The Entrepreneurial Adventure : From Small Business to SME and Beyond |
Autore | James Oliver |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Business Expert Press, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (172 pages) |
Disciplina | 658.421 |
Collana | Entrepreneurship and small business management collection |
Soggetto topico |
Entrepreneurship
New business enterprises |
Soggetto non controllato |
Entrepreneurship
Business Start-ups Risk Reward Profitability Marketing strategy Networking Managing change Decision making Uncertainty Stakeholder management Planning Resource and process management Consistency of good habits Research Market research |
ISBN | 1-63742-280-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Halftitle -- Title -- Copyright -- Description -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Is This Option Right for You? -- Chapter 3: How Can You Grow Your Business? -- Chapter 4: Stakeholders -- Chapter 5: Uncertainty, Risk, and Change -- Chapter 6: Short-, Medium-, and Long-Term Planning -- Chapter 7: Networking and Social Media -- Chapter 8: Marketing -- Chapter 9: Understanding Key Financial Statements -- Chapter 10: Managing Expansion -- Chapter 11: Understanding Resources -- Chapter 12: Process Management -- Chapter 13: Trading in Other Countries and Trading Blocs -- Chapter 14: Conclusions -- Bibliography -- About the Author -- Index -- Adpage -- Backcover. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795837903321 |
James Oliver | ||
New York : , : Business Expert Press, , 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Entrepreneurial Adventure : From Small Business to SME and Beyond |
Autore | James Oliver |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Business Expert Press, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (172 pages) |
Disciplina | 658.421 |
Collana | Entrepreneurship and small business management collection |
Soggetto topico |
Entrepreneurship
New business enterprises |
Soggetto non controllato |
Entrepreneurship
Business Start-ups Risk Reward Profitability Marketing strategy Networking Managing change Decision making Uncertainty Stakeholder management Planning Resource and process management Consistency of good habits Research Market research |
ISBN |
9781637422809
1637422806 9781637422793 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Halftitle -- Title -- Copyright -- Description -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Is This Option Right for You? -- Chapter 3: How Can You Grow Your Business? -- Chapter 4: Stakeholders -- Chapter 5: Uncertainty, Risk, and Change -- Chapter 6: Short-, Medium-, and Long-Term Planning -- Chapter 7: Networking and Social Media -- Chapter 8: Marketing -- Chapter 9: Understanding Key Financial Statements -- Chapter 10: Managing Expansion -- Chapter 11: Understanding Resources -- Chapter 12: Process Management -- Chapter 13: Trading in Other Countries and Trading Blocs -- Chapter 14: Conclusions -- Bibliography -- About the Author -- Index -- Adpage -- Backcover. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808817103321 |
James Oliver | ||
New York : , : Business Expert Press, , 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Games Without Frontiers? : Socio-Historical Perspectives at the Gaming/Gambling Intersection |
Autore | Wardle Heather |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (121 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.482 |
Collana | Leisure Studies in a Global Era |
Soggetto topico |
Sociology
Popular culture Media studies Sociology: sport & leisure Sports & outdoor recreation |
Soggetto non controllato |
Sociology
Internet Online Australia UK USA Reward Risk Money E-sports Leisure |
ISBN | 3-030-74910-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910491852203321 |
Wardle Heather | ||
Cham, : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Impacts of natural disasters on supply chain performance |
Autore | Burkhardt Mariana |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Karlsruhe, : KIT Scientific Publishing, 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (280 p.) |
Collana | Produktion und Energie |
Soggetto topico | Economics |
Soggetto non controllato |
Risiko
