Ausgewählte DEA-Modelle: CCR-Modell und BCC-Modell -- Stochastische Effizienzkonzepte -- Entwicklung einer stochastischen Dienstleistungsaktivität -- DEA-Technologiemengen für stochastische Produktionen -- Chance-Constrained Technologiemenge.

This book deals with anti-dumping measures (AD) and investigates two questions: First, what country characteristics affect AD use and notably, do domestic political institutions have an effect? Second, (how) is the decision to impose a new AD measure affected by anticipation of trading...

This work examines the current, relevant and complex problem of how companies can take an intellectual property lead within research and development collaborations. Special emphasis is placed on the early phases of the innovation process and the service industry sector, in which intellectual...

This work examines the political economy of exchange-rate policies in the eastward expansion of the eurozone. Analysis shows that prospective members of the EMU are likely to pass on some costs of convergence to the current EMU members. The mechanism is an altered exchange-rate policy that...

The book answers a simple question: when managers and companies face a decision with two outcomes that are safe and risky, what leads them to choose the risky alternative? The answer starts with a detailed review of the theory behind risk and decision making by managers. The book then gathers...

Grundlagen zu Innovationsbegriff und Innovationsprozess -- Kundenorientierung im Innovationsmanagement -- Management von Kundenwissen durch Customer Knowledge Management -- Kundennahe Institutionen und deren Mitarbeiter als potenzielle Integratoren -- Empirische Untersuchung in der Augenoptik --...

Immer häufiger übernehmen europäische Firmen Unternehmen in Japan. Über den Erfolg solcher Transaktionen entscheidet die Phase der Post-Merger-Integration. Kulturelle Unterschiede zwischen dem erwerbenden europäischen Unternehmen und dem japanischen Zielunternehmen können die...

Restructuring and, therein, divestitures have become an indispensable element of corporate strategy for many firms. Divestitures, defined as a firm’s decision to dispose of a significant portion of its assets, can increase a firm’s strength by changing its asset structure and its resource...

Charakterisierung von Unternehmensanleihen -- Konzeption der empirischen Untersuchung und Datenaufbereitung -- Empirische Methodik: Bestimmung von impliziten Ausfallwahrscheinlichkeiten aus Zinsstrukturkurven -- Empirische Untersuchung: Analyse der impliziten Ausfallwahrscheinlichkeiten --...