Dedication and acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The fabled vase of Soissons -- Chapter 1. About the leadership of Clovis, King of the Franks -- Chapter 2. The charisma of Clovis -- Chapter 3. Beneath the layer of chieftains and kings -- Chapter 4. Interpreting the past -- Chapter 5. Possible...

Das Buch liefert einen finanzwissenschaftlichen Beitrag zur ebenso regelmäßig wie kontrovers geführten Diskussion um die sachgerechte Austarierung der Finanzausstattungsansprüche von Land und Kommunen im Spannungsfeld ihrer unterschiedlichen Aufgaben und Interessen und den sich daraus...

The financial crisis is a crisis of governance as well. In search of answers and solutions many scholars and practitioners recommend improved output control, i.e. better external incentives or even stricter regulations. Monasteries demonstrate that alternative models may be more suitable to...

Part I Managing in a Monastic Context -- A Monastery Is More than a Business: Spiritual Foundations of the Rule of St. Benedict for the ‘Oikonomia’ of a Monastery -- Using Knowledge from Management Science in the Context of the Church: Possibilities and Limitations -- Management of...