One of the most significant changes in the global economy today is the strong increase in outgoing foreign direct investment (OFDI) from emerging economies to industrialised countries. Whereas investment in less developed countries is often motivated by the sourcing of natural resources and...

Die sich auf drei regionale Fallstudien stützende Untersuchung zeigt am Beispiel der auf den Diamanthandel spezialisierten, aus Westindien stammenden Gemeinschaft der Palanpuris, dass transnationale Unternehmer einen wichtigen Beitrag zum Transfer von Wissen über große Distanzen und damit...

Wind energy-related employment has been surging recently in Germany: it rose from 9,200 in 1997 to 90,000 in 2007 and is estimated to be 112,000 in 2020. The industry particularly emerged in coastal, northern Germany. Recently big hopes are particularly set on the offshore wind energy industry....

Strengthening innovation capacity of European small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by means of their participation in the Sixth (FP6-SME) and Seventh (FP7-SME) Framework Programmes was an important objective of the European Union policies. Since SMEs form the backbone of the Italian economy,...