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"Applying 'Comply-or-Explain': Conformance with Codes of Corporate Governance in the UK and Germany " David Seidl, Paul Sanderson , John Roberts
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"How a Social Capital Approach can help Multinationals show Ethical Leadership " Peter Heslam, Ian Jones, Michael Pollitt
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"Law, Finance and Development Further Analyses of Longitudinal Data " Prabirjit Sarkar, Ajit Singh
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"Networks of Learning within the English Wine Industry: Communitarian, Distanciated, Organisational, and Redundant " Simon Turner
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"A Third Way: Regional Restructuring and the Societas Europaea " Jodie A. Kirshner
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"An Augmented UK Private Expenditure Function " Bill Martin
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"Horse, Cow, Sheep, or 'Thing-In-Itself'? The Cognitive Origins of Corporate Governance in Switzerland, Germany, and the US, 1910s-1930s " M. Lüpold, Gerhard Schnyder
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"How Do Legal Rules Evolve? Evidence from a cross-country Comparison of Shareholder, Creditor and Worker Protection " John Armour , Simon Deakin , Priya Lele, Mathias Siems
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"Shareholder, Creditor and Worker Protection: Time Series Evidence about the Differences between French, German, Idian, UK and US Law " Mathias Siems
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"New Business Formation: An Important Element of Ireland's Rapid Growth Experience? " Michael Anyadike-Danes, Helena Lenihan, Mike Hart
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"Better to be rough and relevant than to be precise and irrelevant. Reddaway's Legacy to Economics " Ajit Singh
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"Does fast Growth in India and China harm U.S. Workers? Insights from Simulation Evidence " Alex Izurieta, Ajit Singh
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"Stock Markets in Low and Middle Income Countries " Ajit Singh
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"The Past, Present and Future of Industrial Policy in India: Adapting to the Changing Domestic and International Environment " Ajit Singh
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"Do the English Legal Origin Countries have more dispersed Share Ownership and more developed financial Systems? " Prabirjit Sarkar
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"Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright? Industrial Policy Lessons from Ireland and East Asia for Small African Economies " David Bailey, Helena Lenihan, Ajit Singh
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"The Evolution of the Corporation: Organization, Finance, Knowledge and Corporate Social Responsibility " Peer Zumbansen
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"Revisiting the Party Paradox of Finance Capitalism: Evidence from Switzerland, Sweden and the Netherlands " Gerhard Schnyder
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"The Reflexive Properties of Corporate Governance Codes: The Reception of the 'Comply or Explain' Approach in Slovenia " Nina Cankar, Simon Deakin , Marko Simoneti
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"Does Social Democracy Matter? Corporate Governance Reforms in Switzerland and Sweden (1980-2005) " Gerhard Schnyder
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"Legal Origin, Juridical Form and Industrialisation in Historical Perspective: The Case of the Employment Contract and the Joint-Stock Company " Simon Deakin
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"Governance Processes, Employee Voice and Performance Outcomes in the Construction of Heathrow Terminal 5 " Simon Deakin , Aristea Koukiadaki
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"Assessing the Long-Run Economic Impact of Labour Law Systems: A theoretical Reappraisal and Analysis of New Time Series Data " Simon Deakin , Prabirjit Sarkar
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"The Influence of Stock Market Listing on Human Resource Managment: Evidence for France and Britain " Neil Conway, Simon Deakin , Sue Konzelmann , Héloïse Petit, Antoine Rebérioux, Frank Wilkinson
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"The Stock Market, the Market for Corporate Control and the Theory of the Firm: Legal and Economic Perspectives and Implications for Public Policy " Simon deakin, Ajit Singh
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"Regulatory Competition in Europe after Laval " Simon Deakin
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"Takeovers after "Takeovers" " Andy Cosh , Alan Hughes
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"The Law and Economics Debate about Secured Lending: Lessons for European LawMaking? " John Armour
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"Law, Finance, and Politics: The Case of India " John Armour , Priya Lele
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"No 'Third Way' for Economic Organizations? Networks and Quasi-Markets in Broadcasting " Simon Deakin , Ana Lourenço, Stephen Pratten
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"Shareholder Protection around the World ("Leximetric II") " Mathias Siems
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"Shareholder Protection and Stock Market Development: An Empirical Test of the Legal Origins Hypothesis " John Armour , Simon Deakin , Prabirjit Sarkar, Mathias Siems , Ajit Singh
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"UK Corporate Governance and Takeover Performance " Andy Cosh , Paul Guest, Alan Hughes
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"Resurrecting the UK Historic Sector National Accounts " Bill Martin
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"Corporate Governance and Employment Relations " Sue Konzelmann , Frank Wilkinson , Neil Conway
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"The Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on Executive Pay in the United Kingdom " Paul Guest
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"Labour Law, Judicial Efficiency and Informal Employment in India " Sonja Fagernäs
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"The Evolution of Labour Law: Calibrating and Comparing Regulatory Regimes " Simon Deakin , Priya Lele, Mathias Siems
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"Japan's Paradoxical Response to the new 'Global Standard' in Corporate Governance " John Buchanan, Simon Deakin
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"The Regulation of Women's Pay: From Individual Rights to Reflexive Law? " Simon Deakin , Colm McLaughlin
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"The Legal Framework of Employment Relations " Simon Deakin , Wanjiru Njoya
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"Innovation Policy as cargo cult: Myth and Reality in knowledge-led Productivity Growth " Alan Hughes
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"Varieties of Capitalism and the Learning Firm: Corporate Governance and Labour in the Context of Contemporary Developments in European and German Company Law " Peer Zumbansen
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"Reflexive Governance and European Company Law " Simon Deakin
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"Work Intensification and Employment Insecurity in Professional Work " Sue Konzelmann , Frank Wilkinson , Roy Mankelow
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"NHS Reforms and the Working Lives of Midwives and Physiotherapists " Frank Wilkinson , Anna Bullock , Brendan Burchell, Sue Konzelmann , Roy Maneklow
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"Legal Origin, Shareholder Protection and the Stock Market: New Challenges from Time Series Analysis " Sonja Fagernäs, Prabirjit Sarkar, Ajit Singh
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"The productivity enhancing Impacts of the Minimum Wage: Lessons from Denmark, New Zealand and Ireland " Colm McLaughlin
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"Fiscal Policy in a Stock-Flow consistent (SFC) Model: A Comment " Bill Martin
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"The End of Comparative Law " Mathias Siems
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"The Eclipse of Private Equity " Brian Cheffins, John Armour
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"Regulating organizations through codes of corporate governance " David Seidl
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"Multinationals in their communities: A social capital approach to corporate citizenship projects " Ian Jones, Michael Pollitt , David Bek
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"What's in a name and when does it matter? The hot and cold market impacts on underpricing of certification, reputation and conflicts of interest in venture capital backed Korean IPOs " Alan Hughes , Jaeho Lee
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"How do family ties, boards and regulation affect pay at the top? Evidence for Indian CEOs " Sonja Fagernäs
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"The stigma of failure: An international comparison of failure tolerance and second chancing " Brendan Burchell, Alan Hughes
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"False dawn for CSR? Shifts in regulatory policy and the response of the corporate and financial sectors in Britain " Simon Deakin , Richard Hobbs
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"The costs and benefits of secured creditor control in bankruptcy: Evidence from the UK " John Armour , Audrey Hsu, Adrian Walters
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"Who writes the rules for hostile takeovers, and why? - The peculiar divergence of US and UK takeover regulations " John Armour , David A. Skeel, Jr.
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"Entrepreneurs, HRM Orientations and Environmental Fit: A UK-Japan Comparison in High Tech Manufacturing " Hugh Whittaker , Philippe Byosiere, Junpe Higuchi, Thelma Quince
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"Corporate Governance, Crony capitalism and Economic Crisis: Should the US Business Model replace the Asian Way of 'Doing Business'? " Ajit Singh, Ann Zammit
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"Globalisation, Instability and Economic Insecturity " Ajit Singh, Sonja Fagernäs
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"Manufacturing, Services and Premature De-Industrialisation in Developing Countries: A Kaldorian Empirical Analysis " Sukti Dasgupta, Ajit Singh
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"University Industry Linkages and UK Science and Innovation Policy " Alan Hughes
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"'Capacitas': Contract Law and the Institutional Preconditions of a Market Economy " Simon Deakin
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"Shareholder Protection: A Leximetric Approach " Mathias Siems , Priya Lele
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"Legal diversity and regulatory competition: which model for Europe? " Simon Deakin
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"The return of the guild? Network relations in historical pespective " Simon Deakin
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"Legal origins: reconciling law and finance and comparative law " Mathias Siems
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"Legal capital: an outdated concept " John Armour
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"Should we redistribute in insolvency " John Armour
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"Domestic capabilities and global production networks in the clothing industry: a comparison of German and UK firms' strategies " Christel Lane , Jocelyn Probert
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"The comparative evolution of the employment relationship " Simon Deakin
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"ICT and productivity growth - the paradox resolved? " Alan Hughes , Michael S Scott Morton
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"Shareholder value maximisation, stock market and new technology: should the US corporate model be the universal standard " Ajit Singh, Jack Glen, Ann Zammitt, Rafael De Hoyos, Alaka Singh, Bruce Weisse
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"The national varieties of capitalism: the cases of Wal-mart and Ikea " Sue Konzelmann , Charles Craypo, Rabih Aridi, Frank Wilkinson
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"Corporate governance, stake-holding and the nature of employment relations within the firm " Sue Konzelmann , Neil Conway, Linda Trenberth, Frank Wilkinson
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"Labour regulation, corporate governance and legal origina: a case of institutional complementarity? " Simon Deakin , Beth Ahlering
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"Management characteristics, collaboration and innovative efficiency: evidence from UK survey data " Andy Cosh , Xiaolan Fu, Alan Hughes
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"Will services be the new engine of economic growth in India? " Ajit Singh, Sukti Dasgupta
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"The book publishing industry in Japan and the UK: corporate philosohpy/objectives, behaviour and market structure " Dai Miyamato, Hugh Whittaker
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"Anglo-American corporate governance and the employment relationship: a case to answer? " Simon Deakin , Richard Hobbs, Sue Konzelmann , Frank Wilkinson
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"Who should make corporate law? EC legislation vs regulatory competition " John Armour
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"The revealed preferences of high technology acquirers: an analysis of the characteristics of their targets " Panayotis Dessyllas, Alan Hughes
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"Combined and Uneven Development: Reflections on the North-South Divide " Robert Rowthorn
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"FDI, Globalisation and Economic Development - Towards Reforming National and International Rules of the Game " Ajit Singh
