The Transaction Cost Advantage of Guanxi-Based Business Practices Stephen S. Standifird R. Scott Marshall The purpose of this paper is to provide a theoretical explanation of the perpetuation of China’s guanxi-based business practices. As a complement to the social embeddedness- and resource-based explanations‚ we seek to demonstrate the perseverance and relevance of guanxi in terms of the transaction cost advantages it offers. Specifically‚ we argue that guanxi-based business practices offer certain
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Chief Characteristics Of Managerial Economics It would be useful to point out certain chief characteristics of Managerial Economics‚ inasmuch it’s they throw further light on the nature of the subject matter and help in a clearer understanding thereof. 1. Managerial Economics micro-economic in character. 2. Managerial Economics largely uses that body of economic concepts and principles‚ which is known as ‘Theory of the firm’ or ‘Economics of the firm’. In addition‚ it also seeks to apply
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Baldrige Questioner P.1 Organizational Description: What are your key organizational characteristics? (Begins just below) a. Organizational Environment History JetBlue began operations in 2000 as a well-funded start-up‚ which afforded us the ability to make significant investments in our product offerings‚ including all new aircraft equipped with leather seats and Live TV. This product investment combined with superior customer service at low fares led to widespread brand recognition and early
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In the book‚ Common Sense Economics‚ the author describes the ten key elements of economics. The key that I consider is the most important is “No Such Thing as a Free Lunch”. This element states that it is impossible to get something for nothing. Whatever goods and services are provided must constantly be funded for by someone. In other words‚ not every price is a monetary price. For example‚ a city council chooses to build a new school. By doing so‚ the cost of the new school necessitates sacrificing
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A2 Macroeconomics / International Economy Costs and Benefits of Economic Growth The advantages and disadvantages of economic growth are fiercely debated by economists‚ environmentalists and other commentators. In this note we consider some of the economic and social costs and benefits from expanding levels of production and consumption. In particular we focus on the idea of sustainable growth. The Benefits of Economic Growth According to the UK government‚ ‘a healthy economy leads to higher
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positive returns of it. The expected advantages of forming alliances are sharing partners’ strength‚ dispersing costs and risks‚ acquiring resources‚ and learning from partners. Quite in line with the reasons for forming alliances‚ reasons for forming M&As are increasing market or political power‚ reaching economies of scope or synergies‚ and reducing of transaction and information costs. However‚ some studies reveal there are not only positive effects after forming alliances or M&As. Hagedoorn
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economics quiz 1.01 1. Production of a new brand of shoes is an example of answer- what to produce 2. Neeraj carves wooden squirrels‚ which he sells to benefit the local nature center. He charges $30 for each squirrel. Squirrels are Neeraj’s economic answer to which question? answer-What to produce? 3. You have to choose between playing a team sport or taking music lessons because the practices overlap. This choice demonstrates that answer-time is scarce 4. Ezra runs a gyro stall at
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subsidiaries. The mechanisms of control imposed by the parent company to the subsidiary can be explained within the framework of the transaction costs theory (TCT)‚ mainly developed by Oliver Williamson. According to him‚ a company will prefer to internalize its activities if their processing through external markets incurs transaction costs higher than the costs of internal governance (Coase‚ 1937; Williamson‚ 1975). In literature‚ most of the empirical studies devoted to the implications of the
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A key subject in economics that is of great importance to understand correctly is opportunity cost. My favorite quote from this week’s readings is‚ “The choice to do one thing is‚ at the same time‚ a choice not to do something else” (Gwartney & Stroup‚ 2015‚ p. 19). This could not explain opportunity cost any better than it already does. Opportunity cost is something that exists in nearly any kind of gain‚ since something must always be sacrificed to move forward‚ and takes place in probably every
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