World population and the number of city dwellers are steadily growing. Globalization and digitalization lead to an increased competition for skilled and creative labor and other economic resources. This is true not only for firms, but increasingly also for cities. The book elaborates on...

Foreword -- Preface (by a well-known author on e-government) -- List of contributors -- List of reviewers -- Contents (Index) -- Introduction -- Part I. Theoretical Foundations of Smart Cities. Literature Review -- Part II. Dimensions of Smart Cities under the Governmental Context -- Part III....

This book considers how emerging economies around the world face the challenge of building good institutions and effective governance, since so much of economic development depends on having these in place. The promotion of shared prosperity and the battle against poverty require interventions...

This book explores how British and German business associations formed their political attitudes towards Economic and Monetary Union between 1988 and 1998. With provocative argument and unique insight, it demonstrates how business associations are political entities in their own right, acting...

Internationalisierung der Unternehmenstätigkeit -- Betriebswirtschaftliche Perspektiven der Europäischen Integration -- Unternehmensethik, Nachhaltigkeit und Corporate Social Responsibility im Zeitalter der Globalisierung -- Kritische Reflexionen zur Entwicklung der Management- und...