A primordial challenge to the welfare state? -- The politics of resentment : xenophobia and the welfare state -- Trust in diverse societies -- Welfare state regimes as a regime for building trust? : contextualizing attitudes -- To belong or not to belong : incorporation and integration policies...

This dissertation examines the perception of and the attitude towards Bavarian food products in a national and international context. At the international level, the influence of normative and socio-demographic factors on the complexity of consumers’ cognitive structures is examined. At the...

The informal constraints that arise from the national culture in which a firm resides have a pervasive impact on managerial decision making and corporate credit risk, which in turn impacts on corporate ratings and rating changes. In some cultures, firms are naturally predisposed to rating...

Die menschliche Geschichte war immer wieder geprägt von Wanderungsprozessen. Doch Migration konnte und kann die Probleme in den Herkunftsländern nicht lösen, schafft aber neue Probleme in den Zielländern. Der Autor entwickelt Vorschläge für eine realistische Einwanderungspolitik....