Basics of qualitative research: Grounded theory procedures and techniques

1. Introduction and Overview. 2. Detecting Influential Observations and Outliers. 3. Detecting and Assessing Collinearity. 4. Applications and Remedies. 5. Research Issues and Directions for Extensions. Bibliography. Author Index. Subject Index.

Regression Diagnostics: Identifying Influential Data and Sources of Collinearity

The 2008 crash has left all the established economic doctrines - equilibrium models, real business cycles, disequilibria models - in disarray. Part of the problem is due to Smith’s "veil of ignorance": individuals unknowingly pursue society’s interest and, as a result, have no clue as to the macroeconomic effects of their actions: witness the Keynes and Leontief multipliers, the concept of value added, fiat money, Engel’s law and technical progress, to name but a few of the macrofoundations of microeconomics. A good viewpoint to take bearings anew lies in comparing the post-Great Depression institutions with those emerging from Thatcher and Reagan’s economic policies: deregulation, exogenous vs. endoge- nous money, shadow banking vs. Volcker’s Rule. Very simply, the banks, whose lending determined deposits after Roosevelt, and were a public service became private enterprises whose deposits determine lending. These underlay the great moderation preceding 2006, and the subsequent crash.

The Economic Institutions of Capitalism

This handbook looks to provide academics and students with a comprehensive and holistic understanding of the phenomenon of innovation. Innovation spans a number of fields within the social sciences and humanities: Management, Economics, Geography, Sociology, Politics, Psychology, and History. Consequently, the rapidly increasing body of literature on innovation is characterized by a multitude of perspectives based on, or cutting across, existing disciplines and specializations. Scholars of innovation can come from such diverse starting points that much of this literature can be missed, and so constructive dialogues missed. The editors of The Oxford Handbook of Innovation have carefully selected and designed twenty-one contributions from leading academic experts within their particular field, each focusing on a specific aspect of innovation. These have been organized into four main sections, the first of which looks at the creation of innovations, with particular focus on firms and networks. Section Two provides an account of the wider systematic setting influencing innovation and the role of institutions and organizations in this context. Section Three explores some of the diversity in the working of innovation over time and across different sectors of the economy, and Section Four focuses on the consequences of innovation with respect to economic growth, international competitiveness, and employment. An introductory overview, concluding remarks, and guide to further reading for each chapter, make this handbook a key introduction and vital reference work for researchers, academics, and advanced students of innovation. Contributors to this volume - Jan Fagerberg, University of Oslo William Lazonick, INSEAD Walter W. Powell, Stanford University Keith Pavitt, SPRU Alice Lam, Brunel University Keith Smith, INTECH Charles Edquist, Linkoping David Mowery, University of California, Berkeley Mary O'Sullivan, INSEAD Ove Granstrand, Chalmers Bjorn Asheim, University of Lund Rajneesh Narula, Copenhagen Business School Antonello Zanfei, Urbino Kristine Bruland, University of Oslo Franco Malerba, University of Bocconi Nick Von Tunzelmann, SPRU Ian Miles, University of Manchester Bronwyn Hall, University of California, Berkeley Bart Verspagen , ECIS Francisco Louca, ISEG Manuel M. Godinho, ISEG Richard R. Nelson, Mario Pianta, Urbino Bengt-Ake Lundvall, Aalborg

The Oxford Handbook of Innovation

What makes organizations so similar? We contend that the engine of rationalization and bureaucratization has moved from the competitive marketplace to the state and the professions. Once a set of organizations emerges as a field, a paradox arises: rational actors make their organizations increasingly similar as they try to change them. We describe three isomorphic processes-coercive, mimetic, and normative—leading to this outcome. We then specify hypotheses about the impact of resource centralization and dependency, goal ambiguity and technical uncertainty, and professionalization and structuration on isomorphic change. Finally, we suggest implications for theories of organizations and social change.

The iron cage revisited: Institutional isomorphism and collective rationality in organizational fields (Chinese Translation)

Value creation and social entrepreneurship

Knowledge spillovers are an important way to encourage innovation, reconfigure 
strategies and enhance productivity. They also act as a source of entrepreneurship 
that allows firms to create strategies to enter new markets and exceed growth estimates. This chapter highlights future research suggestions that show how knowledge spillovers involve a variety of different types of knowledge, which are linked 
to strategic entrepreneurship activities. It also explains the role of knowledge 
spillovers in accumulating, converting and sharing information, enabling firms to 
build better strategies for international expansion.

Future research directions for knowledge spillovers and strategic entrepreneurship

The future of social entrepreneurship in sport

What do (should) we know to leverage students' employability and entrepreneurship? A systematic guide to researchers and managers

Much media attention has recently focused on the extent to which a company, particularly large multinationals or those in financial turmoil, are responsible for the actions of their employees and their subsidiaries. The aim of this paper is to examine recent legal decisions in Australia that relate to conglomerate accountability with the objective of drawing legal policy implications. The paper takes a case-based methodology to examine from an economic legal perspective the effects of conglomerate accountability. The role of subsidiaries as agents or partners is examined in regards to English and Australian law. The Australian view of the ‘corporate veil’ is discussed which leads into a discussion of circumstances where the Australian courts are willing to pierce the corporate veil. Tortious liability is then discussed and as a result a closing analysis is stated in which the potential implications for the EU are highlighted.

Vanessa Ratten

Papers

Value creation and social entrepreneurship

Future research directions for knowledge spillovers and strategic entrepreneurship

The future of social entrepreneurship in sport

What do (should) we know to leverage students' employability and entrepreneurship? A systematic guide to researchers and managers

Conglomerate Accountability: Australian Legal Policy Trends for EU Consideration