Industry StudiesRoutledge, 2019 M07 23 - 412 páginas Featuring new chapters on casino gambling and the nursing home industry, and updated throughout, the new edition of this highly readable text analyzes well-defined industries from commodities and manufacturing to distribution and services, showing how firms compete with one another. Each study gives appropriate attention to government policies that have influenced competitive conditions in the industry, and the material is presented without the use of calculus so that anyone with some background in economic principles can benefit from it. The book provides balance in regard to the mix of industries dealt with, and also in the varying perspectives of the contributors. |
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... example, has come to account for a smaller share of employment in the United States (and other developed economies) while services have come to account for a larger share of employment and output. Since broad economic sectors encompass ...
... example, has come to account for a smaller share of employment in the United States (and other developed economies) while services have come to account for a larger share of employment and output. Since broad economic sectors encompass ...
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... example, durable goods are frequently distinguished from nondurable goods, despite the simplistic nature of this dichotomy. Direct competition between firms must be examined in more carefully defined industries and markets. In many well ...
... example, durable goods are frequently distinguished from nondurable goods, despite the simplistic nature of this dichotomy. Direct competition between firms must be examined in more carefully defined industries and markets. In many well ...
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... example, Chrysler's product lineup in 1980 consisted of six basic car lines, as shown in Table 1.2.2 For simplicity, vehicle length is presented as the key product attribute; these car lines are located along this continuum from a ...
... example, Chrysler's product lineup in 1980 consisted of six basic car lines, as shown in Table 1.2.2 For simplicity, vehicle length is presented as the key product attribute; these car lines are located along this continuum from a ...
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... example, the mufflers, wiring harnesses, or even transmissions in their vehicles, companies can achieve cost efficiencies while offering a wide array of apparently different models.4. New. Models,. Style. Change,. and. Advertising. The ...
... example, the mufflers, wiring harnesses, or even transmissions in their vehicles, companies can achieve cost efficiencies while offering a wide array of apparently different models.4. New. Models,. Style. Change,. and. Advertising. The ...
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... example, GM's models were estimated to have 740 defects per hundred cars (a standard industry measure of quality), Ford 670, and Chrysler 810.11 Chrysler's internal studies revealed a cost penalty from such defects of $274 per car. With ...
... example, GM's models were estimated to have 740 defects per hundred cars (a standard industry measure of quality), Ford 670, and Chrysler 810.11 Chrysler's internal studies revealed a cost penalty from such defects of $274 per car. With ...
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Differentiating a Commodity | |
The Critical Role of Innovation | |
Decline and Renewal | |
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICES | |
Competing with Other Forms of Entertainment | |
Generating Controversy | |
Designing Products to Reduce Costs | |
Competition Distribution and Efficiencies | |
Rising Costs and Added Forms of Service | |
Competition and Network Access | |
About the Editor and Contributors | |
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