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"Small Business Committee document number 112-045." ; Shipping list: 2012-0189-P ; Includes bibliographical references ; Mode of access: Internet.

How six industries are collaborating with competitors, society, and the public sector for competitive advantage No longer can we consume the equivalent of 1.3 Earths resources and expect to remain prosperous in perpetuity. We need a new economic paradigm, one that yields growth in a way that strengthens the global systems we rely on daily for survival, such as the global water, food, and energy systems. The Collaboration Economy-a model where the private, public, and civil sectors collaborate for prosperity that can last in perpetuity-is emerging. But what does this economic model lo.

Glass hurdles in business are cognitive reflections of the greater difficulty faced by women compared to men in achieving success as managers. The social glass hurdle is the distance between one's gender stereotype and the ratings of a successful manager; the personal glass hurdle, the distance between one's self‐assessment and the ratings of a successful manager. This research examined two important reflections of these glass hurdles in Hong Kong. Results showed that students of both genders regarded the successful middle manager as more similar to the typical male than to the typical female. The relative size of this social glass hurdle did not change across their two years of training for a career in business. A persisting personal glass hurdle was also found. Discusses these results in relation to those found in other social‐political contexts, and suggests that continuing challenges face women who aspire to managerial positions.

Logistics is becoming one of the most important sectors of the economy and an indispensable element in the process of international trade and industrial development. The aim of this paper is to examine the role and importance of logistics system in improving the performance of companies in different industries and to identify its key dimensions that need to be improved in order to create a favorable business environment within a given economy. The logistics system is observed through two dimensions"hard", which refers to the elements of physical infrastructure, and "soft" which includes segments related to logistics services and customs procedures. The research was conducted on a sample of 298 companies in the Republic of Serbia. The research methodology includes factor analysis based on which, the positive impact of the logistics system on the selected performance of companies has been proven. In addition, the difference in the importance of certain elements of logistics system between manufacturing and non-manufacturing companies has been proven. The results of the research can be of particular use for policy makers, as an instrument for improving the overall business environment through the development of individual logistics subsystems. Also, this evidence allows better insight for individual companies into the effects of different segments of logistics on business development, according to the industry.

Despite significant growth of the domestic airline industry, Indonesia was hesitant to ratify the ASEAN Open Skies Policy (OSP) until 2016. One of the recent findings exposed the increasing concern over foreign–domestic airline competition with too little attention in exploring airline aspirations and the potential interplay between the airline preferences and the state interest. This study empirically investigates the dynamics of domestic resistance to the implementation of OSP, and to what extent the interplay of Indonesian airlines' business preferences, ASEAN contexts and state interests have contributed to the OSP ratification postponement. Taking some lessons from the OSP ratification, we argue that the efforts towards advancing ASEAN economic integration through the open skies are contested domestically when business preferences showed mixed reactions. There has been little agreement on how the OSP could benefit the domestic airlines following their own business strategy. In the meantime, state principles indicated certain priorities for domestic interests, while ASEAN contexts allowed a member state to practice a negotiated move. The study was conducted using a qualitative method, with semi-structured interviews involving three Indonesian airlines (state and privately owned, full service and budget airlines), government officials, a civil society element and the Indonesian national air carriers association. JEL Classification: F0, F5

The people engaged in street vending are vulnerable to various forms of disruptions. COVID-19-induced lockdown brought a sudden desolation to the business activity of vendors, which bent down the socio-economic condition of their families. This article looks into that aspect and especially tries to analyse the effect of COVID-19 lockdown/shutdown on vending businesses in a smart city in Odisha, Bhubaneswar. Using survey data from six different vending zones in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation on a total of 142 vendors, 62 registered (formal) and 80 unregistered (informal) vendors, we observed a significant decline in the income of both formal and informal vendors during COVID-19 lockdown. The decline is more pronounced among informal vendors compared to formal vendors. There is a significant mean difference between monthly income and expenditure during pre- and post-lockdown/shutdown period. This indicates the adverse impact of the COVID-19 lockdown/shutdown on the vending business in Bhubaneswar, Odisha in general, and informal vendors in particular.

Economic development process implies, among other things, export expansion beyond natural resources and towards more knowledge intensive sectors. However, a common problem within developing countries is the lack of economic and political elite's 'entrepreneurial push' in order to diversify such exports. The Chilean economy is not an exception as its export basket is still characterized as being anchored in natural resources. This feature has persisted despite the prevailing consensus on the importance of diversifying the economy towards new industrial and service sectors, both beyond and within natural resources. This paper focuses on the causes of the absence of such an 'entrepreneurial push', looking into the failure of the development of a services export sector in the country. Through a qualitative exploratory analysis of elite ' s perceptions, we study the predominant hypothesis among key stakeholders. We argue that the rentier character of the economic elite and the lack of State support for productive transformation are the main causes of both Chile's export stagnation and the incapacity to diversify towards more knowledge intensive sectors such as services. ; Comisión Nacional de Investigación Cientifica y Tecnológica (CONICYT) CONICYT FONDECYT 11170126

This book offers new transdisciplinary perspectives on luxury, exploring the topical phenomenon of digitally retouched (censored) and blockchain-secured (sensored) luxury watches and outlining implications that emerge for the field of luxury studies and managerial practice.

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This unique book will be of value for academics, scholars, and upper-level students across management studies with a particular interest in the luxury and fashion industries, luxury management, brand management, business ethics, and digital transformation.

With a foreword by Thomaï Serdari, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University.