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Using markets and marketlike mechanisms to manage a multidivisional business efficiently

In: Competition, Diversity and Economic Performance

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This thought-provoking book explores the influences of market competition and diverse behaviours of economic agents on economic performance, particularly dynamic economic performance.

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  • ., 2013. "Using markets and marketlike mechanisms to manage a multidivisional business efficiently," Chapters, in: Competition, Diversity and Economic Performance, chapter 13, pages 253-278, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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