Risikomanagement Naturkatastrophen Supply Chains Perfomance Risk Risk Management Natural Disasters Performance |
ISBN | 1000105982 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910556098603321 |
Burkhardt Mariana | ||
Karlsruhe, : KIT Scientific Publishing, 2021 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Oil dependence and economic risk : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, June 7, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 44 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Petroleum industry and trade - United States
Energy policy - United States Energy consumption - United States Risk - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
Petroleum industry and trade
Energy policy Energy consumption Risk United States Technology & engineering Political science Business & economics |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Oil dependence and economic risk |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910694345303321 |
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Pandemics : insurance and social protection / / editors, María del Carmen Boado-Penas, Julia Eisenberg, Şule Şahin |
Autore | Boado-Penas María del Carmen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xx, 298 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
Boado-PenasMaría del Carmen
EisenbergJulia ŞahinŞule |
Collana | Springer Actuarial |
Soggetto topico |
Epidemics
Insurance - Mathematical models Insurance - Statistical methods Social security Assegurances Models matemàtics Estadística matemática Seguretat social Epidèmies |
Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
Soggetto non controllato |
Epidemics
Risk Insurance Social protection Actuarial modelling Open Access |
ISBN | 3-030-78334-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 COVID-19: A Trigger for Innovations in Insurance? -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Discussions from the Perspective of Insurance and Social Protection -- 1.2.1 Commercial Insurance -- 1.2.2 The Role of the Governments and Social Protection -- 1.3 Listening to the Wind of Change -- References -- 2 Epidemic Compartmental Models and Their Insurance Applications -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Compartmental Models in Epidemiology -- 2.2.1 SIR Model -- 2.2.2 Other Compartmental Models -- 2.3 Epidemic Insurance
2.3.1 Annuities and Insurance Benefits -- 2.3.2 Reserves -- 2.3.3 Further Extensions -- 2.3.4 Case Studies: COVID-19 -- 2.4 Resource Management -- 2.4.1 Pillar I: Regional and Aggregate Resources Demand Forecast -- 2.4.2 Pillar II: Centralised Stockpiling and Distribution -- 2.4.3 Pillar III: Centralised Resources Allocation -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Some Investigations with a Simple Actuarial Model for Infections Such as COVID-19 -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Multiple State Actuarial Models -- 3.3 A Simple Daily Model for Infection -- 3.4 Comparisons with the SIR Model 3.5 Enhancements for COVID-19 and Initial Assumptions -- 3.6 Estimating Parameters Model 1 -- 3.7 Estimating Parameters Model 2 -- 3.8 Comments on Results of Models 1 and 2 -- 3.9 Further Extensions: Models 3 and 4 -- 3.10 Comments on Results of Models 3 and 4 -- 3.11 Projection Models -- 3.12 Problems and Unknowns -- 3.13 Other Countries -- 3.14 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Stochastic Mortality Models and Pandemic Shocks -- 4.1 Stochastic Mortality Models and the COVID-19 Shock -- 4.2 The Impact of COVID-19 on Mortality Rates 4.3 Stochastic Mortality Models and Pandemics: Single-Population Models -- 4.3.1 Discrete-Time Single Population Models -- 4.3.2 Continuous-Time Single-Population Models -- 4.4 Stochastic Mortality Models and Pandemics: Multi-population -- 4.4.1 Discrete-Time Models -- 4.4.2 Continuous-Time Models -- 4.5 A Continuous-Time Multi-population Model with Jumps -- 4.6 Conclusions -- References -- 5 A Mortality Model for Pandemics and Other Contagion Events -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Highlights of Methodology and Findings -- 5.2.1 Summary of Methodology -- 5.2.2 Summary of Findings 5.3 Semiparametric Regression in MCMC -- 5.3.1 MCMC Parameter Shrinkage -- 5.3.2 Spline Regressions -- 5.3.3 Why Shrinkage? -- 5.3.4 Cross Validation in MCMC -- 5.4 Model Details -- 5.4.1 Formulas -- 5.4.2 Fitting Process -- 5.5 Results -- 5.5.1 Extensions: Generalisation, Projections and R Coding -- 5.6 Conclusions -- References -- 6 Risk-Sharing and Contingent Premia in the Presence of Systematic Risk: The Case Study of the UK COVID-19 Economic Losses -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Risk Levels and Systematic Risk in Insurance -- 6.3 Mathematical Setup -- 6.3.1 Probability Space 6.3.2 Insurance Preliminaries |
