Kelvin Hughes: Radar Navigation Aid - Lambeg Industrial Research Association and McCleery and L'Amie: The ATOZ Process - Lucas Aerospace: Brushless Generators for Aircraft - The Introduction of Semiconductor Technology at Joseph Lucas (Electrical) - Lytag: Lightweight Aggregate from Pulverised Fuel Ash - The Marconi Company: The Mark VII Television Camera - The Martin Baker Aircraft Company: Aircraft Ejection Seats - Mirlees Blackstone: Large Diesel Engines of Medium Speed - Oxford Instruments: High Magnetic Fields and Low Temperatures - Plasticisers: Synthetic Material for Cordage - Renold Power Transmission (Holroyd Machine Tools and Rotors): Rotor Milling Machines - Shorts: Seacat Guided Weapon System - The 600: New Methods of Lathe Manufacturing - Smiths Industries: Aircraft Automatic Landing Equipment - Vosper Thornycroft (UK) Limited: Gas-Turbine Powered Fast Patrol Boats - Beecham Group: New Antibiotics - Bonas Machine Company: Shuttleless Looms - Sanders and Forster: Structural Steelwork - Thorium: Rare Earth Separation - References - Index

Collaborative working and partnering between the public and private sectors has been fairly standard practice in some form or other for over 100 years, but it is only in recent years that it has become more prevalent. In the UK, it is little more than 10 years since the most widely known Public Private Partnership, the Private Finance Initiative, was launched and yet it has already been described by some as 'the new economic paradigm'. PFI has now become the preferred method of procurement for many UK Government agencies such as the NHS building programme, whereas other bodies oppose the introduction of the private sector into the provision of traditional public sector services. Although the use of PPPs is the most controversial procurement strategy now used by the UK government, it currently accounts for approximately 11 per cent of government expenditure and there is no doubt that it is here to stay.

This volume focuses on the critical problems facing the electric power industry. Written for industry executives, power system planners, energy policymakers, and students of energy economics, "Electric Power" provides the historical background and developments necessary for an understanding of the present problems of the industry. Chase assesses various solutions proffered to rectify the current situation including recent deregulation initiatives, emphasizing their potential impact on the future reliability of service. Finally, he proposes a new industry initiative, one that will allow the industry to deal more effectively with an uncertain future.

Part 1 Economic issues: barriers to trade talks, Lawrence W. Foster; Japanese direct investment in the US, Kiyoshi Abe; US deindustrialization and Pacific imports, David Cheng et al; international monetary policy coordination, Don Hooks; monetary and fiscal policy coordination, Kenji Komatsu; household saving rate, Mohamed Abdel-Ghany et al; development assistance, Shigeyuki Abe and Bruce Koppel. Part 2 Industrial and managerial issues: transfer of Japanese company culture, Motofusa Murayama; Japanese corporate English training, Chadwick B. Hilton; telecommunications trade friction, Meheroo Jussawalla and Barbara Ross-Pfeiffer; economic incentives and computer software, Harold See; property rights in computer software, Sumner J. La Croix; steel restructuring in Japan and the US, Trevor Bain; import liberalization and domestic beef, Yasuhiko Yuize; auto industry human resource strategies, James Cashman. Part 3 Conclusion: an overview of coordination concerns, Kiyoshi Abe et al. Appendix A: US-Japan relations in the 1990s, Charles E. Morrison. Appendix: The chibama project, Marilyn B. Emplaincourt.

