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Reviewing the EC Merger Control Regulation – examining competing ways forward
L.M. DavisonThe European Commission’s competence to vet mergers at the Community level is primarily derived from the Merger Control Regulation (MCR) 1989, amended 1997, which established a…
IT and competitive advantage: the case of Japanese manufacturing companies
Takao Makido, Shogo Kimura, Panos MourdoukoutasAn empirical investigation of the relationship between IT and competitiveness of Japanese manufacturing companies, this paper finds an indirect correlation between the two…
When cultures collide: the challenge of global integration
Charlotte D. Shelton, Richard F. Hall, John R. DarlingThe past two decades have been characterized as a time of merger mania. Unprecedented numbers of consolidations have occurred. Paradoxically these mergers have typically failed to…
An exploratory study of Internet adoption by SMEs in an emerging market economy
Veysel Kula, Ekrem TatogluThis paper investigates the nature and extent of Internet use and the role of firm‐ and industry‐specific factors affecting Internet adoption by SMEs in an emerging market…
How can a flexible labour market influence the amount of foreign direct investment attracted by a host nation? The case of the UK
David FloydIt has often been suggested that Britain’s favourable position of attracting over 30 per cent of Japanese foreign direct investment (FDI) has been dependent on the flexibility of…
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