E-commerce is booming business. Growing globalization and upcoming new markets have made companies aware of the necessity to operate as effectively as possible on the internet in an international environment. This raises the question: will an e-commerce website that is successful in one country, automatically …

In de zomer van 2005 drongen Amerikaanse wetenschappers aan op de ontwikkeling van een nationale strategie op het terrein van materials science & engineering (MSE). De National Research Council (NRC) van de National Academy of Sciences (NAS) had kort aarvoor het rapport ’Globalization of Materials R&D: …

Globalization, accelerating technological advancements and the increasing unpredictability and demanding nature of clients have a major impact on the context in which companies operate. Companies are compelled to create a stream of innovations, both technological and organizational, in order to adapt …

Economic underdevelopment in sub-Saharan Africa has a long history. Two centuries of globalization has left sub-Saharan Africa lagging far behind in its economic development - its income is twenty five times smaller than the income of the USA, the richest economy in the world. This unfavorable situation …