Frans van den Bosch

TL;DR: In many countries the number of people who withdraw from the labor market as a consequence of becoming entitled to disability benefits has grown very rapidly in many countries as discussed by the authors In table 1 some key figures are shown for different countries Although a direct comparison is difficult on account of differences in legal structure, eligibility criteria etc of the disability programs, these figures indicate the relative importance of the volume and growth rate of disability recipients.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present data on costs and participation rates for the EC member states and draw attention to differences in training systems among the countries, with special emphasis on The Netherlands.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the increasing share of exploitative practices in the strategy consulting industry has attracted both established ICT-related consulting firms and new entrants, and enabled clients to expand their problem-solving abilities.

TL;DR: In this article, a conceptual framework that highlights the importance of distinguishing both roles and the implications for management consulting firms and for their clients is developed, highlighting the increasing importance of the competence leverage role of management consulting firm and how this development might contribute to a more hypercompetitive context for client firms.

TL;DR: In this article, a conceptual framework is developed which considers the ability to exchange knowledge across organization units as a prerequisite for firms to achieve both the goals of competence building and leveraging, and two case studies in different contexts of Novartis, one of the leading European life-science companies.