Topic of this publication is the impact of globalisation on the practise of cross-border transactions from a German legal perspective. The focus is on four key questions: Who determines the applicable law in case of a cross-border transaction? Who determines which courts shall have international...

In non-food consumer goods branches of goods of medium and long term demand new business models are pushing through which are based on a simultaneous redesign of branding strategy, value chain and final retail distribution. The new vertical companies with brand focused distribution systems...

The finding and setting of a business target is the starting point whenever dealing with corporate governance; the autonomy of companies to define those targets is one constitutive characteristic of any market economy. Regulatory demands as the standardization of the German...

Das ifo Institut hat im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Technologie die vorliegende Evaluierungsstudie zu den Dimensionen und Auswirkungen eines Freihandelsabkommen zwischen der EU und den USA durchgeführt. Die Studie zeigt, dass ein tiefgreifendes...