Ständige Schwankungen auf dem Weltmarkt zwingen auch große Unternehmen zu kurzfristiger, flexibler Unternehmenspolitik. Der einheitliche Flächentarifvertrag erscheint vielen Managern deshalb längst als rotes Tuch. Früher war er Garant sozialen Friedens und verlässlicher...

Public utility industries, once regarded as monolithic monopolies, in fact are made up of many separate activities, many of which can sustain effective competition. Experience shows that introducing competition into these industries leads to enhanced efficiency and greater innovation as well as...

Services liberalisation can be an emotive issue where the tertiary sector has been largely dominated by the state and where, consequently, its employees have civil-servant status. This applies as much in Asia as it has done in Europe. Despite this reality, however, it can be shown that services...

Most IEA countries are liberalising their electricity markets, shifting the responsibility for financing new investment in power generation to private investors. No longer able to automatically pass on costs to consumers, and with future prices of electricity uncertain, investors face a much...