Improving competitiveness of industry

As the twenty-first century begins, the world finds itself with a wide range of possible economic futures. Many corporations find it difficult to compete in international markets with the result being shrinking revenue. Too many governments utilize an excessively high percentage of their nation'...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bierman, Harold Jr.
Corporate Author: World Scientific (Firm)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub. Co., c2011.
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/8054#t=toc
Table of Contents:
  • ch. 1. An agenda for increasing productivity : an introduction
  • ch. 2. Corporate tax modification proposals
  • ch. 3. Productivity and the net present value calculation
  • ch. 4. A managerial incentive strategy for increased productivity
  • ch. 5. Economic income
  • ch. 6. Flexible wages : a wage plan for increased productivity
  • ch. 7. Industrial democracy
  • ch. 8. Correcting one problem : introducing present value depreciation
  • ch. 9. Using earnings per share and stock prices to measure managerial performance
  • ch. 10. Ten management errors
  • ch. 11. Costs of capital by division
  • ch. 12. Mergers, acquisitions, and LBOs
  • ch. 13. Little differences and big results
  • ch. 14. Scientific Management
  • ch. 15. Corporate strategies
  • ch. 16. Achieving an improved competitive position.