University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. August 2010. Major: Sociology. Advisor: Professor David Knoke. 1 computer file (PDF); v, 141 pages.

A complex adaptive systems approach has been permeating organizational studies andthe field of supply network management helping to describe and explain supplynetwork dynamics and emergent inter-firm structures. This has improved ourtheoretical knowledge of the nature of supply networks...

Full-text of this article is not available in this e-prints service. This article was originally published following peer-review in International Journal of Information Technology and Management, published by and copyright Inderscience.

Several studies from different bodies of literature have studied public private interactions from different perspectives. The literature of National Systems of Innovation suggests that universities and public research centres (PRC) can make an important contribution to innovation (Lundvall 1992;...

In the introductory chapter it has been laid out, that knowledge as an input factor of production exhibits a strong influence on economic development. The increasing knowledge intensity in the globalised economy needs to focus on the determinants of the "knowledge based society". Two major...

In recent years, the growing importance of environmental and social issues has put pressure on companies to implement environmental and social systems. With the pressure on companies to improve environmental performance, environmental management accounting can provide a valuable tool that...

The following study about the economic performance of the Johannesburg’s small Internet service providers investigates the economic performance of the small Internet providers against the backdrop of regulatory conditions. The study departs from the view point that reports about previous...

Die Dissertation analysiert das Verhältnis zwischen ökonomischem Erfolg, Umweltregulierung und Energiemarktentwicklungen. Es wird aufgezeigt, dass die ökonomischen Folgen der jüngsten Klimapolitik der Europäischen Union gering waren. Ihre Ausgestaltung wird in einen polit-ökonomischen...

Regional policy has taken the centre stage in delivering current UK government efforts to promote productivity-driven economic growth. This article considers the validity of the prime indicator being used to assess regional economic performance: gross value added (GVA) per head. Evidence...

This paper describes and analysis the unique condition of Indonesian automotivesector. Indonesian automotive sector has been enjoying rapid annual export growthafter the economic crisis at the end of 90s. Actually, the import's value has been always higher than the export value. As almost of the...