This contributed volume explores and reveals the dynamics, strengths and weaknesses, trends and implications of entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Presenting papers by respected experts in the field, it shares essential insights on the status quo of...

This volume addresses the current challenges for and future prospects of women’s entrepreneurship research, bringing together a wealth of diverse insights with implications for research, education and practice alike. Presenting theoretical and empirical research papers and case studies, the...

1 Researching values in leadership and organisation. Introduction -- Part I: Methodological approaches to researching values -- 2 Values at work: Mapping the field through the lens of methodological approaches -- 3 Definitions as Initial and Final Point of Values Research? Searching for...

1. What is Optimal Control Theory? -- 2. The Maximum Principle: Continuous Time -- 3. The Maximum Principle: Mixed Inequality Constraints -- 4. The Maximum Principle: Pure State and Mixed Inequality Constraints -- 5. Applications to Finance -- 6. Applications to Production and Inventory -- 7....

Conjointanalyse: Erfassung von Kundenpräferenzen im Überblick -- Conjointanalyse: Verbreitung und Validität kommerzieller Anwendungen im Zeitverlauf -- Identifikation präferenzbildender Merkmale und Ausprägungen bei Conjointanalysen -- Präferenzmodelle bei der Conjointanalyse --...

“Empirical evidence shows that many markets are characterized by a few large firms that behave strategically, while cohabiting with a competitive fringe of small firms. Thus, there is a need to consider general equilibrium settings that account explicitly for strategic interactions among big...

Chapter 1:-DSR as an innovation accelerator strategy -- Chapter 2:-Core Concepts of DSR -- Chapter 3:-Types of artifacts or knowledge generated by DSR -- Chapter 4:-DSR from the perspectives of different areas or professional schools -- Chapter 5:-Design Science Research Method -- Chapter...

Chapter 1. Introduction : Does Economics Deal with the Economic Stuff? Or Is the Economic Stuff Explained by Economics? -- Chapter 2. Metaphysics, Ontology, and Metaphysical Theories -- Chapter 3. Metaphysical Categories -- Chapter 4. The Metaphysics and Ontology of the Economy. Chapter 5. The...

Part I: Models and Methods for Planning in Logistics -- Autonomous Control of Logistics Processes – A Retrospective -- Explorable Uncertainty meets Decision-Making in Logistics -- Complex Networks in Manufacturing and Logistics: A Retrospect -- Recent Developments in Mathematical Traffic...

Data. Experiments in Market Research -- Field Experiments -- Design and Process of Survey Research -- Qualitative Market Research -- Challenges in Conducting International Market Research -- Dealing with Endogeneity: A Nontechnical Guide for Marketing Researchers -- Fusion Modeling -- Managing...