The structural change in the United States economy represented by the growth of the service sector has received a great deal of discussion and analysis in recent years. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that have determined the growth of the separate service sectors (namely distributive, personal, social, and business) from 1960 to 1980 in the regional economy of California. The research addresses many issues. First, a general discussion is presented of the structural change in the United States economy toward a growing service sector. An obvious indicator of this change is the disproportionately higher rate of employment growth in the service industries as compared to the goods producing sectors. Second, it is pointed out that the current structural shift toward service affects the regional economy in shifting the labor force toward a service-oriented economy. Establishing the basic facts of this change, the research investigates the role of the four service industries in the region of California. This is carried out by analyzing the market and industrial factors thought to be the determinants of this growth and the causes of decentralization within the metropolitan areas in California. The empirical findings offer some answers to question of cause for employment changes in the service industries in the regional economy. The most important is that the growth of employment in the four service industries is not brought about by a single factor. Rather, growth is attributable to a combination of market and industrial variables, and the relative strength of the variables differs among the different service industries. The research also presents findings about the relationships among the service industries in terms of the employment changes in them. In general the research provides a contribution to future discussions of the service industries in the metropolitan labor market of the regional economy, and of the nature of regional occupational growth arising out of the structural change described.

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Rapid advancement in technology and increased trade across national borders led to an international trend towards valuing technology and knowledge-based assets. Consequently, there is a growing recognition that adequate intellectual property protection of all forms - patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets ?? are necessary in order to sustain a firm??s competitive advantage created by these assets. The importance of protecting intellectual property rights is particularly crucial in cultural industries such as music industry. By examining the link between the operation of multinational recording companies and the institutional environment of copyright in Korea, this thesis attempts to demonstrate the role of MNEs in shaping the institutional environment of the host country. \r\n\r\nThe institutional perspective provides the theoretical foundation for this thesis. The focus of the institutional theorists in International Business so far has been limited to the unidirectional flow of influence in the host country institution and MNE link ?? MNE as an organisation shaped by host country institution. By examining three aspects of copyright institution of Korea ??regulative, industrial and cognitive aspects- we contend that institutional environment is not static, but evolves dynamically over time and the evolution reflects the dual institutional pressure. That is, institutions both affect and are affected by MNEs.

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The degree and nature of government involvement in the production of war materials has changed markedly in recent years. This dissertation traces events that have occurred and the background to these. It attempts to put in context, changes that have taken place particularly over the past decade, and which to date have not been placed in a connected sequence or described as part of an overall plan. The dissertation commences with a brief outline of the growth of defence industry in Australia and its subsequent decline in size and performance during the last forty years. From this base, it looks at options which faced governments at the beginning of the 1980's, decisions which were made, and the reasons for those decisions. It then goes on to examine whether the "best" options were followed from a number of viewpoints. These include defence strategic considerations, matters of probity and equity in the disposal of assets, (particularly the public good), as well as the impact on those affected by the decision. The process of change, including the extent to which decisions and their effects were scrutinised by external and auditing agencies, is then considered. The experience in this country has to a large extent paralleled, although lagged, that in the United Kingdom. Accordingly, appropriate references are brought from the UK experience to highlight alternatives to, or weaknesses of, the processes followed and policies implemented locally. Finally, the essay provides some discussion of the benefits and costs which have been observed so far, as well as postulating options which may be taken in Australia as the process of change continues.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 1974. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 121-124). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center.

Thesis (D.Com.)(Agricultural Economics)--University of Pretoria, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references. Available on the Internet via the World Wide Web.

Abstract Facing the increasing competitive global market, many businesses are looking for ways to utilize their resources efficiently so as to survive and make profits. To this end, e-Business has promised to provide a solution. Among the various aspects e-Business has addressed, e-Procurement has been shown to be a critical part since it has the potential of cutting cost, enabling the entire operation to become profitable. This thesis focuses on key factors to implement e-Procurement in both IT industries and Chemical industries. We analyze the two industries from five perspectives: strategy, organization, technology, environment, and performance. The successful experiences of IT industries in Taiwan give some useful directions to Chemical industries that just seek to implement e-Procurement. This research on Chemical industries has found the following five critical success factors : (1) Support from top management¡GTop management must fully support this project in human resource and financial aspects. In addition, authorization is also required to enable employees to be responsible for their decisions. (2) Setting up a team¡GAsk related departments to join this project team and assign a team leader for decision-making, plan-execution and intra-company communication. (3) Coordination of operation process¡GDraw a scale of the project, collect current operation process, consider the new process from the whole company viewpoint. And then, carry out the new process step by step. (4) Supply chain integration¡G e-Procurement is to integrate suppliers and customers, and to create a deep collaboration relationship among these strategic partners. A fully communication in advance among them is the key to get the ¡§win-win¡¨ situation. (5) Industrial environment: E-Procurement system is highly related to the level of computerization and the frequency of transactions among businesses. The level of computerization in businesses of different industries may be very different, and makes the effects of implementing E-Procurement system different.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 286-298).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Cincinnati, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 142-147). Also available online.