This paper examines how companies endeavor to create legitimizing images of themselves and their practices by making use of metaphoric language. The analysis is based on the 2012 annual reports and sustainability reports of two major german energy companies and is conducted in two steps: A...

Die Sicherung von Beschäftigung, die Verbesserung der Arbeitsbedingungen und der Wandel der Unternehmensorganisation sind wichtige Themen für die Arbeitnehmervertretungen in den Betrieben in allen europäischen Ländern. In Deutschland haben die Betriebsräte in den vergangenen Jahren viele...

In the EU, most large firms use e-business applications, such as enterprise resource planning and online procurement. Based on e-business watch data for EU-4 (Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom) we find that the actual use of enterprise resource planning and online procurement is...