A unique data set on home use of computers and the Internet is used to investigate the tradeoffsbetween physically commuting to a work site and telecommuting from home via computers. Thestudy further investigates whether individuals who work from home receive greatercompensation relative to...

In der Humangeographie gewinnen die Konzepte zu regionalen Branchenclustern immergrößere Bedeutung. In diesen Konzepten arbeiten Unternehmen aus der gleichen oderähnlichen Wertschöpfungsketten zusammen in einer Region mit identischem sozialem undkulturellem Hintergrund. Aufgrund ihrer...

The development of a decision support approach with regard to agro-environmental pro-grammes is part of a larger research project on agricultural transformation and structural change processes. Research objective are improved communication processes and an enhanced quality of political...

Allen öffentlichen Förderprogrammen zur Verbesse -rung der Breitbandversorgung liegt das Prinzip zuGrunde, dort zu fördern, wo ausreichende Markt -lösungen für den jeweiligen Bedarf bei den gegebenenwirtschaftlichen, infrastrukturellen und topographischenGegebenheiten auch unter...

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (GSOEP), we analyze whethernecessity entrepreneurs differ from opportunity entrepreneurs in terms of self-employmentduration. Using univariate statistics, we find that opportunity entrepreneurs remain in selfemploymentlonger than necessity...

Die Förderung von Entrepreneurship und eines günstigen Umfelds für die Wirtschaft, insbesondere für Klein- und Mittelunternehmen, ist von entscheidender Bedeutung für das Wirtschaftswachstum, den Strukturwandel und die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit in der Europäischen Union.Die Europäische...

Partnering can lead to construction projects being delivered quickly, efficiently and costeffectively. Indeed, research has shown that partnering arrangements can reduce constructiontime and standardisation can lead to efficiency on site. This is achieved by partnering a dedicatedteam of...

Economic transition lowered happiness on average, but did not affect allequally. This paper uses Hungarian survey data to study the impact ofreligion and economic transition on happiness. Religious involvementcontributes positively to individuals’ self-reported well-being.Controlling for...

We provide, for the first time, comparative evidence of the impact of various types of extremeevents – natural disasters, terrorism, and violent conflicts – on the perceptions ofentrepreneurs concerning some key entrepreneurial issues – such as fear of failure instarting a business...

“Entrepreneurs out of necessity” identified by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor survey area sizeable group across countries. They tend to have low education, run smaller firms, expecttheir firms to grow less, but are likely to stay in the market. This evidence is a challenge forexisting...