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"The Capability Concept and the Evolution of European Social Policy " Simon Deakin
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"How do Multinationals Build Social Capital? Diageo's Corporate Citizenship Programme. " David Bek, Ian W Jones, Michael Pollitt
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"Outside Entrepreneurial Capital " Andy Cosh , Douglas Cumming, Alan Hughes
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"Bankruptcy Law and Entrepreneurship " John Armour , Douglas Cumming
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"The Proprietary Foundations of Corporate Law " John Armour , Michael J Whincop
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"R&D and Patenting Activity and the Propensity to Acquire in High Technology Industries " Panayotis Dessyllas, Alan Hughes
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"Responsible ownership, shareholder value and the new shareholder activism " John Roberts , Paul Sanderson , John Hendry , Richard Barker
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"Owners, traders and providers of capital: the multiple faces of institutional investors " John Roberts , Paul Sanderson , John Hendry , Richard Barker
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"Motor vehicle recalls: trends, patterns and emerging issues " Hilary Bates, Nick Oliver , Matthias Holweg, Michael Lewis
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"Reflexive law, corporate social responsibility and the evolution of labour standards: the case of working time " Catherine Barnard, Simon Deakin , Richard Hobbs
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"The corporate-fund manager interface: objectives, information and valuation " John Roberts , Paul Sanderson , John Hendry , Richard Barker
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"Incentives for knowledge production with many producers " Bronwyn Hall
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"Exploring the patent explosion " Bronwyn Hall
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"In the mirror of the market: the disciplinary effects of company/fund manager meetings " John Roberts , Paul Sanderson , John Hendry , Richard Barker
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"Reforming The Governance Of Corporate Rescue: The Enterprise Act 2002 " John Armour , Rizwaan Jameel Mokal
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"Corporate Governance, Competition And Finance: Re-Thinking Lessons From The Asian Crisis " Jack Glen, Ajit Singh
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"Has China’s Economic Reform Improved Enterprise Performance? A DEA Evaluation Of China’s Large And Medium Enterprises " Qing Gong, Yang
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"Exports, FDI, Growth Of Small Rural Enterprises And Employment In China " Xiaolan Fu, V.N.Balasubramanyam
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"Multinationals in Developing Communities: " Ian W. Jones, Chris M. Nyland, Michael Pollitt
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"Entry, Exit and the Dynamics of Productivity Growth in Chinese Manufacturing Industry " Qing Gong, Yang
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"Between The Global And The Local: A Comparison Of The British And German Clothing Industry " Christel Lane , Jocelyn Probert
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"Opting Out Of The 48-Hour Week – Employer Necessity Or Individual Choice? An Empirical Study Of The Operation Of Article 18(1)(B) Of The Working Time Directive In The UK " Catherine Barnard, Simon Deakin , Richard Hobbs
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"The Legal Road To Replicating Silicon Valley " John Armour , Douglas Cumming
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"The Impact Of Regulatory Stringency On The Foreign Direct Investment Of Global Pharmaceutical Firms " Beth Ahlering
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"Labour Standards And The “Race To The Bottom”: Rethinking Globalisation And Workers Rights From Developmental And Solidaristic Perspectives " Professor Ajit Singh
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"Exports, Technical Progress and Productivity Growth in Chinese Manufacturing Industries " Xiaolan Fu
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"Determinants of the use of financial incentives in investment banking " David Nash
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"Globalisation, labour standards and economic development " Ajit Singh, Ann Zammitt
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"Corporate governance, corporate finance and stock markets in emerging countries " Ajit Singh
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"Changes in corporate governance of German corporations: convergence to the Anglo-American model? " Christel Lane
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"The Home-based Advantages and a Hierarchy of Location Advantages: Foreign and British-owned Firms in the London Wholesale Insurance Market " Lilach Nachum
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"The Effect of Board Structure on Bidder-Shareholders' Wealth: Further Evidence from the UK Bidding Firms " Charalambos Th. Constantinou, Costas Th. Constantinou
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"Globalisation and Its Impact on Competitiveness: the Case of the British and German Pharmaceutical Industry " Christel Lane , Jocelyn Probert
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"Growth Response to Competitive Shocks: Market Structure Dynamics Under Liberalisation - the Case of India " Uma S. Kambhampati, Paul Kattuman
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"Capital Structure, Rates of Return and Financing Corporate Growth: Comparing Developed and Emerging Markets, 1994-00 " Jack Glen, Ajit Singh
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"Shareholder Primacy and the Trajectory of UK Corporate Governance " John Armour , Simon Deakin , Sue Konzelmann
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"Interpreting Employment Contracts: Judges, Employers, Workers " Simon Deakin
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"Are Good Managers Required for a Separation of Ownership and Control? " Brian R Cheffins
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"Towards Governance for Uncertain Times: Joining up Public, Business and Civil Society Sectors " Dr Ken Coghill
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"Significant Feedbacks in Firm Growth and Market Structure " Paul Kattuman , Alexandru Chirmiciu
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"Entrepreneurial Orientation and Entrepreneurs' Intentions and Objectives " Thelma Quince , Hugh Whittaker
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"The Beer Beneath The Froth: Preliminary findings from case studies of 25 small high technology firms " Thelma Quince , Hugh Whittaker
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"Knowledge Transfer, Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth: Some Reflections and Implications for Policy in the Netherlands " Alan Hughes
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"Learning from Enron " Simon Deakin , Sue Konzelmann
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"Exports, FDI, Linkages and Regional Disparities in China " Xiaolan Fu
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"The Impact on U.K. Acquirers of Domestic, Cross-border, Public and Private Acquisitions " Robert L Conn, Andy Cosh , Paul M Guest, Alan Hughes
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"Understanding How Issues in Corporate Governance Develop: Cadbury Report to Higgs Review " Michael Pollitt , Ian Jones
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"Firm-Specific Attributes and MNE Location Choices: Financial and Professional Service FDI To New York And London " L. Nachum, C. Wymbs
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"International Business in a World of Increasing Returns " Lilach Nachum
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"Productive Systems and the Structuring Role of Economic and Social Theories " Frank Wilkinson
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"Corporate Ownership Structure and the Evolution of Bankruptcy Law in the US and UK " John Armour , B.R. Cheffins, D.A. Skeel Jr.
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"Network Embeddedness and the Value of Complex Resources " Anastasios Karamanos
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"A Panel Analysis Of UK Industrial Company Failure " Natalia Isachenkova, John Hunter
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"Liability of Foreignness in Global Competition? Financial Service MNEs in the City of London " Lilach Nachum
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"Managing competences in entrepreneurial technology firms: a comparative institutional analysis of Germany, Sweden and the UK " Steve Casper , Richard Whitley
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"Institutional Transplant and American Corporate Governance: The case of Ferodyn " Sue Konzelmann
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"Lean Production and Manufacturing Performance Improvement in Japan, the UK and US 1994-2001 " Nick Oliver , Rick Delbridge, Harry Barton
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"'Meet the parents': the importance of 'pre-conception' conditions in facilitating high-technology spin-out companies " Thelma Quince
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"High Tech Businesses in the UK: performance and niche markets " Thelma Quince , Hugh Whittaker
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"Close Encounters: Evidence of the potential benefits of proximity to local industrial clusters " Thelma Quince , Hugh Whittaker
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"MNEs in the Digital Economy " Lilach Nachum, Srilata Zaheer
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"Theorizing Corporate Governance: New Organizational Alternatives " Simon Learmount
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"Meanings of ownership of the firm " Simon Learmount , John Roberts
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"Partnership in Practice " Sue Konzelmann , Frank Wilkinson , Maria Hudson
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"Market Networks and the Value in Knowledge Exchanges: Evidence from Biotechnology Strategic Alliances " Anastasios Karamanos
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"The trading of unlimited liability bank shares: the Bagehot Hypothesis " Charles Hickson, Simon Turner
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"Evolution for our time: a theory of legal memetics " Simon Deakin
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"Law, Innovation and Finance: A Review " John Armour
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"Deconstructing Clusters: Chaotic Concept or Policy Panacea " Bill Martin , Peter Sunley
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"Capital account liberalization, free long-term capital flows, financial crises and economic development " Ajit Singh
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"Competition and competition policy in emerging markets: international and developmental dimensions " Ajit Singh
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"Competition, corporate governance and selection in emerging markets " Ajit Singh
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"Corporate profitability and the dynamics of competition in emerging markets: a time series analysis " Jack Glen, Kevin Lee, Ajit Singh
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"How do multinationals build social capital? Evidence from Mexico. " Ian Jones, Michael Pollitt , Chris Nyland
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"Corporate governance, competition, the new international financial architecture and large corporations in emerging markets " Ajit Singh, Bruce Weisse, Alaka Singh
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"Gender pay inequity: a question for corporate social responsibility? " Jude Browne
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"Do takeovers create value? A residual income approach on UK data " Magnus Bild, Paul Guest, Andy Cosh , Mikael Runsten
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"Capabilities, social rights and European market integration " Jude Browne , Simon Deakin , Frank Wilkinson
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"Implicit contracts, takeovers and corporate governance: in the shadow of the city code " Simon Deakin , Richard Hobbs, David Nash, Giles Slinger
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"Lessons from the rise of the US limited liability partnership " Kern Alexander
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"The Macroeconomic Environment and the Size Pattern of Business Firms " Fabrizio Trau
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"Crisis and innovation in Japan: a new future through techno-entrepreneurship? " Hugh Whittaker
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"Why Do Business Service Firms Cluster? Small Consultancies, Clustering and Decentralisation in London and Southern England " David Keeble, Lilach Nachum
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"External networks and geographic clustering as sources of MNE advantages: Foreign and indigenous professional service firms in Central London " Lilach Nachum, David Keeble
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"Enhancing Corporate Governance for Financial Institutions: The Role of International Standards " Kern Alexander, Rahul Dhumale
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"The Law and Economics of Corporate Insolvency: A Review " John Armour
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"Corporate Governance, The Limits of Rationality and Proceduralisation " Paterson J
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Note : A later version of this paper was subsequently published in French as a book chapter. The details are: (Paterson.J.), "'Corporate governance', les limites de la rationalité et la procéduralisation," in Procéduralisation du droit et régulation démocratique, pp.365-409, Bruxelles: Bruylant, 2000. Philippe Coppens & Jacques Lenoble eds.


