This volume focuses on the latest findings concerning financial environment research and the effects on business. Major topics addressed range from finance-driven globalization, contagion risk transmission, financial sustainability, and bank efficiency, to oil price shocks and spot prices...

How Polish Firms Use the EU Funds for Innovative Projects? -- Competitive Intelligence Among SMEs -- Workplace Bullying in Malaysia -- Team Context and Team Performance -- Discussion Frames in Motherhood Blogs -- Strategic Partnerships in the Construction Industry in Latvia -- A Proposed...

Aktuelle Situation im deutschen Mittelstand -- Basel II und der Einfluss auf den Mittelstand -- Finanzierungsformen für den deutschen Mittelstand -- Eignung der alternativen Finanzierungsformen für KMUs -- Empirische Erhebung bei KMUs -- Fazit und Zusammenfassung.