Routledge Studies in the Economics of Business and Industry
Corporate Capital Structure in Europe: The Role of Country, Industry and Firm Size
1st Edition
By Julia Koralun-Bereźnicka, Magdalena Gostkowska-Drzewicka, Ewa Majerowska
August 08, 2024
This book offers a comprehensive examination of the factors affecting corporate capital structures across 12 European Union countries, focusing on the influence of country-specific, industry-specific and firm-size-related determinants. It provides a comprehensive review of various interpretations ...
OPEC’s Dilemma and the Future of Oil: Navigating the Path to Net Zero
1st Edition
By Weshah Razzak
August 01, 2024
The UN’s Net Zero goal is to limit the rise in mean global temperatures to 1.5°C by 2050. They suggested that it could be achieved by reducing global emissions by 45 percent by 2030 and then to zero by 2050. This book is a new stress test in applied econometric analysis of oil-producing countries. ...
The Economics of Corporate Trade Credit in Europe
1st Edition
By Julia Koralun-Bereźnicka, Dawid Szramowski
September 25, 2023
This book is a research monograph addressed to a wide range of academics interested in corporate short-term capital. The study shows the role of trade credit in the functioning of economic entities. It constitutes a comprehensive source of knowledge about the role of trade credit in the development...
The Evolution of Contemporary Arts Markets: Aesthetics, Money and Turbulence
1st Edition
By Andrés Solimano
May 31, 2023
The Evolution of Contemporary Arts Markets looks at the historical evolution of the art market from the 15th century to the present day. Art is both an expression of human creativity and an object of economic value and financial refuge at times of economic turbulence. Historically, the art market ...
The Rural Enterprise Economy
1st Edition
Edited
By Birgit Leick, Susanne Gretzinger, Teemu Makkonen
May 31, 2023
Enterprises located in rural regions face various challenges in the globalised and digitised world. This book offers comprehensive answers to the question of what makes up the rural enterprise economy in the contemporary business world. It addresses the competitiveness and viability, strategic ...
A Market Process Theory of the Firm: An Alternative to the Neoclassical Model
1st Edition
By Mateusz Machaj
January 09, 2023
Neoclassical economics has been criticized from various angles by orthodox schools. The same can be said about its particular branch: the theory of the firm. This book demonstrates how a successful theory of the firm can be presented without flawed notions of a neoclassical framework and used to ...
Intellectual Property in Russia
1st Edition
By Natalia M. Udalova, Anna S. Vlasova
January 09, 2023
Intellectual property rights are essential for a firm’s competitive edge and success and form the significant assets for many firms. The authors of this book argue that intellectual property is a complex phenomenon, which inevitably requires a combination of both economic and legal considerations, ...
Shipbuilding in the United Kingdom: A History of the British Shipbuilders Corporation
1st Edition
By Hugh Murphy
August 01, 2022
Shipbuilding in the United Kingdom provides a systematic historical account of the British Shipbuilders Corporation, first looking at this major industry under private enterprise, then under state control, and finally back in private hands. The chapters trace the evolution of public policy ...
An Economic Theory of Managerial Firms: Strategic Delegation in Oligopoly
1st Edition
By Luca Lambertini
September 30, 2020
The separation between ownership and control has become common practice over the last century, in most medium and large firms across the world. Throughout the twentieth century, the theory of the firm and the theory of industrial organization developed parallel and complementary views on managerial...
Economics and Management in the Biopharmaceutical Industry in the USA: Evolution and Strategic Change
1st Edition
By Rachel Kim
September 30, 2020
From a managerial perspective, the biopharmaceutical industry represents a competitive, fast-changing, intellectually-powered, innovation-driven sector. Many management scholars have studied this discontinuous era to make sense of strategic behavior and the cognition of firms and top managers. A ...
Economics of the Indian Steel Industry
1st Edition
By Susmita Dasgupta
December 12, 2019
Steel is the foundational material of modern civilization and constitutes the core of industry, and yet, it is overproduced across the world. This supply glut is reducing margins and turning steel into a sunset industry. Steel consumes as much as four times the amount of raw materials as its ...
The Globalisation of Indian Business: Cross border Mergers and Acquisitions in Indian Manufacturing
1st Edition
By Beena Saraswathy
December 12, 2019
Consolidation activities such as mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have been one of the major strategies adopted by Indian firms to withstand global competition. M&As experienced a substantial increase in value and volume during the post-liberalization era, facilitated by the presence of ...