Cooperation in Research and Development constitutes a new phenomena both for managers as well as for management scientists. Starting in the early Eigthies there has been an immense growth of such cooperations between Single - even competing - enterprises (Hagedoom, 1991). By pooling resources...

Diese Doktorarbeit verdeutlicht, dass die internationale Besteuerung von Kapitaleinkommen in unserer globalisierten Welt eine Herausforderung für Regierungen ist. Haushalte halten ein beträchtiges Vermögen im Ausland, insbesondere in der Schweiz. Länder halten an ihrer nationalen...

Production and trade processes in the textile industry have been undergoing tremendous changes in structure due to both changes in technology (i.e. increased mechanization and automation processes) and in the institutional environment (i.e. the assignment of the WTO treaty in 1994). This paper...

A model for the study of historic business cooperation -- The evolution of the simon ruiz network and partner choice criteria -- The proximity to power -- Endogamy in early modern trade : a necessity? the case of the simon ruiz network 5. mechanisms of economic cooperation and competition...

This study analyses the effectiveness of targeted public support for R&D investment. In particular, we test whether the specific policy design aiming at incentivizing (international) collaboration and R&D in small and mediumsized firms achieves the desired objectives on input as well as output...

Recent years have seen the emergence of low-cost innovations targeted at economically weaker sections of the society, seeking to align business with social welfare. In many instances, results on the ground have been, however, rather sobering as firms have generally (probably justifiably) worried...