Die Strategie japanischer Unternehmen, Geschäftsbeziehungen durch die Aufnahme von Vertretern der Geschäftspartner in das eigene Top-Management zu stabilisieren, gab vielfältige Impulse für das organisationale Lernen und damit auch für den Erfolg der Unternehmen. Der sich zur Zeit...

Grundlagen -- Gesamtwirtschaftliche Megatrends und die Aussicht auf dynamische Zukunftsindustrien in Japan -- Identifikation von Zukunftstechnologien in Japan -- Finanzierung von Zukunftstechnologien in Japan -- Mensch und Gesundheit -- Life Sciences und Biotechnologie in Japan -- Die japanische...

Japan has been conceived of as being a “developmental state.” However, given that Japan has, since 1992, been contending with a post-bubble “crisis period,” it is important to examine whether or not the resultant deregulation has altered the government-industry nexus. This paper focuses...

Classical economic theory distinguished between two factors of production: capital and labour. Alfred Marshall added a third factor: management. Gary Becker, in distinguishing between unskilled and specialized labour, emphasized the importance of investment in special human capital. Dieter...

In open-pit mining of lignite, production plans have to be set up for a period of about twenty to thirty years. This is partly due to the close interaction of production plans and investment plans and partly due to legal requirements for open-pit mining in Germany. The major uncertainties...