Die japanische Wirtschaft steht seit Jahrzehnten im Ruf, ein verschlossener Markt mit hohen Handelsh?rden zu sein. Dazu ger?t Japan im Zuge der Hinwendung deutscher Firmen nach China in der Wahrnehmung der ?ffentlichkeit zunehmend in den Hintergrund. Insbesondere deutsche Mittelstandsunternehmen...

This thesis contributes to the research in highly skilled migration and takes special interest in questions and concerns of the European Union. The research will look at the causes of migration and what factors cause the selection of migrants. In particular, it will present three empirical...

Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht wissenschaftlich anhand eines theoretischen Modells, wie sich internationale Migration auf die Volkwirtschaft des Aufnahmelandes auswirkt – nicht nur im Rahmen der EU-Osterweiterung. Kapitel eins enthält neben einer Hinführung zum Thema einen allgemeinen...

Struggling retail chains often try to recover profitability by closing some of their stores. The challenge in this strategy lies in determining how many stores to close, as store exit has implications for both the customers and the supply chain. After a store closes, its customers are lost...

El presente documento estudia el acceso al crédito y la propensión a salir del mercado de las empresas sin deuda bancaria (la principal fuente de financiación de las empresas españolas no cotizadas) en torno a la crisis del COVID-19. La metodología implementada permite distinguir entre...

This thesis develops an equilibrium framework for strategic exercise of geographical market entry option. The theoretical model analyses the impact of asymmetries of the competing firms such as follower entry barrier and asymmetric profitability on the optimal market entry timing and firm...

Australia and the UK are both prominent economies in the international arena and share a strong trade and investment relationship. Interestingly, the UK while being a significant destination for Australian exports is an even more significant destination for Australian direct investment, a case...

"Winner-take-all" markets (i.e., markets in which the relative and not the absolute performance is decisive) have gained in importance. Such markets have a tendency to provoke inefficiently many entries. We investigate such markets in an experiment and show that there are even more inefficient...

This study examines the impact that barriers to internationalisation have on entry mode selection for Australian firms entering foreign markets. The study considers a comprehensive set of potential barriers to internationalisation and four major entry modes. The study was based on an empirical...