"The Limits of Statutory Trade Union Recognition " Brown, W, Hudson, M, Simon Deakin , Pratten, C
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"Partnership, Ownership and Control: The Impact of Corporate Governance on Employment Relations " Simon Deakin , R. Hobbs, Sue Konzelmann , Frank Wilkinson
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"The Theory and Practice of Wage Subsidisation: Some Historical Reflections " Frank Wilkinson
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"Taking Risks in the Geographical Anatomy of Europe's Emerging Venture Capital Market " Bill Martin , P.Sunley, Simon Turner
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"The Contract of Employment: A Study in Legal Evolution " Simon Deakin
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"Insolvency, Employment Protection and Corporate Restructuring: The effects of TUPE " John Armour , Simon Deakin
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"Mutuality and Corporate Governance: The Evolution of UK Building Societies Following Deregulation " J.Cook, Simon Deakin , Alan Hughes
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"Collective Employee Representation and the Impact of Law: Initial Response to the Employment Relations Act 1999. " S Oxenbridge, Simon Deakin , W Brown, C Pratten
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"Entrepreneurial Collaboration: Terms of Endearment or Rules of Engagement? " Thelma Quince
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"On The Determinants of Industrial Firm Failure in the Uk and Russia in the 1990's " J Hunter, N Isachencova
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"Understanding the Relationship Between Manufacturing Strategy and Competitiveness: Towards a Dynamic Approach " S Jayanthi
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"Changing Use of External Business Advice and Government Supports by SME's in the 1990's " R Bennett, P Robson
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"A Uniform Choice of Law Rule for the Taking of Collateral Interests in Securities: Using Private Law Approaches to Reduce Credit and Legal Risk in Financial Systems. " K Alexander
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"Markets, Competition, Cooperation and Innovation. " Mike Kitson , J Michie, M Quinn
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"The Management of Pay as the Influence of Collective Bargaining " W Brown, P Marginson, J Welsh
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"Long-Run Share Performance of UK Firms Engaging in Cross-Border Acquisitions " C Conn, Andy Cosh , P Guest, Alan Hughes
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"The Long-Run Performance of Hostile Takeovers: UK Evidence " Andy Cosh , P Guest
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"Managerial Discretion and Takeover Performance " Andy Cosh , P Guest, Alan Hughes
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"How Banks Construct and Manage Risk: A Sociological Study of Small Firm Lending in Britain and Germany " Christel Lane , S Quack
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"University and Technology: Science and Technology Parks in the Cambridge Region " D Keeble
December 2001: WP218 - Abstract

