A post by Maximilian Bruder, PhD fellow at UNU-MERIT Businesses are a key driver of economic growth, job creation and innovation, and they have a significant impact on the environment and society. The private sector therefore has a crucial role to play in attaining the SDGs, by providing a way of doing business that is not only focused on profit maximization but creates shared value for other stakeholders as well. Furthermore, the private sector can provide funding and expertise in addition to t...
The Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS), one of the most cited inter-disciplinary journals in the social sciences, marked its 50th anniversary in 2019. Although considered by many to be a business discipline, ‘International Business’ today covers a wide intellectual space from trade, FDI, R&D collaboration, to sociology and political economy studies. It sits squarely between economics and management, often cross-fertilising between the two subjects. Indeed, a number of UNU-MERIT...
Prof. René Belderbos has been awarded the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) silver medal for ‘exceptional’ intellectual contributions. The award was part of the journal’s 50-year anniversary celebrations, held in 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark. We caught up with René to find out more about the award and his wider work in general, including an upcoming sabbatical in Japan. … What is special about this journal and your silver award? The Journal of International Busine...
Our EU Trend Reports tackle innovative business practices from a policy perspective. They help policymakers better understand the latest trends in business and industry innovation and provide specific policy recommendations to unleash the potential of European businesses and scale-up successful innovative solutions in the EU. Two trend reports are published every year, drawing on case studies and conference outcomes. ••• The latest innovation trends – from space services to extreme recycling — f...
Our EU Trend Reports tackle innovative business practices from a policy perspective. They help policymakers better understand the latest trends in business and industry innovation and provide specific policy recommendations to unleash the potential of European businesses and scale-up successful innovative solutions in the EU. Two trend reports are published every year, drawing on case studies and conference outcomes. ••• The latest innovation trends — from drones to food to collaborative p...
Our EU Trend Reports tackle innovative business practices from a policy perspective. They help policymakers better understand the latest trends in business and industry innovation and provide specific policy recommendations to unleash the potential of European businesses and scale-up successful innovative solutions in the EU. Two trend reports are published every year, drawing on case studies and conference outcomes. ••• Without smart factories Europe will lose more manufacturing jobs; without c...
Our EU Trend Reports tackle innovative business practices from a policy perspective. They help policymakers better understand the latest trends in business and industry innovation and provide specific policy recommendations to unleash the potential of European businesses and scale-up successful innovative solutions in the EU. Two trend reports are published every year, drawing on case studies and conference outcomes. ••• The second trend report from the EU’s Business Innovation Observatory highl...
A new report written by Dr. René Wintjes for the EU’s ‘Business Innovation Observatory’ looks at a range of new business, organisational and production models. These include successful new ways in which companies organise themselves, produce goods and services, and create new markets. Based on 12 case studies, the report highlights common issues and major trends before giving a raft of policy recommendations. The idea behind this approach is that good policy can increase the so...
Our EU Trend Reports tackle innovative business practices from a policy perspective. They help policymakers better understand the latest trends in business and industry innovation and provide specific policy recommendations to unleash the potential of European businesses and scale-up successful innovative solutions in the EU. Two trend reports are published every year, drawing on case studies and conference outcomes. ••• This first trend report for the EU’s Business Innovation Observatory was au...