Purpose – The past three decades have seen the transformation of manufacturing involving its global dispersion and fragmentation. However, a number of recent developments appear to suggest that manufacturing may be entering a new era of flux that will impact the configuration of production...

Management control over production has often meant control over one means of production: people. There is evidence of the use of social isolation to control human behavior throughout recorded history. Traces the development of social isolation through the multiple lenses of management,...

Purpose – Emerging countries are surging as important contributors of outward foreign direct investment (FDI) in both developing and developed markets around the world. This paper seeks to focus on Chinese investment in Europe with a particular consideration given to the manufacturing sector....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) in sustaining global economies. The subject of SWFs has increasingly garnered the concerns of policymakers, market players and scholars for two main reasons: First, these funds represent the largest...

Overview and trends -- Introduction and background: the global space sector -- Globalisation and pivotal role of the space industry -- Industry analysis I: The upstream segment -- Industry analysis II: The downstream segment -- The national players -- The USA space program -- The (other) main...

Overview and trends -- Introduction and background: the global space sector -- Globalisation and pivotal role of the space industry -- Industry analysis I: The upstream segment -- Industry analysis II: The downstream segment -- The national players -- The USA space program -- The (other) main...