"Income Inequality in Advanced Economies: A Critical Examination of the Trade and Technology Theories and an Alternative Perspective " A Singh
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"How do Multinationals Build Social Capital? Evidence from South Africa. " I Jones, C.M Nyland, Michael Pollitt
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"Who Influences Debates in Business Ethics? An Investigation into the Development of Corporate Governance in the UK since 1990. " I Jones, Michael Pollitt
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"Insider Dealing and Market Abuse: The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 " K. Alexander
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"The Role of the Basle Standards in International Banking Supervision " Kern Alexander
March 2000: WP153 - Abstract
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"Foreign and Indigenous Firms in the Media Cluster of Central London " Lilach Nachum, David Keeble
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"CEO Pay, Shareholder Returns and Accounting Profitability " Fred Guy
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"The Rise and Fall of the Size of Firms " Fabrizio Traù
March 2000: WP156 - Abstract

"Regulation, Power and Scale: 'Reworking' Capital-Labour Relations in German SMEs " Christian Berndt
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"Sources of Increasing Returns and Regional Innovation in the UK " Suma Athreye, David Keeble
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"Rethinking Receivership " John Armour , Sandra Frisby
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"Trade Union Organising Among Low-Wage Service Workers: Lessons from America and New Zealand " Sarah Oxenbridge
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"Citizenship, Public Service, and the Employment Relationship " Simon Deakin , Mark Freedland
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"The Contested Meaning of Labour Market Flexibility: Economic Theory and the Discourse of European Integration " Simon Deakin , Hannah Reed
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"Regulatory Competition Versus Harmonisation in European Company Law " Simon Deakin
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"The Political Economy of Full Employment in Modern Britain " Robert Rowthorn
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"Capital Adequacy Standards: Are They Sufficient? " Rahul Dhumale
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"Public Markets, Private Orderings and Corporate Governance " Ugo Pagano
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"Business Advice: The Influence of Distance " Robert Bennett, William Bratton, Paul Robson
June 2000: WP167 - Abstract

"The Role of Soft Law in the Legalization of International Banking Supervision: A Conceptual Approach " Kern Alexander
June 2000: WP168 - Abstract
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"World Market Shares of Advertising TNCs: Intangible Comparative Advantage? " Lilach Nachum
June 2000: WP169 - Abstract

