Do labor mobility and co-worker networks contribute to convergence or divergence between regions? Based on the previous literature, labor mobility contributes to knowledge transfer between firms. Therefore, mobility may contribute to decreasing productivity differences, while limited mobility...

In the following paper, I examine the considerable impact of the recent world-economic shift that has determined the circumstances of Hungarian suppliers’ value-chain integration. I argue that as a result of the specialized positions they occupied in the value-chain after the collapse of the...

There are many examples of increasing risk exposure in supply chains in recent years. The Covid-19 pandemic proved to be a huge challenge in the last two years, and the war in Ukraine is currently creating uncertainty in the food industry. In our study, we specifically identify and examine risks...

In today's competitive and dynamic world, the importance of supplier evaluation has become more widely recognized. When considering measurement of supplier performance and supply impact the literature identifies two sets of criteria: management criteria and green criteria. Management criteria...

This paper compares the green purchasing practices of the private sector with those of public procurement with the aim of identifying the causes of differences. Private sector purchasing in Western economies is often seen as a benchmark for public procurement in terms of efficiency, management...

This paper discusses the effects of sectoral structure on the long run macroeconomic inventory behaviour of national economies. Data on 15 OECD countries are included in the analysis, which is based on correlation and cluster analysis methodologies. The study is part of a long-term research...

Although global changes like political security, depletion of natural resources,energy supply and global warming are affecting all continents; Africa strugglethe most to cope with these changes. This is due to the many historicalimpediments that Africa still has to overcome. Examples of these...