Asia is one of the most dynamic regions in the world, but with local business condition changing fast since the 1997 crisis, the strategies and roles of multinationals in the region have also had to evolve rapidly.
This book presents new core concepts related to the management of relationships in Asia by adopting an international business perspective and following a coherent theme around intra- and inter-organizational relationships, institutional relationships and relationships with stakeholders. In order to survive and maximize profitability in the region, it has become necessary for MNEs to establish new relationships with local organizations and institutions as well as change their approach to managing existing relations. To guide readers through this highly relevant and intricate phenomenon, "Multinationals" "and Asia "adopts a dynamic approach, focusing on MNEs themselves and the strategic challenges they face through the development and management of internal relationships in various complex Asian environments. A series of chapters discusses core concepts of cooperative arrangements and management of internal networks. Relationships between MNEs, international and national institutions and other stakeholders are also addressed, with focus on careful selected themes such as innovation, intellectual property rights, labor relations and governance mechanisms.
This edition is an essential reader for top management leaders, senior economic analysts, policy makers, academic scholars and international business students interested in contemporary Asia.

As China has blended market reforms with comprehensive industrial policies, most research has focused on the national government's strategies for economic growth. However, one of the unique characteristics of industrial policy in China is that it involves government intervention at all levels, from the political elite all the way down to village leaders.
This book focuses on the domestic appliance industry, and China's three major business groups in this area - Haier, Hisense and Aucma. The Haier Group, in particular, is one of the most successful and competitive enterprises in China and is very well-placed to compete globally as the Chinese economy becomes more integrated with the world trading system. This volume shows how industrial policy is formulated at the national level and implemented at the local level, and examines how local government frequently intervenes in local enterprises' business strategy and management.
Of practical importance, this book provides academics, business people and policy makers with valuable insights into the development process and a concrete understanding of the challenges faced in the global business revolution by one of the world's most dynamic economies.

Occupational welfare is a distinctive solution to contemporary social policy dilemmas. Though it plays a substantial role in many countries, especially in pension provision, occupational welfare and its subtle links to the welfare state have been largely neglected by social scientists. This book, a collaborative effort by a distinguished group of experts, offers in-depth studies of occupational welfare in the US and Scandinavia. These chapters are complemented by discussions of two partially contrasting cases (Canada and Japan), an introductory overview, and a concluding comparative analysis.

Travellers are now spoilt by choice of available holiday destinations. In today's crowded tourism market place, destination competitiveness demands an effective marketing organisation. Two themes underpin Destination Marketing Organisations. The first is the challenges associated with promoting multi-attributed destinations in dynamic and heterogeneous markets, and the second is the divide between tourism 'practitioners' and academics. Written by a former 'practitioner', Destination Marketing Organisations bridges industry and theory by synthesising a wealth of academic literature of practical value to DMOs.

Key learning outcomes are to enhance understanding of the fundamental issues relating to:

The rationale for the establishment of DMOs
The structure, roles, goals and functions of DMOs
The key opportunities, challenges and constraints facing DMOs
The complexities of marketing destinations as tourism brands

The Author
Dr Steven Pike (PhD) spent 17 years in the tourism industry, working in destination marketing organisations, before joining academia. He is currently a Visiting Scholar with the School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations at Queensland University of Technology, and Senior Lecturer in the School of Marketing and Tourism at Central Queensland University.

Senegal, one of Africa's few civilian-ruled countries, provides fascinating ground for examining the process of national development. This volume addresses the interplay between economic and political forces that have shaped, and continue to influence, the destiny of this major African nation. The twelve essays, contributed by scholars and development practitioners, are built around two primary themes. First, external economic events influence Senegal's domestic economic options which in turn affect and are affected by its political structures. Second, the world facing Senegal is particularly harsh for nurturing both national unity and the development of stable political and economic institutions. This interdisciplinary approach to development provides a rapid yet in-depth look at the major economic and political issues in Senegal.

The editors' comprehensive introduction, Structural Change in a Difficult World, provides both the historical and the thematic foundations for the essays that follow. Essays cover four main topic areas: The Evolution of Economic Structures, The Evolution of Political Structures, Adjustment in Agriculture, and Adjustment in the City. Authors include former Senegalese officials; the Senegalese, French, and U.S. university and research establishment; and researchers at international donor agencies.

