Die gegenwärtig im öffentlichen Sektor zu verzeichnende breite Akzeptanz betriebswirt-schaftlicher Standardanwendungssoftware (SAS) ist nicht zuletzt in der Hoffnung begründet, durch die in ihr inkorporierten und sich bewährten privatwirtschaftlichen Methoden die Steue-rungsprobleme der...

Deutsche Universit?ten stehen heute genauso wie Unternehmen vor der Frage, wen sie zum Studium zulassen bzw. als Mitarbeiter ausw?hlen. Die Kriterien, die f?r diese Auswahlentscheidungen herangezogen werden, gleichen sich zwischen Universit?ten und Unternehmen zunehmend an. Meist ber?cksichtigen...

Purpose. Branding in universities has become an increasingly topical issue among practitioners, with some institutions committing substantial financial resources to branding activities. Although it is receiving increased academic investigation, to date this has been limited. The particular...

The main argument in this paper is that collaboration as a means of involving different agencies into a common purpose can be the main ‘ingredient’ for the formation of a framework of a strategy, the so-called ‘collaborative strategy’. The utility of such a framework is given through the...

Since the eighties there has been a concerted effort to reform the public sector in order to, amongst other things, improve their performance and service delivery to the public. Large scale and capital intensive projects are required, especially within Oman a developing country, for ensuring...

The purpose of this research is to gain a better understanding of the impact of experience on performance, the farm versus nonfarm self-employed, and the impact of government expenditures on firm birth from an entrepreneurial perspective. Throughout the entrepreneurial literature, it has been...

At the national level, drug policy is a resource allocation problem. Resources are allocated to programs to reduce the demand for, and supply of, illegal drugs. Supply-side programs have traditionally garnered the largest share of the federal drug control budget. In recent years, emphasis within...