"An Incentive Based Regulatory System: A Bridge Too Far " Rahul Dhumale
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"The Employment Contract: From Collective Procedures To Individual Rights " William Brown, Simon Deakin , David Nash, Sarah Oxenbridge
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"Does Law Matter?: The Separation Of Ownership And Control In The United Kingdom " Brian Cheffins
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"Norms In Private Insolvency Procedures: The 'London Approach' To The Resolution Of Financial Distress " John Armour , Simon Deakin
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"Capabilities, Spontaneous Order, And Social Rights " Simon Deakin , Frank Wilkinson
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"Exit, Voice, And Loyalty In The Industrial District: The Case Of Prato " Gabi Dei Ottati
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"The Challenges For The Next Decade: Notes On The Debate On The Development Of The Emilia-Romagna Region " Margherita Russo, Giorgio Allari, Silvano Bertini, Paolo Bonaretti, Elio De Leo, Giuseppe Fiorani, Gianni Rinaldini
September 2000: WP176 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"The Legalization Of The International Anti-Money Laundering Regime: The Role Of The Financial Action Task Force " Kern Alexander
September 2000: WP177 - Abstract
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"Putting Partnership Into Practice In Britain " William Brown
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"Emu Versus The Regions? Regional Convergence And Divergence In Euroland " Bill Martin
September 2000: WP179 - Abstract

"On Enlarging Employment By Promoting Small Enterprises " Alan Hughes
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"The Small Business Service: Business Support, Use, Fees And Satisfaction: Econometric Estimates " Robert Bennett, Paul Robson
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"Government Advice Networks For Smes: An Assessment Of The Influence Of Local Context On Business Link Use, Impact And Satisfaction " Robert Bennett, Paul Robson, William Bratton
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"Creating New Local Industry Through Inter-Organizational Collaboration: A Japanese Case " Yushi Inaba
September 2000: WP183 - Abstract

"Human Resource Management And Business Objectives And Strategies In Small And Medium Sized Business " Frank Wilkinson
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"Knowledge, Economic Growth And The Role Of Policy On The Role Of "Public-Private Partnerships" In The New "Knowledge-Driven" Economy " Stephanie Blankenburg
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"An Empirical Investigation of the Terms of Corporate Charters and Influences on Term Standardization in a Laissez-Faire Environment " Michael Whincop
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"Creative Work Systems in Destructive Markets " Sue Konzelmann , Robert Forrant
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"The Relationship Between Training and Employment Growth in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises " Andy Cosh , Alan Hughes , Melvyn Weeks
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"The Professions Between State and Market: A Cross-National Study of Convergence and Divergence " Christel Lane , Margaret Potton, Wolfgang Littek
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"The Influence of Location on the Use by SMEs of External Advice and Collaboration: Detailed Econometric Estimates " Robert Bennett, Paul Robson, William Bratton
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"The Many Futures of the Contract of Employment " Simon Deakin
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"Institutional Restructuring in the Japanese Economy 1985-1996 " Kazuyoshi Matsuura, Michael Pollitt , Ryoji Takada, Satoru Tanaka
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"Can Domestic Liabilities Explain the Home Bias in UK Investment Portfolios? " David Chaundy
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"Post-War Institutional Shocks: The Divergence of Italian and Japanese Corporate Governance Models " Fabrizio Barca, Katsuhito Iwai, Ugo Pagano, Sandro Trento
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"The Origin of Organizational Species " Ugo Pagano
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"A Marshallian Approach to the Eclectic Paradigm of Foreign Investment: The Clustering of Film TNCS in Central London " Lilach Nachum, David Keeble
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"Measuring the Productivity of Professional Services: A Case Study of Swedish Management Consulting Firms " Lilach Nachum
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"Putting Values into Action in Business: A Study of the Development of an 'Integrity' Value at Smithkline Beecham " Ian Jones, Michael Pollitt
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"What is the Accommodating Item in the Balance of Payments? " David Chaundy
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"The Market for External Business Advice Services in Britain " Robert Bennett, Paul Robson
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"Evaluating the Impact of Business Service Expertise and Business Links on the Performance of SMEs in England " John Bryson, David Ingram, Peter Daniels
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"Entrepreneurs as Co-Operative Capitalists: High Tech CEOs in the UK " Hugh Whittaker
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"Earnings Distribution, Corporate Governance and CEO Pay " Frederick Guy
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"Competitiveness Policy and Economic Organisation: The Case of the British Film Industry " Simon Deakin , Stephen Pratten
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"FDI, the Location Advantages of Countries and the Competitiveness of TNCs: US FDI in Professional Service Industries " Lilach Nachum
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"Trust, Power and Control in Trans-Organizational Relations " Reinhard Bachmann
June 1999: WP129 - Abstract
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"Why are UK Banks' Overseas Assets and Liabilities So Large? " David Chaundy
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"The Determinants of Firm Innovative Behaviour: The Roles of Rivalry and Persistence " Suma Athreye
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"Transcending the Flexibility Debate? Deregulation and Employment in Britain 1979-1997 " Simon Deakin , Hannah Reed
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"Economic Efficiency and the Proceduralisation of Company Law " Simon Deakin , Alan Hughes
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"Reinventing the Market? Competition and Regulatory Change in Broadcasting " Simon Deakin , Stephen Pratten
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"Can We Measure and Communicate the Benefits of Work-Life Policies more Effectively " Fiona Scheibl
September 1999: WP135 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Changing Midwifery: Working Conditions and the Quality of Care " David Ladipo, Hannah Reed, Frank Wilkinson
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"The Fragility of Functional Work Systems in American Steel " W Barnes, Sue Konzelmann
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"Neo-Marshallian Nodes, Global Networks and Firm Competitiveness: The Media Cluster of Central London " David Keeble, Lilach Nachum
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"Automatic Certification or Mandatory Representation Votes? How the Choice of Union Recognition Procedure Affects Union Certification Success " S Johnson
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"Rerthinking Innovation Comparisons between Manufacturing and Services: The Experience of the CBR SME Surveys in the UK " Alan Hughes , Eric Wood
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"Learning New Productivity Criteria in Transition Economies: Evidence from 450 CIS Companies " K Liuhto
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"Intensity of Interaction in Suppy of Business Advice and Client Impact: A Comparison of Consultancy, Business Associations and Government Support Initiatives for SMEs " Robert Bennett, Paul Robson
September 1999: WP142 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"The Use and Impact of Business Advice by SMEs in Britain: An Empirical Assessment Using Logit and Ordered Logit Models " Robert Bennett, Paul Robson
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"Foreign Direct Investment and Enterprise Performance in Transition Countries: Evidence from Russia and Ukraine " Valentijn Bilsen, P Van Maldegem
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"Company Law as an Instrument of Inclusion: Re-regulating Stakeholder Relations in the Context of Takeovers " Simon Deakin , Giles Slinger
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"The Transformation of the Soviet Enterprise and its Management: A Literature Review " K Liuhto
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"Innovation, Investment and International Trade Performance of Russian Enterprises: A Study of St. Petersburg-Based Companies " Vadim Kapustkin
December 1999: WP147 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Share Capital and Creditor Protection: Efficient Rules for a Modern Company Law? " John Armour
December 1999: WP148 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"The Impact of Home Countries on the Competitiveness of Advertising TNCs " Lilach Nachum
December 1999: WP149 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Financing Firm Start-up and Restructuring in Transition Countries: Evidence from Belarus, the Ukraine and Russia " Valentijn Bilsen, Elena Mitina
December 1999: WP150 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"The Development of Ethical Issues Facing Boards of Directors: A Model with Implications " Ian Jones, Michael Pollitt
December 1999: WP151 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Systemic Risk in International Settlements " Rahul Dhumale
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"Management Consultancy in Europe " David Keeble, Joachim Schwalbach
February 1995: WP01 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Seedcorn or Chaff? Unemployment and Small Firm Performance " Mike Kitson
February 1995: WP02 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Employment in the United Kingdom: Trends and Prospects " Ken Coutts, Bob Rowthorn
February 1995: WP03 - Abstract

