Immer mehr Unternehmen intensivieren vor dem Hintergrund zunehmender Komplexität sowie technologischer und wettbewerblicher Dynamik ihre Lieferanten- und Kundenbeziehungen bis hin zu engen Partnerschaften. Sie sehen diese als Voraussetzung für dauerhaft wirkende Wettbewerbsvorteile an.// Mit...

The paper discusses critical land issues in the Philippines and assesses the integration of those issues in the national development agenda and poverty reduction strategies. It covers issues related to agriculture, forest and urban lands, land administration and management and government...

The paper shows that the standing of theory in the field of mergers and acquisitions is weak for at least three reasons. Research is best described as a battlefield of ad hoc theory testing leaving behind a fragmented field. Research has focused traditionally on high intensity markets under the...

It is argued in literature that two schools of thoughts might have been most relevant and influential to the policy formation and implementation in transition economies, with distinguishable economic and social outcomes. While Russia and some countries in the Central and Eastern Europe have...

This paper presents a framework to understand the impact of scientific knowledge on the policy-making process, focusing on the conceptual impact. We note the continuing dissatisfaction with the quality and effects of science-policy interactions in both theory and practice. We critique the...