This paper argues that the formation of regional integration frameworks can be best understood as a dominant state's attempt to create a preferred regional framework in which it can exercise exclusive influence. In this context, it is important to observe not only which countries are included in...

Traditional (or commercial) CRM is a well-defined domain but there is currently no generally accepted definition of what constitutes CRM in the not for profit (NfP) sector. Not for profit organisations are organisations which exist for a social purpose, are independent of the State, and which...

In diesem Artikel wird eine Bestimmung von Gruppe als soziales System vorgenommen. Dabei werden die neuerdings zugänglichen frühen Überlegungen Niklas Luhmanns mit der bisherigen systemtheoretischen Diskussion über die Gruppe zusammengeführt und um eigene Vorschläge erweitert. In Gruppen...