The performance of the Philippine automotive industry has steadily improved after the Asian crisis. However, relative to the performance of the automotive industry in other countries, the automotive sector in the country has languished. To understand the challenges being faced by the automotive...

The development of the Philippine automotive parts and components sector is critical to the automotive assembly industry. The availability of competitive parts and components that are locally manufactured can significantly contribute to boost the competitiveness of the assembly sector. Given the...

Globalisation and the ageing of the work force represent a dual challenge for enterprises. The first exerts pressure on production costs in order to stay competitive, the second raises production costs as the productivity of workers tends to decline after a certain age, particularly for...

Leiharbeit ist die Beschäftigungsform mit dem höchsten Wachstum: Aber die erhofften "Klebeeffekte" von Leiharbeitnehmer/innen in den Einsatzbetrieben sind weitgehend ausgeblieben. Bei steigenden Leiharbeitnehmeranteilen gegenüber "regulärer Stammbeschäftigung", ist Leiharbeit auch...

Der vielschichtige und dynamische Prozess der Globalisierung, der nicht zuletzt durch eine wachsende Zahl global agierender Konzerne und durch deren veränderte transnationale Strukturen und Strategien vorangetrieben wird, wirft die Frage nach der Entwicklung transnationaler Arbeitsbeziehungen...

Statistical analysis of financial statements has reached a high degree of sophistication. But Consolidated financial statements of a group of companies seem to be resistent against these attempts. Analysts suspect that these statements can legally be manipulated to such an extent that they...