Globalization is transforming the German manufacturing production model. German manufacturing MNCs are shifting from servicing global demand via exports to a strategy of 'produce where you sell' FDI expansion in emerging global markets. This strategy is generating recursive dynamics that are...

The paper examines recent evidence on the erosion of the German industrial relations model. Although its coverage has declined, much of this has occurred in smaller and newer establishments, and compared with Britain, it has remained solid in the areas of Germany's traditional industrial...

Survey studies on corporate risk management show that firms follow very diverse riskmanagement strategies. The observed behavior is difficult to reconcile with establishedhedging theories and with the standard procedure for testing them. The present paper wants tolink the discussion on risk...

Die vorliegende Untersuchung ist nicht nur informativ, sondern auch ein "Dienst an der eigenen Sache": Der Autor entwickelt nämlich die These, daß viele Schwierigkeiten im China-Geschäft daher rühren, daß bei den deutschen Unternehmen zu wenig Wissen über Strukturen und Prozesse in...