Zusammenfassung Die Krankenversicherungssysteme der EU-Mitgliedstaaten weisen eine unterschiedliche starke soziale Komponente auf. Wäre der Zugang zu einem derartigen System ohne Beschränkung möglich und könnten die Leistungen in der gesamten EU in Anspruch genommen werden, würde dies bei...

Zusammenfassung Die Ziele dieser Studie sind die Messung der Änderungen von Effizienz und Produktivität in der deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft. Damit wird eine wichtige Auswirkung der durch die Europäische Integration induzierten Deregulierung und Öffnung des deutschen Versicherungsmarkts...

Zusammenfassung Dieser Beitrag liefert einen Uberblick über die Bedeutung asymmetrischer makroökonomischer Strukturen in den EWU Mitgliedsländern für die einheitliche Geldpolitik. Zunächst wird im Rahmen eines Modells illustriert, welche grundsätzliche Bedeutung asymmetrischen...

The excitement surrounding the Internet should be counterbalanced by the realisation that ‘The Net’ can be less than effective as a medium to reach key audiences. This paper initially studies the appeal of the Internet over today's dominant forms of media — such as television — before...

The electrical industry must continue to play a positive role in industrial markets irrespective of whether general economic conditions are good or bad. The most economic coal prices will need to be sought, adjustments to the changing social/economic conditions made so as to keep pace with the...

Management development methods have changed since the 1970s. Crucial learning involves the changing of assumptions and beliefs — not easily achieved through the methods employed. Managers need to be accepted as human beings with already developed patterns of operating and they need assistance...

The United States has been a dominant force in industrial and economic affairs worldwide. Recently, this dominance has eroded to a point which concerns most US manufacturers. What has happened to the US dominant position in manufacturing? Why has this competitiveness crisis emerged? This crisis...

Purpose The smart city idea refers to new ways of organising city functions and urban life, which are believed to move production and consumption from global to local, manufacturing from competitive to collaborative, and business from a shareholder to a multiple-stakeholder point of view. Most...

In recent times data processing systems have become increasingly powerful and rapid advances have been made in machining and processing technologies. Growth in materials requirements planning (MRP) and computer‐aided design (CAD) has developed in parallel but independent of the advanced...