Altri titoli varianti | Pandemics |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996466419903316 |
Boado-Penas María del Carmen | ||
Cham, : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Pandemics : insurance and social protection / / editors, María del Carmen Boado-Penas, Julia Eisenberg, Şule Şahin |
Autore | Boado-Penas María del Carmen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xx, 298 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
Boado-PenasMaría del Carmen
EisenbergJulia ŞahinŞule |
Collana | Springer Actuarial |
Soggetto topico |
Epidemics
Insurance - Mathematical models Insurance - Statistical methods Social security Assegurances Models matemàtics Estadística matemática Seguretat social Epidèmies |
Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
Soggetto non controllato |
Epidemics
Risk Insurance Social protection Actuarial modelling Open Access |
ISBN | 3-030-78334-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 COVID-19: A Trigger for Innovations in Insurance? -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Discussions from the Perspective of Insurance and Social Protection -- 1.2.1 Commercial Insurance -- 1.2.2 The Role of the Governments and Social Protection -- 1.3 Listening to the Wind of Change -- References -- 2 Epidemic Compartmental Models and Their Insurance Applications -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Compartmental Models in Epidemiology -- 2.2.1 SIR Model -- 2.2.2 Other Compartmental Models -- 2.3 Epidemic Insurance
2.3.1 Annuities and Insurance Benefits -- 2.3.2 Reserves -- 2.3.3 Further Extensions -- 2.3.4 Case Studies: COVID-19 -- 2.4 Resource Management -- 2.4.1 Pillar I: Regional and Aggregate Resources Demand Forecast -- 2.4.2 Pillar II: Centralised Stockpiling and Distribution -- 2.4.3 Pillar III: Centralised Resources Allocation -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Some Investigations with a Simple Actuarial Model for Infections Such as COVID-19 -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Multiple State Actuarial Models -- 3.3 A Simple Daily Model for Infection -- 3.4 Comparisons with the SIR Model 3.5 Enhancements for COVID-19 and Initial Assumptions -- 3.6 Estimating Parameters Model 1 -- 3.7 Estimating Parameters Model 2 -- 3.8 Comments on Results of Models 1 and 2 -- 3.9 Further Extensions: Models 3 and 4 -- 3.10 Comments on Results of Models 3 and 4 -- 3.11 Projection Models -- 3.12 Problems and Unknowns -- 3.13 Other Countries -- 3.14 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Stochastic Mortality Models and Pandemic Shocks -- 4.1 Stochastic Mortality Models and the COVID-19 Shock -- 4.2 The Impact of COVID-19 on Mortality Rates 4.3 Stochastic Mortality Models and Pandemics: Single-Population Models -- 4.3.1 Discrete-Time Single Population Models -- 4.3.2 Continuous-Time Single-Population Models -- 4.4 Stochastic Mortality Models and Pandemics: Multi-population -- 4.4.1 Discrete-Time Models -- 4.4.2 Continuous-Time Models -- 4.5 A Continuous-Time Multi-population Model with Jumps -- 4.6 Conclusions -- References -- 5 A Mortality Model for Pandemics and Other Contagion Events -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Highlights of Methodology and Findings -- 5.2.1 Summary of Methodology -- 5.2.2 Summary of Findings 5.3 Semiparametric Regression in MCMC -- 5.3.1 MCMC Parameter Shrinkage -- 5.3.2 Spline Regressions -- 5.3.3 Why Shrinkage? -- 5.3.4 Cross Validation in MCMC -- 5.4 Model Details -- 5.4.1 Formulas -- 5.4.2 Fitting Process -- 5.5 Results -- 5.5.1 Extensions: Generalisation, Projections and R Coding -- 5.6 Conclusions -- References -- 6 Risk-Sharing and Contingent Premia in the Presence of Systematic Risk: The Case Study of the UK COVID-19 Economic Losses -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Risk Levels and Systematic Risk in Insurance -- 6.3 Mathematical Setup -- 6.3.1 Probability Space 6.3.2 Insurance Preliminaries |
