We analyze the implications of entrepreneurial spawning for a variety of firm characteristicssuch as size, focus, profitability, and innovativeness. We examine the dynamics of spawning overtime. Our model accounts for much of the empirical evidence relating to the relation betweenspawning and...

Seit mehreren Jahren hält auch in Deutschland der Shareholder Value als Leitideedes unternehmerischen Handelns Einzug.1 Allerdings existieren immer häufiger Studien,die auf mögliche Ineffektivitäten dieses Konzepts hinweisen.2 „Führt wertorientierteUnternehmensführung zur messbaren...

Among the family-farms in western Germany, significant regional differences are observable.They exist not only with respect to present farm-structure but also with respect to patterns ofstructural change. In the present paper, the different farm-development-strategies that causethese regional...

Just as monetary policy at the strategic level has undergone significant changes over the years, so has its day-to-day implementation. This paper documents the key features of 17 central banks' monetary operating frameworks as of early 2007 and discusses their major developments over the...

Diese Studie zeigt die Schnittmenge von Good CorporateGovernance und Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement auf...