Mareike Schad examines how redistributive policy measures influence intergenerational income mobility, taking into account various facets of the parent-child connection. In the first part, the author investigates the impact of education and education policy on income mobility both theoretically...

For selected target groups, such as unemployed and disadvantaged youth, Christoph Ehlert demonstrates that flexible and well-targeted programmes significantly improve employment chances. To be effective, these programmes must combine individual coaching, classroom training and temporary work....

Frauen, Männer und die geschlechtsspezifische Segregation am Arbeitsmarkt und in Organisationen — Befunde und Erklärungsansätze -- Die Nemex AG -- Forschungsdesign und Methoden der empirischen Untersuchung -- Empirische Ergebnisse -- Schlussbetrachtung und Ausblick -- Gestaltungsempfehlungen.

This book presents the reader a comprehensive understanding of the development of family business in transitional economies. Throughout eastern Europe, post-Communist countries transitioning to market-based economies are obtaining a variety of results due to diverse policy approaches. Expert...

This book applies cost-benefit analysis techniques in the management of environment and natural resources in developing countries of the Southeast Asian region and presents a compendium of studies conducted by researchers supported by the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia...

This book explores a major media management topic on the basis of case study research conducted in European, US and Brazilian media companies. More specifically, it examines the dynamics of employee engagement, aiming at organizational development through change. The book contemplates the...

Betriebswirschaftslehre -- Grundlagen -- Marketing -- Organisation und EDV -- Rechnungswesen -- Volkswirtschaftslehre -- Grundlagen -- Angebot und Nachfrage -- Konjunktur -- VGR -- Wirtschaftspolitik -- Geldpolitik -- Außenwirtschaft -- Recht -- Rechtsgrundlagen -- Verträge -- Kaufvertrag --...

This book presents a rigorous treatment of the mathematical instruments available for dealing with income distributions, in particular Lorenz curves and related methods. The methods examined allow us to analyze, compare and modify such distributions from an economic and social perspective....

This book focuses on the questions of how territorial differences in productivity levels and unemployment rates arise in the first place and why territorial differences in labor market performance persist over time. Unemployment divergence and unemployment club convergence have been touched on...