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Related to author's Architecture of Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1973.

Design today is a global instrument. Bernhard Bürdek traces the progress of design from its beginnings in the late 19th century, through the most significant movements of the 20th century up to those recent developments in biological engineering which will shape the 21st century. Design is now a discipline in its own right and its expertise can be incorporated within interdisciplinary processes. The most important fundamental principles of design theory and methodology are presented, looking in particular at the communicative function of products and highlighting aspects such as corporate and service design, design management, strategic design, interface/interaction design and human design.

Bernhard Weicht provides a multi-layered analysis of how we understand and construct care in everyday life, the meanings it has for ourselves, our families, our relationships, identities and our sense of society and what is right and proper, making an original contribution to the discussion of the nature of care ethics and its political potential.

»Sound-Images Spaces« documents the poetically iridescent sound art project situated between old walls and new materials.

It has become clear that over the past few decades enterprises not only produce and sell abroad but increasingly also develop goods and services outside their home countries; a development now known as the internationalisation of business R and D. This book presents a comprehensive picture of the current state of internationalisation of R and D in the business sector. The contributors explore key patterns of the internationalisation of R and D across various countries and sectors using case studies to underpin empirical evidence. They examine the drivers of the process, revealing the impacts of R and D internationalisation on both home and host countries using both qualitative and quantitative analysis. Topics discussed include: * Why firms locate R and D activities abroad * Data availability, quality and comparability * The role of the EU and the US in the internationalisation of R and D * Country-level factors such as size, workforce and FDI as determinants of R and D internationalisation * Impacts of R and D internationalisation on home and host countries. This book will prove an insightful read for academics, researchers and students with an interest in economics - particularly the economics of innovation - business and management, and science and technology. It will also prove a valuable resource for R and D policymakers and public administrators.

First published in 1973, this text features the Wittgenstein House in Vienna. Declared a national monument in 1972 by the Vienna Landmark Commission, it was faithfully restored in 1973. Ludwig Wittgenstein designed the house in 1927-1928 for his sister. Although he had no professional architectural qualification, the interior of this building is quite unique - every detail has been rethought and appears to be uninfluenced by any building convention or style - whilst the cubic forms of the building's exterior reveal the influence of Adolf Loos.

This is a study that examines United Nations' efforts against terrorism in the 1970s and how West Germany came to influence and lead them. It is also an account of several hostage and hijacking crises as well as a look at German domestic terrorism.

Es ist ein Merkmal unserer Zeit, dass man versucht Risiko rational zu kalkulieren. Voraussetzung dafur ist ein gewisses Mass an Normalitat, kurz gesagt: ein "business as usual". Manchmal stosst jedoch die Berechenbarkeit von Risiken an ihre Grenzen. Das war 1945 der Fall, denn der Nationalsozialismus hatte nicht nur Tod und materielle Zerstorung zu verantworten, sondern auch europaweit die Eigentums- und Rechtsverhaltnisse schwer in Mitleidenschaft gezogen. Der lange Weg zur Normalitat war daher "unusual business" im wahren Sinn des Wortes. 1945 befand sich die osterreichische Versicherungswirtschaft in einer "systemic crisis", bei der die ganze Branche gefahrdet war. Das vorliegende Buch zeigt allgemein den Wiederaufbau dieses Wirtschaftsbereiches bis Ende der 1950er Jahre und geht dann speziell auf Bilanzanalysen und die Steuerproblematik dieser Epoche ein.