The business of economics/

Main Author: Kay, John Anderson
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996
Subjects:
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260 1 4 |a Oxford:  |b Oxford University Press,  |c 1996 
300 1 4 |a xii, 216 σ. ;  |c 24 εκ. 
500 1 4 |a Βιβλιογραφία: σ. 207-210. Ευρετήριο 
500 0 4 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 4 |a List of figures -- List of tables -- Part I. Economics in business -- 1. Economics and business -- 2. The failures of forecasting -- 3. Economic models. What is a macroeconomic model? The uses of models -- 4. Uses and abuses of economics. Taxis or taxes? The death of economics? 5. Can there be a science of business? Quacks and gurus. Galileo's telescope. Good food costs less at Sainsbury's -- Part II. Competitive advantage -- 6. The structure of strategy -- 7. Competitive advantage -- 8. Adding value -- 9. No free lunches. The irrelevance of finance. Father Christmas does not exist -- 10. The competitive advantage of nations -- Part III. Corporate personality: shareholders and stakeholders -- 11. Relationships and commitments. Trust or contract? Characteristics and policies. Objectives and outcomes -- 12. Contracts or relationships -- 13. Corporate governance -- 14. The customer corporation -- 15. Inclusive economies -- Part IV. Using economics -- 16. Applying economics. Just rewards. What's in a name? Reflections from the seaside. Falling prices. Blessed are the metal bashers -- 17. The strategic audit -- 18. Pricing the tunnel -- 19. The media revolution -- 20. Firms and industries. Insurance with coffee. The sport of sheikhs. The Saatchi story. Best advice. The core business: do peaches need cream? When firms consolidate -- References -- Index 
650 1 7 |a Οικονομική 
650 1 7 |a Επιχείρηση 
650 1 7 |a Επιχειρήσεις 
650 1 0 |a Economics 
650 1 0 |a Business 
650 1 0 |a Business enterprises 
650 1 7 |a Business 
650 1 7 |a Economics 
650 1 7 |a Macroeconomics 
650 1 7 |a Economic models 
650 1 7 |a Forecasts 
650 1 7 |a Competition 
650 1 7 |a Shareholders 
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