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Edith Penrose's Legacy: Shaping Economics, Management and Political Economy (2025)
Book
Michie, J., & Oughton, C. (Eds.). (2025). Edith Penrose's Legacy: Shaping Economics, Management and Political Economy. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003587132

Edith Penrose is best known for The Theory of the Growth of the Firm, originally published in 1959, but she made major contributions in other fields, including patents, the oil industry, and development economics. This book explores her work and lega... Read More about Edith Penrose's Legacy: Shaping Economics, Management and Political Economy.

Dynamic Capabilities and Expansion Opportunities in a Development Context: A Firm-level Perspective (2023)
Thesis
Hussein, M. W. A. Dynamic Capabilities and Expansion Opportunities in a Development Context: A Firm-level Perspective. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Firms are the engine of economic development. Extant literature shows that firms are heterogeneous in learning and capability building, and more so in their growth orientation and strategic capabilities to sense and exploit opportunities. Using the d... Read More about Dynamic Capabilities and Expansion Opportunities in a Development Context: A Firm-level Perspective.

Mind the Gap: the Relationship Between Gender, Financial Inclusion and Financial Literacy (2023)
Thesis
Sholevar, M. Mind the Gap: the Relationship Between Gender, Financial Inclusion and Financial Literacy. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Ambitious plans for sustainable development in Ethiopia since the mid-2000s have significantly improved the financial inclusion of women along with the wider financially excluded population. However, the critical question about the gender gap is stil... Read More about Mind the Gap: the Relationship Between Gender, Financial Inclusion and Financial Literacy.

Innovation in Korea (2018)
Thesis
Yoon, M.-H. K. Innovation in Korea. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The 2018 Conceptual Framework for International Financial Reporting Standards : An Examination of Conservatism (Asymmetric Prudence) (2018)
Thesis
Lakshminarayan, S. The 2018 Conceptual Framework for International Financial Reporting Standards : An Examination of Conservatism (Asymmetric Prudence). (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has persistently rejected a role for asymmetric prudence (conservatism) in its Conceptual Framework (CF) while simultaneously acknowledging its selective relevance in standard setting, thus presenti... Read More about The 2018 Conceptual Framework for International Financial Reporting Standards : An Examination of Conservatism (Asymmetric Prudence).