TY - BOOK AU - Ohnishi,Kazuhiro TI - Firms' Strategic Decisions: Theoretical and Empirical Findings T2 - Firms' Strategic Decisions: Theoretical and Empirical Findings, 1 SN - 9781681080383 AV - HF5415.13 .K384 2015 U1 - 658.802 PY - 2015/// CY - Oak Park PB - Bentham Science Publishers KW - Business KW - Management KW - Marketing -- Management KW - Strategic planning KW - Electronic books N1 - Cover -- Title -- EUL -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- LOC -- Part 1 -- Chapter-1 -- Chapter-2 -- Chapter-3 -- Chapter-4 -- Chapter-5 -- Chapter-6 -- Part 2 -- Chapter-7 -- Part 3 -- Chapter-8 -- Chapter-9 -- Chapter-10 -- Chapter-11 -- Chapter-12 -- Part 4 -- Chapter-13 -- Chapter-14 -- Chapter-15 -- Author Index -- Subject Index N2 - This eBook presents recent case studies on firms and their strategy employed in specific scenarios and industries. Readers will find, in this volume, an analysis of oligopolistic industries done by using various economic models. These models attempt to explain changes to the competitive environment owing to strategic firm behavior, that is, on the assumption that firms are able to compete effectively and advantageously against rivals through applying strategic initiatives. This eBook investigates the behavior of profit-maximizing firms as well as labor-managed, state-owned and joint-stock firms. Fifteen chapters present empirical or theoretical findings, and develop the economic analysis of firm behavior UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=2048562 ER -