This book brings together a wide range of policy experts from both old and new European Union member states, as well as from the US, and presents their insights, observations and research on the future of economic and social models in Europe. This book is an essential companion for all...

An informed discussion of the global education market, analysing the rankings system, and the determinants which help universities to advance. The authors examine possible improvements in the promotion and commercialization of university research, and the role of universities in the social and...

Interactive Web 2.0 Applications in the Multi-Channel Marketing for Retailers -- How to Maintain a Process Perspective on Retail Internationalization: The IKEA Case -- Trade Credit Periods in Retail Commerce for Products of Mass Consumption: An Application to Spanish Legislation -- Customer...

The aim of EUROPEAN RETAIL RESEARCH is to publish interesting manuscripts of high quality and innovativeness with a focus on retail researchers, retail lecturers, retail students and retail executives. As it has always been, retail executives are part of the target group and the knowledge...

Mit Beiträgen von Peter Jones -- Daphne Comfort -- David Hillier -- Prokopis K. Theodoridis -- Anastasios P. Panopoulos -- Jochen Binder -- Dennis Herhausen -- Nicolas Pernet -- Marcus Schögel -- Alfonso Ruiz Martínez -- Irene Gil Saura -- Thomas Rudolph -- Thomas Schröder -- Tim Böttger --...

Fifteen years after its commercial launching, the Internet has become the second most imp- tant distribution channel (after high street retailing) and a major source of customer infor- tion and empowerment (Urban 2003, 2005; Constantinides/Fountain 2008). A number of - cent developments in this...

The aim of EUROPEAN RETAIL RESEARCH is to publish interesting manuscripts of high quality and innovativeness with a focus on retail researchers, retail lecturers, retail students and retail executives. As it has always been, retail executives are part of the target group and the knowledge...