Four essays, or chapters, model the capital structure, governance, and investment decisions as part of a sequential game. Each chapter is separate in its context, assumptions, and conclusions. The titles of the chapters are below.Abstracts of each essay or chapter can be found at the beginning...

A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of therequirements of the University of Wolverhamptonfor the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Basic methodological approach to regional competitiveness evaluation applies system situational analysis. Its results are usually structured into four lists, i.e. strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats of SWOT matrix. Strategic goals and objectives including appropriate...

There is evaluated the level of competitiveness of particular districts with using GDP per capital and its decomposition with orientation on position of South Bohemia district in the article. We used spot method for obtaining of order of districts according the chosen indicators. The South...

In the context of the new EU Cohesion Policy and Europe 2020 strategy, regions are encouraged to build their own development strategies based on specialisation and innovation. Smart specialisation strategies aim to identify and focus on those activities in which the region has comparative...

The present paper represents a study of the competitiveness of Romania in relation to the targets of the Europe 2020 strategy, in order to draw up a current regional ranking of the competitiveness. There are significant disparities in the regional contribution to the achievement of Europe 2020...

Bei Entscheidungen über abzulösende oder neue Anwendungssysteme kann mitHilfe funktionaler Anforderungen immer nur der gegenwärtige odervorhersehbare Bedarf ermittelt werden. In einem turbulenten Umfeld sind dieAnwendungssysteme jedoch häufig langere Zeit im Einsatz als die...

Word-of-mouth advertising involves activities to encourage consumers to talk about a product or company to friends and neighbours, setting in motion a chain of communication that could spread through a whole market. Each activity, itself small and relatively unimportant, could escalate through...

La crisis económica vinculada a la pandemia de COVID-19 supuso una perturbación sin precedentes para las empresas a nivel global, si bien se vio parcialmente mitigada por las medidas de apoyo desplegadas por las autoridades. Sin embargo, estas medidas están ahora llegando a su fin en medio de...