Revealing, widening, deepening? A review of the existing and potential contribution of anthropological approaches to "third-sector" research
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Anthropological research on the 'third sector' or voluntary organizations undertaken in the 1960s and 1970s especially in Africa has been reviewed. The 'third sector' as distinguished from the two sectors of business and government, loosely refers to organizations described as 'voluntary,' 'nongovernmental' or 'nonprofit.' Anthropological research can uncover more about the third sector through comprehensive micro-accounts. It can also enlarge third-sector research by probing the diversity of organizational life and questioning Western bias.
Publication Name: Human Organization
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0018-7259
Year: 1999
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Market structure and innovation
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Corporate innovation is often said to be the result of market competition. This can be tested using market concentration data, and network theory has widened the understanding of competition operates as a structure within and beyond a market. The understanding of how the market competition effect on innovation is enhanced with a network model of market competition, often seen in sociology. Results suggest that greater R&D intensity and faster rates of innovation are seen in markets facing competitive environments.
Publication Name: Social Science Research
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0049-089X
Year: 1998
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The impact of rBST on the structure of the England and Wales dairy sector
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A study has been conducted to estimate the changes in milk production of dairy farms in England and Wales using an econometric methodology. Recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) was introduced to serve as a productivity enhancer. A cost function analysis of the milk yield revealed that rBST causes structural changes in milk production in the dairy industry. Further analysis of this effect showed that these changes are significantly less than the underlying changes.
Publication Name: Technological Forecasting & Social Change
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0040-1625
Year: 1995
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