Purpose – The article seeks to argue for an engaged civil service to foster a vibrant citizenry, essential in and of itself to sustain democracy especially during a time of turmoil. Design/methodology/approach – The article is based on an extensive review of the literature. Findings –...

Abstract From a political economy perspective, politicians often fail to implement structural reforms. In this contribution we investigate if the resistance to reform is based on the differences in the risk preferences of voters, politicians, and bureaucrats. Based on three surveys among the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed some light on the role of macroeconomic policy‐mix in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), especially the goal of poverty reduction. Design/methodology/approach – The paper employs descriptive approach and provides an analytical...

This article describes how instant research explicates the features, analogy, and principles, of manufacturing productivity management in contemporary industrial arenas. It is exceedingly necessary to increase manufacturing production to improve productivity of the company. Current research...

Abstract Bezugnehmend auf die empirischen Ergebnisse des Forschungsprojekts TRUST zu Kooperationen in der Autoindustrie lässt sich - so die Kernthese dieses Beitrags - keine Trennung von personalem und systemischem Vertrauen als zwei Arten des Vertrauens legitimieren. Vielmehr halten wir diese...

It is a common practice for governments to offer scrappage subsidies in order to stimulate the early removal of used cars and modify the distribution of vehicle holdings. In this paper, we analyze the market implications of such subsidies when producers have market power and face competition...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the economic and political conditions that could explain why the governments in developed economies have intervened in the automobile industry. The author identifies the main reasons and the shortcomings of these public interventions....

This paper describes the challenges being faced by different participants in the automobile sector value chain during Mercosur market consolidation. This is an extended case study that analyses in depth, actions that the different companies carried out both in their operations management and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore and investigate the measurement of a carbon footprint and environmental program in supply chain management. Design/methodology/approach – The study uses a case study methodology and employs the qualitative methods of interviews and document...

Purpose This paper aims to analyze the interaction among the major variables of reverse logistics seen in automobile industries. Design/methodology/approach In this research, interpretive structural modeling (ISM) has been used to understand mutual influences among identified variables of...