Die vorliegende Arbeit widmet sich der Management-Perspektive der Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Dabei interessiert die persönliche Sicht von leitenden Führungskräften auf die soziale und ökologische Verantwortung von Unternehmen. Sie geht von einer Betrachtung verschiedener...

This paper gives an in-depth overview of the topic of power in the sharing economy. It forms one part of a European Union Horizon 2020 Research Project on the sharing economy: "Ps2Share Participation, Privacy, and Power in the Sharing Economy". We aim to foster better awareness of the...

The present report ‘Privacy in the Sharing Economy: European Perspectives', covers the Privacy part of Ps2share: a European Horizon 2020 Research Project focusing on the sharing economy. Within this document, we present the results of a widespread European survey (N=6111), covering both users...

M&A deals in the US are done mostly at the domestic level. We examine the M&A performance of US acquirers during 1991-2014 based on the enhanced innovative capacity afforded by cross-border deals. We find that US firms engaging in cross-border M&A have superior innovative capacity, which results...

We investigate firms' pre-IPO corporate activity. We find that firms involved in extraordinary – i.e., beyond momentum – amounts of acquisitions, JVs, and alliances in the year leading up to their IPOs (1) are more likely to engage in post-IPO corporate activity; and (2) enter into their...

We examine whether the unique attributes of new ventures lead these firms to experience different Mamp;A outcomes vis-a-vis established organizations. Drawing from a sample of acquisitions of high-technology firms, we present results showing that newly incorporated acquirers experience lower...

This paper examines acquisitions of firms after they have undergone initial public offerings (IPOs). Combining insights from information economics with recent research on geographic distance in various market settings, the analysis investigates whether the presence or absence of different...