' -- Robert McNabb, Education Economics'The volume is indeed very rich with theoretical and analytical contributions made by as many as 64 front-line economists to various economic aspects of higher education. . . The Economics of Higher Education stands as a major contribution to the literature on economics of education, that one would desire to have in their bookshelf as a handy valuable reference volume. . .' -- Jandhyala B.G. Tilak, Journal of Educational Planning and Administration'. . . the authors have performed a very useful service for the academic community and for policymakers in bringing together such a comprehensive collection of papers; papers that either have or probably will stand the test of time.' -- John Mace, Higher Education Review'This book does pretty much what it says on the tin. It claims to be "an essential reference source for students, researchers and lecturers', and that is what it will be for anyone interested in current thinking on the economics of higher education. This is the one hundred and sixty-fifth volume in the International Library of Critical Writings in Economics: other disciplines and subject areas must jealously wish they were so well provided for. . . There is much of interest, and much to learn from, here.' -- Malcolm Tight, Studies in Higher EducationTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Clive R. Belfield and Henry M. Levin PART I ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF HIGHER EDUCATION 1. Elchanan Cohn and John T. Addison (1998), ‘The Economic Returns to Lifelong Learning in OECD Countries’ 2. Mårten O. Palme and Robert E. Wright (1998), ‘Changes in the Rate of Return to Education in Sweden: 1968–1991’ 3. Russell W. Rumberger and Scott L. Thomas (1993), ‘The Economic Returns to College Major, Quality and Performance: A Multilevel Analysis of Recent Graduates’ 4. Dominic J. Brewer, Eric R. Eide and Ronald G. Ehrenberg (1999), ‘Does it Pay to Attend an Elite Private College? Cross-Cohort Evidence on the Effects of College Type on Earnings’ 5. Linda Datcher Loury (1997), ‘The Gender Earnings Gap Among College-Educated Workers’ 6. Kenneth J. Arrow (1973), ‘Higher Education as a Filter’ 7. David A. Jaeger and Marianne E. Page (1996), ‘Degrees Matter: New Evidence on Sheepskin Effects in the Returns to Education’ 8. Joop Hartog and Hessel Oosterbeek (1998), ‘Health, Wealth and Happiness: Why Pursue a Higher Education?’ 9. Charles I. Jones (1995), ‘R&D-Based Models of Economic Growth’ 10. Rebecca Henderson, Adam B. Jaffe and Manuel Trajtenberg (1998), ‘Universities as a Source of Commercial Technology: A Detailed Analysis of University Patenting, 1965–1988’ 11. Nancy Birdsall (1996), ‘Public Spending on Higher Education in Developing Countries: Too Much or Too Little?’ PART II STUDENT DEMAND AND STUDENT PREFERENCES 12. Donald E. Heller (1997), ‘Student Price Response in Higher Education: An Update to Leslie and Brinkman’ 13. Thomas J. Kane (1994), ‘College Entry by Blacks since 1970: The Role of College Costs, Family Background, and the Returns to Education’ PART III TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION 14. Michael Rothschild and Lawrence J. White (1995), ‘The Analytics of the Pricing of Higher Education and Other Services in Which the Customers are Inputs’ 15. Robert C. Dolan, Clarence R. Jung, Jr. and Robert M. Schmidt (1985), ‘Evaluating Educational Inputs in Undergraduate Education’ 16. Julian R. Betts and Darlene Morell (1999), ‘The Determinants of Undergraduate Grade Point Average: The Relative Importance of Family Background, High School Resources, and Peer Group Effects’ 17. Audrey Light and Wayne Strayer (2000), ‘Determinants of College Completion: School Quality or Student Ability?’ 18. William E. Becker, Jr. (1974), ‘The University Professor as a Utility Maximizer and Producer of Learning, Research, and Income’ 19. Marcia L. Bellas and Robert K. Toutkoushian (1999), ‘Faculty Time Allocations and Research Productivity: Gender, Race and Family Effects’ 20. Ronald G. Ehrenberg (1991), ‘Projections of Shortages’ 21. Michael R. Ransom (1993), ‘Seniority and Monopsony in the Academic Labor Market’ 22. Geraint Johnes (1999), ‘The Management of Universities: President’s Lecture Delivered at Annual General Meeting of the Scottish Economic Society 6-8th April 1999’ PART IV COSTS 23. John Robst (2001), ‘Cost Efficiency in Public Higher Education Institutions’ 24. Hooshang Izadi, Geraint Johnes, Reza Oskrochi and Robert Crouchley (2002), ‘Stochastic Frontier Estimation of a CES Cost Function: The Case of Higher Education in Britain’ 25. Elchanan Cohn, Sherrie L.W. Rhine and Maria C. Santos (1989), ‘Institutions of Higher Education as Multi-Product Firms: Economies of Scale and Scope’ 26. Halil Dundar and Darrell R. Lewis (1995), ‘Departmental Productivity in American Universities: Economies of Scale and Scope’ PART V FINANCING HIGHER EDUCATION 27. George Psacharopoulos (1982), ‘The Economics of Higher Education in Developing Countries’ 28. Nicholas Barr (1993), ‘Alternative Funding Resources for Higher Education’ 29. Cecilia García-Peñalosa and Klaus Wälde (2000), ‘Efficiency and Equity Effects of Subsidies to Higher Education’ 30. Ronald G. Ehrenberg and Daniel R. Sherman (1984), ‘Optimal Financial Aid Policies for a Selective University’ 31. Bruce Chapman (1997), ‘Conceptual Issues and the Australian Experience with Income Contingent Charges for Higher Education’ 32. Martin Feldstein (1995), ‘College Scholarship Rules and Private Saving’ 33. Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz (1998), ‘The Origins of State-Level Differences in the Public Provision of Higher Education: 1890–1940’ 34. John Creedy and Patrick Francois (1993), ‘Financing Higher Education: A General Equilibrium Public Choice Approach’ 35. Richard Jensen and Marie Thursby (2001), ‘Proofs and Prototypes for Sale: The Licensing of University Inventions’ PART VI MARKETS AND COMPETITION 36. Michael Rothschild and Lawrence J. White (1990), ‘The University in the Marketplace: Some Insights and Some Puzzles’ 37. Gordon C. Winston (1999), ‘Subsidies, Hierarchy and Peers: The Awkward Economics of Higher Education’ Name Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd From Industrial Districts to Local Development:
