Similar Search Results

Sports Volunteers Around the Globe : Meaning and Understanding of Volunteering and its Societal Impact

Hallmann, Kirstin (ed.); Fairley, Sheranne (ed.) - 2018

of volunteering in each country, such as motivations of volunteers, satisfaction of volunteers, their perceived cost and … rationale of the text and the diversity of sport volunteers in general. From there, the book's 25 chapters each discuss a …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397043

Paid and Unpaid Labour in the Social Economy : An International Perspective

Musella, Marco (contributor); Destefanis, Sergio (contributor) - 2009

The book provides an up-to-date analytical and empirical treatment of some important interactions between paid and unpaid labour and the social economy. The emphasis on the motivations for paid and unpaid labour, and on how these factors contribute to efficiently providing social services, gives...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013521159

Asymmetric Cost Behavior : Implications for the Credit and Financial Risk of a Firm

Reimer, Kristina - 2019

The thesis of Kristina Reimer provides a comprehensive analysis of asymmetric cost behavior (also known as cost … up until today. Further, using an empirical approach, she investigates the implications of asymmetric cost behavior for … spreads. Finally, she provides several suggestions for future research. Contents The concept of cost stickiness Foundations of …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012395868

Cost and Revenue Overruns of the Olympic Games 2000-2018

Preuß, Holger; Andreff, Wladimir; Weitzmann, Maike - 2019

In this open access book the cost and revenue overruns of Olympic Games from Sydney 2000 to PyeongChang 2018 from eight … study on cost and revenue changes of Olympic Games. Contents Cost and Revenue Overruns of Olympic Organizing Committees Cost … Overruns of Olympic Sport Venues Reflection on Reasons That Cause Cost and Revenue Overruns Target Groups Lecturers and …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396987

The influence of blockholders on agency costs and firm value : an empirical examination of blockholder characteristics and interrelationships for German listed firms

Urban, Markus P. - 2015

Markus P. Urban investigates the influence of large shareholders (the so-called blockholders) on agency costs and firm value, thereby accounting for blockholder characteristics and blockholder interrelationships. The work provides a profound theoretical and empirical analysis on the nature and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013373439

Progress toward Liberalization of the Postal and Delivery Sector

Crew, Michael A. (contributor); … - 2006

The European Commission and its member states are wrestling with the problem of how to implement the scheduled liberalization of the postal sector while maintaining the service obligation. This book addresses some of these concerns. It is comprised of essays chosen from those presented at the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013520677