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- Theory And Empirical Work On Imperfectly competitive markets
- This paper reviews developments in the empirical analysis of imperfectly competitive markets highlighting issues which still get in the way of analyzing certain questions and/or particular markets. Some of the problematic issues are econometric. The need for a deeper understanding of the properties of estimators based on moment inequalities and...
- White papers 2007-03-31
- Managed Consumerism in Health Care
- The future of market-oriented health policy and practice lies in "Managed Consumerism," a blend of the patient-centric focus of consumer-driven health care and the provider-centric focus of managed competition. The optimal locus of incentives varies among health services according to the nature of the illness, the clinical technology, and the...
- White papers 2005-12-01
- Delegating Pricing Decisions in competitive markets With Symmetric and Asymmetric Information
- This paper examines the issue of price delegation versus centralized pricing in the context of a competitive market. Consistent with the past theoretical literature on price delegation, the contracting framework of agency theory is used. The firm designs and offers an optimal contract that will motivate the salesperson to work...
- White papers 2005-09-13
- Deregulating Electric Utilities: A Market-Process Approach
- The basic assumptions on which public utility regulation have been built are increasingly challenged. Longstanding policy prescriptions no longer have unwavering support from academicians, politicians, or executives in the regulated industries. There appears to be a widespread recognition that, due to exhaustion of scale economies, the generation sector of the...
- White papers 2003-12-15
- Product Innovation And Imperfect Competition In The Italian Fruit-Drink Industry
- In this paper, the case of the Italian fruit-drink industry is presented to discuss the strategic issues of product-innovation in imperfectly competitive markets. In particular, three main topics are addressed: the incentives to the adoption of innovation-based strategies, R&D investments in imperfectly competitive markets and the role of vertical coordination....
- White papers 2003-08-27
- From Public Monopsony to competitive market: More Efficiency but Higher Prices
- This paper examines the consequences of creating a fully competitive market in a sector previously dominated by a cost-minimising public firm. Workers in the economy are heterogeneous in their motivation to work in the sector. In line with empirical findings, our model implies that firms in the competitive market provide...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Screening
- The diverse competitive market has given rise to various types of hiring methods adopted by companies of late. One of the methods viz. ‘screening’ has become widely popular. It involves series of tests and interviews that a candidate is likely to undergo. Experts believe that the process helps weed out...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Ultimate Sales Improvement Skill
- The contemporary competitive market poses several challenges for salespeople. In addition, customers seem to expect more and more service and demand low priced products. The dynamic nature of market has also tightened its grip over salespeople. Hence, it is essential for salespeople to hone their selling skills in an appropriate...
- White papers 2003-01-01
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- Delight customers with the magic experience: MAGIC stands for Make a Great Impression on Customer. To truly differentiate themselves, companies must focus on staging experiences that produce the moments of magic
- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IT IS becoming increasingly evident that organisations today are staging positive memorable experience as a new competitive edge to attract and retain customers. B Joseph Pine II and James H Gilmore, the authors of the book The Experience Economy reiterate that in the emerging experience economy,...
- Articles 2008-12-01
- Mid-Market Companies Embrace Multiuse Business Intelligence From Information Builders
- Information Builders, the independent leaderin pervasive business intelligence ( BI ) systems,today announced that mid-market leaders have become a significant sectorfor its WebFOCUS BI solutions. Mid-market companies have uniquecharacteristics that are often overlooked by functional enterprise softwarevendors. Despite their size and financial constraints, these organizationshave all the same...
- Articles 2008-05-08
- Big business is only beneficiary of postal shake-up, review finds
- Business News IN BRIEF *Liberalisation of the postal service has delivered no discernible benefits for any group other than larger businesses, an independent inquiry into the mail market has found. The review, commissioned by the Government to examine the impact of its decision to open up the...
- Articles 2008-05-07
- Digicel Launches Its Bigger, Better Network in Tonga
- Digicel, the fastest-growingtelecommunications operator in the South Pacific, today announced that ithas launched in Tonga, further strengthening its regional footprint in thismarket. Digicel Pacific now operates across Samoa, Papua New Guinea andTonga with launches pending in Fiji and Vanuatu. Investing more than US$20 million, Digicel has built an upgradedstate-of-the-art network...
- Articles 2008-05-07
- India Food and Drink Report Q2 2008 Out Now
- DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91043) has announced the addition of "India Food and Drink Report Q2 2008" to their offering. The India Food Drink Report provides independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Indias food and drink industry. Executive Summary India's domestic alcoholic...
- Articles 2008-05-07
- European HR Outsourcing Suppliers Taking Market Share from Big-Name US Providers, According to Everest Research Institute
- European HR Providers Continue to Grab Global Market Share DALLAS -- The rising number of European companies offering Human Resources Outsourcing (HRO) services with attractive service bundles and competitive price points are stealing market share away from HRO suppliers in the United States and elsewhere, according to an...
- Articles 2008-05-07
- Clifton Savings Bancorp, Inc. Announces 4th Quarter and Year End Results
- CLIFTON, N.J. -- Clifton Savings Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq Global Market: CSBK) (the "Company"), the holding company of Clifton Savings Bank (the "Bank"), today announced the results of its operations for the three months and year ended March 31, 2008. Net income was $623,000 for the three months ended March 31,...
- Articles 2008-05-07
- Talking Rock Outperforms Sales on Custom Home Lots for Luxury Communities in Prescott-Area
- Despite the sluggish real estate market,Talking Rock, a luxury, master-plannedcommunity in Prescott, Ariz . is exceeding sales of custom home lotscompared to competitive properties in the area. For the first quarter of2008, Talking Rock sold six custom homesites, versus average sales atnearby luxury communities of one custom...
- Articles 2008-05-07
- Digicel Wins Competitive Bid for Mobile License in Panama
- Digicel Central America HoldingsLimited, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Digicel (Panama) S.A., ispleased to announce that it has won a competitive bid process for a licenseto operate a GSM mobile network in Panama. The highly competitive auctiontook place on Wednesday, May 7th, with Digicel bidding US$86 million.Digicel's win for a...
- Articles 2008-05-07
- Dropped land lines hurting Qwest profits
- DENVER -- Qwest Communications International Inc. reported Tuesday its first-quarter net income fell 35 percent as tax expenses jumped and more customers halted service amid the languishing economy and stiff competition. The Denver-based telecommunication company also took a $45 million charge related to severance costs as 700...
- Articles 2008-05-07
- Versar, Inc. Awarded $21 Million Option for Iraq Reconstruction by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- SPRINGFIELD, Va. -- VERSAR, Inc. (Amex:VSR) announced today an award of an additional $21 million. This is the second option year of its existing contract to provide professional management services for approximately 400 personnel involved in construction management for the Army's rebuilding efforts in Iraq. This increases Versar's total contract...
- Articles 2008-05-07
- Gain the Data You Need on the Ukraine's Export Oriented Food and Beverage Producers and Multinationals in the Retail and Processing Sector
- DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91063) has announced the addition of "Ukraine Food and Drink Report Q2 2008" to their offering. The Ukraine Food Drink Report provides independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Ukraines food and drink industry. Executive Summary Ukraine received a...
- Articles 2008-05-07
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