CSR in NRW - Einleitung -- Teil I: Aus der Perspektive von Großunternehmen -- Teil II: Aus der Perspektive von kleinen und mittelständischen Unternehmen -- Teil III: Aus der Perspektive von Sozialunternehmen -- Teil IV: Aus der Perspektive von Verbänden und der Zivilgesellschaft -- Teil V:Aus...

This book focuses on the questions of how territorial differences in productivity levels and unemployment rates arise in the first place and why territorial differences in labor market performance persist over time. Unemployment divergence and unemployment club convergence have been touched on...

This contributed volume is the first book in English to offer a current and critical vision of regional problems and policies in the countries of Latin America. The book is in three main parts: a general overview of regional processes and trends in Latin America as a whole; country-level coverage...

Introduction -- Regression Discontinuity Design: When Series Interrupt -- Propensity Score Matching: When Units Meet -- Difference-in-Differences: When Time and Space Matter -- A Synthetic Control Approach to Evaluate Local Policies -- Methods for Ex Ante Evaluation.

This book describes various methods of analysis for ascertaining the effects of agglomeration economies, which are important for formulating regional economic policies. Specifically, it describes new analytical approaches using productivity and productive efficiency analyses as methods for...

Exploring the interaction between entrepreneurs and managers, this book attempts to understand the psychology behind how they think, behave and interact in order to benefit organizations. The Entrepreneurial Paradox shows how to achieve sustainable success and resilience through teamwork. In...

This work argues for a moral consideration of animal work relations. Paying special attention to the livestock industry, the author challenges the zootechnical denigration of animals for increased productivity awhile championing the collaborative nature of work. For Porcher, work is not merely a...

This book offers a service science perspective on platform orchestration and on collaborative consumption, providing an overview of research topics related to service dominant logic in multi-sided markets. The chapters give an international and multi-disciplinary overview of the current topics...

When collaboration works, the results can be breath-taking! But it doesn’t always deliver on its potential. Collaboration has been defined as "an unnatural act practiced by non-consenting adults". And often that’s exactly what it is! Some collaboration can be painfully difficult with the...