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Evolutionary economists have tended to assess firms and industries separately, neglecting the role of their interaction … in the process of economic growth and development. We trace the separation of firms and industries to Marshall, whose … industries. Penrose avoids the industry concept by focussing on heterogeneous firms, while Young and Steindl develop mundane …
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The negative impact of poverty on development and security in South Africa has been exacerbated by high food prices. However, high food prices have also had a positive effect in that it galvanised civil society into coalescing and finally playing an activist role. Looking at the development of...
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Traditional information protection mechanisms are no longer adequately placed to effectivelydeal with the adversarial threats that have arisen as a result of the rise in importance ofknowledge for today’s organisations. Business counterintelligence appears to be a protectiveentity, which in...
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target industries and recommend steps to betterattract the target industries. The Community Planning Workshop (CPW …)evaluated four industries in this analysis: food processing, metalmanufacturing, biosciences, and renewable energy. The … opportunities in thebioscience and renewable energy industries. …
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Sacchetti S. Why, where and with whom do you link? The nature and motivations of linkages within and outside an Italian local system, Regional Studies. Building on the work of Richardson (1972) and on the need of firms to coordinate activities with others in search for related yet different...
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The media and communication industries are experiencing unprecedented change and evolution in the 21st century. This … criteria: the markets in which they are engaged, the leaders in each of the respective industries, the economic potential of … these industries, and their continuing evolution and transforming processes. The paper argues that the media and …
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Straipsnyje nagrinėjamos smulkaus ir vidutinio verslo (SVV) optimizavimo problemos. Pabrėžiama, kad SVV yra neatskiriama šalies ekonomikos dalis: padeda spręsti užimtumo problemas, diegia naujoves, aptarnauja didžiąsias įmones. Be to, visų pelno siekiančių įmonių pagrindinis...
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strategic groups in three different industries. As hypothesized, systematic risk did not exhibit a consistent relationship with … in total risk were evident primarily in the computer and pharmaceutical industries. Performance also differed across … strategic groups in these two industries, as well as among airlines. Contrary to expectations, systematic risk also differed …
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This study examines the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, its natural resources, a potential development of industries with …
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The strategic importance attained by the notion of corporate social responsibility (CSR) over the past two decades has encouraged a greater understanding of the historical processes through which it has evolved and been consolidated in the corporate world. However, the role played by...
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