During the first two-thirds of the 20th century the themes of sectorial structure and compared performance prevail in Italian economic historiography. In contrast, in the last part of the century attention is focused on the behavior of single economic actors and their micro-economic strategies....

Zur Sicherung ihres langfristigen Erfolges sind Unternehmen permanent gefordert in neue Märkte und Marktsegmente einzutreten. Hierbei stellt sich die Frage, ob Unternehmen erfolgreicher sind, wenn sie als Erster in einen Markt eintreten (Innovatorstrategie) oder wenn sie bewusst abwarten und...

Call for Action: From Financial and Economic Crisis to Working Capital Trap -- Determination of the Internal Financing Power of Corporate Growth via the Self-Financeable Growth Rate -- Strengthening Internal Financing Power using Cash-to-cash Cycle Optimization -- Measures for Strengthening...

Academic research has identified several operational drivers in manufacturing companies that have an effect on either the physical production of goods or its distribution: working capital requirements, manufacturing performance, supply chain performance and supply chain risk. In this study...

This book demonstrates that there is sufficient evidence on the Nigerian economy and society to inform many policy issues, and reveals the current problems and policy options that a democratic Nigeria will need to debate and resolve. It presents an agenda of reform as unfinished business

Peter F. Drucker, one of the world's most influential management gurus of all times, once said that "the best way to predict the future is to create it". In other words, those managers who systematically study the future have also the power to shape and influence the future. By the means of...