Investment Bubbles and Jobless Slow-Growth Expansions: A Tale of Three Recoveries

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Edwin Golob
Keyword(s):  
Slow Growth

Rising Inequality in the New Global Economy

2006 ◽  
pp. 84-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Birdsall
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Slow Growth ◽  
Global Markets ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Government Programs ◽  
Poor Countries

Reasons of high inequality in the modern world are considered in the article. In developing countries it interacts with underdeveloped markets and inefficient government programs to slow growth, which in turn slows progress in reducing poverty. Increasing reach of global markets makes rising inequality more likely and deepens the gap between rich and poor countries. Because global markets work better for the already rich, we should increase the representation of poor countries in global fora.

CERROBASE Alloy

Alloy Digest ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Eutectic Alloy ◽  
Slow Growth ◽  
Heat Treating ◽  
Metal Bath ◽  
Drop Hammer ◽  
Industrial Material ◽  
Liquid Metal Bath ◽  
Metal Products ◽  
Bismuth Lead

Abstract CERROBASE Alloy is a bismuth-lead eutectic alloy that melts at 255 F (124 C). It is characterized by initial shrinkage followed by slow growth. Its low melting temperature and/or growth-shrinkage characteristics make it a useful industrial material. Among many applications, it is used for (1) anchoring inserts in wood, metal or plastics, (2) drop-hammer dies, (3) duplicate patterns in pottery and foundry, and (4) liquid metal bath for heat treating. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on casting, forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: Bi-11. Producer or source: Cerro Metal Products.

Defying Gravity: High-Growth Entrepreneurship in a Slow-Growth Economy

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernst & Young LLP ◽  
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Keyword(s):  
Slow Growth ◽  
High Growth

The Emergence of Service Quality and Brand Awareness Toward Strategic Competitiveness and Its Impact on Hotel Performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Khairunnisa Khairunnisa ◽  
Nila Krisnawati
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Slow Growth ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
Brand Awareness ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Hotel Performance ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Front Office

Five-star hotels are known by their immense competitiveness, first-class portrayal and are superior in level of extravagance, eccentricity, representation, sophistication and amenities. Slow growth of five-star hotels aggravates strong competition, thus forcing hotel businesses to be competitive. This study attempts to analyze service quality and brand awareness toward strategic competitiveness and its impact on the performance of XYZ Hotel. The study applies both quantitative and qualitative research, which were obtained from questionnaire distribution to 100 respondents who have stayed at the hotel, in-depth interview with the PR and Front Office managers, and Focus Group Discussion with managers and hotel experts from Jakarta and Tangerang. The finding suggests that service quality has no correlation with strategic competitiveness and no significant impact on performance. Thus, brand awareness was found to be the most influential factor on strategic competitiveness. However, it is necessitated that five-star hotel continuously improve the quality of its service and the factors associated with service quality. 

Marketing Strategy in a Slow Growth Economy

1986 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 93-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick E. Webster,
Keyword(s):  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Slow Growth

Collective Action

2019 ◽  
pp. 466-488
Author(s):  
Jac C. Heckelman
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Slow Growth ◽  
Policy Reform ◽  
Free Riding ◽  
Institutional Instability ◽  
Selective Incentives ◽  
Mancur Olson

The theory of collective action, as outlined by Mancur Olson, is presented. Olson argued that individuals are subject to free-riding behavior, which can be overcome by selective incentives. The larger is the potential group, the greater the hurdles to successful formation. Thus, smaller groups with more narrow interests are more likely to form, leading to an emphasis on policy reform that concentrates benefits to the group while diffusing the costs on greater society. The accumulation of such groups will slow growth, and this sclerotic effect is reversed due to institutional instability. This chapter develops a critical appraisal of the theory and the accumulated evidence in the literature that follows from Olson.

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