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Eine Analyse der Dimensionen des Fortune-Reputationsindex
Hildebrandt, Lutz (contributor); Kreis, Henning (contributor) - 2008
Der vorliegende Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit der Dimensionsstruktur sowie der Verwertbarkeit des Fortune-Reputationsrankings in der wissenschaftlichen Forschung und liefert Erkenntnisse über seine Aussagefähigkeit. Nach Erörterung der theoretischen Grundlagen von Unternehmensreputation als...
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Crisis and corporate social responsibility : threat or opportunity?
Fernández-Feijóo, Belén - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 2 (2009) 1, pp. 36-50
The objective of this paper is to reflect on the consequences of the current economic and financial crisis on Corporate … the crisis, if both elements can be combined. After an introduction to the current economic and financial situation, some … the paper presents an approach to the combination of both concepts, concluding with the idea that CSR in crisis periods …
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Academic ranking scales in economics : prediction and imputation
Zharova, Alona; Mihoci, Andrija; Härdle, Wolfgang - 2016
Publications are a vital element of any scientist’s career. It is not only the number of media outlets but aslo the quality of published research that enters decisions on jobs, salary, tenure, etc. Academic ranking scales in economics and other disciplines are, therefore, widely used in...
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Conceptualizing internationalization strategies for higher education institutions
Alpenidze, Onise - 2015
The increased international competition amongst higher education institutions caused by rapid globalization now requires universities to evaluate, alter or devise new and innovative strategies which will enable them to boost their international activities. There is a need to gain a competitive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449233
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Modern Financial Management in Focus
Rafay, Abdul - 2011
Now a days, value of a company depends on the extent to which investors expect future profits to exceed or fall short of the cost of capital. This article discusses the modern financial management measures and tools that have been developed over a period of time to achieve the above stated...
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Average Internal Rate of Return and Investment Decisions : A New Perspective
Magni, Carlo Alberto - 2012
The internal rate of return (IRR) is often used by managers and practitioners for investment decisions. Unfortunately, it has serious flaws: among others, (i) multiple real-valued IRRs may arise, (ii) complex-valued IRRs may arise, (iii) the IRR is, in general, incompatible with the net present...
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How Strategic Planning Can Help Us Get Through the Present World Crisis
de Ruijter, Paul A. - 2013
In times of crisis problem solving methodologies seem to gain attention over strategic planning. This article makes the … case that more rather than less strategic planning is needed to get through the current world crisis. Based on best … practices of Shell using scenarios to prepare and steer through the 1973 first oil crisis and Rabobank who used scenarios in …
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COVID-19 and Global Commerce : An Analysis of FMCG, and Retail Industries of Tomorrow
Shetty, Gaurav - 2020
COVID-19 has impacted our lives from all the fronts. Businesses and global commerce will never be the same once the world restarts post COVID-19. Multiple new trends like direct to consumer model (D2C), Omnichannel fulfilment, etc. would emerge in the industries of tomorrow. Companies that...
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Thucydides Trap in the Business World : Corporate Strategy for a New Geopolitical Reality
Legge, Stefan - 2020
When a rising power threatens the position of an incumbent power, historically the result has been war. This conjecture derived from the analysis of the Peloponnesian War by Greek historian Thucydides (460-400 BC) has borne out up to modern times. Statistically, three out of four such situations...
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Globalization and Location Choice : An Analysis of US Multinational Firms in 1980 and 2000
Flores, Ricardo G. - 2008
In this paper we examine foreign location choices of the top 100 US multinational corporations (MNCs) in 1980 and 2000. We first ask whether there has been a change in MNC foreign location choice in this two-decade period. Second, we explore the underlying reasons of location change by focusing...
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