Book SynopsisFrom Industrial Districts to Local Development introduces a set of papers representing the main contribution of the 'Florence school' to the recent literature on industrial districts. The authors illustrate that the revitalisation of the concept of industrial districts, returning to Alfred Marshall's nineteenth-century writings, is rooted in an unconventional interpretation of the economic development of Tuscany after the Second World War.Models of industrial organisation and empirical investigation of industrial tendencies are featured, and Alfred Marshall's concepts of the advantages of the geographical agglomeration of specialised small firms in industrial districts are reintroduced. The authors extend the analysis of purely economic effects of agglomeration, including social, cultural and institutional foundations of local development, and current case studies are presented.This book will appeal to scholars, lecturers and researchers focusing on industrial economics, development economics and economic geography. Its references to Italian political experiences will also be of interest to policymakers in both developed and developing countries.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword by Werner Sengenberger Introduction: An Itinerary Part I: The Development of Tuscany: Industrial Districts 1. Industrial Districts in the Development of Tuscany 2. The ‘Tuscan Model’ and Recent Trends 3. The Past in the Present: Prato’s People Part II: Inside the District: Clues for Theoreticians 4. The Governance of Transactions in the Industrial District: The ‘Commodity Market’ 5. The Incentives to Decentralised Creativity in Local Systems of Small Firms 6. Trust, Interlinking Transactions and Credit in the Industrial District 7. On Entrepreneurship, Region and the Constitution of Scale and Scope Economies Part III: Towards Local Development 8. Local Development in the Experience of Italian Industrial Districts 9. Local Governance and Industrial Districts’ Competitive Advantage 10. The Multiple Paths of Local Development 11. Towards a Geographical Redefinition of the Form of the State Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Vertical Relationships and the Firm in the Global
Book SynopsisThis book analyses the vertical relationships of firms in an international context. These relationships, Khalid Sekkat argues, have gained further relevance due to the notable increase in vertical specialization of production across borders in the past few years. The author discusses the objectives and instruments employed in vertical control, the reasons for the choice of instruments made and the way in which national and foreign policy and institutions interact with firms' strategy. Each chapter provides a theoretical analysis of the motivation of firms and their interactions with public policies as well as empirical evidence that underpins the theories presented.This book offers new perspectives for the analysis of the firm's vertical relationships in the global economy and will be of great interest to students and researchers as well as those working in international institutions and lawyers dealing with economic issues.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Vertical Relationships 1. The Conceptual Framework Part II: Vertical Control: Objectives and Instruments 2. Reaping the Benefits of Market Power 3. Organizing the Distribution Market 4. Coping with Uncertainty 5. Strategic Interactions Among Rivals Part III: Vertical Control: Choosing Instruments 6. The Size of the Final Market 7. The Transaction Costs 8. The Labour Market 9. The Quality of Institutions Part IV: Variety of Objectives and Policies 10. Efficiency and Strategy 11. Trade Policy Conclusion References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Corporate Governance in Russia
Book SynopsisGiven the past decade of abuse of shareholder rights, corporate governance is essential for Russia's future. In this comprehensive volume, an international group of contributors - academics, corporate executives, government officials, policymakers, specialists from nongovernmental organizations, and legal experts - examine the crucial role of corporate governance as well as the external institutions and forces that affect it. Offering coverage from numerous perspectives, the contributors explore external and institutional influences on corporate governance, its workings within corporations, and the relationships between boards of directors, managers, shareholders, and the government. Case studies of three major companies illustrate the challenges and opportunities involved in creating sound practices. The concluding section provides a summary of the current situation and discusses implications for the