"Enterprising Behaviour and the Urban-Rural Shift " David Keeble, Peter Tyler
February 1995: WP04 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Risk, Trust and Power: The Social Constitution of Supplier Relations in Britain and Germany " Christel Lane , Reinhard Bachmann
February 1995: WP05 - Abstract

"Growth-oriented SMEs in Unfavourable Regional Environments " Peter Vaessen, David Keeble
February 1995: WP06 - Abstract

"Capital Formation and Unemployment " Robert Rowthorn
May 1995: WP07 - Abstract

"On the Size Distribution of Establishments of Large Enterprises: an Analysis for UK Manufacturing " Paul Kattuman
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"A Simulation Model of North-South Trade " Robert Rowthorn
May 1995: WP09 - Abstract

"Contracts, Cooperation and Trust: The Role of the Institutional Framework " Simon Deakin , Frank Wilkinson
September 1995: WP10 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Korea at the Cross-Roads " Robert Rowthorn
September 1995: WP11 - Abstract

"Manufacturing, the Balance of Payments and Capacity " Andy Cosh , Ken Coutts, Alan Hughes
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"The Role of Manufacturing in the National Economy " Robert Rowthorn
September 1995: WP13 - Abstract

"Britain's Industrial Performance since 1960: Underinvestment and Relative Decline " Mike Kitson , Jonathan Michie
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"The Competitive Selection of Democratic Firms in a World of Self- Sustaining Institutions " Ugo Pagano, Robert Rowthorn
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"Tacit Knowledge and Technology Transfer " Jeremy Howells
September 1995: WP16 - Abstract

"Economic Growth as an Evolutionary Process " Matthias Kelm
September 1995: WP17 - Abstract
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"Failures, Acquisitions and Post Merger Success: The ComparativeFinancial Characteristics of Large and Small Companies " Andy Cosh , Alan Hughes
September 1995: WP18 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Executive Remuneration, Executive Dismissal and Institutional Shareholdings " Andy Cosh , Alan Hughes
September 1995: WP19 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Communities of Competitors: Open Price Associations and the American State, 1911-1929 " Gerald Berk
November 1995: WP20 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Vertical Inter-Firm Relations in Britain and Germany: The Role of Trade Associations and Legal Regulation " Christel Lane , Reinhard Bachmann
December 1995 : WP21 - Abstract

"Economics, Ethics and Unfair Competition " Ian Jones, Michael Pollitt
December 1995 : WP22 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Business Services, the Management of Change and Regional Development in the UK: A Corporate Client Perspective " Peter Wood
December 1995 : WP23 - Abstract

"Joint Ventures and Economic Reform in China: A Case Study of the Coca-Cola Business System, with Particular Reference to the Tianjin Coca- Cola Plant. " Peter Nolan
December 1995 : WP24 - Abstract

"Financing the Industrial Cooperatives of the Mondragon Group " Melissa Moye
March 1996: WP25 - Abstract
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"Why do Firms Grow? " Fabrizio Trau
March 1996: WP26 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"The European Dynamics of Computer Services " Jeremy Howells
March 1996: WP27 - Abstract
Note : Published in Birgitte Andersen, Jeremy Howells, Richard Hull, Ian Miles and Joanne Roberts (eds), Knowledge and Innovation in the New Service Economy, Chapter 8, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar, pp 121-41


"The Remarkable Resilience of the Industrial Districts of Tuscany " Gabbi Dei Ottati
March 1996: WP28 - Abstract

"Insurance Markets and Long-Run Equilibrium with Systemic Risks: The Case of the US Federal Crop Insurance Programme " John Duncan
March 1996: WP29 - Abstract

"Takeovers, Institutional Investment and the Persistence of Profits " Andy Cosh , Alan Hughes , Kevin Lee, Ajit Singh
March 1996: WP30 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper
Note : Acknowledgement - Begg, I & Henry, B (eds). (1998) Applied Economics & Public Policy, Department of Applied Economics Occasional Paper No.63, Cambridge University Press, pp.107-144, www.publishing.cambridge.org


"Common Supply, Collusion and Entry Deterrence " Robert Evans
March 1996: WP31 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Semi-Parametric Estimation of the Company Growth-Size Relation " Andy Cosh , Alan Hughes , Hyehoon Lee, Stephen Pudney
March 1996: WP32 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper
Note : Acknowledgement - Begg, I & Henry, B (eds). (1998) Applied Economics & Public Policy, Department of Applied Economics Occasional Paper No.63, Cambridge University Press, pp.145-180, www.publishing.cambridge.org


"An Economic System of Technology-Related Acquisitions and Spin-Offs " Asa Lindholm
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"Schumpeter's Theory of Economic Evolution: A Darwinian Interpretation " Matthias Kelm
August 1996: WP34 - Abstract

"Trust, Business Relationships and The Contractual Environment " Frank Wilkinson , Brendan Burchell
August 1996: WP35 - Abstract
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"Contract Law, Social Norms and Inter-Firm Cooperation " Alessandro Arrighetti, Reinhard Bachmann, Simon Deakin
August 1996: WP36 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"The Fiscal and Distributional Implications of Job Generation " Jonathan Michie, Mike Kitson , Holly Sutherland
September 1996: WP37 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Unemployment, Wage Bargaining and Capital-Labour Substitution " Robert Rowthorn
September 1996: WP38 - Abstract

