Law, economics, social sciences

At the Bilderberg Conferences, representatives of the transatlantic power elite have been discussing the major issues of world politics every year since 1954. To this day, the Bilderberg Group is primarily made a public issue by conspiracy theorists. In the political public, the mass media and science, the event was noted only in rare cases. This article examines the construction of knowledge about the power of the legendary Bilderberg group, which is anchored in the journalistic, political, conspiracy theory and...

Service Level Agreements (SLAs) have increasingly become a best practice component of logistics contracts. However, there is currently only little empirical knowledge about the actual spread and design of SLAs. This is where the wide-ranging survey of German contract logistics companies, which was initiated together with the Gimmler Logistik Stiftung gGmbH, comes in. Based on the survey results, approaches to optimizing the use of SLAs are worked out from the point of view of the logistics company. The Gimmler Logistik...

In recent years, workplace health management has become more and more important in politics, business and society. In companies, organisations, universities or in administration, qualified, motivated and above all healthy employees with their contribution to performance are the most important "resource". For this reason, these institutions increased their efforts to maintain and promote the health of their employees. Today, health and occupational safety, health promotion and addiction prevention are central elements of human resources management. All activities can be conceptually...

Das Medium des Rechts ist seine Sprache: Ohne Wörter und Sätze kein Paragraph und kein Gesetzbuch, kein anwaltlicher Schriftsatz und kein richterliches Urteil. Die Juristerei ist im Kern ein Kampf um Begriffe. Der diesjährigen Aufsatzwettbewerb lädt dazu ein, Rechtssprache einmal aus einer anderen Perspektive zu betrachten: In welcher Sprache sollen Gesetze formuliert sein? Mit welcher Sprache sollen Juristen Recht denken, finden und sprechen? Konkret: Ist die Rechtsprache eine Fachsprache, die nur Eingeweihten zugänglich ist und sein soll? Oder können und...

This book aims to provide a picture of todays developments, opportunities and imponderables for Arctic transit shipping in both the Russian and Canadian Arctic with hands-on information for shipowners, environmentalists and representatives of international governmental bodies. The image of a potentially soon navigable Arctic Ocean has stirred worldwide public attention but was too often blurred by factually incorrect sensationalism and geopolitical saber-rattling. This book offers a realistic overview of what we can expect from Arctic Shipping, how soon opportunities will...

Universities and colleges are constantly changing. The higher education reform in the context of the Bologna process, changes in the environment, demographic developments, future trends, increased competition and other influencing factors require constant adjustment processes in the organization and culture. A far-reaching transformation of the previous university administration is taking place towards an entrepreneurially oriented university management. Today entrepreneurial management concepts are transferred to universities and applied successfully. There are high demands on those involved and change agents. The success...

Common goals and employee participation are of great importance for shaping the future and especially for the success of companies, organizations, institutions, universities and in public administration. Against the background of globalization, saturated markets and constant change, ever higher demands are placed on the performance (of goods and services) and thus also on the work performance of employees and managers. Quality, service, reliability and innovation are becoming increasingly important. The quality provided is reflected in the result, the products and...

The future is uncertain! It cannot be predicted. Nevertheless, the success of management is increasingly determined by the correct, future-oriented handling of phenomena such as complexity, dynamics and knowledge. For forward-looking decisions, the management can e.g. draw on the results of corporate foresight and trend research. Corporate foresight refers to future questions that companies ask themselves. This allows the strategies to be reviewed and new ones to be formulated. In this way, future markets and products or innovations can also...

The central subject of this study is Directive 2011/24/EU on the exercise of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare, which codifies the principles of ECJ case law on cross-border healthcare services. This study examines the extent to which the Directive succeeds in striking a balance between the interests of the Member States in maintaining the functionality and affordability of their health systems, the interests of patients in legally secure, Union-wide use of health services and the Union's goal of a European...

COVER STORY The flood disaster in June 2013 caused devastating damage, especially in northern, southern and eastern Germany. Water levels in the Saale of up to 8.10 meters or even almost 13 meters in the Danube caused masses of water to overflow their banks and caused extensive damage to property and extensive evacuations from parts of the city. In addition to private households and business owners, a large number of tennis clubs in Germany were also existentially affected by the...

COVER STORY The tennis surface from Sportas promises outdoor courts that can be played all year round and indoor conditions like a classic clay court. In the meantime, the tennis surface has been installed in 14 European countries as well as in China and Australia. Sportas has developed Tennis Force. RETURNAL asked what makes this new rubber so special and spoke to clubs that have decided on the product. NEWS 1. Women's power in Styria - At the general meeting...

COVER TOPIC Tennis & School. The cooperation with a school can be seen as one of THE possibilities to discover talents and bring new youngsters into the club. Many opportunities for implementation and support pave the way for tennis clubs to go to school - and for students to join the club. NEWS 1. After a successful premiere, the future lies in Berlin - Review of the 25th DTB/VDT Federal Congress 2. When moaning is very (dis)nervating - grunting in...