future of Russia's corporate governance.A valuable source of information, Corporate Governance in Russia is a must-read for business people, government officials, academic researchers, students, and all those interested in Russia and what the future holds.Trade Review'. . . the book can certainly be recommended as a detailed and often insightful account of the subject under review. . .' -- Vincent Barnett, Journal of Economic Issues'The editors have really done an admirable job venturing into this highly complex topic and bringing together a considerable number of interesting voices and contributions. The present volume can be considered a cornerstone in the field. It definitely will make its way as a fascinating tour d'horizon of a key topic in one of the world economy's key countries.' -- Thomas Steger, Journal for East European Management StudiesTable of ContentsContents: PART I: THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL CONTEXT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 1. The Emergence of Corporate Governance in Russia Sheila M. Puffer and Daniel J. McCarthy 2. Corporate Governance in Russia: A Framework for Analysis Daniel J. McCarthy and Sheila M. Puffer 3. View From the Duma: An Interview with Sergey Generalov Sergey Generalov and Stanislav V. Shekshnia 4. Troika Dialog’s Ruben Vardanian on Corporate Governance and Attracting Investment Sheila M. Puffer, Stanislav V. Shekshnia and Daniel J. McCarthy 5. Changes and Challenges in Regulating Corporate Governance Igor V. Kostikov and Igor V. Belikov 6. Corporate Governance in a Cultural Context Anatoly V. Zhuplev and Vladimir Shein PART II: IMPLEMENTING CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN RUSSIAN CORPORATIONS 7. Corporate Governance and Business Education Abel G. Aganbegyan 8. A Strategic Approach to Improving Corporate Governance Ruth C. May 9. The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Developing Corporate Governance Practices James Gillies, Rein Peterson and Alina Pekarsky 10. Private Enterprise Owners and Corporate Governance Andrey Mikhaylenko 11. Roles, Responsibilities, and Independence of Boards of Directors Stanislav V. Shekshnia 12. Challenges of Implementing Transparency and International Accounting Standards Alexey Zheltov 13. The Impact of Information Technologies on Corporate Governance Nikolai Ermochkine 14. Privatization: Buy-outs, Corporate Governance Abuses, and Challenges Mike Wright, Trevor Buck and Igor Filatotchev PART III: COMPANY CASES 15. VimpelCom: From Start-up to the New York Stock Exchange Stanislav V. Shekshnia and Augie K. Fabela II 16. Ilim Pulp Battles a Hostile Takeover Daniel J. McCarthy and Sheila M. Puffer 17. Yukos and Mikhail Khodorkovsky: An Unfolding Drama Bruce W. Bean PART IV: THE FUTURE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN RUSSIA 18. Russia’s Corporate Governance Scorecard in the Enron Era Daniel J. McCarthy and Sheila M. Puffer 19. Corporate Governance: Is There a Village Behind the Facade? Richard N. Dean 20. Corporate Governance in Russia: Towards a European, US, or Russian Model? Daniel J. McCarthy and Sheila M. Puffer Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Inside the Virtual Product: How Organizations
Book SynopsisWhat is the influence of software systems on an organization's ability to create knowledge, learn, adapt to change and innovate? While organization, management and innovation theory has primarily focused on the impact of software on measures such as process efficiency and speed, this book argues that integrated systems and digital technologies offer even more fundamental implications for the innovating firm. A series of detailed case studies provides the foundations for a deeper theoretical and empirical understanding of the nature and dynamics of software, knowledge, organization and their complex interactions. The author demonstrates how software induces the radical reconfiguration of organizational knowledge and learning dynamics, including an organization's ability to create, store, transfer and integrate knowledge across heterogeneous organizational boundaries. The book provides a unique perspective on what organizations know and how they use that knowledge to build, sustain and renew their capabilities. This includes understanding how information systems can be designed or implemented in such a way as to favour innovation and adaptation, and to prevent unfavourable patterns of behaviour.The book represents an in-depth and systematic attempt to characterize the fundamental influence of software over the processes that underpin an organization's ability to create and manage knowledge. Scholars and students interested in innovation, technological change and information technology, and managers in software and other hi-tech industries will find this an insightful and highly rewarding study.Trade Review'This is a very insightful book concerning a very real and important issue: how do software and organizations relate to each other? The volume is unique in its well-thought out and advanced approach, and I have no doubt it will open the eyes of many scholars.' -- Hariolf Grupp, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research and Karlsruhe Technical University, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Knowledge in Theory and in Practice 3. Distributed Knowledge, Situated Action: The Role of Qualitative Analysis and Participant-Observation in Organizational Knowledge Research 4. Integrated Software Systems: The Technology and its Embedded Assumptions 5. The Influence of Integrated Systems on Organizational Memory 6. Bridging Formal Tools with Informal Practices: How Organizations Balance Flexibility and Control 7. Crafting the Virtual Prototype: How Firms Integrate Knowledge and Capabilities Within and Across Organizational Boundaries 8. Conclusions References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Innovation and Institutions: A Multidisciplinary
