A wide-ranging review of the issues and opportunities in the transfer of technology between advanced industrial countries and the countries of the Former Soviet Union. A major theme is the complex socio-technological aspects of the process, together with the related human factors and leadership...

The particular emphasis of Military R&D After the Cold War is on questions of conversion from military to civil purposes, and on the scope today for technology transfer between the traditional eastern and western sides of the Cold War. The book contains contributions from both academic analysts...

Frontmatter -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- Autorenverzeichnis -- Einleitung: Betriebswirtschaftslehre und DDR-Forschung / Pieper, Rüdiger -- Entwicklung der Managementlehre in Deutschland / Staehle, Wolfgang H. -- Zur Entwicklung der Leitungswissenschaft in der DDR / Marr, Herbert -- Rekonstruktion...

The opening up of Eastern Europe raises new questions for the design of environmental policies and for international policy coordination. These questions are even more striking when the uncertainty of the political and economic context is taken into account. The essays provide extremely helpful...

The objective of this study is to assess the impact of the East-West Highway improvement program on Georgia's ability to access international markets. As highlighted extensively in the literature, improving transport infrastructure and the efficiency of the logistics sector can help countries...