"The Role of Technical Standards in the Social Regulation of Supplier Relations in Britain and Germany " Christel Lane
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"The Economic Consequences of Innovations in Italian Manufacturing Firms: Theory and Results from the Community Innovation Survey " Sergio Cesaratto, Antonella Stirati
September 1996: WP40 - Abstract

"Competition and Competitive Advantage " Jonathan Michie, Renee Prendergast
September 1996: WP41 - Abstract

"Small Firms, Innovation and Regional Development in Britain in the 1990s " David Keeble
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"Economic Functioning, Self Sufficiency and Full Employment " Roger Tarling, Frank Wilkinson
September 1996: WP43 - Abstract
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"Slow Convergence? Post-Neoclassical Endogenous Growth Theory and Regional Development " Bill Martin , Peter Sunley
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"Inflation, Economic Performance and Employment Rights " Simon Deakin , Keith Ewing
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"Evolutionary and `New' Institutional Economics: Some Implications for Industrial Policy " Matthias Kelm
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"Acquisition and Growth of Technology-Based Firms " Asa Lindholm
December 1996: WP47 - Abstract

"Innovation in UK SMEs: Causes and the Consequences for Firm Failure and Acquisition " Andy Cosh , Alan Hughes , Eric Wood
December 1996: WP48 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper
Note : Acknowledgement - Carlsson, B & Karlsson, C. (eds) (1999), Entrepreneurship SMEs and the Macro Economy, Cambridge University Press, www.publishing.cambridge.org


"The Changing Anatomy of Corporate Control and the Market for Executives in the UK " Andy Cosh , Alan Hughes
December 1996: WP49 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper
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"Downsizing Company Strategies and Executive Pay in Germany " Joachim Schwalbach, Ulrike Grasshoff
March 1997: WP50 - Abstract

"Industrial Structure and Training Needs in the Knitwear and Clothing Sectors in Italy " Sebastiano Brusco, Daniela Bigarelli
March 1997: WP51 - Abstract
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"Technological Competitiveness in an International Arena " Jeremy Howells, Jonathan Michie
March 1997: WP52 - Abstract

"Internationalisation Processes, Networking and Local Embeddedness in Technology-Intensive Small Firms " David Keeble, Clive Lawson, Helen Lawton Smith, Barry Moore, Frank Wilkinson
March 1997: WP53 - Abstract

"Territorial Clustering and High Technology Innovation: From Industrial Districts to Innovative Milieux " Clive Lawson
March 1997: WP54 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Retail Distribution Channel Barriers to International Trade " F.M. Scherer
June 1997: WP55 - Abstract

"Hostile Takeovers, Corporate Law and the Theory of the Firm " Simon Deakin , Giles Slinger
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"Replicating the Experience of the New Industrialising Economies on a Large Scale " Robert Rowthorn
June 1997: WP57 - Abstract

"Divisions of Labour, Power Asymmetries and Place Dependence:The Restructuring ofIndustrial Mittelstand Firms in the Ruhr Area " Christian Berndt
June 1997: WP58 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Enterpreneurship, Geographic Spillovers and University Research: A Spatial Econometric Approach " Zoltan Acs, Luc Anselin, Attila Varga
June 1997: WP59 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Innovation and Performance of SMEs in Italy: The Relevance of Spatial Aspects " Roberto Camagni, Roberta Cappello
June 1997: WP60 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"The Impact of European Economic Integration on Business Associations: The UK Case " Robert Bennett
June 1997: WP61 - Abstract

"Business Service Firms, Service Space and the Management of Change " John Bryson
June 1997: WP62 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"The Wage Costs of a National Statutory Minimum Wage in Britain " Paul Robson, Shirley Dex, Frank Wilkinson
September 1997: WP63 - Abstract

"Needs and Wants: The Case of Broadcasting " Stephen Pratten
September 1997: WP64 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Inter-Firm Links Between Regionally Clustered High-Technology SMEs: A Comparison of Cambridge and Oxford Innovation Networks " Clive Lawson, Barry Moore,, David Keeble, Helen Lawton Smith, Frank Wilkinson
September 1997: WP65 - Abstract

"Expenditure, Outcome and Nature of Innovation in Italy " Daniele Archibugi, Rinaldo Evangelista, Giulio Perani, Fabio Rapiti
September 1997: WP66 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Technological Convergence, Globalisation and Ownership in the UK Computer Industry " Suma Athreye, David Keeble
September 1997: WP67 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Unemployment Flow Regimes and Regional Unemployment Disparities " Bill Martin , Peter Sunley
September 1997: WP68 - Abstract

"'Barriers' to Technology Transfer: Local Impediments in Oxfordshire " Helen Lawton Smith
September 1997: WP69 - Abstract

"Leveraging Resources Under Threat of Opportunism: Predicting Networking in International Growth " Erkko Autio, Helena Yli-Renko, Harry Sapienza
September 1997: WP70 - Abstract

"Small Firms and Employment " Alan Hughes
September 1997: WP71 - Abstract

"SME Innovator Types and their Determinants " Eric Wood
September 1997: WP72 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Innovation in the Service Sector: Results from the Italian Statistical Survey " Rinaldo Evangelista, Giorgio Sirilli
December 1997 : WP73 - Abstract

"Parenting and Labour Force Participation: The Case for a Ministry of the Family " Shirley Dex, Robert Rowthorn
December 1997 : WP74 - Abstract

"The Policy Implications of the Globalisation of Innovation " Daniele Archibugi, Simona Iammarino
December 1997 : WP75 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Industrial Concentration Under Shock Therapy: Poland in Early Transition Years " Paul Kattuman , Ryszard Domanski
December 1997 : WP76 - Abstract

"Foreign Direct Investment in the UK 1985-1994: The Impact on Domestic Management Practice " John Child, David Faulkner, Robert Pitkethly
December 1997 : WP77 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"The Theory and Practice of Contracting " Simon Deakin , Jonathan Michie
December 1997 : WP78 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Cooperation and Trust in Inter-Firm Relations: Beyond Competition Policy? " Simon Deakin , Tom Goodwin, Alan Hughes
December 1997 : WP79 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Inter-Firm Cooperation, Competition Law and Patent Licensing: A US-EC Comparison " Alan Gutterman
December 1997 : WP80 - Abstract
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"Towards a Competence Theory of the Region " Clive Lawson
December 1997 : WP81a - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"The International Supervisory Framework for Financial Services: An Emerging International Legal Regime " Kern Alexander
December 1997 : WP81b - Abstract