Altri titoli varianti | Pandemics |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910504284203321 |
Boado-Penas María del Carmen | ||
Cham, : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Pandemics: Insurance and Social Protection / María del Carmen Boado-Penas, Julia Eisenberg, Şule Şahin editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer, 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | xx, 298 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
Soggetto non controllato |
Actuarial modelling
Epidemics Insurance Risk Social protection |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNICAMPANIA-VAN0277982 |
Cham, : Springer, 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Vanvitelli | ||
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Pandemics: Insurance and Social Protection / María del Carmen Boado-Penas, Julia Eisenberg, Şule Şahin editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer, 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | xx, 298 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
Soggetto non controllato |
Actuarial modelling
Epidemics Insurance Risk Social protection |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNICAMPANIA-VAN00277982 |
Cham, : Springer, 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Vanvitelli | ||
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Political risk and the institutional environment for foreign direct investment in Latin America : an empirical analysis with a case study on Mexico / / Jörg Stosberg |
Autore | Stosberg Jörg |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bern, : Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group, 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (342) |
Disciplina | 332.673098 |
Collana | Göttingen Studies in Development Economics |
Soggetto topico |
Investments, Foreign - Latin America
Investments, Foreign - Mexico |
Soggetto non controllato |
America
Analysis Case Direct Direktinvestition Empirical Environment Foreign Foreign Direct Investment Institutional Investment Lateinamerika Latin Mexico Multinational enterprise Political Politische Steuerung Politisches Risiko Risk Stosberg Study with |
ISBN | 3-631-75364-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Variables -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Problem -- 1.2 Concept and Methodology -- 2. Risk in the Theory of Investment -- 2.1 General Theory of Investment -- 2.1.1 Basic Theory of Investment -- 2.1.1.1 Definition and Categories of Investment -- 2.1.1.2 Opportunity Costs, Time Preference and Net Present Value Approach -- 2.1.2 Models of Investment under Certainty -- 2.1.2.1 Overview -- 2.1.2.2 The q-theory of Tobin -- 2.1.2.2.1 The Basic Model -- 2.1.2.2.2 The Romer Model -- 2.1.2.2.2.1 The Model -- 2.1.2.2.2.2 Analyzing the Model -- 2.1.2.3 Critical Evaluation of the Models -- 2.1.3 Investment under Uncertainty -- 2.1.3.1 Overview -- 2.1.3.2 Characteristics of Uncertainty and Risk -- 2.1.3.3 Uncertainty in the Romer Model -- 2.1.3.3.1 Modification of the Model -- 2.1.3.3.2 Effects of Uncertainty on Reversible Investments -- 2.1.3.3.3 Effects of Uncertainty on Irreversible Investment -- 2.1.3.4 The Dixit/Pindyck Model -- 2.1.3.4.1 Overview -- 2.1.3.4.2 The Model -- 2.1.3.4.3 Analyzing the Model -- 2.1.3.5 Critical Evaluation of the Models -- 2.1.4 Summary of Propositions -- 2.2 Theory of International Investment -- 2.2.1 Overview -- 2.2.2 Definition and Characteristics of FDI -- 2.2.3 Theoretical Determinants of FDI -- 2.2.3.1 Overview -- 2.2.3.2 The Eclectic Paradigm as Analytical Framework -- 2.2.4 Empirical Studies of Aggregate FDI -- 2.2.4.1 Overview -- 2.2.4.2 Empirical Determinants of FDI -- 2.2.5 Political Risk and International Investment -- 2.2.5.1 Definition of Political Risk -- 2.2.5.2 Categories of Political Risk and Anecdotal Evidence -- 2.2.5.3 Modeling Political Risks for International investors -- 2.2.5.3.1 Existing Models of Political Risks -- 2.2.5.3.2 Implications of General Investment Models -- 2.2.5.4 Empirical Evidence -- 2.3 Concluding Remarks.
