— Laborbericht „Unternehmenskultur in der Praxis“ -- — Laborbericht „Unternehmenskultur in der Praxis“ -- Was ist beteiligungsorientierte Unternehmenskultur? -- Formen der Beteiligungskultur — Befunde aus dem Projekt TiM -- Erfolgsfaktor Unternehmenskultur — Beteiligung...

Exploring the new era of political advertising beyond television and print, this book focuses on the mediums of the new millennia that are transforming campaigning and communications in political systems around the world. The author illustrates how the use of social, digital and mobile...

When the Act of Union was passed in 1707, Scottish parliament was dissolved and the nation’s capital became London. While the general public balked at the perceived unfairness of the treaty, the majority of Scottish ministers seemed satisfied with its terms. This book offers an explanation of...

This book introduces recent developments in both theoretical and empirical analyses of local public economics. Theories of those economics as well as empirical analyses have been developed dramatically in various directions in recent years. One direction has been to reflect real economic...

Understanding Policy Decisions -- Models for Understanding Policy Decisions -- Who Decide? Actors and Their Resources -- What Is Decide? The Content of the Decision -- How to Decide? The Patterns of Interaction -- When and Where to Decide? the Decisional Context -- Taking Complex Decisions. What...

This book presents a number of ideas for drawing up new rules to improve the functioning of democracies. The first part examines ways of combining incentive contracts with democratic elections. Such a judicious combination can alleviate a wide range of political failures without impairing the...

Understanding public opinion is integral to modern democracies. Social research and opinion polls give people the opportunity to express their views and provide an efficient way to measure public opinion. This book illustrates how public opinion polling matters in politics, in the public sphere,...

The increasing complexity of our environment, the globalization of diverse business processes and their intercultural embedment create challenges, higher risks and hence interdependency between a growing number of participants. This is undoubtedly reflected in the current financial crisis and...