Industrial Economics

_x005F_x000D_ This book presents original theoretical and empirical (multi-country and multi-industry) contributions addressing how globalization and Global Value Chains (GVCs) impact the competitiveness of clusters and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and how manufacturing and innovation..

This book explores the characteristics of the path dependent dynamics of localized technological change, demonstrating how the economics of complexity can inform our understanding of the economics of innovation and vice versa...

This book analyses the business environment of shipping companies and examines the approaches they adopt in organising and managing their activities to increase their competitiveness. It is an ideal text for students in maritime studies programs as well as readers interested in learning about basic ..

This book analyses the business environment of shipping companies and examines the approaches they adopt in organising and managing their activities to increase their competitiveness. It is an ideal text for students in maritime studies programs as well as readers interested in learning about basic ..

Using new theoretical apparatus and empirical evaluations, the authors present a critical examination of the various facets of the corporate economy...

This book explores human resource management in the shipping industry including the dynamics of the shipping workforce and the global labour market. Using case studies the book discusses practices and issues associated with recruitment, development of personnel and knowledge in the industry...

This book looks at the changing link between manufacturing and knowledge-based activities in urban regions drawing on insights from organization studies and regional economics and looking at case studies in Europe, South America and Asia...

This book looks at the changing link between manufacturing and knowledge-based activities in urban regions drawing on insights from organization studies and regional economics and looking at case studies in Europe, South America and Asia...

This book examines how maritime transport operators could successfully play a role within the global logistics flow by improving their own (maritime) logistic value and suggests a knowledge management based solution. It will therefore be an indispensable guidebook for managers, academics, and studen..

Challenges to the environment, attempts at more sustainable practices, changes in the geoeconomic system, political power, labour, economic development and governance issues are all among the topics covered in this book. The aim of this volume is to address issues of maritime transport not only in t..

With contributions from reputable scholars from all over the world, this book investigates the analysis of maritime flows and networks from diverse disciplinary angles going across archaeology, history, geography, regional science, economics, mathematics, physics, and computer sciences. Based on a v..

With contributions from reputable scholars from all over the world, this book investigates the analysis of maritime flows and networks from diverse disciplinary angles going across archaeology, history, geography, regional science, economics, mathematics, physics, and computer sciences. Based on a v..