Book SynopsisInnovation and Institutions is an extensive elaboration on the make up of systems of innovation. It examines why some countries are more innovative than others, why national styles of innovation differ, and goes on to explore why some countries make radical innovations but fail to successfully market them, whilst others making incremental innovations have more commercial success.The book draws on a variety of different literatures and perspectives to illustrate the organizational and institutional dimensions of national innovation systems. Literatures discussed include the economics of innovation, organizational sociology, administrative science, institutional economics, organizational learning, network analysis, business systems, economic governance and regulation.This truly interdisciplinary book will be invaluable to academics and researchers focussing on innovation in a wide range of fields. It will also strongly appeal to practitioners and policymakers concerned with innovation.Trade Review'The idea behind this book is that institutions are important when it comes to explaining the specialisation and performance of national innovation systems. The idea is not new. But largely the institution-concept has remained somewhat vague and unspecified in the literature. This book is valuable since it succeeds in opening up the black box of institutions and organisations. The distinction between institutions at different levels and how they link up and form a systemic whole is especially original and fruitful. The interdisciplinary team behind the book has also produced a welcome antidote to the current tendency to benchmark innovation systems exclusively on the basis of quantitative indicators. The analysis demonstrates that some national systems do better in some specific areas because of being supported by institutions that are sometimes deeply rooted in history and culture. This is why imitating "best-practice" across countries is not a straight forward thing to do.' -- Bengt-Ake Lundvall, Aalborg University, DenmarkTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Introduction 1. Introduction: Scanning Literature on Institutions, Organizations and Innovation 2. Problems of Measuring Innovative Performance 3. National Innovation Systems Part II: Inside the Black Box: Organizations 4. Organizations and Innovation: Contributions from Organizational Sociology and Administrative Science 5. Innovation, Organizational Learning and Institutional Economics 6. Innovation Strategies, Interactive Learning and Innovation Networks Part III: The Broader Environment: Institutions 7. Varieties of Capitalism: Comparative Institutional Approaches to Economic Organization and Innovation 8. A Prototype Institution: Law, Regulation and Innovation Part IV: Conclusion 9. Conclusion: Questions for Further Research Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Systems of Innovation and Development: Evidence
Book SynopsisThis significant book demonstrates how the 'systems of innovation' approach can be utilised to understand the complex interactions between innovation and growth which, in turn, can enhance the prospects of developing nations.Systems of Innovation and Development confronts the challenges and opportunities of the knowledge era, focusing particularly on the new conditions for industrial and technological advancement. The distinguished contributors address many of the most significant issues including the globalising learning economy, the finance-dominated accumulation regime, learning and development divides, systems of innovation and local productive arrangements. They also define the conceptual and methodological instruments which can be used to analyse and understand the core issues of learning, knowledge and innovation. In doing so, they demonstrate the value of the systems of innovation approach in the design and implementation of strategic development policies which are urgently required in many countries. This book represents a significant contribution to the debates surrounding globalisation and local systems of innovation. The diverse perspectives on global and local processes combined with original insights on developing countries will be of immense value to scholars and students of economics, social science, political science, and business administration. The book will also be of interest to policymakers in governmental and non-governmental bodies, particularly international development agencies.