... the governments of Brazil, the USA and Germany have constructed the macro‐environment for liquid biofuels over time and to test for similarities between the governments’ constructs. Design/methodology/approach Documentary research was carried out on official public policies and program documents on the topic...

... of companies along different stages of the value chain – comprise a significant share of total (i.e. B2C and B2B) activities: B2B activities are responsible of 50 percent of total activities in the USA, of 59 percent of total activities in Japan, of 68 percent in Italy, of 71 percent in Germany, and of 72...

... Intellectual property Transaction costs Germany Intellectual property rights (IPR) govern the legal protection afforded to intellectual property (Table I). Caulder (2007 ; p. 6) stresses the importance of IP assets in deals: If a business does not aggressively monitor, protect and maintain...

... to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage, any company needs to address these levers to positively influence value creation and value capturing: Strategic management Competitive advantage Value added Customer satisfaction Costs Germany The discipline of strategic management is “devoted...