Virtuelle Communities (VC) bieten zeit- und ortsunabhängigenZugang zu Informationen und Austausch mit Menschen in ähnlichen Lebenslagen.Besonders geeignet erscheinen sie daher für Patienten mit chronischen / lebensbedrohendenKrankheiten, da diese über besonders starke Informations- und...

Virtual Communities (VCs) offer ubiquitous access to information and exchange possibilities forpeople in similar situations. This is especially valuable for patients with chronic / life-threatening diseasesas they have strong needs for information and interaction with peers. It is seldom...

The introduction of the accounting standards SFAS 123R and IFRS 2 forexecutive stock options has led to an important change. As companies arenow forced to value their stock options at grant date for accounting purposes,the robustness of prices against the choice of certain valuation models...