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...

Das Projekt analysiert die institutionellen, wirtschaftlichen und politischen Rahmenbedingungen zukunftsorientierter Standort- und Beschäftigungssicherungsstrategien im Zuge der Umstrukturierung des Opel/GM-Konzerns am Beispiel des Standortes Bochum aus einzelbetrieblicher wie auch aus...