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Covering the period c.1200-c.2000, this book provides an innovative investigation of entrepreneurship in a long-run historical perspective, presenting new insights into the personal characteristics of successful business people and deepening our understanding of the roots of industrialization and economic growth.

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This book, written by the leading experts in the field, offers a comprehensive look at the factors behind the remarkable growth in employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) in public companies over the past few years-plans which now own nearly half of all the assets owned by ESOPs.

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Many countries have attempted to employ privatization programs to restructure their economies; A case study method is employed to review attempts to privatize state-owned telephone companies in countries in the southern cone of Latin America.

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Drawing upon his three decades of experience as a corporate economist, including 17 years as a senior economist with Business International Corporation, Alex Rubner here offers an incisive study of the multinational corporation as its fortunes have waxed and waned over the years.

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It offers practical advice on how to determine customers' wants and how to translate these into an individualized package tailored to their particular needs Business Information Alert

In recent years, the U.S. housing market has been characterized by rapid changes in housing prices, quality, and availability.

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Real-world strategies for overcoming roadblocks and making the most out of your company's acquisitions

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Critics and defenders of multinational corporations often agree that the activities of multinationals are creating a powerful global market that is rendering national borders obsolete. The authors of this book, however, argue that such expectations commonly rest on a myth.

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The Nonprofit Almanac, Ninth Edition is an invaluable reference for managers of nonprofit organizations, foundations, and corporate social responsibility programs, as well as scholars, teachers, students, and journalists.

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The Nonprofit Almanac, Ninth Edition is an invaluable reference for managers of nonprofit organizations, foundations, and corporate social responsibility programs, as well as scholars, teachers, students, and journalists.

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A practical, hands-on manual for managers and executives of nonprofit organizations, The Nonprofit Problem Solver provides comprehensive coverage of every aspect of the nonprofit management function.

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Shows how the political economy of east German privatisation was to work as well as how it actually unfolded. Dininio examines patterns of industrial assistance in the new German Lander (federal states) during the difficult transition from central planning to a market economy.

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This book develops an analytical framework for the examination of the politics of privatization. The author further argues that, based on the examples of Great Britain and Poland, any privatization campaign is ultimately shaped by political rather than economic concerns.

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Presenting the political history of privatization in Central and Eastern Europe, this work demonstrates that the way that assets are privatized matters, both with respect to national economic performance and the successful development of the rule of law. It applies ownership regime theory to a range of post-communist privatization cases.

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What government activities should be contracted out to private companies This thoughtful book by a Harvard policy analyst shuns global answers and explores how to examine individual cases.

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This study is an examination of the problems of management in African organizations, along with solutions to these problems using the science of human behaviour as a foundation and approach. The author challenges colonial management practices and offers modern management techniques.

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This volume examines the experiences of well-managed firms that attempt to improve quality, productivity, innovation, technology, and human resources.

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Today America's nonprofit sector, long a critically important part of the nation's social and economic fabric, is more important than ever. This book explains how and why they developed and how they interact with one another in the ongoing battle for the soul of America's nonprofit world.

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Against the backdrop of Enron and the other high-profile cases of corporate malfeasance, it is easy to paint today's executives as villains and blame big business, and corporations generally, for a wide array of social ills.

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Today, America's nonprofit organizations seem caught in a force field, buffeted by four impulses - voluntarism, professionalism, civic activism, and commercialism. This book offers an overview of the present state of America's nonprofit sector, examining the forces that are shaping its future and identifying the changes that might be needed.

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A comprehensive guide, The Successful Family Business covers the spectrum of topics from creating a family values statement and code of conduct to resolving conflicts among siblings to managing transitions in leadership and the potential sale of the business.

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William Tye draws on his large body of work in the area of railroad deregulation to address specific economic problems associated with deregulation.