In education policy, as in many other policy fields, well-designed policy reforms may fail to get enacted because policymakers may suddenly become confronted with a public backlash against their reform agenda. Thus, understanding the dynamics of public opinion is important in order to be able to...

This study explains how businessmen in the German iron and steel industry managed their enterprises, dealt with their customers, and acted in their relations with state and society during a period of war, revolution, and economic crisis. Because this industry occupied a central position in...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- 1. The Nature of Obsessive Thinking -- 2. Understanding: A Prerequisite of Leadership -- 3. The Foreman: Master and Victim of Double Talk -- 4. Human Relations: Rare, Medium, or Well-Done -- 5. The Secret of Success -- 6. Efficiency and Cooperative Behavior...

"Drawing on data from France, Germany, and China, this book explores how the interaction between time and autonomy has reshaped work and examines the impacts of these trends in different socio-economic contexts."

In a pioneering work, Jeffrey Fear overturns the dominant understanding of German management as "backward" relative to the U.S. and uncovers an autonomous and sophisticated German managerial tradition. Beginning with founder August Thyssen--the Andrew Carnegie of Germany--Fear traces the...

The German economy is not getting off the ground. The signs of a beginning recovery that were observable a few months ago have not materialized. Leading indicators now are signaling that economic output will continue to stagnate for the time being. The manufacturing industry is in recession and...