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Preface 1. Systems of Innovation for Development in the Knowledge Era: An Introduction Part I: Systems of Innovation for Development in the Knowledge Era 2. Structure and Development of a Knowledge Based Economy: The Policy Implications 3. The Financing of Innovation-Related Investment in the Contemporary Global Finance-Dominated Accumulation Regime 4. A Hard Landing for the ‘New Economy’? Information Technology and the United States National System of Innovation 5. Promoting Innovation Systems as a Response to the Globalizing Learning Economy 6. Globalization and Glocalization: Problems for Developing Countries and Policy (Supranational, National and Subnational) Implications 7. Globalization, Territorial Scales and Regionalized Technology Policy in Brazil 8. On the Policy Implications of Variety Growth for Developing and Industrializing Countries 9. From Local Clusters to Innovation Systems 10. Clusters and Chains: How Inter-Firm Organization Influences Industrial Upgrading 11. Knowledge, Innovation and Learning: Systems and Policies in the North and in the South 12. Macroeconomic Regimes and Business Strategies: An Alternative Industrial Policy for Brazil in the Wake of the 21st Century Part II: Local Productive Clusters and Innovation Systems in Brazil 13. Clustering in a Backward Region: The Footwear Productive System in Campina Grande 14. Learning Trajectories and Upgrading Strategies in the Footwear Productive System of Sinos Valley/RS 15. Textile and Clothing Local Productive System in the Itajai Valley: Local Capabilities and Partial Interactive Learning 16. Exploiting Natural Resources Without Local Co-ordination: Ornamental Stones Productive Systems in Espírito Santo (ES) and Rio de Janeiro (RJ) States 17. Strengthening and Weakening Local Capabilities: The Case of the Local Innovation System in the Paraná Soybean Agroindustrial Sector 18. Liberalization and Local Innovative Capabilities: The Fiat Supplier Network in Minas Gerais 19. Downgrading Local Capabilities in IT: The Telecom Innovation System in Campinas 20. Building up Complex Production Systems in Developing Countries: The Embraer Experience 21. The Metal-Mechanic Production System in Espírito Santo: Commodity Exports and Local Industrial Capabilities 22. Structural Features of Local Productive Systems in the Brazilian Economy: A Comparative Analysis 23. Local Productive and Innovative Systems in Brazil: A Policy Perspective Bibliography Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Malaysian Business in the New Era
Book SynopsisThis volume explores Malaysian business in the era that began with the Asian financial crisis of 1997-1999. The contributions, by a broad range of international experts, are informed by a wish to identify what Malaysia needs to do to sustain economic growth, remain internationally competitive and further social stability in the post-crisis period. Malaysia's unconventional response to the crisis suggests that its business community has developed a new level of confidence in its ability to adopt and sustain innovative policies even when these strategies challenge the international financial community. This response is perceived as evidence that Malaysian business has indeed entered a new era characterised by a high level of confidence in the nation's capacity to weather the external periodic shocks that are a feature of the current wave of globalisation. The book argues that there are grounds for optimism in this regard while recognising that the true test will occur when Malaysia is compelled to confront a major decline in its international export markets brought on by a truly major crisis such as an OECD-wide recession.Business scholars and professionals as well as readers interested in Asian business and economics will find this volume informative.Trade Review'. . . the book makes a significant contribution to research on Asian business. The chapters are deeply researched and will be of considerable value to scholars, government policymakers and practitioners.' -- Samir Ranjan Chatterjee, Asia Pacific Journal of Economics and BusinessTable of ContentsEconomic and social adjustment in Malaysia in the "new" business era, Chris Nyland et al; Malaysian export competitiveness compared with the dynamic Asian economies - past performance and prospects for the next millennium, Peter Wilson; Australian business attitudes to Malaysia, Marika Vicziany et al; transaction costs of cross cultural exchange - evidence from Australia-Malaysia case studies, Ergun Dogan et al; Japanese electronics firms in Malaysia - after the financial crisis, David W. Edgington and Roger Hayter; the importance of size in the growth and performance of the electrical industrial machinery and apparatus industry in Malaysia, Rajah Rasiah; sustaining the growth effects of foreign investment - the case of multinational subsidiaries in Malaysia, Ron Edwards et al; market performance and the speed of the invisible hand - the case of Malaysian manufacturing, Mita Bhattacharya and Koi Nyen Wong; a comparison of business process re-engineering with other management techniques in Malaysia, Stanley Richardson and Khong Kok Wei; tour guide training -lessons for Malaysia about what works and what's needed, Betty Weiler and Sam H. Ham; economic growth, international competitiveness and public service moral values - a study of Penang Island Municipal Council officers, Ali Haidar et al; globalization and labour in Malaysia, P. Ramasamy; Islamic identity and work in Malaysia - Islamic work ethics in a Japanese joint venture in Malaysia, Wendy A. Smith et al; the 1997-1998 financial crisis in Malaysia and its social impact - some lessons, Ishak Shari; what determines the long-run movements of the Malaysian ringgit?, Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah et al; returns to liquidity on KLOFFE (Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange), S. Gulay Avsar and Barry A. Goss; "Asian values", model communities and resistance to contemporary Malaysian politics, A.B. Shamsul.
