The world of business has always been considered quick and unforgiving, but it is certainly getting even quicker and less forgiving as we enter the new "millennium." New problems have given rise to new approaches while some, but not all, old problems yield new solutions. The theme of this volume...

We briefly review the evolution in the analysis of the boundaries of the firm in global strategy. We explain how initial studies that argued that firm boundaries were driven by the minimization of transaction costs were later complemented by analyses that proposed that firm boundaries were...

"This book is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly research on emerging human resource practices in relation to labor management, featuring innovative methods to remain competitive in the global business arena"--Provided by publisher.

Im Zentrum des Hans Jobst Pleitner gewidmeten Bandes stehen die Klein- und Mittelunternehmen. Über fünfzig Beiträge von Kollegen, Partnern in weltweiten Netzwerken und ehemaligen Doktoranden fügen sich zu einem eigentlichen "State-of-the Art"-Werk für den Bereich der KMU zusammen. -- Im...