This paper examines the role of international trade in the reallocation of U.S. manufacturing activity within and across industries from 1977 to 1997. It introduces a new measure of industry exposure to international trade, motivated by the Heckscher-Ohlin model, which focuses on where imports originate rather than their overall level. Results demonstrate that plant survival as well as output a...

the purpose of this study was designing predictive model for innovation management in processing and complementary industries of livestock products. the method of research was correlative descriptive. the population of this research was managers in processing and complementary industries of livestock products of khouzestan province (n=486). by stratified random sampling, a random sample (n=125)...

48 Abstract 49 Nations competing in this ruthless and changing “new economy” rely on industries that are often headquartered, performing 50 research and development and executing their supply chains and distribution channels in other nations. “Supporting” nations provide 51 the infrastructure and the ancillary resources that allow firms and industries to settle, prosper and gain market share. A...

This paper looks at the relationship between globalisation, employment and financialisation at the industry level by providing an analytical framework describing three modes of insertion into global production (fragmentation of production, global competition and domestic positioning) and four industry dynamics (decline, predation, rent-seeking and expansion). This analytical framework is then t...

This paper presents the results of our empirical research in measuring the size and structure of the US information economy in 1992 and 1997, and in assessing the growth experienced by different industries and sectors since Porat’s research on the US information economy in 1967. The study indicates that the share of the information economy in total GNP grew from about 46 percent in 1967 to abou...

competitiveness is considered as a key criterion for assessing the success of countries, industries and companies. world economic forum defines competitiveness as the set of institutions, policies and factors that determine the level of productivity. moreover, competitiveness can be defined as acquisition more market share, greater profitability and long-term stability and growth of these indic...

It is often claimed that small and young firms account for a disproportionately large share of net employment growth. We conduct a meta analysis of the empirical evidence regarding whether net employment growth rather is generated by a few rapidly growing firms – so-called Gazelles – that are not necessarily small and young. Gazelles are found to be outstanding job creators. They create all or ...

“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” -Benjamin Franklin Mobile industries seem to follow this quote very well. A continuous growth and progress have become motto of these industries. New technologies are being developed every other day to mark the continuous growth of industry. Every company is willing to provide new featu...