This book presents and analyses exemplary cases of progressive business, understood as ecologically sustainable, future-respecting and pro-social enterprise. The authors present a number of companies following progressive business practices from a range of industries including ethical and...

This book addresses major issues facing postal and delivery services throughout the world. Worldwide, there is currently a considerable amount of interest in postal and delivery economics. The industry is reacting to a state of near crisis and is implementing different drastic changes. The...

This book offers a comparative analysis of how post-crisis restructuring has affected the evolution and prospects of small, locally-oriented banks. The discussion focuses specifically on “small” European countries; that is, countries with diversified banking systems, with a strong presence...

Analyse der Eigenheiten von Geschäftsprozesspatenten (GPP) -- Corporate Foresight (CF) mittels Patenten: Methodenspektrum und Ableitung der eigenen Methodik -- Möglichkeiten, Grenzen und Auswertung des Vorgehensmodells zum CF mittels GPP.

und Problemstellung -- Grundlagen und konzeptioneller Rahmen -- Bestimmungs- und Begrenzungsfaktoren der Gestaltung des Automobilvertriebs -- Analyse von Distributionsorganen -- Distributionsorgane des Automobilvertriebs im Spiegel einer Delphi-Studie -- Implikationen auf die...

Mass Customization excites both Researchers and Practitioners because of the possibility to produce customized products with mass production efficiency. Mass Customization - An Exploration of European Characteristics gives an overview on the need for personalisation from a customer perspective,...

Entering the post-industrial age, knowledge has become an important asset for sustained competitive advantage. In recent years, a new type of patent acquirers has emerged. These companies do not produce goods and therefore, do not need patents in their historical meaning. However, they acquire...

This edited volume showcases how the European cooperative banks have continued to evolve amid a new competitive scenario that resulted from the Global Financial Crisis started in Europe in 2008. The cooperative banking paradigm has been put under an unprecedented pressure as a consequence of...