Author : Robert John Bennett
Publisher : Study of Industrial Society
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 42,58 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Author : Detlef Sack
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 27,98 MB
Release : 2021-01-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3030627004
Chambers of commerce are omnipresent in domestic public policy and play a crucial role in business self-governance. However, they are rather neglected in both public and scientific debates and seem to be in decline. This volume fills this gap in research on organised business and state-market coordination in Europe. The contributions discuss chambers of commerce as interest groups and actors in political systems, and address the institutional changes that this kind of self-governance is undergoing. The development of chambers of commerce in recent decades shows a wide array of mechanisms for institutional adaptation, ranging from displacement and conversion to enduring stability. This volume gives an insight into the dynamics and factors affecting these changes, with case studies on Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Spain, and the United Kingdom, all conducted by recognised experts in this field.
Author : Jack Hayward
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 22,71 MB
Release : 2003-03-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0191530484
Governing Europe is intended to be the leading advanced survey of politics in Western Europe. It examines in detail all aspects of political life in Western Europe, from public protest to core executives, social policy to Europe's place in the world. It brings together a world-class team of leading scholars from the United Kingdom, continental Europe and North America. The contributions provide not only a sophisticated introduction to the various issues covered, but also a detailed discussion of the major theoretical and empirical debates and developments in the field. The book therefore provides both a comprehensive overview and a series of original contributions to scholarly debate. The focus is on European core executives, public administration, parties and organised interests, democracy and popular participation, public policy and the changing European state. It wil be essential reading to scholars and students alike. The volume is intended as a tribute to the late Vincent Wright of Nuffield College, Oxford University.
Author : Pepper D. Culpepper
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 16,11 MB
Release : 2001-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1571812962
In recent years the German economy has grown sluggishly and created few new jobs. These developments have led observers to question the future viability of a model that in the past seemed able to combine economic growth, competitiveness in export markets, and low social inequality. This volume brings together empirical and comparative research from across the social sciences to examine whether or not Germany's system of skill provision is still capable of meeting the economic and social challenges now facing all the advanced capitalist economies. At issue is the question of whether or not the celebrated German training system, an essential element of the high-skill, high-wage equilibrium, can continue to provide the skills necessary for German companies to hold their economic niche in a world characterized by increasing trade and financial interdependence. Combining an examination of the competitiveness of the German training system with an analysis of the robustness of the political institutions that support it, this volume seeks to understand the extent to which the German system for imparting craft skills can adjust to changes in the organization of production in the advanced industrial states.
Author : Robert J. Bennett
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 936 pages
File Size : 47,52 MB
Release : 2011-10-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0199584737
The book provides the first definitive, scholarly, and systematic history of the Chambers of Commerce (local organizations of business people) from their origins in the 18th century, through their historical development up to the present date. Based on new and previously inaccessible archive information, it covers the UK, Ireland, USA, and Canada.
Author : David Wilson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 38,44 MB
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 134926556X
This fourth volume in the Academy of International Business Series examines three main areas of internationalization: the internationalization process, competitive advantage in an international context and international business in emerging markets. The cohesive theme threading through the chapters comprises the twin objectives of assessing the current state-of-the-art research into international business phenomena and looking forward to emerging research themes for the new millenium.
Author : Alain Fayolle
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 26,45 MB
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 178536488X
Entrepreneurship is undoubtedly a social process and creating a firm requires both the mobilization of social networks and the use of social capital. This book addresses the gap that exists between the need to take these factors into consideration and the understanding of how network relationships are developed and transformed across the venturing process.
Author : Jonathan Grix
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 24,80 MB
Release : 2002-09-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781902459202
The 10 essays of this collection are derived from a group of courses developed by the U. of Birmingham's (UK) Institute for German Studies, which is devoted to the social sciences. The essays consider the (British) research methods used for studying issues in Germany by researchers in economics, pol
Author : James Hogan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 39,53 MB
Release : 1990-11-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1349113441
Author : Francesco Grillo
Publisher : Springer
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 17,77 MB
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1137449667
Endogenous growth theory has significantly impacted most of the developing and developed countries, shifting priorities of industrial policies towards innovation. In line with this trend, the European Union significantly increased its budgetary allocation for R&D. However, statistical data show a weak correlation between R&D expenditure and the acceleration of economic growth. Regional innovation policies display divergent returns according to different institutional conditions and policy choices. Grillo and Nanetti attempt to understand the reasons that lie behind differences in performance. Their results show that better performing innovation strategies require the following factors: clear choices of locally congruent smart specialization; strong capacity of public investment to stimulate additional private investment; clear distribution of responsibilities for decision-making and independence of policy implementation from political interference; and problem solving partnerships amongst innovators, universities, and governments that pre-exist the programmes. These factors point to a relationship between democracy (defined as openness of policy-making) and innovation (as technology-enabled growth) which is explored throughout this book.
