The study of gender differences in social preferences has shown mixedresults, preventing economists and other social scientists from drawingdefinitive conclusions on this topic. Several original investigations andexperimental reviews have hypothesized that the main reason of this heterogeneityof...

In 1908, Vinzenz Bronzin, a professor of mathematics at the Accademia di Commercio e Nauticain Trieste, published a booklet in German entitled Theorie der Prämiengeschäfte (Theory ofPremium Contracts) which is an old type of option contract. Almost like Bachelierÿs now famousdissertation...

Case study of Polish company Elektrim illustrates the changing basis of growth of enterprises between the transition and post-transition periods. Elektrim grew primarily through conglomeration in the transition period. After the exhaustion of this mode of growth Elektrim has started to focus on...

Wir Menschen empfinden unser Umfeld als mächtig und unbeeinflussbar. Die subjektive Empfindung unseresVerhältnisses zu anderen Menschen, zu Räumen und Plätzen, Symbolen und Institutionen erscheint alsbeziehungslos und unbeeinflussbar. Dabei sind wir alle wirksame Veränderer der...

Significant amount of vertical technology transfer occurs betweendeveloped and developing country firms, yet the literature on intellectual propertyrights did not pay much attention to this aspect...

Für die Umsetzung des Shareholder Value-Prinzips im Rahmen einer wertorientierten Unternehmensführungauf Basis von Entscheidungsunterstützungssystemen werden geeignete Methodenund Konzepte benötigt, welche nicht nur die mit einer Investition erzielbare Rendite,sondern auch das damit...

This paper shows that if number of firms is determined endogenously, Cournot competition generates higher welfare compared to Bertrand competition when products are sufficiently differentiated. If products are close substitutes, welfare is higher under Bertrand competition. We show that the...

The emergence of the internet leads to a vast increase in the number of interactionsbetween parties that are completely alien to each other. In general, such transactionsare likely to be subject to fraud and cheating. If such systems use computerized rationalagents to negotiate and execute...

Inventory shrinkage is a common problem in themanagement of returnable containers. RFID-based containertracking systems have been proposed as a possible solution.Benefits of RFID-based tracking of returnable transportitems such as pallets, kegs and boxes are documented inseveral case studies,...