A randomized experiment tested the effectiveness of individual and small group–based consulting services on firms in the Colombian auto parts industry, finding improvements in management and firm performance over three to four years. This paper uses administrative data to track these firms for...

This report provides an overview of the stakeholder consultation activities that were carried out as part of the Impact Assessment Support Study on the Directives of the Roadworthiness Package (RWP). The main body of this report outlines the consultation strategy, activities and methodology,...

Informal, low-quality employment in micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) remains a significant challenge in low- and middle-income countries. We present evidence from an impact evaluation of a light-touch business consulting program with a focus on employment formalization in Côte...

Digital or Technology strategies are the first step of the Digital Transformation. The main risk is that information and assessments not included in the strategy and left to be confirmed and managed at later stages have the potential to negatively affect the successful implementation of the...

This study aims to profile the emergent behavioral responses of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ukraine to radical market changes and identify the cause-effect relationships that ensure their resilience through an emergent approach to strategic management. The article analyzes the...

Online health consultation services are crucial for mental health support, particularly in densely populated areas. However, the heavy reliance on human expertise often leads to delays, necessitating more efficient and automated solutions. This study developed a machine learning framework to...

To combat firms exploiting transfer pricing as a tool for tax avoidance, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) introduced the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Action 13 (BEPS 13), enhancing tax transparency and the exchange of information with tax authorities....

The future EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy will aim to improve the framework conditions for innovative startups and scaleups, making it simpler and faster to grow in the Single Market. As a flagship action under the Competitiveness Compass, the Strategy will improve the environment for young...

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) was set up as a consultative body of the European Union in 1957 by the Treaty of Rome. The EESC is an advisory assembly composed of 329 members from Europe's socio-economic sphere nominated by national governments and appointed in a personal...

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) was set up as a consultative body of the European Union in 1957 by the Treaty of Rome. The EESC is an advisory assembly composed of 329 members from Europe's socio-economic sphere nominated by national governments and appointed in a personal...

This report analyses the results of stakeholder consultations conducted by the EU AI Office regarding two critical aspects of AI regulation: the definition of AI systems and prohibited AI applications (European Commission, 2024). This report synthesises stakeholder feedback to 88 questions and...

The new Single Market Strategy will strengthen our European home market, our anchor of stability and resilience in an uncertain world. For more than thirty years, the Single Market has been Europe's driver of growth and prosperity, offering a stable and predictable environment grounded in the...

By launching this consultation, the Eurosystem is taking the first step towards a possible future extension to the operating hours of its T2 system. Although the operating hours of the Eurosystem's real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system (T2) were already extended in 2023, the growing...

To inform Cohesion Policy reform debates and the future arrangements post 2027, the European Commission initiated a large-scale consultation process on European Territorial Cooperation during the Interreg Annual Event in 2023. This process went on to involve numerous consultation events, surveys...

In the following, eight exemplary paradoxes for entrepreneurs are briefly presented on the basis of a literature review. This is followed by a case analysis based on the information, advice and training services offered by a German university, to examine which university-related services and...

This paper provides the first systematic and comprehensive empirical study of management and strategy consulting. We unveil the workings of this opaque industry by drawing on universal administrative business-to-business transaction data based on value-added tax links from Belgium (2002-2023)....

Hurricane Beryl set a precedent for what is predicted to be an extremely active hurricane season for the entire Atlantic basin. This hurricane intensified at an explosive rate to become the earliest Category 5 (on the Saffir Simpson scale) Atlantic hurricane on record. From 01 July to 09 July,...

This report provides an overview of the activities undertaken by the Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights in 2023. It outlines the main observations and recommendations shared with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex or Agency) and its Management Board in order to...

This contribution develops critique from analysing forms of misconduct by knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) firms, especially the largest, globally located and client-interactive on all five continents. Management consultancy infractions range from supplying spurious advice, to...

Since the Maastricht Treaty of 1992, the European Union's economic governance framework has played a key role in promoting economic stability, growth, and employment across Europe. As this framework has evolved over time, it has become increasingly intricate, with some of its instruments failing...

ENISA has developed Specifications for the evaluation and certification of embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Cards (eUICCs) under the European Common Criteria-based cybersecurity certification scheme (EUCC). Considering different types of eUICCs will exist and some might also contribute to...

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and the resurgence of the Middle East conflict, government measures to support the economy have intervened massively in economic activity and thus influenced the real insolvency situation. This situation creates...

Die Überlegungen zum Einsatz von künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) in der Handwerksorganisation nehmen mit der Verbreitung praktischer Anwendungen zu. Dabei erfolgt eine schrittweise Konkretisierung von KI-Lösungen für die verschiedenen Aufgabenbereiche der Handwerksorganisation. Eine vielfältig...