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A strategic shift of automobile manufacturing firms in Turkey
This paper examines major business environmental changes influencing a strategic shift of automobile manufacturing firms in Turkey. Within a conceptual model consisting of environmental forces, strategic shift, and mediating variables, including firm size, ownership pattern, and market entry mode, it empirically investigates how such market changes influenced the business strategies of automotive firms in Turkey. The findings indicate that the multinational automotive firms in Turkey have shifted their strategic focus from relying solely on the domestic market to balancing domestic and export markets because of environmental forces. The paper concludes with discussions and suggestions for further research on the subject.market environment; strategic shift; FDI; foreign direct investment; export performance; multinational corporations.
Marriage and Divorce since World War II: Analyzing the Role of Technological Progress on the Formation of Households
Publicado por New York: Sociedad para la EconomĂa dinamĂca. 2004. UC3M Working paper. 65Since World War II there has been: (i) a rise in the fraction of time that married households allocate
to market work, (ii) an increase in the rate of divorce, and (iii) a decline in the rate of marriage. What
can explain this? It is argued here that technological progress in the household sector has saved on
the need for labor at home. This makes it more feasible for singles to maintain their own home, and
for married women to work. To address this question, a search model of marriage and divorce is developed.
Household production benefits from labor-saving technological progress
Marriage and Divorce since World War II: Analyzing the Role of Technological Progress on the Formation of Households
Since World War II there has been: (i) a rise in the fraction of time that married households allocate to market work, (ii) an increase in the rate of divorce, and (iii) a decline in the rate of marriage. It is argued here that labor-saving technological progress in the household sector can explain these facts. This makes it more feasible for singles to maintain their own home, and for married women to work. To address this question, a search model of marriage and divorce, which incorporates household production, is developed. An extension looks back at the prewar era
Social Change
A society is characterized by the common attitudes and behavior of its members. Such
behavior reflects purposive decision making by individuals, given the environment they live in. Thus, as technology changes, so might social norms. There were big changes in social norms during the 20th century, especially in sexual mores. In 1900 only six percent of unwed females engaged in premarital sex. Now, three quarters do. It is argued here that this was the
result of technological improvement in contraceptives, which lowered the cost of premarital sex. The evolution from an abstinent to a promiscuous society is studied using an equilibrium
matching model
Marriage and Divorce since World War II: Analyzing the Role of Technological Progress on the Formation of Households
Since World War II there has been: (i) a rise in the fraction of time that married households allocate to market work, (ii) an increase in the rate of divorce, and (iii) a decline in the rate of marriage. What can explain this? It is argued here that technological progress in the household sector has saved on the need for labor at home. This makes it more feasible for singles to maintain their own home, and for married women to work. To address this question, a search model of marriage and divorce is developed. Household production benefits from labor-saving technological progress.
Social Change: The Sexual Revolution
In 1900 only six percent of unwed females engaged in premarital sex. Now, three quarters do. The sexual revolution is studied here using an equilibrium matching model, where the costs of premarital sex fall over time due to technological improvement in contraceptives. Individuals differ in their desire for sex. Given this, people tend to circulate in social groups where prospective partners share their views on premarital sex. To the extent that a society's customs and mores reflect the aggregation of decentralized decision making by its members, shifts in the economic environment may induce changes in what is perceived as culture.Social change; the sexual revolution; technological progress in contraceptives; bilateral search.
Marriage and Divorce since World War II: Analyzing the Role of Technological Progress on the Formation of Households
Since World War II there has been: (i) a rise in the fraction of time that married households allocate to market work, (ii) an increase in the rate of divorce, and (iii) a decline in the rate of marriage. It is argued here that labor-saving technological progress in the household sector can explain these facts. This makes it more feasible for singles to maintain their own home, and for married women to work. To address this question, a search model of marriage and divorce, which incorporates household production, is developed. An extension looks back at the prewar era.household size, household production, hours worked, divorce, marriage, technological progress
Social Change
A society is characterized by the common attitudes and behavior of its members. Such behavior reflects purposive decision making by individuals, given the environment they live in. Thus, as technology changes, so might social norms. There were big changes in social norms during the 20th century, especially in sexual mores. In 1900 only six percent of unwed females engaged in premarital sex. Now, three quarters do. It is argued here that this was the result of technological improvement in contraceptives, which lowered the cost of premarital sex. The evolution from an abstinent to a promiscuous society is studied using an equilibrium matching model.social change, sexual revolution, technological progress in contraceptives, bilateral search
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