Für Finanzdienstleister ist die IT ein entscheidender Produktionsfaktor, der möglichst effi-zient und effektiv die strategischen Anforderungen mit IT-Hochleistungssystemen unter-stützt. Diese Arbeit stellt ein Gesamtkonzept zur nachhaltigen Steigerung der Effektivität der IT durch...

Wissen und Wissensmanagement haben in der informationsbasierten Wissensgesellschaft eine immer größere Bedeutung. Das aktuelle Thema wird vor dem Hintergrund der Globalisierung im Rahmen der gegenwärtigen Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise aus unterschiedlichen wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen...

Although genetic resources have strong public-goods characteristics, public genebanks often have struggled for adequate funding. A review of economic literature on the value of plant genetic resources indicated that more information is needed about germplasm use. The data compiled in this paper...

In this dissertation we study several key issues faced by firms while introducing new products to market. The first essay looks at product rollovers: introduction of a new product generation while phasing out the old one. We study the strategic decision of dual vs. single roll jointly with...

The Government Services Information Infrastructure (GSII) is that portion of the NII used to link Government and its services, enables virtual agency concepts, protects privacy, and supports emergency preparedness needs. The GSII is comprised of the supporting telecommunications technologies,...

The United States has aggressively embarked on the challenging task of building a National Information Infrastructure (NII). This infrastructure will have many levels, extending from the building block capital stock that composes the telecommunications system to the multitude of higher tier...