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Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Distributive industries
This book provides an overview of evolving patterns of trade
partnership with historical perspective. It presents changing
requirements of industry competitiveness and explains the vital
relationships between trade partnerships and industry
competitiveness. As well, it further examines the interactive
relationships between trade partnerships and industry
competitiveness. In recent years, with decreasing strategic
alliances among nations and less visibility of international
governance mechanisms (e.g., WTO) and counter to globalization,
preferential trade agreements and free-trade agreements have
proliferated among nations. At the same time, industrial
competitiveness is becoming a serious strategic policy priority of
nations-both advanced and emerging economies. Theoretical
discussion focuses on the practices of global network capabilities
for the top of the pyramid (ToP) and base of the pyramid (BoP).
Special focus is on trade partnerships and industry competitiveness
in the Asian economies (China, Japan, South Korea, India,
Indonesia), three ASEAN nations (Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia),
and Mexico. Extensive industry and firm-level case studies discuss
ToP and BoP interface capabilities in the form of manufacturing and
services life-cycle management, which extends value creation and
delivery of manufacturing and services. This extension integrates
the cloud ecosystem, such as timely data/information/knowledge
flows via the virtual world; and ground value chains, such as the
flow of complex real goods and services in the visible world.
This book intersects the distributed ledger technology (DLT)
community with the international security community. Given the
increasing application of blockchain technology in the fields of
business and international development, there is a growing body of
study on other use cases. For instance, can blockchain have a
significant role in preserving and improving international
security? This book explores this question in the context of
preventing the proliferation of some of the most dangerous
materials in the world-items that if not secured can lend to the
development of weapons of mass destruction. It considers how
blockchain can increase efficiencies in the global trade of nuclear
and chemical materials and technology, thereby increasing
assurances related to compliance with international
nonproliferation and disarmament treaties.
The Late Middle Ages (c.1300-c.1500) saw the development of many of
the key economic institutions of the modern unitary nation-state in
Europe. After the 'commercial revolution' of the thirteenth
century, taxes on trade became increasingly significant
contributors to government finances, and as such there were ever
greater efforts to control the flow of goods and money. This book
presents a case study of the commercial and financial links between
the kingdom of England and the duchy of Aquitaine across the
late-medieval period, with a special emphasis on the role of the
English Plantagenet government that had ruled both in a political
union since 1154. It establishes a strong connection between
fluctuations in commodity markets, large monetary flows and
unstable financial markets, most notably in trade credit and equity
partnerships. It shows how the economic relationship deteriorated
under the many exogenous shocks of the period, the wars, plagues
and famines, as well as politically motivated regulatory
intervention. Despite frequent efforts to innovate in response,
both merchants and governments experienced a series of protracted
financial crises that presaged the break-up of the union of kingdom
and duchy in 1453, with the latter's conquest by the French crown.
Of particular interest to scholars of the late-medieval European
economy, this book will also appeal to those researching wider
economic or financial history.
This book concentrates on major changes that are now taking place
in the fields of technology, foreign direct investment (FDI), trade
and development strategies, with a particular focus on India.
Arguably, these changes are likely to differ from those that the
world has experienced over the past few decades; in particular, now
that many countries have globalised their economies. The book
begins by reviewing the changing pattern of FDI flows and
technologies among developed and emerging economies, before
identifying the determinants of this change by presenting specific
studies on Indian industries. It then addresses key questions such
as: How are knowledge spillover mechanisms operationalised, and
what are the implications of the internationalisation of the IPR
process? The role of FDI is also analysed in order to make policy
recommendations for fostering innovation in emerging economies like
India. The respective chapters examine the process through which
technological paradigm and trajectory shifts are taking place, the
factors that facilitate such shifts, the changing pattern of FDI,
and the shifting focus of international trade and development
strategies - four broad themes that are interrelated and mutually
reinforcing. The book offers important takeaways for all social
scientists, technologists and business schools interested in Indian
studies; it will also benefit researchers whose work involves
development economics, industrial organisation and technology, and
the economy / society interface.
