The University of Chicago The Booth School of Business of the University of Chicago The University of Chicago Law School Vertical Integration‚ Appropriable Rents‚ and the Competitive Contracting Process Author(s): Benjamin Klein‚ Robert G. Crawford‚ Armen A. Alchian Source: Journal of Law and Economics‚ Vol. 21‚ No. 2 (Oct.‚ 1978)‚ pp. 297-326 Published by: The University of Chicago Press for The Booth School of Business of the University of Chicago and The University of Chicago Law School
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Platinum record: sells over a million units • By 1988 there were 2800 record companies‚ but: • In 1933‚ only 3 record companies existed: 1. American Record Company‚ which owned a. Columbia; b. Brunswick; c. Vocalian; 2. Victor Records & subsidiary‚ Bluebird; 3. Decca Records • 1938: Start of Comodore Records • 1939: Start of legendary Blue Note Records Because there were hundreds of bands and band leaders‚ there was a perceived need for an identifying signature‚ gimmick or attraction • Glenn
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Renault / Nissan The Making of a Global Alliance [pic] [pic] Abstract On March 27‚ 1999‚ Nissan and Renault signed a comprehensive global alliance. The alliance brought together two companies vastly different in terms of skills‚ history‚ and culture. The case study describes the process of alliance formation from Renault’s and from Nissan’s point of view. Starting from June‚ 1998‚ when contacts between the two companies
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R esearch Report PP06214‚ version 3 June 2011 The mortality of workers with occupational lead exposure: A research proposal John W Cherrie Damien McElvenny Martie van Tongeren OUR IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT At IOM we seek to minimise our environmental impact. We produce thousands of reports every year and these consume a large quantity of paper. To minimise our impact on the environment‚ we prefer to only provide an electronic copy of reports‚ although we can provide a paper copy on
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Report for the Iron Ore Mining Investment in the Democratic Republic of Congo To: The Board of Directors of Rio Tinto From: Senior Analyst Date: 05.05.2010 Content 1. Executive Summary 3 2. Introduction 4 3. Discussion 5 4.1. Economic Risk Assessment 5 4.2. Sources of Financing 8 4.3. Repatriation Issues 11 4.4. Strategies for Expropriation situations 15 4. Conclusion 18 5. Appendices
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8.2 Chemical Earth 8.2.1 The living and non-living components of the Earth contain mixtures * Construct word and balanced formulae equations of chemical reactions as they are encountered Combustion reaction (burning) element + oxygen → oxide e.g. 4Na (S) + O2 (g) → Na2O (s) Reaction with hydrogen element + hydrogen → hydride e.g. Ca (s) + H2 (g) → CaH2 (s) Reaction between an oxide and water metallic oxide + water → hydroxide * metallic oxide is also known as “basic oxide” e.g
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Singer/actress Lena Horne’s primary occupation was nightclub entertaining‚ a profession she pursued successfully around the world for more than 60 years‚ from the 1930s to the 1990s. In conjunction with her club work‚ she also maintained a recording career that stretched from 1936 to 2000 and brought her three Grammys‚ including a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1989; she appeared in 16 feature films and several shorts between 1938 and 1978; she performed occasionally on Broadway‚ including in her
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INTERNATIONAL LAW OUTLINE I. THE TYPES AND SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW Statute of the International Court of Justice: (Article 38) The Court‚ whose function is to decide in accordance with international law such disputes as are submitted to it‚ shall apply: (a) international conventions‚ whether general or particular‚ establishing rules expressly recognized by contesting states; (b) international custom‚ as evidence of a general practice accepted as law; Determining custom: The general
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Waste Management Introduction In 1987 the World Commission on Environment and Development formulated the concept of „sustainable development‟ (United Nation 1987); this notion‚ recalling „needs‟ and „limitations‟ for present and future generations‚ implied in all decision-making a combination of economic‚ social and environmental concerns (Sales et al. 2006). In 1992 the Rio Conference confirming this idea (United Nation 1992) heralded the concept of social compatibility as a third dimension
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APES Notes – Chapter 8 Community Ecology: Structure‚ Species Interactions‚ Succession‚ and Sustainability I. Appearance and Species Diversity A. The structure or spatial distribution of a community or ecosystem can be described by: a. Physical Appearance : relative sizes‚ stratification‚ and distribution of its population and species b. Species Diversity or Richness : the number of different species c. Species Abundance : the number of individuals of each species d. Niche Structure : the
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