Das Phänomen der Globalisierung der Weltwirtschaft ist ein zentrales Thema sowohl für das Management als auch für die Forschung. Die unternehmerische Wahrnehmung von Zukunftschancen fordert entsprechend eine Internationalisierung, und so gewinnen die Verstärkung und Ausweitung der globalen...

This book offers an in-depth analysis of the Brazilian sugarcane complex with a special focus on technological advances that promote sustainable development. It first examines the question why sugarcane-based ethanol from Brazil is considered a superior alternative to fossil fuel compared to...

This book introduces the new China (Shanghai) Free-Trade Zone one year after its launch. It examines in depth the economic, strategic and political effects of Chinese economic and financial reform. The results of the analysis are further clarified by comparing Shanghai with analogous...

This book outlines China’s current overseas investment promotion system, analyzing the general situation and the main problems arising during its development. Based on investigations of both the historical and present-day contexts of outbound investment, the book suggests improvements to...

This book is one of the very few published investigations of international business in a Japanese context, based on an up-to-date overview of the Japanese mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in particular. The author explicates recent developments in Japanese business and shows how Japanese...

Neue Auslandsgesellschaften als Investitionen unter Unsicherheit -- Erklärung ausländischer Direktinvestitionen -- Investitionen aus Sicht der Realoptionstheorie -- Optionsmodelle des Aufbaus neuer Auslandsgesellschaften -- Konzeption der Panelstudie -- Aufbau deutscher Auslandsgesellschaften...

Much has been written about the economic and political problems of countries that are in the process of changing from centrally planned systems to market systems. Most studies have focused on the economic, legal, political, and sociological problems these economies have had to face during the...