This book demonstrates the flow of the international trade of
secondhand goods and examines the socio-economic background and
mechanisms of the trade. It highlights the actors involved in the
trade of secondhand goods and how traditionally secondhand good
have largely been traded through social or ethnic networks in order
to effectively transfer quality and market information. The
development of information technology and emergence of new
information platforms have changed these business models. The
policies and regulations relating to the trade of secondhand goods
are explored, alongside the negative impact of these trades, and
the growing awareness of the circular economy. This book
illustrates how importing countries as well as international
institutions have developed regulations in order to balance these
two issues. It will relevant to students and economists interested
in development economics and economics geography.
Much scholarship on the British transatlantic slave trade has
focused on its peak period in the late eighteenth century and its
abolition in the early nineteenth; or on the Royal African Company
(RAC), which in 1698 lost the monopoly it had previously enjoyed
over the trade. During the early eighteenth-century transition
between these two better-studied periods, Humphry Morice was by far
the most prolific of the British slave traders. He bears the guilt
for trafficking over 25,000 enslaved Africans, and his voluminous
surviving papers offer intriguing insights into how he did it.
Morice's strategy was well adapted for managing the special risks
of the trade, and for duplicating, at lower cost, the RAC's
capabilities for gathering information on what African
slave-sellers wanted in exchange. Still, Morice's transatlantic
operations were expensive enough to drive him to a series of
increasingly dubious financial manoeuvres throughout the 1720s, and
eventually to large-scale fraud in 1731 from the Bank of England,
of which he was a longtime director. He died later that year,
probably by suicide, and with his estate hopelessly indebted to the
Bank, his family, and his ship captains. Nonetheless, his
astonishing rise and fall marked a turning point in the development
of the brutal transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans.
Without design, the "brand identity" is just a name, sometimes
paired with a statement that enumerates the values of the company.
It is two-dimensional when written down or printed. The task for
the retail designer is to turn that name or statement into a
three-dimensional environment in which consumers may interact with
the brand's product or services. "Designing ""the Brand Identity in
Retail Spaces "is a casebook that shows and tells how architects
and store designers have tackled that challenge. With more than 50
examples of renowned brands from around the world, this book
examines every stage of a brand's "lifetime" - from inception to
show room. Cases run the retail gamut, including restaurants,
department stores, and luxury brands. Each case is paired with
analysis and interviews with brand managers and designers, guiding
the reader through the entire design process. Easy to read and
replete with stunning illustrations, this is the perfect primer for
students and young professionals creating brand identities in their
retail design.
Blockchain is a digital, decentralized technology that is
continually growing and making quite a mark in digital marketing.
Blockchain has brought a drastic change to technology in the last
few years, and it is referred to as distributed ledger technology
(DLT), which makes the historical backdrop of any computerized
resource unalterable and straightforward using decentralization and
cryptographic hashing. Blockchain is transforming digital marketing
by removing companies' abilities to pull data from customers
without also offering to reimburse them for its value. Marketers
can leverage the technology's positive attributes that customers
are searching for in today's digital landscape, both in
transparency and data protection. In terms of digital marketing,
blockchain is one of the most important topics for its applications
in the marketing field. Blockchain Technology and Applications for
Digital Marketing provides insights on blockchain technology and
its applications in digital marketing. This book grants a
comprehensive understanding of how this technology is functioning
within modern marketing and how it can influence the future of the
digital marketing industry. The chapters cover the applications of
blockchain, benefits and challenges, disruptive innovations in
digital marketing, privacy and security concerns, and the recent
trends of blockchain in digital marketing. It is ideally intended
for marketers, advertisers, brand managers, executives, managers,
IT specialists and consultants, researchers, businesses,
practitioners, stakeholders, academicians, and students interested
in blockchain technology and its role in digital marketing.
Dieses Standardlehrbuch vermittelt einen UEberblick uber die
Institutionen des Handels und analysiert die Probleme der
Unternehmensfuhrung im Handel unter entscheidungsorientierten
Aspekten. Fur die 7. Auflage wurden alle Kapitel aktualisiert und
die neuesten Enwicklungen im Handel berucksichtigt.
