This book offers a comparative analysis of how post-crisis restructuring has affected the evolution and prospects of small, locally-oriented banks. The discussion focuses specifically on “small” European countries; that is, countries with diversified banking systems, with a strong presence...

Der Konzentrationsprozess im deutschen Sortimentsbuchhandel schreitet seit Jahren unaufhaltsam voran. Rahmenbedingungen wie die Digitalisierung, technische Innovationen und das Konsumentenverhalten beeinflussen dies zusätzlich. Kerstin Emrich untersucht die Ursachen und Auswirkungen dieses...

This book provides an economic analysis of various aspects of ‘market quality’, a new concept which emerged in the 21st century, using the tools of ‘oligopoly theory’ and ‘auction theory’ that evolved over the 19th and 20th centuries. In the economics literature the link between the...

This book presents an original empirical investigation of the market structure of airline city pair markets, shedding new light on the workings of competitive processes between firms. Examining a cross-section of US airline city pairs, Tabacco proposes for the first time that the industry can be...

This book underscores the complexity of the equity markets, the challenges they face, and the fact that they are still a work in process. Three interacting forces drive market change: competition, technology change, and regulatory change. The markets have one major objective in particular to...

This book aims to provide a thoroughly updated overview and evaluation of the industrial organization of banking. It examines the interplay among bank behavior, market structure, and regulation from the perspective of a variety of public policy issues, including bank competition and risk, market...

In diesem Buch wird die Konvergenz von Glücks- und Videospielen aus wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Sicht untersucht. Besonders starke Überschneidungen werden bei so genannten Pay-to-Win Videospielen, simuliertem Glücksspiel um Spielgeld, Daily Fantasy Sports, eSport betting und so genannten...

Chapter 1 The Fight Against Corporate Autism In Industrial Companies -- Chapter 2 Misinterpreting Customer Orientation -- Chapter 3 A Conceptual Framework For Understanding Technical Products -- Chapter 4 Exploring Industrial Markets -- Chapter 5 Industrial Market Segmentation -- Chapter 6...

Das Lehrbuch stellt die gesamte Bandbreite des Veranstaltungsmanagements mit seinen unterschiedlichen Teilmärkten dar und beschreibt die jeweiligen Wertschöpfungsprozesse nach einheitlichen Kriterien. Die speziellen Anforderungen und Akteure des Managements von Kulturveranstaltungen,...