The last ten years have seen an extraordinary transformation in how business has to account for itself. Today, the air is thick with the buzz of corporate responsibility (CR) leaders, innovators and practitioners. Conferences and publications on the topic are in abundance: the tip of an iceberg that has become a fast-growth industry. Many of those companies and service providers most vocal in distancing themselves from early experimentation have proved the strongest advocates of sustainability reporting, often winning applause and coveted awards in the process. Even companies from controversial sectors such as alcohol, cigarettes and gambling have joined the party - running up bills of tens of millions of dollars in demonstrating their new-found faith for CR. It has not always been like this. As one of the architects of the burgeoning CR movement, Simon Zadek has always been a prolific writer and contributor of ideas. The evolution of his thoughts on new economics, corporate accountability, stakeholder dialogue, social and ethical auditing and reporting have attracted consistent attention - never more than today. In this unique anthology, Zadek crystallises his key work from the last decade into a coherent and fascinating whole, which, read together, provide a context, lens and early history lesson on how CR has become one of the defining business issues of the 21st century. The writings reflect Zadek's involvement with organisations such as the New Economics Foundation, a pioneer in the development of social auditing, sustainability indicators, community finance and much more. They illustrate his contribution in setting up the Ethical Trading Initiative, and AccountAbility (where he is presently the CEO), in working with companies such as The Body Shop and Ben & Jerry's through to Nike, BT and many other civil-society organisations. The book contains 33 pieces, which are split into six sections: "The Economics of Utopia"; "Civil Society, Power and Accountability"; "Accounting for Change"; "The Civil Corporation"; "Partnership Alchemy"; and "Responsible Competitiveness". It will be an invaluable resource for anyone wishing develop an understanding of why corporate responsibility is where it is today and where it might end up tomorrow.

The book balances broad-brush macro-policy issues with the nitty gritty micro-project orientation. . . . Development professionals and policy makers as well as knowledgeable laypersons, who want to make the process mutually beneficial, will find much food for thought in this book. "Development ConnectionS"

Few developing countries can easily obtain the technology needed to further their socioeconomic growth. This monograph offers a behind-the-scenes analysis of a government-private sector venture--the Chile Foundation (FCh)--that has been successful in managing the transfer of technology. The author profiles numerous FCh projects, focusing on the identification, selection, and management and marketing processes guiding these enterprises. He examines decision-making, trial-and-error, and financing details. Meissner also demonstrates how feedback from performance monitoring makes it possible to apply past experiences to ongoing work. Finally, he suggests what FCh's successes--and failures--can teach other enterprises attempting similar development.

Industrial economics has reach a cross roads in its development; the established approach, based on the neoclassical theory of the firm, it now being challenged by a variety of ideas and concepts. Paramount among these are developments within institutions, economics and the world of the Austrian School. This revised and updated edition of Paul Ferguson's successful textbook integrates these new approaches into a critical exposition of neoclassical theory. While the first edition presented the work of the Austrian School as the main counter to the traditional (neoclassical) paradigm, this new edition widens the theoretical approaches considered. The volume now encompasses all the major variants of what is becoming known as the new institutional economics. Topics discussed include: Subjects which neoclassical analysis has always found difficult to accommodate, such as innovation and advertising, topical problems, such as privatization and deindustrialization. Areas of particular importance for policy formation, such as monopoly.

This book offers detailed comparative analyses of graduate employment and work, drawn from a survey of graduates in 11 European countries and Japan. The book shows how transition to employment, job assignments, employee assessments of the quality of employment and work vary by the graduates socio-biographic and educational background. It demonstrates more substantial differences in the relationships between study and subsequent employment between various countries than previous debates and analyses have suggested.

