This empirical project deals with decision-making in the context of International Labour Conventions, the most binding instruments available to the International Labour Organization (ILO). Formulated in a complex…
While in the early nineties the long-term objective of preserving ecological viability featured at the center of public attention, this focus has currently shifted to the politically predominant concern with…
Global competition gradually affects small companies and service providers and no longer only large corporations. The changes in production, organisation and decision structures pose particular challenges to the…
The project is supposed to significantly contribute to closing the scientific gap concerning the economic impacts of information technology (IT). These are still being discussed controversially, even though IT has…
Renewable Energies face difficulties in establishing their market; the, as compared to the exploitation of conventional sources of energy, rather high cost associated with their generation pose a serious…
The conference hosted the presentation and discussion of European and American research investigating the relationship between regulation and innovation, placing particular emphasis on conceptual detail and…
Currently, the automotive parts and services industry in the state of Baden-Württemberg is much adapted to providing for conventional motor (i.e. diesel and gasoline fuel) technology. For components necessitated…
Information technology has penetrated every sector of the working world while the unemployment rate is increasing. Therefore, the employment effects of technical progress have become a major issue again in the…
The aim of the project is to analyse the frequently asserted claim that the German banking system is superior to the American banking system with regard to the provision of outside capital to small and…
In the course of the liberalisation of electricity markets in the EU Member States, the question as to the suitable regulatory framework for environmental policy needs to be asked anew. Therefore, this research…