This study is part of an ESCAP/UNCTAD/UNDP regional project. The objectives for the Singapore case-study include identifying the products affected by the GSP withdrawal and assessing how Singapore can regain its competitiveness, which may involve the restructuring of such industries and, if need...

The volume is divided into four parts. Part I considers the broad trends in the recent economic performances of the United States and the problem of increasing protectionism. Part II analyses the structural adjustments in both the United States and the developing countries in ASEAN. Part III...

Lashinsky, US-Journalist bei der Zeitschrift "Fortune", fasst seine jahrelangen Beobachtungen des Apple-Konzerns hier zusammen. Von aktiven Apple Managern erfuhr er gar nichts, von anderen umso mehr. Er konstatiert, dass unter Steve Jobs "im ganzen Unternehmen eine Kultur der Angst und...

"Strategic planning is an important function in nonprofit and public organizations, and leaders are continually striving to increase efficiency and effectiveness. Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations explores John Bryson's strategic planning model and outlines the reasons...

The idea of workers owning the businesses where they work is not new. In America’s early years, Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison believed that the best economic plan for the Republic was for citizens to have some ownership stake in the land, which was the main form of productive...