The existence of small independent retailers is seriously jeopardised by severe competitive pressure, mainly caused by the sharp rise in online trading, rapidly changing consumer behaviours and the effectiveness of large commercial companies. It is claimed that small retailers should respond to...

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the impact of corporate social responsibility on forward default risk (FDR) under the setting of firm and industry heterogeneity. Research Design & Methods: This study evaluated the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on FDR using the data of...

Although numerous studies explore innovation, most of them focus on technological innovations. It is currently difficult to focus exclusively on products and processes when discussing innovation because new ideas can transform any part of an organization’s value chain. Indeed, marketing...

Die Studie basiert auf einer empirischen Analyse des Innovationsgeschehens in vier ostdeutschen Fallstudienregionen- Dresden, Halle, Jena und Rostock. Alle vier Regionen besitzen sowohl eine universitäre als auch eine industrielle Tradition. Die Entwicklungsverläufe seit dem Systembruch im...