£39.85
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Organizational Knowledge and Technology: An
Book SynopsisThis book attempts to make sense of a new area of integrated study, namely information systems and information technology (IS/IT) and the organization. It also aims to bring this mix into the broader theme of complexity as applied to organization and management and to draw useful conclusions about how to organize and how to manage IS/IT in the knowledge era. The author argues in favour of a more action-oriented - as opposed to planning dominated - approach to information systems management. Key topics discussed include: complexity, enacted cognition and autopoiesis applied to organizations; managerial action as a foil to the prevailing managerial paradigm; managerial action and the formation of cultural knowledge contexts in organizations and an holistic approach to information systems development. The book concludes with consideration of the problems surrounding epistemology.Organizational Knowledge and Technology will be warmly welcomed by academics and researchers working in the areas of technology, management, information systems and organizational science as well as information systems managers.Trade Review'Rodrigo Magalhaes guides us through the history of IS/IT, management theories and organizational concepts. He presents his views on IS/IT implementation, advocating an holistic approach that brings together the organizational culture, the social capital and the dynamics of complex systems. This is a well-structured piece of interpretive research, which certainly provides food for thought. If you want to learn about IS/IT and how it fits in with different management models, buy the book!' -- Ana Neves, portal KMOL (www.kmol.online.pt)'If you're looking for simple solutions and quick fixes, this book isn't for you. And if you are, you're going to find that they don't work anyway. So read this book. Magalhaes brings together insights from the fields of information systems, organisation studies, knowledge management, strategy and innovation, and synthesises them into a work designed to make you think and reflect deeply on why it is that information technology's impacts on organisations are full of opportunity and promise, and yet at the same time, full of surprises and unintended consequences - often leading to failure. Magalhaes's analysis and trans-disciplinary approach unearths the complexity of the topic and provides a thought provoking set of lessons that we would do well to consider and apply.' -- Robert Galliers, Bentley College, US'An enjoyable, thought-provoking book. It is a road map to the many disciplines involved with developing contemporary theories of the organisation. More importantly, it is also a serious academic attempt to create a stable conceptual platform upon which information scientists and information technologists can cooperate, to design and implement information systems that truly meet the demands of their users.' -- Ana Maria R. Correia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal'Rodrigo Magalhaes's masterly study of the concepts and theories that have been proposed at the junction of information systems, management, and organization theory clears much of the mist on the topic of organizational knowledge and points out one of the most promising avenues for research and practice. The action oriented perspective advocated in this book does take the debate forward with a set of sophisticated theoretical propositions. Remarkable for its clarity of analysis of a complex interdisciplinary area, this book makes an exceptionally informative resource for academics, their students, and intelligent professionals alike.' -- Chrisanthi Avgerou, London School of Economics, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Causes and Consequences of Information Technology 3. Complexity and the New Epistemological Foundations of Organization 4. Organizational Paradigms: Old and New 5. Strategy as Managerial Action 6. Evolving Perspectives on IS/IT Implementation 7. An Action-Based View of IS/IT Strategic Alignment 8. Notes on IS/IT Strategic Development 9. Conclusion Bibliography Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Empirical Industrial Organization
Book SynopsisThis two-volume collection presents the most important recent articles on empirical issues in industrial organization, related primarily to the analysis of imperfect competition. The papers cover empirical analysis of non-cooperative and cooperative oligopoly, auctions, differentiated product markets, dynamic competition and entry, plus selected work on innovation, vertical contractual relationships, and incentive issues. New research in these areas relies on detailed data for specific industries, typically integrates modern imperfect competition theory into the empirical specifications, commonly uses structural empirical models derived directly from microeconomic theory, and applies modern econometric techniques. This work and the associated techniques play an increasingly important role in antitrust policy, market design and in newly deregulated markets. This collection provides an easily accessible source of the key papers on these topics, which are otherwise not readily available. Empirical