CHAPTER 1
MACROECONOMIC PROCESSES AND REGIONAL ECONOMIES MANAGEMENT

James H. Cardon, Dan Sasaki
Effects of "Anti-competitive" Mergers in R&D Intensive Industries

Alain Desdoigts
Neoclassical Convergence Versus Technological Catch-Up: A Contribution for Reaching a Consensus

Jesús M. Zaratiegui
Marshallian Industrial Districts Revisited. Part II

María Ángeles Caraballo, Carlos Usabiaga
Inflation and Relative Prices: Empirical Evidence for the Spanish Economy

Gary A. S. Cook, Naresh R. Pandit
Clustering in the British Broadcasting and Financial Services Industries: A Comparative Analysis of Three Regions

Salaheldin Ismail Salaheldin
Factors Influencing the Stage of MRP Implementation: An Empirical Study

Pundarik Mukhopadhaya
Wage Policy and its Effect on the Social Sector in Singapore

Nozar Hashemzadeh, Wayne Saubert
The Effects of Bush's Tax Cuts on Income Distribution and Economic Growth in the United States

CHAPTER 2
MANAGEMENT IN FIRMS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Richard Tansey, Ray Carroll, Mark Neal, Colin Jones
A Social Representation Model For Environmental Disclosures in Emerging Markets

De la Rey van der Waldt
Towards corporate communication excellence in a changing environment

Lloyd J. Taylor, III, P.E.
A Simulation Study of Protective WIP Inventory and It's Effect on Throughput and Lead-Time Requirements

Peng S. Chan, Gordon Riess
The Strategic Value of a CEO

J. Lee Whittington
Corporate Executives as Beleaguered Rulers: The Leader's Motive Matters

P. Cunningham
The Transformation of Work and Self-development

Ananda Mukherji, Ben L. Kedia, Ronaldo Parente, Ned Kock
Strategies, Structures and Information Architectures: Toward International Gestalts

Guido Oelkers, Barry Elsey
The 'strategic magnifier' - a cognitive tool for strategic thinking

Roger Brooksbank, David Taylor
Marketing in New Zealand : A Comparison of Consumer and Industrial Firms

CHAPTER 3
GENERAL ISSUES IN MANAGEMENT

Keshab R. Bhattarai
Multi-Sectoral Multi-Household General Equilibrium Tax Model: An Application

Akhilesh Bajaj, Lori N. K. Leonard
The CPT Framework: Understanding the Roles of Culture, Policy and Technology in Promoting Ecommerce Readiness

Myung-Ho Yoon, Andy Chen
Cost-Effective Long Term Solution For The Tension Of Data Encryption On The Privacy