While many sectors have been badly affected by the COVID-19
pandemic, e-retailing is one of the booming sectors during this
period. Actually, the e-retailing sector was already booming even
before the global pandemic. Although e-retailing offers many
opportunities for businesses and consumers, there are several
issues associated with e-consumer protection. This book examines
how consumers are protected on the online marketplace in the
context of ASEAN countries. Specifically, this project: (i)
Discusses the six issues of e-consumer protection (e.g.,
information about transaction, product quality, privacy, security,
redress, and jurisdiction); (ii) Examines the policy/governance
approach adopted by different sectors to address the issues of
e-consumer protection; and (iii) Proposes a multi-sector governance
framework for e-consumer protection. Three short case studies on
Lazada in Singapore, Shopee in Vietnam, and Zalora in Malaysia are
also included to illustrate how well-known e-retailers protect
their e-customers. Overall, this book is interdisciplinary,
including research on consumer protection, governance, management,
and policy/regulation. It provides sources of information and
knowledge which focus on both theoretical and practical aspects of
e-consumer protection in ASEAN countries. Also, the roles from
different sectors are examined to produce comprehensive findings
and analysis of the governance process.
The availability of big data, low-cost commodity hardware, and new
information management and analytic software have produced a unique
moment in the history of data analysis. The convergence of these
trends means that we have the capabilities required to analyze
astonishing data sets quickly and cost-effectively for the first
time in history. They represent a genuine leap forward and a clear
opportunity to realize enormous gains in terms of efficiency,
productivity, revenue, and profitability especially in digital
marketing. Data plays a huge role in understanding valuable
insights about target demographics and customer preferences. From
every interaction with technology, regardless of whether it is
active or passive, we are creating new data that can describe us.
If analyzed correctly, these data points can explain a lot about
our behavior, personalities, and life events. Companies can
leverage these insights for product improvements, business
strategy, and marketing campaigns to cater to the target customers.
Big Data Analytics for Improved Accuracy, Efficiency, and Decision
Making in Digital Marketing aids understanding of big data in terms
of digital marketing for meaningful analysis of information that
can improve marketing efforts and strategies using the latest
digital techniques. The chapters cover a wide array of essential
marketing topics and techniques, including search engine marketing,
consumer behavior, social media marketing, online advertising, and
how they interact with big data. This book is essential for
professionals and researchers working in the field of analytics,
data, and digital marketing, along with marketers, advertisers,
brand managers, social media specialists, managers, sales
professionals, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and
students looking for the latest information on how big data is
being used in digital marketing strategies.
This book, by one of China's leading economists, explores the past
and present of the RMB-the people's currency-as it is poised to
compete with the dollar as the international reserve currency.
Exchange rate movement and its pass-through to changes in domestic
prices have been topics of wide concern among economists. However,
relatively few studies have empirically investigated the
relationship between exchange rate movements and China's
international trade.This book fills this gap, using the general
equilibrium theory of the western economic science norm systems,
integrating the leading heterogeneous firm theory of international
trade, attempting to set up a theoretical structural model for
further prediction, and applying the data from sample cases to
examine the structural model. This book will be of interest to
economists, financiers, and China watchers.
This book revisits the long contested negotiation between the
Thatcher administration and Nissan for the latter's first
green-field plant in Europe. From the very beginning, the plant
took Britain's EC/EU membership and tariff-free access to the
single market as a token. A considerable amount of aid including
component supplies was provided to attract Japanese investment and
to prevent its transfer to the continent. The successful launch of
Sunderland highlighted improved Anglo-Japanese relations and put an
end to the Japan-EC/EU trade conflict. But the price was paid by
Nissan's slump and fall, and by trade unions in both countries
failing to keep counterchecks on management. Brexit and the fall of
Carlos Ghosn were a double blow to Anglo-Japanese relations which
are in a state of drift and need redefinition.
In the annals of consumer crazes, nothing compares to Beanie
Babies. With no advertising or big-box distribution, creator Ty
Warner - an eccentric college dropout - become a billionaire in
just three years. And it was all thanks to collectors. The end of
the craze was just as swift and extremely devastating, with "rare"
Beanie Babies deemed worthless as quickly as they'd once been
deemed priceless. Bissonnette draws on hundreds of interviews
(including a visit to a man who lives with his 40,000 Ty products
and an in-prison interview with a guy who killed a coworker over a
Beanie Baby debt) for the first book on the most extraordinary
craze of the 1990s.
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