Die Studie erörtert Chancen und Risiken, die mit der Anwendung der Unternehmensführungsstrategie CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) verbunden sind. Eine Vielzahl an Gefahren in CSR-aktiven Unternehmen - darunter das Risiko des Greenwashings - werden identifiziert, systematisiert und...

The construction industry is a major user of formal project risk management practices, yet risk is often dealt with inadequately, which is a contributory factor to poor performance. Conceptual developments propose a holistic view of risk incorporating threats and opportunities and the management...

Das Metallhandwerk zählt zu den großen Bereichen des deutschen Handwerks; in ihm sind die Metallbauer und die Feinwerkmechaniker sowie die Metall- und Glockengießer zusammengefasst. Da Metallbauer ihre Tätigkeiten vorwiegend für Bauwerke erbringen, ist der Handwerkszweig in besonderer Weise...

In den vergangenen Jahren konnte die deutsche Gießereiindustrie überproportional vom globalen Wachstum profitieren und in Europa ihrer Konkurrenz Marktanteile abnehmen. Die globale Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise hat die Branche in ihren Sog gezogen, die Produktion brach 2009 voraussichtlich um...

Controller bieten dem Management interne Beratung und Unterstützung aus dem Blickwinkel finanzieller Handlungsmotive an (vgl. Kesten 2001, S.30 ff.). Dies trifft auch bei der Planung, Abwicklung und Kontrolle von Projekten zu. Der Beratungsfokus liegt dabei insbesondere auf Fragen zur...

This paper looks at the issue of IT systems migration as well as problems related to security policy in migration processes. Problem of migration is viewed in a broad context of changes which occur during construction or modernization of an IT system. Migration projects were classified against...

Risk management shall be proactive. This is one of the key preliminaries to cope with the challenges of complex projects. An overarching and consistent view on project risks and uncertainties is necessary to follow a holistic approach in project risk management. Uncertainty is inevitable since...

Based on utility function, milestones during project and/or the end of projects or programme may be categorized in what are called soft-deadline and hard-deadline. In contrast with the soft-end projects, the hard-end projects posses a decrease of utility function with a vertical asymptote...

Risk management is the process of identification, measurement, and risk assessment, followed by development of risk management strategies (internal/ organizational management). Emergency situation - exceptional event, nonmilitary nature, that by scale and intensity threatens the lives and health...

Project schedule development with CPM cannot handle uncertainty, thus PERT and Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS) are the most frequently used methods from best-in-class companies. This study compares the results of the standard MCS with those of PERT and addresses the incorporation of project risk...