An indepth look at the origins and development of the current financial crisis, from an economist and Washington insider. Jarsulic explains how a wide array of financial institutions, including mortgage banks, commercial banks, and investment banks created a credit bubble that supported nonprime...

This book is aimed to analyze the effect of China, Japan and Korea's trade strategy on ASEAN countries. As closer economic ties between countries in the area have greatly expanded in the last decade, economic regionalization in East Asia has proceeded in a much more dynamic fashion while...

Introduction to This Study: This Study’s Coverage and Distinctive Features -- Chapter 12: Horizontal Mergers and Acquisitions -- Chapter 13: Conglomerate Mergers and Acquisitions -- Chapter 14: Vertical Mergers and the Pricing Techniques, Contract-of-Sale Provisions, and Sales-Policies That...

Charakterisierung, strategische Motive und Treiber der vertikalen Integration Wertschöpfungsketten: Computer, Mobilfunk, Automobile, Privatkundengeschäft, Pharmazeutika, Textilien, Konsumgüter, Einzelhandel, Spielfilm, Videospiele und Musik Fallbeispiel Ergebnisse Umschlagtext Seit Beginn der...

Outsourcing - und damit die Integration von Wertschöpfungsketten in der industriellen Produktentstehung - ist ein in Wissenschaft und Management intensiv diskutiertes Thema. Auf dem Gebiet der Produktentwicklung komplexer technischer Güter ist allerdings die Frage bisher nicht abschließend...

Problemstellung und Aufbau der Arbeit -- Planungsaufgaben in Zuliefernetzwerken -- Interdependente Losgrößenplanung in Zulieferer-Abnehmer-Beziehungen -- Simulation und Ergebnisanalyse -- Zusammenfassung und Ausblick.

Investigates the dynamic welfare effects of exposure to trade in a new trade model. This book uses a new trade model to explore which country-specific conditions give rise to horizontal or vertical multinational activity. It analyzes the role of goods trade and horizontal multinational firms in...

The telecom operator software market (OSS/BSS market) is analyzed in this book from the viewpoints of the business processes reflecting the telecom business, from the technology viewpoint visible in OSS/BSS interfaces, and from the market viewpoint as presented in market statistics. Chapter 1...

Product- and Geographic Boundary Dynamics under Foreign Competition Pressure -- Vertical Boundary Dynamics under Foreign Competition Pressure -- Product-, Geographic-, and Vertical Boundary Dynamics, and their Inter-Relationships under Foreign Competition Pressure -- Conclusion and Implications...