Industrial Organization

Management and Leadership Skills in Local Government

This note covers Introduction, Overview of Management and Leadership in Local Government, Introduction to Decentralization in Uganda, Roles and Responsibilities of Leaders in Local Government and Building Partnerships with Civil Society Organizations.

Author(s): Ministry of Local Government, Kampala

62 Pages

Why Are There Still So Many Jobs. The History and Future of Workplace Automation

The document is a free PDF book that explores the relationship between technology, industries, professions, and employment. It argues that despite technological advances, many jobs still exist because machines have not yet fully replaced the tasks that humans perform, and that many tasks are still difficult for machines. The book provides insights into the impact of technology on employment trends across various industries and professions, and how policymakers can ensure that workers benefit from technological progress. Overall, the book offers valuable information and recommendations for businesses, policymakers, and workers navigating the complex landscape of technological change in industries and professions.

Author(s): David H. Autor

70 Pages

Organisational Change And Interventions

This book covers the following topics: Organisational Change: An Overview, Models of Change and Approaches to Problem Diagnosis, Major Techniques of Planned Change, Managing Resistance to Change, Introduction of OD and Steps in OD, Organisational Competencies and Skills, Designing and Evaluation of OD Interventions, Power, Politics, Ethics and Future of OD.

Author(s): Directorate of Distance Education, Guru Jambheshwar University

173 Pages

Lecture Notes on Industrial Organization

This note covers the following topics: Two Sides of a Market, Competitive Market, Monopoly, Basis of Game Theory, Duopoly and Oligopoly – Homogeneous products, Differentiated Products Markets, Concentration, Mergers, and Entry Barriers, research and Development, Network Effects, Compatibility, and Standards, Advertising, Quality, Pricing Tactics, Marketing Tactics: Bundling, Upgrading, and Dealerships.

Author(s): Chien-Fu CHOU

118 Pages

Industrial Organization and Public Policy Lecture Notes

This lecture note covers the following topics: Industrial Organization, Economics, Benefits of Competition, Monopoly, Pass-Through and Market Power, Cartels, Oligopoly, Price Discrimination, Efficiency aspects of price discrimination, Strategic Behavior and Patent Policy.

Author(s): Joseph Farrell

NA Pages

How they succeeded life stories of successful men told by themselves

Life stories of successful men by themselves. Found within are chapters entitled: Marshall Field; Bell Telephone Talk; Why the American People Like Helen Gould; Philip D. Armour's Business Career; What Miss Mary E. Proctor Did to Popularize Astronomy; Boyhood Experience of President Schurman of Cornell University; Story of John Wanamaker; Giving Up Five Thousand a Year to Become a Sculptor; Nordica, What It Costs to Become a Queen of Song; How He Worked to Secure a Foothold; John D. Rockefeller; Author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic; A Talk With Edison; Carnegie As a Metal Worker; John B. Herreshoff, the Yacht Builder; How Theodore Thomas Brought the People Nearer to Music; John Burroughs at Home; Vreeland's Romantic Story; How James Whitcomb Riley Came to Be Master of the Hoosier Dialect.

Author(s): Orison Swett Marden

NA Pages