The International Handbook of Public Financial Management is a virtual encyclopedia of public financial management, written by topmost experts, many with a background in the IMF and World Bank. It provides the first comprehensive guide to the subject that has been published in more than ten...

After several years of practice, the question arises whether performance budgeting as one part of the New Public Management reforms has been effective. Derived from the international literature on experiences with performance budgeting Christiane Lorenz identifies five elements which constitute...

Grundlagen der Persönlichen Finanzplanung -- Konzeptioneller Rahmen und Zielsystem -- Zulässige und optimale Finanzpläne -- Systementwurf -- Anwendungspotentiale von Web Technologien -- Zusammenfassung und Ausblick.

Kundenbindung zählt zu den wichtigsten Strategieoptionen des Marketings. Dies zeigt u. a. die Vielzahl wissenschaftlicher Untersuchungen zu diesem Themengebiet. Doch sind die Befunde sehr unterschiedlich und nicht leicht in die unternehmerische Praxis umzusetzen. Harald Kindermann identifiziert...

Taxes on the highly skilled are an important cost factor for companies competing internationally for talent. This book provides an international comparison of the effective level of taxes and social security charges imposed on highly qualified employees. Based on a newly developed inter-temporal...

One theme of this volume is whether the complementarity between technology and human capital is a recent phenomenon, or whether it can be traced through history. Different approaches to human capital as well as technology are applied, and besides historical surveys are total factor productivity...

This book discusses the rise of the creative economy. Organisations like UNCTAD have observed the emergence of the creative economy across the globe and noted its resilience in the face of recent economic turmoil. Here, the authors intend to bring the level of analysis down to the regional and...