A strong competition takes place between large European cities for attracting international head offices in especially the services sector. This paper investigates the spatial economic and employment impacts of developing such a top location. First, a theoretical overview is presented on...

This paper emphasizes the importance of quantitative comparative research in the social sciences. For that purpose a great variety of modem classification methods is available. The paper aims to give a selective overview of major classes of these methods and highlights the advantages and...

Meta-analysis offers an analytical framework for research synthesis based on a comparative study of research findings undertaken by different researchers. In this paper, we investigate the possibilities of applying meta-analysis to transport policy impact studies in environmental-economics. The...

Measures to reduce material damage within companies may both increase the business economic performance of the company and traffic safety in general. In this paper the notion of whether such measures are economically feasible is investigated. Results are presented of a series of interviews among...

This paper aims to address the linkage between logistics (in particular, the management of marketing channel flows) and transport markets, while also the interaction between these two markets and inter-modal container terminals is analysed. The marketing channel theory is used to describe all...

This paper discusses processes of technological change in the tile cluster in the village Karanggeneng in Central Java, Indonesia. A growing number of producers in this cluster have switched from traditional kiln to so-called handpress production. We will analyze the processes of innovation...

Randstad-regio's blijken zowel in 1970 als in 1990 de meest bereikbare te zijn. Wanneer echter de relatieve toename geanalyseerd wordt, blijkt dat juist de perifere regio' s het meest geprofiteerd te hebben van de aanleg van snelwegen. Ook bij de toename van de internationale bereikbaarheid...