The business services sector has moved into the focus of economic policy attention on account of its comparatively high growth rates of recent years in terms of both value added and employment. The employment potential of the sector is assumed to be considerable.

A detailed examination of the determinants of industry growth is of particular relevance to industrial policy. This article uses a comprehensive panel approach to analyse the growth process of manufacturing industries in the EU countries over the period 1985-1997. Following a review theoretical...

This article deals with the importance of corporate citizenship for the attractiveness of a modern, competitive location of business activities. Empirical evidence supports the hypothesis that within internationally active business firms, departments with high value-added and departments with...

Based on data from the WIFO Investment Surveys, this paper analyses the relationship between a firm's foreign production and its growth at its domestic location. Firms with a high share of foreign production are more export-oriented than the average company. They have achieved a critical minimum...