Jakob Schwab analyzes central mechanisms in the systematic economic interaction between rich and poor countries. He focuses on the drivers and effects of investment in developing countries and shows that predictions of standard economic analysis may turn around when accounting for peculiarities...

This book explores the political and economic issues currently challenging EU member states. It analyses and explains how its own economic, and political, relationships have been critically influenced by fierce competition from its rivals in other major global economies, as well as by the...

Immer mehr Unternehmen messen dem Aufbau einer starken Corporate Brand eine hohe Bedeutung zu. International tätige Unternehmen betreiben in ihrem Heimatland zumeist beachtliche Marketingaufwendungen, um bei den Zielgruppen ein eindeutiges und positives Unternehmensbild zu verankern. In den...

Economic globalisation and technological change are the two issues that concerned people in the past, concern them today and will concern them in the future - all over the world, poor or rich. Traditionally, questions about allocative effects are asked: What are the labour market implications?...

Wolfgang Markus Gleich verdeutlicht in diesem Buch, dass sich Unternehmen durch Internationalisierungsschritte wirksam gegen ausländische Konkurrenten im eigenen Heimatmarkt verteidigen können. Untersucht werden hierbei insbesondere Vergeltungsschläge im Heimatmarkt der Angreifer. Hierdurch...

Private-Equity-Gesellschaften gehören heute zu den sehr erfolgreichen, aber auch kritisierten Teilnehmern der europäischen Wirtschaft. Christian Landau geht der Frage nach, ob sie zur substanziellen Wertschöpfung in ihren Portfoliounternehmen beitragen können. Aus ressourcenbasierter...

This text is concerned with the increasingly important and problematic area of financial exclusion, broadly defined as the inability and/or reluctance of particular societal groups to access mainstream financial services. This has emerged as a major international policy issue. There is growing...

Strategic change management is indispensable for every organization that has to adjust its strategy to changing industry contexts. Patricia Klarner adopts a new approach to analyze strategic changes and introduces the rhythm of change as a concept that measures the timing of changes. Her...