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PublisherPalgrave Macmillan The Limited

ISBN-100230229271

ISBN-139780230229273

eBay Product ID (ePID)102825928

Product Key Features

Number of PagesIV, 212 Pages

Publication NameFirms' Objectives and Internal Organisation in a Global Economy : Positive and Normative Analysis

LanguageEnglish

SubjectIndustries / General, Industrial Management, Globalization, Development / Economic Development, International / General

Publication Year2009

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Business & Economics

AuthorLuca Lambertini

SeriesCentral Issues in Contemporary Economic Theory and Policy Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight17.2 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2009-043473

Dewey Edition22

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal338.6

Table Of ContentPreface; L.Lambertini Existence and Uniqueness of Equilibrium in Labor-Managed Cournot Oligopoly; K.OKuguchi & F.Szidarovszky Wage-Rise Contract and Cournot Competition with Labor-Managed Firms; K.Ohnishi Price Setting is Popular among Firms: Will it Persist in Vertical Relationships with Market Uncertainty?; G.Rossini Contagious 'Social Market Enterprises': The Role of Fair Traders; L.Becchetti & G.Gianfreda Should One Sell Domestic Firms to Foreign Ones? A Tale of Delegation, Acquisition and Collusion; D.Dragone To Make-or-But Choice in a Mixed Oligopoly: A Theoretical Investigation; R.Cellini & L.Lambertini Entrepreneurs' Behaviour and Performance: An Empirical Analysis on Italian Firms; F.Oropallo & S.Rossetti Firms' International Status and Heterogeneity in Performance: Evidence from Italy; L.Casaburi, V.Gattai & G.A.Minerva Vertical Specialisation in Europe: Evidence from the Import Content of Exports; E.Breda, R.Cappariello & R.Zizza

SynopsisUnderstanding how firms and national economic systems respond to globalization is one of the most urgent and demanding tasks listed in the current agenda of researchers and policy makers. The papers presented in this volume tackle the theme of defining firms' objectives in this comparatively new perspective. This collection of original studies illuminates the links between the internal structure of firms, their incentives, and their performance. This volume presents theoretical and empirical papers investigating crucial aspects of firm's structure and strategies, such as cross-border mergers, outsourcing, innovation and the maximization of non-profit objectives, in connection with the new challenges posed by globalization. This book is indispensable reading for all interested in trade theory and policy, and development economics., The interplay between firms' internal organization and market behaviour is a long standing issue in industrial economics. This book examines firms' objectives in the comparatively new perspective shaped by globalization. The positive and normative aspects of theoretical analysis are developed and richly complemented by empirical studies., The interplay between firms' internal organization and market behaviour is a long standing issue in industrial economics. This book examines firms' objectives in the comparatively new perspective shaped by globalization. The positive and normative aspects of theoretical analysis are developed and richly complemented by empirical studies.

LC Classification NumberHD72-88