"Opportunism and the Advantage of Organisations " Matthias Kelm
March 1998: WP82 - Abstract
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"On Markets in Knowledge " Suma Athreye
March 1998: WP83 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Markets, Competition and Innovation " Mike Kitson , Jonathan Michie
March 1998: WP84 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Co-operation, the Organisation of Work and Competitiveness " Frank Wilkinson
March 1998: WP85 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Collective Learning Processes and Inter-Firm Networking in Innovative High-Technology Regions " David Keeble, Clive Lawson, Helen Lawton Smith, Barry Moore, Frank Wilkinson
March 1998: WP86 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Low Pay in Europe and the USA " Paul Robson, Shirley Dex, Frank Wilkinson
June 1998: WP87 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper
Note : Acknowledgement: Reproduced by Permission of Sage Publications, London & New Delhi. Low Pay in Europe & the USA, by Shirley Dex, Paul Robson & Frank Wilkinson from European Journal of Industrial Relations Vol 5, #2, pp 187-207, 1998 Sage Publications.(www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=105539) & Work, Employment & Society (www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=105810) The Characteristics of the low paid: a cross-national comparison by Shirley Dex, Paul Robson & Frank Wilkinson in Work, Employment & Society, Vol 13, #3, pp503-524, 1998 Sage Publications.
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"The Unequal Distribution of Job Insecurity, 1966-1986 " Brendan Burchell
June 1998: WP88 - Abstract
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"Innovation Surveys and Very Small Enterprises " Andy Cosh , Alan Hughes , Eric Wood
June 1998: WP89 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Longitudinal Aspects of Innovation Surveys: The CBR Experience " Andy Cosh , Alan Hughes , Eric Wood
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"Low Pay and Social Exclusion: A Cross-National Comparison " Paul Robson, Shirley Dex, Frank Wilkinson
June 1998: WP91 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper
Note : Acknowledgement: Reproduced by Permission of Sage Publications, London & New Delhi. Low Pay in Europe & the USA, by Shirley Dex, Paul Robson & Frank Wilkinson from European Journal of Industrial Relations Vol 5, #2, pp 187-207, 1998 Sage Publications.(www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=105539) & Work, Employment & Society (www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=105810) The Characteristics of the low paid: a cross-national comparison by Shirley Dex, Paul Robson & Frank Wilkinson in Work, Employment & Society, Vol 13, #3, pp503-524, 1998 Sage Publications.
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"Labour Law and Economic Theory: A Reappraisal " Simon Deakin , Frank Wilkinson
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"Juridification and Labour Law: A Legal Response to the Flexibility Debate in Australia " Richard Mitchell
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"De-Industrialization: The Case of Iceland " Ingolfur Bender, Robert Rowthorn
June 1998: WP94 - Abstract
Note : Published in Gerrit de Geest, Jacques Siegers and Roger Van den Bergh (eds), Law and Economics and the Labour Market, Chapter 1, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar, pp 1-33


"Industrial Change and Regional Development: The Case of the US Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries " Mia Gray, Eric Parker
June 1998: WP95 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Local Industrial Development and Dynamics: The East Anglian Case " David Keeble
June 1998: WP96 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Employment Growth, Structural Change and Capital Accumulation " Andrew Glyn
June 1998: WP97 - Abstract
Note : in Thjis ten Raa and Ronald Schettkat (eds), The Growth of Service Industries: The Paradox of Exploding Costs and Persistent Demand, Chapter 3, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar, pp 45-66


"Corporate Germany at the Crossroads? Americanisation, Competitiveness and Place Dependence " Christian Berndt
June 1998: WP98 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"The National Origin of the Ownership Advantages of Firms " Lilach Nachum, Jean Rolle
September 1998: WP99 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Performance Standards in Supplier Relations: Relational Contracts, Organisational Processes and the Institutional Environment " Simon Deakin , Christel Lane , Frank Wilkinson
September 1998: WP100 - Abstract

"Quasi-Markets, Transaction Costs and Trust: Institutional Change in Broadcasting " Simon Deakin , Stephen Pratten
September 1998: WP101 - Abstract

"University-Industry Relations, Innovation and Power: A Theoretical Framework for the Study of Technology Transfer from the Science Base " Stephanie Blankenburg
September 1998: WP102 - Abstract

"UK FDI and the Comparative Advantage of the UK " Lilach Nachum, John Dunning, Geferri Jones
September 1998: WP103 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Individualisation and Union Recognition in Britain in the 1990s " William Brown
September 1998: WP104 - Abstract
Note : Available in Hard Copy Only.


"Organisational Change, Labour Flexibility and the Contract of Employment " Simon Deakin
September 1998: WP105 - Abstract
Note : Prior publication in: R.Mitchell and S Deery (eds) Employment Relations Individualisation & Union Exclusion. An International Study (Annandale, NSW: Federation Press, 1999), 130-152 ISBN 1862873445.


"Would more Family-Friendly Working Arrangements Benefit Business and Families? " Fiona Scheibl, Shirley Dex
September 1998: WP106 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Growth Constraints on Small and Medium Sized Firms " Alan Hughes
September 1998: WP107 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Rates of Return on Investment: A Cross National Comparison " Dennis Mueller, B. Burcin Yurtoglu
December 1998 : WP108 - Abstract
Note : A later version of this paper has been published in the German Economic Review Vol. 1 Issue 2: p187, May 2000. For further details please click here.


"The Causes of Mergers: Tests Based on the Gains to Acquiring Firms' Shareholders and the Size of Premia " Dennis Mueller, Mark Sirower
December 1998 : WP109 - Abstract

"The Labour Market, the Minimum Wage and the Low Pay Commission Report " Sanjiv Sachdev, Frank Wilkinson
December 1998 : WP110 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Spanning the Gap: The Theoretical Principles that Connect Stakeholder Policies to Business Performance " Giles Slinger
December 1998 : WP111 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Modelling the Innovation Implementation Process in the Context of High-Technology Manufacturing: An Innovation Diffusion Perspective " Shekhar Jayanthi
December 1998 : WP112 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper

"Marriage and Trust: Some Lessons from Business Organisation " Robert Rowthorn
December 1998 : WP113 - Abstract

"Economic Geography and Patterns of International Business Activity " Lilach Nachum
December 1998 : WP114 - Abstract Download CBR Working Paper