The resource-based view (RBV) of the firm has been established as one of the main
approaches to strategy formulation for the development of sustainable competitive …

The present paper examines the way Greek shipping companies and Greek seafarers
perceive culture, and how this affects their approach to crew management and operation of …

Shipping companies' crucial need for cost cutting is their main motive for recruiting seafarers
of various nationalities and formulating multicultural teams on board ships. This paper seeks …

The maritime sector is dynamic and volatile, creating the need for continuous monitoring of
the latest developments and their effects on the organisation, management and strategies of …

The last few years a great body of research focused on the problems observed in the
shipping industry due to the mix of different nationalities on board. Herein, the problem is …

This book arose from a doctoral thesis undertaken between 2010 and 2012 at the Max
Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg, supported by a …

During the past 25 years, demand for seafarers has changed a great deal, due to the
creation of second registers in Western Europe as well as ship register adjustments in other …

Ship Management: Theory and Practice unpacks the complexity of this crucial maritime
activity by spelling out its key elements and the connections and linkages between them …

There is a prevailing view that the seafarer labour market provides an exemplar of a global
labour market (GLM). The broader literatures suggest that labour markets when examined in …

Commonly, in the shipping industry of the developed Organisation for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, national seafarers are progressively …