Industrial Organization will be of interest to policymakers as well as academics and students.Trade Review'These two volumes offer a carefully selected set of contributions to empirical industrial organization. Replete with classics, but resolutely forward-looking, they provide the reader with both methodological tools and insights into the working of many imperfectly competitive markets of our modern economies. A must-read for anyone interested in industrial organization.' -- Jean Tirole, Institut d'Economie Industrielle, University of Toulouse, FranceTable of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction Paul L. Joskow and Michael Waterson PART I STATIC COMPETITION AND MARKET POWER 1. Severin Borenstein (1989), ‘Hubs and High Fares: Dominance and Market Power in the U.S. Airline Industry’ 2. David Genesove and Wallace P. Mullin (1998), ‘Testing Static Oligopoly Models: Conduct and Cost in the Sugar Industry, 1890–1914’ 3. Richard J. Green and David M. Newbery (1992), ‘Competition in the British Electricity Spot Market’ 4. Catherine D. Wolfram (1999), ‘Measuring Duopoly Power in the British Electricity Spot Market’ 5. Severin Borenstein, James B. Bushnell and Frank A. Wolak (2002), ‘Measuring Market Inefficiencies in California’s Restructured Wholesale Electricity Market’ 6. Judith A. Chevalier (1995), ‘Capital Structure and Product-Market Competition: Empirical Evidence from the Supermarket Industry’ PART II PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION AND PRICE DISPERSION 7. Steven Berry, James Levinsohn and Ariel Pakes (1995), ‘Automobile Prices in Market Equilibrium’ 8. Jerry A. Hausman and Gregory K. Leonard (2002), ‘The Competitive Effects of a New Product Introduction: A Case Study’ 9. Aviv Nevo (2000), ‘Mergers with Differentiated Products: The Case of the Ready-to-eat Cereal Industry’ 10. Alan T. Sorensen (2000), ‘Equilibrium Price Dispersion in Retail Markets for Prescription Drugs’ 11. Severin Borenstein and Nancy L. Rose (1994), ‘Competition and Price Dispersion in the U.S. Airline Industry’ 12. Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg and Frank Verboven (2001), ‘The Evolution of Price Dispersion in the European Car Market’ PART III DYNAMIC COMPETITION, COLLUSION AND STRATEGIC INTERACTION 13. Timothy F. Bresnahan (1987), ‘Competition and Collusion in the American Automobile Industry: The 1955 Price War’ 14. Margaret E. Slade (1987), ‘Interfirm Rivalry in a Repeated Game: An Empirical Test of Tacit Collusion’ 15. Robert H. Porter (1983), ‘A Study of Cartel Stability: The Joint Executive Committee, 1880–1886’ 16. Glenn Ellison (1994), ‘Theories of Cartel Stability and the Joint Executive Committee’ 17. Margaret E. Slade (1995), ‘Product Rivalry with Multiple Strategic Weapons: An Analysis of Price and Advertising Competition’ 18. Satwinder Singh, Michael Utton and Michael Waterson (1998), ‘Strategic Behaviour of Incumbent Firms in the UK’ Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction by the editors to both volumes appears in Volume I PART I COMPETITIVE ENTRY AND MARKET STRUCTURE 1. Timothy F. Bresnahan and Peter C. Reiss (1991), ‘Entry and Competition in Concentrated Markets’ 2. Steven T. Berry (1992), ‘Estimation of a Model of Entry in the Airline Industry’ 3. Michael D. Whinston and Scott C. Collins (1992), ‘Entry and Competitive Structure in Deregulated Airline Markets: An Event Study Analysis of People Express’ 4. Steven T. Berry and Joel Waldfogel (1999), ‘Free Entry and Social Inefficiency in Radio Broadcasting’ 5. Otto Toivanen and Michael Waterson (2000), ‘Empirical Research on Discrete Choice Game Theory Models of Entry: An Illustration’ 6. John Sutton (1991), ‘Econometric Evidence’ 7. John Sutton (1997), ‘Gibrat’s Legacy’ PART II AUCTIONS 8. Kenneth Hendricks and Robert H. Porter (1988), ‘An Empirical Study of an Auction with Asymmetric Information’ 9. Robert H. Porter and J. Douglas Zona (1993), ‘Detection of Bid Rigging in Procurement Auctions’ 10. Susan Athey and Jonathan Levin (2001), ‘Information and Competition in U.S. Forest Service Timber Auctions’ 11. Robert H. Porter (1995), ‘The Role of Information in U.S. Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Auctions’ 12. Nils-Henrik Mørch von der Fehr and David Harbord (1993), ‘Spot Market Competition in the UK Electricity Industry’ 13. Catherine D. Wolfram (1998), ‘Strategic Bidding in a Multiunit Auction: An Empirical Analysis of Bids to Supply Electricity in England and Wales’ PART III TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND NEW PRODUCTS 14. Ariel Pakes (1986), ‘Patents as Options: Some Estimates of the Value of Holding European Patent Stocks’ 15. Nancy L. Rose and Paul L. Joskow (1990), ‘The Diffusion of New Technologies: Evidence From the Electric Utility Industry’ 16. Garth Saloner and Andrea Shepard (1995), ‘Adoption of Technologies with Network Effects: An Empirical Examination of the Adoption of Automated Teller Machines’ 17. Manuel Trajtenberg (1989), ‘The Welfare Analysis of Product Innovations, with an Application to Computed Tomography Scanners’ 18. Amil Petrin (2002), ‘Quantifying the Benefits of New Products: The Case of the Minivan’ PART IV VERTICAL RELATIONSHIPS AND INCENTIVES 19. Paul L. Joskow (1987), ‘Contract Duration and Relationship-Specific Investments: Empirical Evidence from Coal Markets’ 20. Francine Lafontaine and Kathryn L. Shaw (1999), ‘The Dynamics of Franchise Contracting: Evidence from Panel Data’ 21. Andrea Shepard (1993), ‘Contractual Form, Retail Price, and Asset Characteristics in Gasoline Retailing’ 22. Timothy F. Bresnahan and Peter C. Reiss (1985), ‘Dealer and Manufacturer Margins’ 23. Judith Chevalier and Glenn Ellison (1997), ‘Risk Taking By Mutual Funds as a Response to Incentives’ Name Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Culture and the Labour Market
