In this paper the authors want to analyse the connection between organisational structure and the performance (efficiency) of the members of the organisation, especially german universities.

The paper presents empirical findings from two case studies in the German automobileindustry. The cases are used to discuss contemporary attempts by corporate management toimplement new governance and control practices within the firm. These attempts follow anew paradigm, or “Leitbild”, of...

Vorliegendes Arbeitspapier stellt das angelsächsische Board-Modell am Beispiel Großbritannien vor.

This paper pinpoints the development of the Commission's policy on rail infrastructure charges through to Directive 2001/14.

This paper emphasizes the elements of good practice, which are important to the implementation of road user charging concerning the process of the implementation of travel plans.

[...]Like the other countries examined, the United Kingdomadopted inflation targets after a successful disinflation.Unlike these countries, however, the UnitedKingdom took this step in the aftermath of a foreignexchange rate crisis in order to restore a nominalanchor and to lock in past...

A literature review of Performance Measurement Systems (PMS) in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) shows that the main contributions focus on the development of theoretical models, but not on guidelines for practical implimentation. In this context an important neglected aspect is the...