How much can innovation contribute to the quality of life? How can innovation be used to develop and market commercial products? These are two major questions considered by an international symposium of active researchers from the USA and Europe in the fields of industrial innovation which was held at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. The scope of the papers is extensive and embraces the whole process of innovation, from invention through development to commercialisation and diffusion. Some papers cover broad general issues such as the social and economic consequences of innovation and government policies towards innovation and research and development. Others provide highly specific and pragmatic advice upon the management of innovation and the development of marketing strategies to promote the speedy acceptance of new products and processes. Despite the diversity of the contributions, a number of clear themes emerge. These include the importance, for successful innovation, of clearly identifying user needs and the need for total immersion in the detail of an industry or market in order to understand the diffusion of an innovation. In short, there is something in this book for anyone who is concerned with the impact and influence of technological innovation on our future.

Farming to halves is the English version of sharefarming, a system of letting land common in Europe and the New World, but thought not to have existed in England. Indeed Arthur Young claimed it was the point of difference between English and French agriculture, which explained the success of the former and failure of the latter. However, Young was mistaken: forms of sharefarming existed in all periods, at every level of society and across the length and breadth of the country. This discovery entirely alters our perceptions of English rural communities, the development of English agriculture and the relationships between landlords and tenants, and farmers in general. Sharefarming English style differed from that in Europe because it remained largely informal and rarely appears in documents. Even when it does appear, historians, misled by Arthur Young perhaps, have failed to recognize its significance. In this way, a stratum of farming life and activity has been lost. This book recovers that hidden historywith far reaching and unexpected implications for our understanding of English rural life both in the past and present.

This theoretical and empirical study examines the relationship between the organisation of work, industrial relations, production spaces and the dynamics of capitalist investment. Jamie Gough explores the connections between labour process change, products, local economy and society, spaces and forms of competition, and firm's locational strategies. In a path-breaking analysis he shows that these are closely bound up with the business cycle and other rhythms of investment. Differences within the labour process are central to the argument. Gough explores the divisions between workers arising from these differences and from spatial flows of capital, and suggests strategies through which these divisions might be overcome.

In characterising the Japanese way of business, Professor Okumura has made one of the most significant contributions to the study of economics. Following his study of the conversion of pre-war zaibatsu to post-war groups of enterprises, he worked on the roll of comprehensive trading companies in these groups, the main banking system and the permanent employment system. - However, he is very critical of this way of business, whereas those influenced by him are enthusiastic in its appreciation. - This is the first English translation of his work.

Container transportation is the predominant mode of inter-continental cargo traffic. Since container ships and port terminals involve a huge capital investment and significant daily operating costs, it is of crucial importance to efficiently utilize the internal resources of container terminals and transportation systems. Today there is an ongoing trend to use automated container handling and transportation technology, in particular, in countries with high labour costs. This in turn requires highly sophisticated control strategies in order to meet the desired performance measures. The primary objective of this book is to reflect these recent developments and to present new insights and successful solutions to operational problems of automated container terminals and transportation systems. It comprises reports on the state of the art, applications of quantitative methods, as well as case studies and simulation results. Its contributions are written by leading experts from academia and business. The book addresses practitioners as well as academic researchers in logistics, transportation, and management.

This book presents a chronology of state policy in industry since the 1500s to the mid twentieth century, and explains the ideas that have shaped it. Includes chapters on: The state and exploitation; state participation in industry; state information and services; state operation of industry and state control over industry.

Summarizing the facts about the prevailing sizes of industrial firms or plants and the patterns of industrial location in Britain and America, this text also interprets the facts in basic terms such as technical requirements and consumer habits. Examining investment and human resource management, the contrasts and (unexpected) similarities in the industrial structure and government of the two countries are analysed. The book includes new research into the real seat of power in the British joint stock company and compares the results with the realities of the American corporation.

This book is about actions corporate and government policymakers are taking, their reasons, and how they can be more effective. Authors Erik Arnold and Ken Guy analyze the major sectors of the electronics countries in three groups of OECD economies--large: the United States, Japan, and the European Economic Community; medium: the United Kingdom, France, and Germany; and small: Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, and Canada. They deal, in turn, with the kinds of Advanced Information Technology policies that can be formulated, those that are likely to succeed, and how those policies can be actively and economically implemented.