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Introduction The transformation function for two‐sector production models has been used extensively in the international trade and general equilibrium literature. It has been derived both graphically and mathematically from individual sector production functions that are assumed to be linearly homogeneous. The result has been a convex set possessing first derivatives that have frequently been used. However, there seems to be a lack of research on further properties attributable to the transformation function. The purpose of this paper is to analyze these additional properties. We begin by proving that the transformation function is linearly homogeneous in all of its arguments. We then derive the standard first derivatives of the transformation function providing their usual economic interpretation. Finally, we conclude by deriving and interpreting the second‐order derivatives of the transformation function.

This paper analyzes the welfare implications of price regulation in competitive market structures. The analysis is performed in a general equilibrium framework where individuals are producers of the goods they consume. These produced goods in the economy are designated as good A, good B, and q, which represents quality per unit of A. The first half of the paper is devoted to the competitive equilibrium and the effects of price regulation on product quality. The second half of the paper analyzes the welfare effects of price regulation when the economy consists of both non‐identical and identical consumers. It is shown that regulation may be a Pareto superior move in the absence of a market and price for quality.

Time is an important determinant of factor demand and supply elasticities in producer theory. The typical textbook distinction between the short‐run and the long‐run focuses upon the ability of the decision‐maker to adjust fixed factors. Indeed, the length of the firm's planning horizon may be identified with the degrees of freedom available to the firm; i.e. the number of factors that can optimally be adjusted to a changing economic environment. The purpose of this note is to illustrate use of the envelope theorem to recover a generalized Samuelson‐Le Chatelier principle in a simple and elegant manner. In particular, we will show how a monopolist's derived factor demand elasticities may be ordered by the length of the planning horizon. Thus the economically appealing and intuitive notion that the monopolist's factor demand decisions will be more responsive to price changes, the greater the flexibility in utilizing fixed factors will be given an analytically rigorous, though quite simple, demonstration utilizing duality theory and the well‐known envelope theorem.

This issue is a selected bibliography covering the subject of leadership.

Aim of the present monograph is the economic analysis of the role of MNEs regarding globalisation and digital economy and in parallel there is a reference and examination of some legal aspects concerning MNEs, cyberspace and e‐commerce as the means of expression of the digital economy. The whole effort of the author is focused on the examination of various aspects of MNEs and their impact upon globalisation and vice versa and how and if we are moving towards a global digital economy.

Develops an original 12‐step management of technology protocol and applies it to 51 applications which range from Du Pont’s failure in Nylon to the Single Online Trade Exchange for Auto Parts procurement by GM, Ford, Daimler‐Chrysler and Renault‐Nissan. Provides many case studies with regards to the adoption of technology and describes seven chief technology officer characteristics. Discusses common errors when companies invest in technology and considers the probabilities of success. Provides 175 questions and answers to reinforce the concepts introduced. States that this substantial journal is aimed primarily at the present and potential chief technology officer to assist their survival and success in national and international markets.

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The purpose of this paper is to explore the evolution of relationship marketing (RM) in a new technology-based firm (NTBF) and to illustrate how social embeddednesss benefits can be achieved by engaging in RM in a rural resource-constrained bilingual context.

A single in-depth case study of a NTBF operating in a rural bilingual context was explored over a five-year period. As part of the case study, participant observation was carried out and interviews with the novice entrepreneur, the firm’s employees and its customers were conducted.

Developing mutually beneficial relationships with customers and key partners can enable a novice entrepreneur with no prior business ownership and limited marketing experience to accumulate and mobilise resources in order to achieve credibility and business growth. By analysing information from the NTBF’s entrepreneur, customers and other actors, the authors build theory and present propositions relating to the RM process.

This case illustrates that RM can enhance the legitimacy of an inexperienced entrepreneur, and can enable a firm to address the liabilities of newness in a rural resource-constrained context. Entrepreneurs need to focus on relevant and specialised partnership and alliance relationships that can provide strategic resources for firm development. The bilingual influence has also been shown to aid the development of new relationships and thus ensuring social embeddedness.

The theoretical contribution of this study is to integrate insights from both RM and social embeddedness theories, and illustrate the extent to which a NTBF demonstrates social embeddedness benefits relating to customer retention and accumulation of strategic resources due to RM.

Adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience significant health-care disparities across physical and mental health domains resulting in poorer health and quality of life. Poor transitions to adult care negatively impact the health of adults with ASD. Current research focuses on personal factors in research samples that lack diversity. The purpose of this study is to examine the lived health-care experiences of geographically and ethnically diverse young adults with ASD in adult care settings in the USA to understand provider and system-level factors affecting their health.

Nine caregivers of young adults with ASD participated in key informant interviews describing their experiences in navigating the health-care system. Data were analyzed using a grounded theory approach.

The data indicated that limited quantity of services, poor quality of services, and high cost of services had a negative effect on the health of adults with ASD. Issues cascaded to become more complex.

Practical implications for payors, providers, persons with ASD and their families are discussed in this paper.

To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study answers the call to better understand system-level factors affecting the health of geographically and ethnically diverse people with ASD.

In the last four years, since Volume I of this Bibliography first appeared, there has been an explosion of literature in all the main functional areas of business. This wealth of material poses problems for the researcher in management studies — and, of course, for the librarian: uncovering what has been written in any one area is not an easy task. This volume aims to help the librarian and the researcher overcome some of the immediate problems of identification of material. It is an annotated bibliography of management, drawing on the wide variety of literature produced by MCB University Press. Over the last four years, MCB University Press has produced an extensive range of books and serial publications covering most of the established and many of the developing areas of management. This volume, in conjunction with Volume I, provides a guide to all the material published so far.