Household consumption patterns were investigated to determine the impact of an income shock on household expenditure and to establish the potential for demand-led growth in a rural area of KwaZulu-Natal. Household consumption data were collected from sample households in the Embo ward of...

Invasive alien species (IAS) exact large biodiversity and economic costs and are a significant component of human-induced, global environmental change. Previous studies looking at the variation in alien species across regions have been limited geographically or taxonomically or have not...

Household consumption patterns were investigated to determine the impact of an income shock on household expenditure and to establish the potential for demand-led growth in a rural area of KwaZulu-Natal. Household consumption data were collected from sample households in the Embo ward of...

The value chain is a widely used framework for industry and firm analysis. To our knowledge, the conceptualisation of value chains is so far guided by “soft” criteria like intuition of experts rather than clearly stated methods with regard to the value chain boundaries and the granularity as...

Kommunale Wohnungsunternehmen erbringen umfangreiche Leistungen für die Öffentlichkeit und leisten damit Beiträge in den Bereichen Soziales, Regionalökonomie und Ökologie. Dabei werden zahlreiche Erwartungen an sie gerichtet, die aber häufig schlecht kompatibel sind oder zumindest...

Many companies today rely heavily on specialized information technology (IT) suppliers for fulfilling their IT demands. However, external provision, i.e., outsourcing, of IT services is a risky endeavor, and expectations are frequently not met. This dissertation addresses the challenge of...

Die vorliegende Dissertation untersucht in drei von einander unabhängigen Studien den Zusammenhang zwischen regulatorischen Änderungen bzw. potentiellen Selbstregierungen und die Auswirkungen auf die Aktienrendite und das Aktienrisiko betroffener Unternehmen. Dabei liegt der Fokus zum einen...