This paper examines the generation of resource rent during the transition from an over-exploited to an efficiently managed fishery. A simple theoretical model is used to demonstrate that current industry returns may below or even negative during this adjustment phase. A case in point is the New...

Small and medium sized firms play an important role in the process of creative destruction. The focus of the paper is on the international diffusion of small and medium sized firms innovations. Small and medium sized firms face two challenges in globalization: property rights protection and...

Produce quality is one of the features of any commodity that everyone has an opinion about, but quality is a complex concept. In one hand, quality is the consumer perception about a certain commodity an as well it is a relationship between all the intrinsic attributes of the commodity. It is...

This dissertation addresses the impact of strategic consumer behavior on different pricing strategies. Generally speaking, consumers are strategic in that they correctly anticipate a firms' actions and the behavior of other consumers when they make purchasing decisions. In the context of this...

Employer brand is an application of the branding practices to an organization's people processes. It is also a normative instrument for communicating the employment value proposition, shaping the employee experience, and driving cultural change. This expanded role enables employer brand to be a...

Strategic Alliances, defined as long term relationships undertaken with strategic intent for the joint accomplishment of individual objectives, have become prominent in recent years. Many alliances do not achieve their objectives, yet there is no consensus opinion regarding why. In this...