1. Introduction – The Temporal Dynamics of Education -- PART I. The Emergence of Education and Its Economic Dimension -- 2. Education: Conceptual and Methodological Approaches -- 3.Theories and Models on the Relationship Between Education and Economic Development -- 4. Economic Scale of...

Der wirtschaftliche Rückstand Ostdeutschlands gegenüber Westdeutschland ist 25 Jahre nach dem Fall der Mauer immer noch groß. Beim Bruttoinlandsprodukt je Einwohner werden 71 Prozent und bei der Produktivität etwa drei Viertel des westdeutschen Niveaus erreicht. Der Aufholprozess kommt nur...

Chapter 1 : Introducing business model innovation and the game changers of tomorrow -- Chapter 2: Business model innovation capability: A game changer for sustaining a firm’s edge -- Chapter 3: New Venues for Collaborative Business Model Innovation through Ecosystems -- Chapter 4:...

We revisit the idea that colonized countries that were more (less) economically advanced in 1500 became poorer (richer, respectively) by the late 20th century. Using data on place of origin of today's country populations and the urbanization and population density measures used by Acemoglu et...

Thriving at work is one of the hottest topic of discussion now a days. As it has become one of the most important concern to increase learning and vitality of employees. Practitioners are looking for ways to increase employees thriving at work. This study analyzes the mediating role of civility...

Recent work on the relationship between tax structure and economic growth has offered little reliable evidence for developing countries. Yet it is in such countries where the greatest changes in tax structure not only have been seen over the past 30 years but will likely continue to be seen in...