This book shows how the transformation of Britain's economic performance has been based on control of public expenditure, improving competitiveness, co-operative industrial relations and a large favourable contribution from inward investment. In contrast, Europe has suffered from rising...

Produktinnovationen gelten in vielen Branchen als zentraler Faktor für das Wachstum und den Erfolg von Unternehmen. Innovationsfähigkeit von Unternehmen ist in diesem Zusammenhang ein beliebtes Schlagwort, das für erfolgreiche Innovationen steht, inhaltlich aber nur selten konkretisiert wird....

Geleitworte -- Kontext internationaler Unternehmensaktivitäten -- Der Internationalisierungsprozess -- Management Internationalisierter Unternehmen -- Internationalisierung und Manamgementfunktionen -- Praktische Anwendungen.

This book provides an empirical and theoretical examination of the short- and medium run impacts of technological advances on the employment and wages of workers which differ in their earned educational degree. Furthermore, by introducing labor market frictions and wage setting institutions the...

Services – from information technology to research to finance – are now as subject to international trade as goods have been for decades. What are the labor market consequences of the recent surge in services offshoring? While offshoring has traditionally been found to affect only less-skilled...

This book covers the modelling of human behaviour in the education and labour markets, which due to their interdependency are viewed as one system. Important factors influencing the decision-making of individuals and firms in this system are discussed. The role of social environment and networks...