In the late 1990s and into the early 2000s, Germany was often called “the sick man of
Europe.” Indeed, Germany's economic growth averaged only about 1.2 percent per year …

The empirical evidence of family business phenomenon in terms of employment outcomes is
contradictory highlighting the micro–macro gap in the existing research. To address this …

Although there has been abundant research on the positive personality and environmental
qualities that stimulate entrepreneurship, we argue that negative personal circumstances of …

The servitization of the manufacturing sector refers to the evolution of manufacturers'
capabilities to offer services as complements to or substitutes for the goods that they …

Is the EU enlargement the success EU institutions proclaim? Based on fifteen years of
fieldwork research across Central and Eastern Europe and on migrants in the UK and …

MNEs shape the location of activities in the world economy, linking diverse regions in what
has been called the global factory. This study portrays the evolution of incomes and …

This paper explores the recent evolution of manufacturing-related policies in leading OECD
economies—Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. A novel …

This article examines how the scientific specialization of universities impacts new firm
creation across industries at the local level. In accordance with the Pavitt-Miozzo-Soete …

The article examines the industrial relations developments in the post‐communist countries
that entered the EU in 2004. Rather than introducing the 'European Social Model', EU …