Zusammenfassung Arbeit und Führung befinden sich in einem weltweiten Wandlungsprozess, der Menschen ebenso wie maschinelle Systeme betrifft. Lernprozesse und Lernverantwortung werden zunehmend integrale Bestandteile von Arbeits- und Führungsanforderungen. Dabei erfolgt Lernen in autonomen...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on firm performance in six Latin American economies. Firm performance includes five distinct dimensions, namely, firm turnover, labour productivity, innovativeness, product differentiation and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue which aims to provide a better understanding of the extent of regional polarization across different economic sectors and its impact on the business environment and strategies of firms in Latin America....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of firm-specific capabilities on performance in regional polarization. Design/methodology/approach – The study develops and tests a theoretical model relating regional economic characteristics and firm-specific capabilities to...

Purpose – This paper aims to analyse the impact of clusters on development and growth at the firm and regional level in Latin America (LA). The past 20 years have witnessed an acceleration of cluster initiatives, assuming their positive impact on firm performance and regional development....

Effective collaboration and knowledge management are the major contributors of success in the construction industry. Although a huge amount of interdisciplinary knowledge is exchanged in building design processes, there is a lack of tools for representing information flows. Therefore, this paper...

Abstract Turbulente Unternehmensumwelten drängen auf einen Wechsel der Managementparadigmen. Im Rekurs auf Ergebnisse einer empirischen Untersuchung in Telekommunikationsbetrieben wird festgestellt, dass neue Steuerungs- und Führungsinstrumente dabei eine Schlüsselrolle spielen und sie in...

With all the “Euro‐hysteria” surrounding 1992 many may accept already that the realisation of a single market is a foregone conclusion. Unfortunately, argues the author, the truth is somewhat different. The bureaucrats in Brussels may not be up to the tasks involved in creating a single...