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Human capital policy : reducing inequality, boosting mobility and productivity
Neumark, David (ed.); Kim, Yong-seong (ed.);  … - 2021
those of industrializing economies in Asia, focusing particularly on Korea and the USA. Contributors analyse trends in … policy prescriptions for the improvement of higher education financing in the USA. Offering theoretical insights into the … chapters consider recent empirical evidence on disadvantaged people in the USA, before broadening the scope of analysis to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012487422
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How to enable the employability of university graduates
Hansen, Saskia Loer (ed.); Daniels, Kathy (ed.) - 2023
explores the challenges associated with ensuring the employability of university graduates. In defining the nature of … and social capital. Considering what employers want from graduates, this book looks at how universities can provide strong …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014287413
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History of entrepreneurship : innovation and risk-taking, 1200-2000
Casson, Mark - 2013
Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar. -- Kirzner, Israel M. (1973) Competition and Entrepreneurship, Chicago: University of Chicago …, Aldershot, UK and Brookfield, VT, USA: Edward Elgar. -- Mann, Thomas (1901) Buddenbrooks, London: Everyman. -- Mingay, G.E. (ed … (ed.) (2011) Markets and Market Institutions: Their Origin and Evolution, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward …
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Case studies of executive deviance : a theory of business convenience
Gottschalk, Petter - 2020
Contents: Introduction -- 1. Convenience case of navy commander -- 2. Convenience case of chief executive officer -- 3. Convenience case of corruption blame -- 4. Convenience case of investment fraud -- 5. Rich and mighty on the shoreline -- 6. Corruption among friends -- 7. Germany: Thomas...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012294237
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Employees and entrepreneurship : co-ordination and spontaneity in non-hierarchical business organizations
Pongracic, Ivan - 2009
Over the last few decades, there has been a great deal of management literature recommending the removal of firms' hierarchies and the empowerment of employees. Ivan Pongracic, Jr. examines these themes through the lense of the economic theory of the firm. Balancing the tendency for management...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851116
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The entrepreneur as business leader : cognitive leadership in the firm
Scheer, Silke - 2009
An entrepreneur who decides to found a firm and to hire employees has to tackle two central problems: their employees' coordination and motivation. Drawing on findings from cognitive, social and organizational psychology, this book sheds new light on the relevance of bounded rationality and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851713
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A research agenda for workplace innovation : the challenge of disruptive transitions
Oeij, Peter R. A. (ed.); Dhondt, Steven (ed.);  … - 2023
"Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. This cutting-edge Research Agenda takes a hard look at...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014287420
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Transatlantic regulatory cooperation : the shifting roles of the EU, the US and California
Vogel, David (contributor); Swinnen, Johan F. M. (contributor) - 2011
This well-documented book analyzes the possibilities and constraints of regulatory cooperation between the EU and the US (particularly California) with a specific focus on environmental protection, food safety and agriculture, biosafety and biodiversity
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Global warming and the American economy : a regional assessment of climate change impacts
Mendelsohn, Robert O. (ed.) - 2001
The impact of climate change on seven regions of the United States is studied in this new and accessible collection. The study examines how the different regions of the United States may be affected by climate change. In particular, the study explores whether warming would be beneficial to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850591
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Corporate governance adrift : a critique of shareholder value
Aglietta, Michel - 2005
Recent corporate governance scandals have brought to the fore the inherent contradictions of a capitalism dominated by financial markets. This challenging book by Michel Aglietta and Antoine Rebérioux argues that capitalism's basic premise--that companies must be managed in the sole interest of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850595