Diese Magisterarbeit befasst sich mit Marken, die ausschließlich im Internet auftreten (E-Brands) sowie der Markenführung im Internet (E-Branding). Innerhalb dieses Rahmens wird eine Online-Befragung der wichtigsten Internet-Marken in Deutschland sowie eine Datenerhebung unter Internet-Nutzern...

This dissertation consists of three essays on the role of social values in financial markets. Chapter 1 uses geographic variation in religious concentration to identify the effect of people's gambling behavior in financial market settings. We argue that religious background predicts people's...

To date, consumer behaviour research is still over-focused on the functional rather than the dysfunctional. Both empirical and anecdotal evidence suggest that service organisations are burdened with the concept of consumer sovereignty, while consumers freely flout the ‘rules’ of social...

This dissertation consists of three largely independent essays. The first finds a significant correlation between the price of crude oil and significant terrorist attacks by groups of Middle Eastern origin against Western nations. In particular, such terrorist attacks are considerably more...

The focus of this dissertation lies on the brand personality (BP) and the brand relationship concept. They represent two particularly important measures of brand equity. And more importantly, both concepts still lack a comprehensive understanding. Hence, this dissertation provides deeper insight...