"This paper provides an overview of the sequential shift towards activating labour market and social policy in Germany. It not only shows the changes in the instruments of active and passives labour market policies but also analyzes the implications of this change for the political economy, the...

Small and medium-sized enterprises are considered to be the principal generator of new jobs in the industrialised countries at least since the Birch (1979) study. According to this image, they are also stabilising the economy during the business cycles because of the lower volatility of their...

In a highly dynamic and competitive environment as the online one, SMEs need to adapt and change their behavior, requiring a rethinking of classification criteria. Social media is changing the way people interact, but also changing organizations and how they operate. Social networks are no...

In a highly dynamic and competitive environment as the online one, SMEs need to adapt and change their behavior, requiring a rethinking of classification criteria. Social media is changing the way people interact, but also changing organizations and how they operate. Social networks are no...

Mit dem Prinzip der gegenseitigen Anerkennung von nationalen Vorschriften und Normen ist die Europäische Gemeinschaft vom Konzept der Harmonisierung durch Rechtsangleichung abgerückt. Sie steuert auch dem Außenprotektionismus entgegen, um keine Furcht vor der Festung Europa entstehen zu...