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Three general implications for chain management can be derived from my results: 1. Network-level and firm-level goals must be considered simultaneously within a collective strategy. The collective strategy should address not only the alignment of interests of individual network members but also...
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In this paper we combine the tariff evasion analysis of Fisman and Wei (2004) with Rauch and Trindade's (2002) study of Chinese trade networks. Chinese networks are known to act as trade catalysts by enforcing contracts and providing market information. As tariff evasion occurs outside the law,...
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Focussing on China's health biotech clusters the study explores the anatomy of interaction in as well as between …, we show that network ties extending beyond regional boundaries are equally valuable for the innovative capacity of China … clusters in China, which are closely linked and exchange knowledge and technology amongst each other. It appears as if further …
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This volume was prepared by Inga Heiland while she was working at the Ifo Institute. It was completed in July 2016 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It comprises five chapters addressing one or more aspects of international trade and...
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China's economic structures, business dynamics and individual management decisions are not determined by the country …'s formal institutional arrangements alone. China's society, its politics and business are rather governed by powerful informal … profound impact on the structures and dynamics of China's economy and its business sector. This phenomenon exists since the …
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There is an ongoing debate in the literature about the quality content of Chinese exports and to what extent China … imposes a threat to the market positions of advanced economies. While China’s export structure is very similar to that of the … values reflect quality the prevailing view of the literature is that China exports low quality varieties of the same products …
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In this paper we address the question of firm-nonfirm linkages at the household level for a case-study in Senegal. We examine whether increasing off-firm employment opportunities for rural households ?resulting from increased horticulture exports and associated agro-industrialization ?has...
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The agriculture sector in Indonesia has played a significant role in poverty reduction and economic transformation. However, challenges remain in improving agricultural productivity and farmers' incomes to eradicate extreme poverty and ensure food security. The agriculture sector accounts for...
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This paper analyzes the increased role of the domestic and multinational private sectors in economic development within SSA. The globalization process demands that private sector strategies must now be assessed by their contributions to emerging economies, as well as by company goals.
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