Einführung -- Internationalisierung mittelständischer Unternehmen -- Außenwirtschaftsförderung in Deutschland -- Die ökonomische Theorie des Föderalismus -- Empirische Analyse der föderalen Aufgabenverteilung -- Fazit—Implikationen für Politik und Forschung.

The Geography of Small Firm Innovation offers a unique look at the importance of geographic proximity to the innovative activity of high-tech small firms. The book explores the concentration of innovation across metropolitan areas in the United States during the 1990s, by introducing a novel...

Is small still beautiful? The recent economic and financial crisis has shown that developed countries in which firms are smaller suffered the biggest GDP plunges. Today, economic growth depends more than in the past on sound and well-organized firms, which means more innovation, a better...

Progress in telecommunications and infrastructure, coupled with liberalization in international organizations, has introduced a number of new competitors to existing SMEs. This book analyzes strategic aspects of SME development that may help to promote growth: high-tech development, productivity...

Theorie zur Bestimmung von Effizienzen -- Verfahren zur Bestimmung von Effizienzen -- Verfahren zur Bestimmung von Einsparungspotenzialen durch Fusionen -- Ökonometrisches Kostenmodell der Verbandsgemeinden -- Einsparungspotenziale durch individuelle Effizienzsteigerungen --...

Einführung -- Die drei Dimensionen einer Nachhaltigen Entwicklung -- Wohlfahrtstheoretische Grundlagen für die Bewertung einer Nachhaltigen Entwicklung -- Konzeption einer Operationalisierung der Nachhaltigen Entwicklung -- Anwendung des Operationalisierungskonzeptes auf...

This book outlines China’s current overseas investment promotion system, analyzing the general situation and the main problems arising during its development. Based on investigations of both the historical and present-day contexts of outbound investment, the book suggests improvements to...

Am Beispiel der Bayerischen Repräsentanz in China ergründet Manuel Rimkus in der vorliegenden Arbeit die Funktionsweise staatlicher Wissensintermediation. Er zeigt, dass dabei genaue Kenntnisse der handlungsleitenden Motive eine zentrale Rolle spielen. Dementsprechend müssen sich die...

One of the major challenges for European governments is to solve the dilemma of increasing the security and reducing fraud in international trade, while at the same time reducing the administrative burden for commercial as well as public administration organisations. To address these conflicting...

Using organisational economics theory, the author develops a conceptual framework for analysing the effectiveness and efficiency of public services delivery. The framework also provides a means for examining existing organisations and blueprints of future organisations, allowing for conclusions...