2.4 Chapter Summary -- 3. Political Risk and National Institutions -- 3.1 Political Institutions and Economic Performance -- 3.1.1 Overview -- 3.1.2 The Analytical Framework -- 3.1.2.1 Theoretical Foundations -- 3.1.2.2 Property Rights -- 3.1.2.3 The Concept of Credible Commitment -- 3.1.2.4 Rule of Law -- 3.1.2.5 Discretionary Freedom of the Government -- 3.1.2.6 The Concept of Social Capital -- 3.1.3 Political Regime Type and FDI -- 3.1.3.1 Systematic Order Of Political Regimes -- 3.1.3.2 Economic Analysis of Political Regimes -- 3.2. Modeling the Emergence of Political Risks -- 3.2.1 Classical Political Risk Models -- 3.2.2 The Political Constraints Model -- 3.2.3 The Effective Party Approach -- 3.2.4 Synthesis and Hypothesis -- 3.3 Empirical Measures of Political Risks -- 3.3.1 Overview -- 3.3.2 The International Country Risk Guide (ICRG) -- 3.3.3 The POLCON-Index -- 3.3.4 Critical Evaluations of the Indices -- 3.4 Mitigating Political Risk -- 3.4.1 Overview -- 3.4.2 National Mitigation Strategies -- 3.4.2.1 Investment Incentives, Social Standards and Environmental Legislation -- 3.4.2.2 Macroeconomic Stability -- 3.4.2.3 Accountability, Transparency and Rules-Based Governance -- 3.4.3 International Strategies -- 3.4.3.1 Multilateral Agreements -- 3.4.3.2 Bilateral Agreements and Regional Integration -- 3.5 Conclusion -- 3.6 Chapter Summary -- 4. Political Risk and FDI in Latin America -- 4.1 Stylized Facts on Foreign Investment in Latin America -- 4.2 Empirical Investigation of the Impact of Political Risk on FDI -- 4.2.1 Methodology -- 4.2.2 Model Specification -- 4.2.3 Data Issues -- 4.2.4 Results -- 4.3 Conclusions -- 4.4 Chapter Summary -- 5. Political Risk and FDI in Mexico -- 5.1 Politics in Mexico -- 5.1.1 Stylized Facts of Mexican Political History -- 5.1.2 The Current Political System in Mexico -- 5.1.2.1 Overview. 5.1.2.2 The Executive Branch of Government -- 5.1.2.3 The Legislative Branch of Government -- 5.1.2.4 The National Judiciary -- 5.1.2.5 The Political Parties -- 5.1.2.6 The Federalist System -- 5.1.2.7 Freedom of Speech, Press and Media -- 5.2 Foreign Capital Flows to Mexico -- 5.2.1 Brief Economic History -- 5.2.1.1 Overview -- 5.2.1.2 The Reform Period 1982-today -- 5.2.2 The Evolution of Foreign Investment to Mexico -- 5.2.2.1 The Mexican Foreign Investment Legislation -- 5.2.2.1.1 The Evolution of the National FDI Legislation -- 5.2.2.1.2 Investment Legislation of NAFTA and other Bilateral Agreements -- 5.2.2.2 Mexican Foreign Investment Policy and Inflows of FDI to Mexico -- 5.2.2.3 The Structure and Geographical Origins of FDI to Mexico -- 5.3 Political Risk in Mexico -- 5.3.1 Overview -- 5.3.2 The Macroeconomic Environment -- 5.3.3 Mexican Institutions and Risk -- 5.3.3.1 Government Stability, Political Constraints and Regime Type -- 5.3.3.2 Rule Of Law -- 5.3.3.3 Corruption -- 5.3.3.4 Protection of Property Rights -- 5.3.4 Societal Factors of Risk -- 5.3.4.1 Overview -- 5.3.4.2 Ethnic, Religious and other Internal Conflicts -- 5.3.4.3 Governmental Legitimacy in Mexico -- 5.3.5 Aggregate Political Risk in Mexico -- 5.4 Risk Mitigation Strategies in Mexico -- 5.4.1 National Risk Mitigation Strategies -- 5.4.1.1 Investment Enhancement by Incentives -- 5.4.1.2 The Beauty Contest -- 5.4.2 The International Risk Mitigation Strategy -- 5.5 Conclusion -- 5.6 Chapter Summary -- 6. Conclusion and Outlook -- Annex I -- Annex II -- References. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910297040003321 |
Stosberg Jörg | ||
Bern, : Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group, 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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