It is commonly known that the provision of services is currently carried out at a global level. Tertiary activities not only continuously increase their share in total employment and value added, but also in international trade and, as a consequence, in the processes of externationalisation and...

This paper studies the impact of environmental innovation on employment growth in the period 2006-2008 using firm-level data for German manufacturing and services. It extends the model by Harrison et al (2008) in order to distinguish between employment effects of environmental and...

This paper studies the impact of environmental innovation on employment growth using firmlevel data for 16 European countries and the period 2006-2008. It extends the model by Harrison et al (2008) in order to distinguish between employment effects of environmental and non-environmental product...

This paper studies the role and importance of service sector in the economies of the North-Eastern states of India. The main objective of this paper is to highlight some of the recent developments and trends in the service sector of this region with help of explaining structural transformation...

The issue surrounding brand image is always fascinating to ponder. This is true not only for products/services, but also for organizations and individuals. Like it or not, individuals are prone toward creating brand image to excel in life. From the understanding on products/services, personal...

The paper assesses the development of the market for navigation services and devices based on the results of a recently held Foresight exercise on monitoring of global technology trends. The future of the market for Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) devices is largely influenced by...

This paper aims to conduct long-term projections about the organizational changes in the Korean economy and industry. The KIET–DIMM (KIET Dynamic Inter-industry Macroeconomic Model) was developed into KIET–DIMM12 to conduct this research. The KIET–DIMM is basically designed to achieve...

The paper provides fresh empirical evidence on the relative role of changes in final and intermediate demand as affecting the changes in the sectoral structure of advanced economies. These latter have led, over the last three decades, to the massive growth of service sectors. The paper draws...

Das Verarbeitende Gewerbe ist ein wichtiger Abnehmer von Dienstleistungen und hat damit einen wesentlichen Einfluss auf das Wachstum des Dienstleistungssektors. Umgekehrt sind die Impulse, die von Dienstleistungen auf das Verarbeitende Gewerbe ausgehen, geringer. Im Jahr 2009 induzierte die...