Job rotation as an important element of labour market policy has only a rather short tradition in most Member States of the European Union, except in the scandinavian countries. The transnational partnership job rotation was founded at the end of 1995 and financing for job rotation projects came...

This paper surveys and compares national experience with performance management in European public employment services (PES) in the form of 'management by objectives' (MBO). Part I of this paper reviews the relevant performance management literature and defines key terms. Part II presents the...

Das Papier nimmt eine Bestandaufnahme zu den Systemen der Zielsteuerung (Controlling) in den öffentlichen Beschäftigungsdiensten von Dänemark, Frankreich, Großbritannien, Niederlanden, Österreich, Schweden und der Schweiz vor, um vor diesem Hintergrund die aktuellen Reformbemühungen in...

Neue Konzepte der Logistik- und Transportorganisation verändern die räumliche und funktionale Arbeitsteilung in Europa. Im Zuge der Entwicklung des Europäischen Binnenmarktes gewinnen transnationale und erweiterte Logistikleistungen eine zentrale Rolle bei der Steuerung grenzüberschreitender...

In January 1995 Austria, Sweden, and Finland became member states of the European Union. All three countries have traditionally given comparatively high priority to environmental protection. This paper deals with the question of what influence the new members will have on environmental...

Engaging discussions on civic integration for immigrants, this comparison systematically analysis citizenship tests in the US, Austria, the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands. A central question discussed is whether these tests can be interpreted as assimilation, repressive liberalism or as a...