GELEITWORT Die Betriebswirtschaftslehre steht vor einem Rätsel: Einerseits ist die Zahl der Publikationen über Kooperation, Synergiemanagement, Netzwerke und ähnliche Themen unüberschaubar und läßt erwarten, daß wir alles Wichtige bereits wissen. Andererseits bleiben naheHegende...

The article examines the role of housing cooperatives for social cohesion in the city by introducing linking social capital which grasps the vertical dimension of social capital. Housing cooperatives represent a crucial intermediate level between residents and urban housing policy, thus...

1. Setting the stage -- 2. An action framework for rural municipalities -- 3. An agenda for cross-border know-how exchange -- 4. The evaluation of the transferability of the proposed agenda -- 5. Conclusion.

It is a key factor for entrepreneurial success to identify and to assess potential partners. The authors discuss traditional methods of evaluating cooperation relationships and cooperation partners and develop an integrative tool to assist with partner evaluation. Evaluations can tie in with the...