Multidimensional approaches have increasingly been used to understand poverty, but have yet to be fully operationalized. This methodical and important book uses factor analysis and structural equations modelling to develop a multidimensional framework that integrates capability and social...

Die westliche Vorstellung von Management ist in eine Sackgasse geraten. Manager tun sich immer schwerer damit, globale Zusammenhänge wirklich zu erfassen. Unter unvermeidlicher Unsicherheit entscheiden sie oft eindimensional – und bleiben trotz immenser Anstrengungen wirkungslos. Werner...

Burundi is a fragile state with a history of political tensions and weak institutions. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Burundi was recovering from an economic recession triggered by the 2015 political crisis stemming from the late President Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term. Real GDP...

Covid-19 has exacted a tragic human, social, and economic toll on Mexico. Over 85,000 lives were lost; unofficial estimates are notably higher. Of 12 million workers that lost their jobs, most of whom came from the informal sector with a limited safety net, over 4 million remain out of the...

The HIV/AIDS pandemic striking South Africa is of historic proportions. More people are living with AIDS in South Africa than in any other country in the world. Just in the past decade, the life expectancy in South Africa has dropped from 67 to 43 years. The social and economic impact of this...

Dominica has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, with an estimated decline in GDP of 11 percent in 2020 underpinned by a sharp reduction in tourism receipts that affected connected sectors and by lockdown measures to limit virus contagion. The output decline was contained by health spending,...

und Motivation -- Bewertung von riskanten Kapitalansprüchen gegen Unternehmen -- Modellentwicklung -- Bewertung bei unvollständiger Information -- Optimale Kapitalstruktur bei Informationsunsicherheit -- Schlußbemerkungen.

Zur Relevanz des Aufbaus einer Marke Fußballprofi -- Begriffsdefinitionen und theoretische Grundlagen zur Marke Fußballer -- Konzeptualisierung eines Untersuchungsmodells zur Erklärung der Einstellungsbildung zum Fußballspieler -- Empirische Studie zur Überprüfung des Modells zur...

Management control is one of the key management functions, but has been rarely addressed in academic research. Amongst other reasons, this disinterest might be rooted in the typically negative connotation of the term 'control'. Academics rather prefer topics like strategy development, planning...