Der Bericht handelt von den Finanzproblemen kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen im industriellen Bereich in den neuen Bundesländern. Dabei war von besonderem Interesse, welche Finanzierungsprobleme vorkommen und worin ihre Ursachen liegen. Weitere Schwerpunkte sind die Eigenkapitalausstattung der...

This book introduces corporate financial management, based on the basic capital budgeting framework and the time value of money. It focuses on theoretical formulations and correct application of financial techniques that will help improve managerial and financial decisions. Based on fundamental...

Working capital management almost always determines the ability of a firm to earn profit. Efficiency with which a firm handles working capital ensures prosperity while neglect would spell danger for the very survival of the firm. The study focuses on the impact of working capital management on...

Private Equity und Venture Capital spielen eine wichtige Rolle im Strukturwandel moderner Volkswirtschaften. Als Elemente eines funktionsfähigen Risikokapitalmarktes bieten sie nicht nur die Möglichkeit für einen gezielten Lückenschluss im Finanzierungssystem, sondern entfalten ihr größtes...

Neben den Fragen zur aktuellen Geschäftslage und den Geschäftserwartungen für die kommenden sechs Monate – aus denen das ifo Geschäftsklima resultiert – erhebt das ifo Institut in seinem monatlich durchgeführten ifo Konjunkturtest auch eine Einschätzung der Unternehmen zum...

For the past 20 years, financial markets research has concerned itself with issues related to the evaluation and management of financial securities in efficient capital markets and with issues of management control in incomplete markets. The following selective overview focuses on key aspects of...

Some of the most widely expressed myths about the German financial system are concerned with the close ties and intensive interaction between banks and firms, often described as Hausbank relationships. Links between banks and firms include direct shareholdings, board representation, and proxy...

The resource-based view argues that acquisitions can build competitive advantage partially through retention of valuable human capital of the target firm. However, making commitments to retain and motivate successful top managers is a challenge when contracts are not enforceable. Investigating...

We investigate the efficiency, foreclosure, and collusion rationales for vertical integration in a large sample of vertically related takeovers. The efficiency rationale, as discussed under the transaction cost economics and property rights theories, posits that vertical integration mitigates...