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Regulatory reform and labour earnings in Portuguese banking [PDF]

open access: yes
this study exemines changes union contracts and wage structure during and after the introduction of regukatory reforms (deregulation and privatisation) in the Portuguese banking sector.
Natália Pimenta Monteiro
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Managing engineering design in complex supply chains [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
The trend towards organising design, development and manufacture via supply chains, rather than predominantly in-house, poses major challenges for design management. Procurement methods based on adversarial competitive tendering are generally unsuited to
Potter, Stephen, Roy, Robin
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Regional impacts of international tourism boycott: A China—Japan conflict

open access: yesEconomic Inquiry, EarlyView.
Abstract We examine the regional impacts of the Sino–Japan dispute over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands that sparked a Chinese consumer boycott of travel to Japan from August 2012. This boycott caused significant and varied regional impacts across Japan.
Theresa M. Greaney, Kozo Kiyota
wiley   +1 more source

The performance of economic institutions in a dynamic environment: air transport and telecommunications in Germany and Britain [PDF]

open access: yes
Detailed case study material illustrates why the performance of two British national champions (British Airways and British Telecom respectively) was superior to that of their German counterparts (Lufthansa and Deutsche Telekom): beyond just the effects ...
Darbishire, Owen, Lehrer, Mark
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Investigating factors influencing the decision making process for ERP adoption and implementation: An exploratory case study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The rapid developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have resulted into a borderless business environment along with an amplified market competition. Traversing through such a trend globally, organisations have significantly focused
Al-Fawaz, K, Eldabi, T, Kamal, M
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Digital platform strategies from an incumbent perspective: An exploration of contextual factors and connectors

open access: yesEuropean Management Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Multi‐sided platform (MSP) models have become more relevant for incumbent companies, requiring them to develop MSP engagement strategies. This study sheds light on the complex process incumbents undergo in developing platform strategies. Adopting an inductive research design, we conducted interviews with 37 decision‐makers across 35 incumbent ...
Lukas Zechel, Vivek K. Velamuri
wiley   +1 more source

Regulatory reforms in selected EU network industries [PDF]

open access: yes
In the course of the 1990s, the EU has embarked on an ambitious regulatory reform programme for a number of European network industries, such as telecommunications, energy and transport. This paper analyses the potential benefits of successful reforms in
Isabel Vansteenkiste   +2 more
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Nonmarket strategies, domestic institutional development, and internationalization: Evidence from MENA and sub‐Saharan African regions

open access: yesEuropean Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the impact of the adoption of nonmarket strategies in domestic markets that drive the internationalization of emerging multinationals (EMNCs) from the MENA and sub‐Saharan African regions. In this study, we consider corporate political activity (CPA) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) of EMNCs and examine their role ...
Nouhaila Ettalibi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamics of High‐Growth Young Firms and the Role of Venture Capitalists

open access: yesInternational Economic Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Motivated by the substantial growth and upfront investments of venture capital (VC)‐backed firms observed in administrative US Census data, this study develops a life‐cycle firm dynamics model. In the model, startups choose the source of financing from VC, angel investors, or banks, depending on their growth potential, and invest in innovation.
Yoshiki Ando
wiley   +1 more source

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