... as a classic example of the sector on a world scale. In Spain the regulatory framework is characterized by the high grade of autonomy of the regional governments over the development of business regulation. In other words, the main objective is to check the extent of competitive bias resulting from regulatory...

... to retail SMEs. Ruth Ä. Schmidt can be contacted at: R.Schmidt@mmu.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Traditionally, the UK economy has been one of the least regulated in the Western world. This has been changing in recent years. Whilst the reduction of the administrative burden...

... raises important issues of market regulation and corporate strategy. Steve Wood can be contacted at: sm.wood@surrey.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Department stores Regulation Acquisitions and mergers With the rapidly growing store portfolios that came from...

... years after the law, will clarify the analysis. The other important difference is the high averages in all variables in sample 1 compared to sample 2. The reason is that some firms have more than 20,000 employees. Organizational performance Regulation Retailing Spain The retailing...