Payment systems are changing profoundly through regulation, technology and competition from new entrants. This is a comprehensive introduction and reference on payment systems, covering their structure, international systems and settlements, and focusing on electronic transfers. Concludes with...

Redefining Financial Services explores the fundamental redefinition of the role of financial intermediaries in the new century. Combining empirical knowledge with a historical approach, the author reveals that seven centuries of advances in technology have changed the nature of financial...

Die Marke steht mehr denn je im Mittelpunkt des Interesses der Marketingwissenschaft und der Marketingpraxis, denn Marken steuern zunehmend das Verhalten von Konsumenten.Dieses Lehrbuch vermittelt mit Markenwirkungen, Markenführung, Markencontrolling und Markenforschung anwendungsorientiert die...

This volume presents selected articles from the 21st Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES) Conference, which was held in Budapest (Hungary) in 2017. The theoretical and empirical papers in this volume cover various areas of business, economics, and finance from a diverse range of...

This book provides an economic perspective on the effects of food safety standards on international trade. Focusing on food safety regulation at an international level and private food safety standards, the authors use contemporary methodologies to analyze supply chain structures and...

Christian Lucas investigates the effectiveness of sports sponsorships. Two empirical studies are conducted, based on a comprehensive literature review. Implications from both studies are derived that can guide sponsorship managers in their daily business. Successful sports marketing execution is...

Various psychographic traits that most directly influence consumers’ private label attitudes are the focal point of Stefanie Weiss’ investigation. The author develops a comprehensive profile of psychographic predictors of attitude and identifies ways of translating these insights into...

Der Einfluss von Emotionen auf die Markenproduktentscheidung als Herausforderung an die Kaufverhaltenstheorie -- Markenproduktentscheidungen und Emotionen als Analyseobjekte -- Theoretische und konzeptionelle Grundlagen zum Einfluss von Emotionen auf Markenproduktentscheidungen -- Methodische...

The current shift in demographics – aging and shrinking populations – in many countries around the world presents a major challenge to companies and societies alike. One particularly essential implication is the emergence and constant growth of the so-called "silver market", the market...