Mit der Arbeit wird der Versuch unternommen, den Zusammenhängen von Biographie- und individuellen Lernprozessen nachzugehen. Dies erfolgt am Beispiel von acht ostdeutschen ExistenzgründerInnen, die sich nach der Wende in den neuen Bundesländern im Lebensmitteleinzelhandel selbständig gemacht...

Competition among multi-store chains is common in retail industries.This paper proposes a method for eliminating a model of strategicstore-network choices by two chains. In contrast to previous studies, Iallow chains to not only choose which markets to enter but also how manystores to open in...

Die beiden Themenschwerpunkte werden zunächst in Teil A separat voneinander behandelt: · Corporate Identity und Corporate Image in Kapitel I,· E-.Business, einschließlich Internet als spezielles Medium in Kapitel II.Neben einer allgemeinen Grundlegung wollen wir insbesondere verdeutlichen,...

In sociology and psychology the concept of "ethnocentrism" is widely used to explain human behavior in and between different cultural entities. Since international management can be characterized by high levels of interaction between individuals from diverse cultures, we think ethnocentrism is...

Online Consumer-to-Consumer Communication Networks are characterized by informational and social benefits as well as time and effort costs for participants. Therefore, this dissertation takes an economic perspective on the network formation process as a determinant of value for consumers and...

The first public share issue in the PRC took place in 1994. By the early 21st century, in the space of less than two decades, the Chinese stock market has become the largest one in Asia, with the exception of Japan. Along with this rapid enlargement of the market, the Chinese stock trading...