This paper examines pre-colonial interaction among polities along the Konkan coast, from Surat to Goa, during the long half-century c.1680-1756. Specifically it uses the dynasty of the Angrias, who were deemed pirates by the European powers but were actually an integral part of the Maratha...

This study focused on Sudanese women working in food and beverages business in urbanmarkets of Khartoum State. It aimed at identifying the reasons behind women’s work,the constraining and enhancing factors that affect their performance as entrepreneurs,beside their attitude and strategies in...

This paper develops a model of corporate investment and financing decisions thatdiffers from previous contributions by recognizing that firms face uncertainty regardingtheir future access to credit markets and may have to search for creditors when raisingdebt financing. We show that accounting...

Outward FDI of firms from Brazil, Russia, India, and China has increasedsignificantly in the last years. Despite this trend comprehensive research on thespecific motives and antecedents of outward FDI from BRIC countries is stillunderrepresented. Case studies of eight companies were conducted...

Eines der zentralen Entscheidungsprobleme international tätiger Unternehmungen ist die Wahlder zu bearbeitenden Auslandsmärkte (vgl. ausführlich Welge/Holtbrügge 2003, S. 89 ff.). Nebenunternehmungs- und branchenspezifischen Einflussfaktoren wirken sich auf diese Entscheidungvor allem die...

...In this paper, first the role of China as a new and important businessoperation base for Japanese companies is discussed. The analysis will focus on the question of why Japanese companies are attracted to China.

Die klassische Bonitätsanalyse - auch als Kreditwürdigkeitsprüfung bezeichnet - wird in der deutschsprachigen betriebswirtschaftlichen Literatur teilweise noch von zwei Seiten her betrachtet.