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2005: Domestic capabilities and global production networks in the clothing industry: a comparison of German and UK firms' strategies

Christel Lane and Jocelyn Probert

2005: The comparative evolution of the employment relationship

Simon Deakin

2005: ICT and productivity growth - the paradox resolved?

Alan Hughes and Michael S Scott Morton

2005: 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 and Bruce Weisse

2005: The national varieties of capitalism: the cases of Wal-mart and Ikea

Suzanne Konzelmann, Charles Craypo, Rabih Aridi and Frank Wilkinson

2005: Corporate governance, stake-holding and the nature of employment relations within the firm

Suzanne Konzelmann, Neil Conway, Linda Trenberth and Frank Wilkinson

2005: Labour regulation, corporate governance and legal origina: a case of institutional complementarity?

Simon Deakin and Beth Ahlering

2005: Management characteristics, collaboration and innovative efficiency: evidence from UK survey data

Andy Cosh, Xiaolan Fu and Alan Hughes

2005: Will services be the new engine of economic growth in India?

Ajit Singh and Sukti Dasgupta

2005: The book publishing industry in Japan and the UK: corporate philosohpy/objectives, behaviour and market structure

Dai Miyamato and Hugh Whittaker

2005: Anglo-American corporate governance and the employment relationship: a case to answer?

Simon Deakin, Richard Hobbs, Sue Konzelmann and Frank Wilkinson

2005: Who should make corporate law? EC legislation vs regulatory competition

John Armour

2005: The revealed preferences of high technology acquirers: an analysis of the characteristics of their targets

Panayotis Dessyllas and Alan Hughes

2005: Combined and Uneven Development: Reflections on the North-South Divide

Robert Rowthorn

2005: FDI, Globalisation and Economic Development - Towards Reforming National and International Rules of the Game

Ajit Singh

2005: The Capability Concept and the Evolution of European Social Policy

Simon Deakin

2005: How do Multinationals Build Social Capital? Diageo's Corporate Citizenship Programme

David Bek, Ian W Jones and Michael Pollitt

2005: Outside Entrepreneurial Capital

Andy Cosh, Douglas Cumming and Alan Hughes

2005: Bankruptcy Law and Entrepreneurship

John Armour and Douglas Cumming

2005: The Proprietary Foundations of Corporate Law

John Armour and Michael J Whincop

2005: R&D and Patenting Activity and the Propensity to Acquire in High Technology Industries

Panayotis Dessyllas and Alan Hughes

2004: Responsible ownership, shareholder value and the new shareholder activism

John Roberts, Paul Sanderson, John Hendry and Richard Barker

2004: Owners, traders and providers of capital: the multiple faces of institutional investors

John Roberts, Paul Sanderson, John Hendry and Richard Barker

2004: Motor vehicle recalls: trends, patterns and emerging issues

Hilary Bates, Nick Oliver, Matthias Holweg and Michael Lewis

2004: Reflexive law, corporate social responsibility and the evolution of labour standards: the case of working time

Catherine Barnard, Simon Deakin and Richard Hobbs

2004: The corporate-fund manager interface: objectives, information and valuation

John Roberts, Paul Sanderson, John Hendry and Richard Barker

2004: Incentives for knowledge production with many producers

Bronwyn Hall

2004: Exploring the patent explosion

Bronwyn Hall

2004: In the mirror of the market: the disciplinary effects of company/fund manager meetings

John Roberts, Paul Sanderson, John Hendry and Richard Barker

2004: Reforming The Governance Of Corporate Rescue: The Enterprise Act 2002

John Armour and Rizwaan Jameel Mokal

2004: Corporate Governance, Competition And Finance: Re-Thinking Lessons From The Asian Crisis

Jack Glen and Ajit Singh

2004: Has China’s Economic Reform Improved Enterprise Performance? A DEA Evaluation Of China’s Large And Medium Enterprises

Qing Yang

2004: Exports, FDI, Growth Of Small Rural Enterprises And Employment In China

Xiaolan Fu and Vudayagiri Balasubramanyam

2004: Multinationals in Developing Communities: how EU Multinationals build Social Capital in Poland

Ian W. Jones, Chris M. Nyland and Michael Pollitt

2004: Entry, Exit and the Dynamics of Productivity Growth in Chinese Manufacturing Industry

Qing Yang

2004: Between The Global And The Local: A Comparison Of The British And German Clothing Industry

Christel Lane and Jocelyn Probert

2004: 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 and Richard Hobbs

2004: The Legal Road To Replicating Silicon Valley

John Armour and Douglas Cumming

2004: The Impact Of Regulatory Stringency On The Foreign Direct Investment Of Global Pharmaceutical Firms

Beth Ahlering

2004: Labour Standards And The “Race To The Bottom”: Rethinking Globalisation And Workers Rights From Developmental And Solidaristic Perspectives

Ajit Singh

2004: Exports, Technical Progress and Productivity Growth in Chinese Manufacturing Industries

Xiaolan Fu

2003: Understanding How Issues in Corporate Governance Develop: Cadbury Report to Higgs Review

Michael Pollitt and Ian Jones

2003: The Impact on U.K. Acquirers of Domestic, Cross-border, Public and Private Acquisitions

Robert L Conn, Andy Cosh, Paul Guest and Alan Hughes

2003: Exports, FDI, Linkages and Regional Disparities in China

Xiaolan Fu

2003: Learning from Enron

Simon Deakin and Suzanne J. Konzelmann

2003: Knowledge Transfer, Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth: Some Reflections and Implications for Policy in the Netherlands

Alan Hughes

2003: The Beer Beneath The Froth: Preliminary findings from case studies of 25 small high technology firms

Thelma Quince and Hugh Whittaker

2003: Entrepreneurial Orientation and Entrepreneurs' Intentions and Objectives

Thelma Quince and Hugh Whittaker

2003: Significant Feedbacks in Firm Growth and Market Structure

Paul A Kattuman and Alexandru Chirmiciu

2003: Towards Governance for Uncertain Times: Joining up Public, Business and Civil Society Sectors

Dr Ken Coghill

2003: Are Good Managers Required for a Separation of Ownership and Control?

Brian R Cheffins

2003: Interpreting Employment Contracts: Judges, Employers, Workers

Simon Deakin

2003: Shareholder Primacy and the Trajectory of UK Corporate Governance

John Armour, Simon Deakin and Suzanne J. Konzelmann

2003: Capital Structure, Rates of Return and Financing Corporate Growth: Comparing Developed and Emerging Markets, 1994-00

Jack Glen and Ajit Singh

2003: Growth Response to Competitive Shocks: Market Structure Dynamics Under Liberalisation - the Case of India

Uma Kambhampati and Paul A. Kattuman

2003: Globalisation and Its Impact on Competitiveness: the Case of the British and German Pharmaceutical Industry

Christel Lane and Jocelyn Probert

2003: The Effect of Board Structure on Bidder-Shareholders' Wealth: Further Evidence from the UK Bidding Firms

Charalambos Th. Constantinou and Costas Th. Constantinou

2003: The Home-based Advantages and a Hierarchy of Location Advantages: Foreign and British-owned Firms in the London Wholesale Insurance Market

Lilach Nachum

2003: Changes in corporate governance of German corporations: convergence to the Anglo-American model?

Christel Lane

2003: Corporate governance, corporate finance and stock markets in emerging countries

Ajit Singh

2003: Globalisation, labour standards and economic development

Ajit Singh and Ann Zammitt

2003: Determinants of the use of financial incentives in investment banking

David Nash