Dutch Abstract: Een imposant boek over industriebeleid voor Groot-Brittannië drukt ons weer met de neus op het feit dat er grote verschillen zijn tussen ontwikkelde landen, die het noodzakelijk maken om beleid te ontwikkelen op nationaal en regionaal niveau

Dutch Abstract: Deze oratie van hoogleraar Edwin Woerdman, uitgesproken op 26 maart 2019 aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, bevat diverse hypothesen. Een nationale CO2-heffing bovenop het Europese emissiehandelssysteem leidt ertoe dat de samenleving straks meer betaalt voor emissiereducties die...

This article deals with selected activities of human resource management and connects them with a new trend - temporary work. Afterwards this article focus work satisfaction, motivation, work stimulation, role of manager etc.

This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of issues related to the restructuring of large industrial enterprises in Central and Eastern Europe. The experience with industrial restructuring in the region to date suggests that policies aimed at promoting restructuring should focus on: (i)...

This report analyses the exposure of business services industry to foreign competition, either through trade or through foreign direct investment. Internationalisation of the Dutch business services industry is compared to the situation in the USA and a number of EU countries. Read also the...

This report summarises the findings of a study on the growth factors and growth prospects of the business services (BS) industry. It puts Dutch BS industry in an international comparative perspective, identifying its particular strengths and weaknesses. Lees ook het bijbehorende <a...

The fact that Europe is lagging behind in comparison with its main competitors in the research and innovation activities is generally known. In 2000 EU countries launching the Lisbon strategy linked with the opening of the European research area were expecting to do away with the remaining...