The aim of this article is to clarify the ontology of knowledge, and to point out methodological implications hereof for action research aimed at action researchers’ and practitioners’ co-creation of knowledge. The article is motivated by the observation that action research literature tends...

The article sets out an experience-based account of “Learning from Differences”, underpinning engaged research as an alternative to conventional detached social science. There is a central focus on Action, and Action Research, with particular reference to policy development at regional...

Das Verhaeltnis zwischen Gesundheit, Markt und Gerechtigkeit wird in diesem Beitrag aus drei Perspektiven, einer medizinischen, einer oekonomischen und einer ethischen, beleuchtet. Aus dem sich hierbei ergebenden Spannungsfeld der verschiedenen Aspekte zueinander, ergeben sich Chancen und...

In diesem Beitrag werden die Verhaltenskodizes von 25 DAX-30-Unternehmen inhaltsanalytisch untersucht. Die in den Kodizes formulierten Verhaltenserwartungen an Mitarbeiter werden mit einem Kategoriensystem ausgewertet, das aus organisationspsychologischen Konzepten zum erwuenschten...

In the last couple of decades, there has been a substantial revival of interest in institutional analysis, being outlined three major theoretical paradigms: rational choice new institutionalism, historical new institutionalism and sociological new institutionalism. In the present paper, we...

Am 28. Juni 2017 fand die 68. Jahresversammlung des ifo Instituts in der Großen Aula der Ludwig-Maximilians- Universität München (LMU) statt. Der öffentliche Teil der ifo Jahresversammlung stand dieses Jahr ganz im Zeichen des Wechsels von ifo-Vorstand Meinhard Knoche in den Ruhestand. In...

Corporate financial economic programs are almost universally featured in economics and management degrees and, therefore, are an essential component of the culture-building process for current and future economists and managers. Nevertheless, these programs are not restricted to financial...

Today, there are a lot of studies on climate change and sustainability from social sciences' perspectives. Achievements of sociology, psychology or political sciences can be extremely helpful in designing, adopting, implementing and evaluating of effective climate and sustainability policy....