Zusammenfassung Eine Sonderauswertung der Schweizerischen Nationalbank zu den Direktinvestitionen schweizerischer Unternehmen desaggregiert nach Zielländern und Branchen erlaubt erstmals für den langen Zeitraum von 1985 bis 1997 sowohl für die Gesamtwirtschaft als auch für die zentralen...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose an “extended conceptualization of the business case” including both organizational characteristics and institutional conditions to analyse employer involvement in extra statutory childcare and leave arrangements. Special attention is given...

LIBECON2000 is a project to collect and publish library statistics of 29 European countries on a Web‐site, ( www.libecon2000.org ). The LIBECON‐2000 survey area comprises: states in Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC): Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Estonia; Hungary; Latvia; Lithuania; Poland; Romania;...

Purpose – Effectively managing the cultural environment is an important stepping stone towards international business success. Cultural problems, especially between partners coming from diametrically different cultural categories represent one of the key challenges of knowledge management in...

Concentrates attention on the implications of events in Eastern Europe for the private sector rather than the popular debates on the macroeconomics and politics of the situation which are important for private business only in so far as they shape the commercial environment in these economies....

Tremendous challenges face those charged with reconstructing the economies and workforces of the formerly Communist Eastern European ations. The temptation is great to apply proven Western European and American models to the problem. There are clear dangers in doing so if an attempt is made to...

Most observers would acknowledge that perestroika is a good thing. The question is will it suceed on its own or should the West give it a helping hand? This article examines the arguments either way and discusses ways in which reformers in the Soviet Union can be helped.

In the light of the recent political upheaval in Eastern Europe a comparison is made between the types of economic and political union to be found in the USSR and those at present being proposed for the member states of the European Community. The concept is taken further by envisaging the...

Under the leadership of Gorbachev and his instigation of the concepts of perestroika and glasnost , the USSR has had to admit to its economic problems and difficulties which are reflected in the extremely poor standard of living of the majority of its people. The problems have been exacerbated...