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Author: Robert S. Lazich
Publisher: Gale
Published: 2006-09
Total Pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9780787686093
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents comparative business statistics. Each entry features a descriptive title; data and market description; a list of producers/products along with their market share; and cites original sources.
Author: Eli M. Noam
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009-10-19
Total Pages: 911
ISBN-13: 0199884951
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe concentration of private power over media has been the subject of intense public debate around the world. Critics have long feared waves of mergers creating a handful of large media firms that would hold sway over public opinion and endanger democracy and innovation. But others believe with equal fervor that the Internet and deregulation have opened the media landscape significantly. How concentrated has the American information sector really become? What are the facts about American media ownership? In this contentious environment, Eli Noam provides a comprehensive and balanced survey of media concentration with a methodical, scientific approach. He assembles a wealth of data from the last 25 years about mass media such as radio, television, film, music, and print publishing, as well as the Internet, telecommunications, and media-related information technology. After examining 100 separate media and network industries in detail, Noam provides a powerful summary and analysis of concentration trends across industries and major media sectors. He also looks at local media power, vertical concentration, and the changing nature of media ownership through financial institutions and private equity. The results reveal a reality much more complex than the one painted by advocates on either side of the debate. They show a dynamic system that fluctuates around long-term concentration trends driven by changing economics and technology. Media Ownership and Concentration in America will be essential reading and a trove of information for scholars and students in media, telecommunications, IT, economics, and the history of business, as well as media industry professionals, business researchers, and policy makers around the world. Critics and defenders of media trends alike will find much that confirms and refutes their world view. But the next round of their debate will be shaped by the facts presented in this book.
Author: Robert Lazich
Publisher: Gale Cengage
Published: 2003-07-28
Total Pages: 694
ISBN-13: 9780787672195
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresenting comparative business statistics in a clear, straightforward manner, this resource provides an overview of U.S. companies, products and services. A convenient arrangement by four-digit SIC code helps business decisionmakers and researchers easily access needed data for more than 2,000 entries. Each entry features a descriptive title; data and market description; a list of producers/products along with their market share; and more. The new 2005 edition combines "Market Share Reporter with "World Market Share Reporter (see p. 163), providing global coverage in a new, two-volume format.
Author: Victor J. Tremblay
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-03-26
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 1317468023
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe fourth edition of this acclaimed text is a rich resource for undergraduate and graduate courses in industrial organization, applied game theory, and management strategy. It incorporates game theory into industry analysis by studying the behavior of successful and failing firms as well as the structure-conduct-performance of particular industries. Chapters address a wide variety of issues concerning industry structure, policy towards business, and the strategic innovations and blunders of individual firms. New coverage of professional sports, soft drinks, distilled spirits, and cigarettes complements revised and updated chapters on airline services, retail and commercial banking, health insurance, motion pictures, and brewing. The book includes firm case studies of General Motors, Microsoft, Schlitz, and TiVo.
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Publisher: Gale Cengage
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 584
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKNearly 1,670 entries cover 360 geographic locations the world over, providing world market share data and rankings on companies, products and services. The new 2005 edition combines "World Market Share Reporter with "Market Share Reporter (see p. 160), providing global coverage in a new, two-volume format.
Author: Robert C. Sickels
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2008-11-30
Total Pages: 744
ISBN-13: 0275998398
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWe love to be entertained. And today's technology makes that easier than ever. Listen to tunes while working out? No problem. Watch a movie on your cell phone? Can do. Get 450 channels of digital entertainment bounced off a satellite and into your vehicle—even while traveling through empty wastelands? Simple. But behind these experiences is a complex industry, dominated by a handful of global media conglomerates whose executives exert considerable influence over the artists and projects they bankroll, the processes by which products are developed, and the methods they use to promote and distribute entertainment. As this set shows, the industries in which commerce, art, and technology intersect are among the most fascinating in all of business. Entertainment is a high-stakes industry where stars are born and flame out in the blink of an eye, where multimillion dollar deals are made on a daily basis, and where cultural mores, for better or worse, are shaped and reinforced. The Business of Entertainment lifts the curtain to show the machinery (and sleight of hand) behind the films, TV shows, music, and radio programs we can't live without. The Business of Entertainment comprises three volumes, covering movies popular music, and television. But it's not all about stars and glitter—it's as much about the nuts and bolts of daily life in the industry, including the challenges of digitizing content, globalization, promoting stars and shows, protecting intellectual property, developing talent, employing the latest technology, and getting projects done on time and within budget. Challenges don't end there. There's also advertising and product placement, the power of reviews and reviewers, the cancerous spread of piracy, the battles between cable and satellite operators (and the threat to both from telephone companies), the backlash to promoting gangsta lifestyles, and more. Each chapter is written by an authority in the field, from noted scholars to entertainment industry professionals to critics to screenwriters to lawyers. The result is a fascinating mosaic, with each chapter a gem that provides insight into the industry that—hands down—generates more conversations on a daily basis than any other.
Author: Hayden Noel
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2017-12-14
Total Pages: 178
ISBN-13: 1350034665
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBasics Marketing 01: Consumer Behaviour examines the relationship between consumers and culture, and the impact of current trends on consumer behaviour. It explores the different ways in which consumers around the world respond to marketing strategies, examining the interpretation of new stimuli using existing knowledge, and how both new and remembered knowledge combine to influence purchasing behaviour. Finally, there is a detailed examination of the influence of ethnicity, religion, class, age and gender on consumers' actions and the importance of understanding the challenges and diversity of a global marketplace.
Author: Great Britain: National Audit Office
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Published: 2007-12-19
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780102951622
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 2004, the Government announced 110 Public Service Agreement (PSA) targets for 17 Departments covering the period 2005-08. PSA targets express the priority outcomes that Departments are seeking to achieve nationally and internationally, and cover key aspects of the Government's social, economic and environmental policy. Large sums of public money are devoted to the programmes designed to deliver them. This NAO report summarises the results of its examination of the data systems used by twelve government departments to monitor and report progress against their 2005-08 PSA targets, covering a total of 237 data systems. Overall Departments have successfully taken steps to improve the quality of their data systems. There are still improvements that can be made to increase the relevance and reliability of data used in the reporting process. The NAO makes a number of recommendations on specification of data systems, their operation, and the reporting of data. A companion volume (HCP 22-I, ISBN 9780102951615) is available separately which contains the NAO's summarised findings.
Author: Melissa A. Wong
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2024-08-22
Total Pages: 729
ISBN-13: 1440880492
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWritten as a textbook for LIS students taking reference courses, this fully updated and revised seventh edition of Reference and Information Services: An Introduction also serves as a helpful handbook for practitioners to refamiliarize themselves with particular types and formats of sources and to refresh their knowledge on specific service topics. The first section grounds the rest of the textbook with an overview of the foundations of reference and an introduction to the theories, values, and standards that guide reference service. The second section provides an overview of reference services and techniques for service provision, establishing a foundation of knowledge on reference service and extending ethical and social justice perspectives. The third part offers an overview of the information life cycle and dissemination of information, followed by an in-depth examination of information sources by type as well as by broad subject areas. Finally, the concluding section guides the reader through the process of developing and maintaining their own vision of reference practice. This textbook is essential reading for all preservice and working librarians, particularly those concerned with ethical and social justice perspectives on reference work.
Author: Patrick Ragains
Publisher: American Library Association
Published: 2013-06-27
Total Pages: 361
ISBN-13: 1555708757
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReaders will find strategies and techniques for teaching college and university freshmen, community college students, students with disabilities, and those in distance learning programs.
