Zusammenfassung Die Berücksichtigung der Nachhaltigkeit wird immer wichtiger für die langfristige Wettbewerbsfähigkeit von touristischen Destinationen. Keines der existierenden Modelle zum Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement im Tourismus ist so operationalisiert, dass es in Destinationen einfach...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to explore the required changes, outline business potential and envisage the key steps that a networked manufacturing industry needs to take to reach more sustainably performing manufacturing in the future. Design/methodology/approach – The paper...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to aim to quantitatively evaluate the importance of ICTs for sustainable development. A hypothesis about the criticality of ICTs to sustainable development has been tested. The consequences of other ICT elements on knowledge management also have been...

To maximize society's welfare, economists should be concerned with the efficient use of the stock of natural resources. The stock of natural resources is a gift of nature. The usefulness of this stock comes from its alternative uses, e.g. existence, exploitation and bequest. Therefore, the...

The relationship between the quality of political institutions and the performance of regulation has recently assumed greater prominence in the policy debate on the effectiveness of infrastructure industry reforms. Taking the view that political accountability is a key factor linking political...

Purpose – This research presents uncomfortable questions about the viability of alternative energy technologies, which arise during economic contraction and degrowth but are scarcely addressed within media and academia. Design/methodology/approach – The author identifies and graphically...

Zusammenfassung Die Bedeutung von Transaktionskosten für die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung war in den letzten Jahrzehnten Gegenstand zahlreicher ökonomischer Forschungsansätze. Nur ein sehr kleiner Teil davon wählte eine empirische Herangehensweise. Dieser Aufsatz beginnt mit einem kurzen...