What are the secrets of competitive R&D on a global scale? Based on empirical research with hundreds of R&D executives from more than 80 companies amd 1000 R&D laboratories, the authors present new concepts and trends in global R&D management. Case studies from 22 best-practice companies...

The European Commission and its member states are wrestling with the problem of how to implement the scheduled liberalization of the postal sector while maintaining the service obligation. This book addresses some of these concerns. It is comprised of essays chosen from those presented at the...

Jakob Schwab analyzes central mechanisms in the systematic economic interaction between rich and poor countries. He focuses on the drivers and effects of investment in developing countries and shows that predictions of standard economic analysis may turn around when accounting for peculiarities...

Der Strategieprozess gilt durch seine ihm zugrunde liegende Logik als sehr zielführendes und effizientes Managementinstrument zur Entwicklung von Unternehmensstrategien. Die Managementforschung hat bisher die Frage vernachlässigt, ob sich der Strategieprozess in anderen Kulturkreisen auch...