Location and Competition
Title | Location and Competition PDF eBook |
Author | Harry Garretsen |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 162 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0415655471 |
Contributed to and edited by leading international academics, this book analyses 'new economic geography' research, and examines the ensuing policy implications as well as core-periphery patterns, transportation costs and economic modelling.
The Geography of Competition
Title | The Geography of Competition PDF eBook |
Author | John R. Miron |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 474 |
Release | 2010-03-16 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1441956263 |
This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date, and expert synthesis of location theory. What are the impacts of a firm’s geographic location on the locations of customers, suppliers, and competitors in a market economy? How, when, and why does this result in the clustering of firms in space? When and how is society made better or worse off as a result? This book uses dozens of locational models to address aspects of these three questions. Classical location problems considered include Greenhut-Manne, Hitchcock-Koopmans, and Weber-Launhardt. The book reinterprets competitive location theory, focusing on the linkages between Walrasian price equilibrium and the localization of firms. It also demonstrates that competitive location theory offers diverse ideas about the nature of market equilibrium in geographic space and its implications for a broad range of public policies, including free trade, industrial policy, regional development, and investment in infrastructure. With an extensive bibliography and fresh, interdisciplinary approach, the book will be an invaluable reference for academics and researchers with an interest in regional science, economic geography, and urban planning, as well as policy advisors, urban planners, and consultants.
On Competition
Title | On Competition PDF eBook |
Author | Michael E. Porter |
Publisher | Harvard Business Press |
Pages | 544 |
Release | 2008-10-01 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1422155625 |
For the past two decades, Michael Porter's work has towered over the field of competitive strategy. On Competition, Updated and Expanded Edition brings together more than a dozen of Porter's landmark articles from the Harvard Business Review. Five are new to this edition, including the 2008 update to his classic "The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy," as well as new work on health care, philanthropy, corporate social responsibility, and CEO leadership. This collection captures Porter's unique ability to bridge theory and practice. Each of the articles has not only shaped thinking, but also redefined the work of practitioners in its respective field. In an insightful new introduction, Porter relates each article to the whole of his thinking about competition and value creation, and traces how that thinking has deepened over time. This collection is organized by topic, allowing the reader easy access to the wide range of Porter's work. Parts I and II present the frameworks for which Porter is best known--frameworks that address how companies, as well as nations and regions, gain and sustain competitive advantage. Part III shows how strategic thinking can address society's most pressing challenges, from environmental sustainability to improving health-care delivery. Part IV explores how both nonprofits and corporations can create value for society more effectively by applying strategy principles to philanthropy. Part V explores the link between strategy and leadership.
On Competition
Title | On Competition PDF eBook |
Author | Michael E. Porter |
Publisher | Harvard Business Press |
Pages | 575 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 142212696X |
Porter was the first to bridge the field of industrial organization with the field of management, effectively forging the new field of competitive strategy.
Competition in the Provision of Local Public Goods
Title | Competition in the Provision of Local Public Goods PDF eBook |
Author | Alexandra Petermann Reifschneider |
Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing |
Pages | 293 |
Release | 2006-01-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1847200117 |
. . . fascinating and thought provoking. Jan-Erik Lane, Public Management Review The central purpose of this book is to analyse the optimal allocation of local public goods or services (for example garbage collection, police, fire brigades and medical services) in large urban agglomerations and the allocation consequences of increasing competition in the provision of them. Competition in the Provision of Local Public Goods uses two innovative aspects present in the concept of Functional Overlapping Competing Jurisdictions, which are de-localized membership and uni-functionality of jurisdictions. The book analyses the effect of these two aspects on competition among jurisdictions and the impact this probable increase in competition may have on the achievement of the optimal allocation of local public goods. The primary audience for this work is academics and researchers in the fields of urban and regional economics, location theory and public policy. An important secondary audience will be scholars of industrial organization, who can use the framework developed here for analyzing other problems related with the location of individuals in space.
Competition and Productivity
Title | Competition and Productivity PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas J. Holmes |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 41 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1437934897 |
Does competition spur productivity? And if so, how? These have long been regarded as central questions in economics. The extent of competition can be influenced by policy decisions, so understanding how competition impacts productivity and, in turn, living standards is of more than academic importance. To fully answer these questions of whether, and how, an increase in competition impacts productivity, two issues must be addressed. First, the authors define what we mean by an ¿increase in competition.¿ Second, they attempt to understand the mechanisms through which competition impacts productivity. Both issues present substantial challenges, which the authors address. Illustrations. This is a print-on-demand publication; it is not an original.
Strategy and Competition: The Porter Collection (3 Items)
Title | Strategy and Competition: The Porter Collection (3 Items) PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Porter |
Publisher | Harvard Business Review Press |
Pages | 843 |
Release | 2014-08-19 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1625277946 |
This collection highlights the most important ideas and concepts from Michael E. Porter, recognized worldwide as the leading thinker on strategy. Porter heads The Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness based at Harvard Business School and is the foremost authority on competitive strategy for business, as well as on the competitiveness and economic development of nations, states, and regions. Business readers will recognize Porter’s seminal book, On Competition, as a classic in the field. This set, curated by Harvard Business Review, includes the full digital edition of the updated and expanded edition of On Competition—a must-have for anyone interested in or studying the topic of strategy and for those developing strategy for their own organizations. The collection also includes the digital edition of the popular Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy, which offers a concise, accessible summary of Porter’s revolutionary thinking and was written with Porter’s full cooperation by Joan Magretta, his former editor at Harvard Business Review. Finally, the set features the newer foundational article “Creating Shared Value,” which was published in Harvard Business Review in 2011 to great fanfare and global accolades. This must-have collection is for anyone serious about business, strategy, and competitiveness.