This book reflects on the causes of resource-based conflicts and competition, and presents solutions for safely and sustainably providing resources with a focus on material flow management. The contributions from different disciplines highlight issues such as safe access to resources, conflicts...

The recent economic developments have strongly increased the interest in altering raw material prices and especially in the protection from volatile and increasing prices. Jan Arnold integrates financial and operational aspects into a holistic approach to commodity procurement. He shows how to...

Technologische und ökonomische Rahmenbedingungen -- Prognose der installierten Leistung -- Aufkommen zur Verwertung anstehender Materialmengen -- Modellierung des Kreislaufwirtschaftssystems -- Implikationen für die optimale Ausgestaltung des Kreislaufwirtschaftssystems.

Focusing on global value chains and their importance to trade, this edited collection explores the strategic role of logistics and supply chain infrastructure in the development of Africa. Skilled authors present critical analysis of the current state of logistics in Africa, and suggest...

Aufgrund zunehmender Korrelationen zwischen traditionellen Anlageklassen, eines historisch niedrigen Zinsniveaus und hoch volatiler Aktienkurse rückten alternative Investments in den letzten Jahren zunehmend in den Fokus von Investoren. Timo Klett führt eine umfassende Analyse von...

Unternehmensberatung – Entwicklung und Relevanz einer neuen Profession -- Qualität und Standards in der Unternehmensberatung.-Beratungsprozess – Ein Exzellenz-Modell -- Verbände und Netzwerke -- Trends der Unternehmensberatung -- Erfolgsfaktoren in der Akquise -- Arbeitsmittel für...

In light of the 20th anniversary of the ruling in Francovich, Michael Haba analyzes the principle of Member State Liability, which provides a right to damages whenever EU law is breached by Member States. His research ascertains that the doctrine evolved through three stages before becoming the...

In order to measure the dynamics of flow-performance relationships for a multi-domicile sample, Simon Weiler applies existing flow-performance research methods to a broad set of European equity (UCITS) funds and proves that major findings (performance-chasing behaviour and a convex...

Eleonora Poli analyses how ideas and material interests have come to determine the evolution of antitrust policies in the USA, EU, Japan and BRICS. She argues that three major economic crises together with market globalisation have changed governments' perceptions of market competition, giving...

This book is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This report transfers the Ecological Scarcity Method (ESM) to the EU and its 28 member states. It provides a powerful tool for unbiased environmental assessments in enterprises and surveys the current impacts and the targets published...