In Österreich hat der Direktinvestitionsboom, der Europa und die OECD bereits Mitte der achtziger Jahre erfaßt hatte, deutlich später begonnen, hält aber noch fast ungebrochen an. Seit Ende der achtziger Jahre exportieren österreichische Unternehmen erstmals, wie es einem entwickelten...

The export-intensive Austrian timber-paper sector employs nearly 125,000 persons in more than 10,000 establishments. Its product portfolio stretches from basic sawmill and pulp products, over fibre board and wood construction to highly specialised furniture and paper products. During the latest...

Since the mid-eighties a wave of mergers and acquisitions has swept over the Austrian manufacturing sector. West European integration and the opening of the East European countries have strengthened this tendency. This wave has given rise to the emergence of a specialized sector of professional...