1. Introduction -- 2. Profit from Openness: A Critique of a New Business Model -- 3. Profiting from Free and Open Source Software -- 4.Profiting from Open Access Publishing -- 5. Profiting from Open Audiovisual Content -- 6. Profiting from Massive Open Online Courses. - 7. Conclusions and...

Markus Bramberger untersucht die europaweite Umsetzung der Payment Services Directive II (PSD II) im Bankensektor, die sich in allen EU-Ländern durch eine regional divergierende Auslegung der Gesetzestexte unterscheidet. Der Autor gibt Antworten auf die Frage, ob Banken - wie wir sie noch heute...

This open access Pivot demonstrates how a variety of technologies act as innovation catalysts within the banking and financial services sector. Traditional banks and financial services are under increasing competition from global IT companies such as Google, Apple, Amazon and PayPal whilst...

Introduction (Paul Dobrescu) -- Part I. Envisaging Development in the Contemporary Society: Theory and Public Debates -- Why Do Some Countries Develop and Others Not? (Ian Goldin) -- Measuring the Hard-to-Measure in Development: Dimensions, Measurement Challenges, and Responses (Anne L....

Introduction: Why Entrepreneurship? -- Entrepreneurship, the Rule of Law, and Protection of Property Rights -- Taxation and Entrepreneurship -- Savings, Finance, and Capital for Entrepreneurial Ventures -- Labor Markets and Social Security in the Entrepreneurial Society -- Contestable Markets...

Introduction -- Part I The Iberian Grounds of the Early Modern Globalization of Europe -- Global Context and the Rise of Europe. Iberia and the Atlantic -- Iberian Overseas Expansion and European trade networks -- Domestic Expansion in the Iberian Kingdoms -- Conclusions Part I -- Part II State...

This book constitutes a selection of the best papers from the 15th International Conference on Business Excellence, Digital Economy and New Value Creation, ICBE 2021, held in Bucharest, Romania, in March 2021. This book is a collection of research findings and perspectives related to the digital...

Der Begriff „European Public Sector Accounting Standards“ (EPSAS) ist eine Bezeichnung für die Idee, einheitliche europäische Rechnungslegungsstandards für den öffentlichen Sektor zu entwickeln. Die EPSAS stehen dabei im Fokus diverser fachlicher Diskussionen bei Bund, Ländern und...

Part I. The Definition and Evolution of European Central Banking Law -- Chapter 1. The Function of Central Banks and Definition of European Central Banking Law -- Chapter 2. The Establishment of the European System of Central Banks and the Eurosystem -- Chapter 3. The Establishment of the...