The study of sport in the economy presents a rich arena for the application of sharply focused microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics to both team and individual outcomes. This unique book offers a survey of recent research that follows the tradition of empirical and theoretical...

The study of sport in the economy presents a rich arena for the application of sharply focused microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics to both team and individual outcomes. This unique book offers a survey of recent research that follows the tradition of empirical and theoretical...

What is fashion? how social and cultural norms make the world of fashion glimmer and mesmerize -- House of sartorial genius? history of imitation in the modern fashion industry -- Fashion as creativity- and emotions-intensive sector. business perspectives and intellectual property strategies --...

This paper examines how networks of professional contacts contribute to the development of the careers of executives of European and US companies. We build a dynamic model of career progression in which career moves both depend upon existing networks and contribute to the development of future...

Preface -- Observations and thanks -- Introduction -- The big project -- The story so far -- Mentoring works -- Network capital -- When is the price too high? -- The pipeline challenge -- The pipeliners -- HR and the pipeline -- Beyond the davies review -- Conclusion -- Appendix - Index