Book SynopsisCulture and the Labour Market attempts to define the meaning of culture and the nature of its possible consequences on economic processes and outcomes. In particular, the book examines alternative theoretical and empirical approaches to the economic analysis of cultural effects in the labour market. Using extensive new data from fourteen countries, the author finds tangible evidence of substantial cross-cultural differences in beliefs about wage inequality. To enhance the study, Siobhan Austen looks in detail at the meaning and importance of social norms, shared beliefs and attitudes throughout the world. She examines recent trends in wage disparity around the globe and relates these to changing beliefs about the legitimacy of inequality. The results reveal that cultural norms relating to wage disparity actually alter with the experience of high levels of inequality. Significantly, the analysis also indicates that cultural norms have the potential to modify certain economic outcomes such as the wage structure and level of unemployment.This comprehensive and highly original study of the economic influence of culture will be indispensable to labour and social economists. It will also be of value to academics working on labour market theory and policy, and the hitherto neglected link with culture.Trade Review'. . . I would definitely recommend the book as an excellent introduction to the economic analysis of culture, particularly to labour economists and other economists with research interests in behavioural and social economics.' -- Philip Bodman, The Journal of Industrial Relations'The book Culture and the Labour Market by Siobhan Austen is both unique and highly worth reading. At a time when economic analysis is, and has been, dominated by traditional or neo-classical theory, the argument made by Austen is quite refreshing. Its uniqueness is unquestionable; its applicability to current economic analysis beyond measure; and the passion which illuminates the research and writing is first-rate.' -- William T. Bagatelas and Bruno S. Sergi, South-East Europe Review'Culture and the Labour Market is a highly readable and innovative analysis of a difficult area of labour market research. It draws on a wide range of theoretical literature and produces interesting new empirical results based on extensive analyses of large-scale international surveys. In short, I can recommend it highly.' -- John Creedy, University of Melbourne, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Culture and the Labour Market 3. Approaches to the Analysis of Cultural Effects in the Labour Market 4. A Model of the Relationship between Norms of Equity, Reference Level Norms and Skill-based Wage Differentials 5. Community Attitudes to Skill-based Wage Differentials 6. Norms of Equality and the Wage Structure in Fourteen Countries 7. Norms of Equality in a Changing World: Evidence from Six Countries 8. Norms of Need and Minimum Wages 9. Summary and Conclusion Bibliography Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Technology and the Future of European Employment
Book SynopsisWhat is the potential of the new information and communication technologies? This book assesses the relationship between technological change and employment in all its dimensions, focusing on contemporary economies in Europe.The authors discuss patterns of growth, and the type of employment that countries might expect to be created following the introduction of these new technologies. Also analysed is the extent to which firms should adjust to more favourable production and distribution patterns. Institutional change is another issue addressed in detail as this encompasses the organisation of working time, systems of education and innovation and the welfare state. The final section of the book addresses the future of European employment not only from the competitive position of Europe in a global economy but also the new societal and demographic contexts that will challenge European economies in the future.Technology and the Future of European Employment ends with an overview of the many policy priorities that European societies will have to address. As such, this book will be of interest to scholars of economics, sociology and politics as well as those involved in European studies, technology and innovation, and labour economics. Civil servants in relevant national departments and organisations will also find the book of interest and value.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Long-term Structural Changes Part II: Sectoral Changes and Demand Part III: Changes in Organization and Distribution Part IV: Institutional Change Index
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