Countless determinants of export success that are supposed to help managers reduce the failure rates of export ventures have been identified. Despite this abundance of studies, however, little is known about the determinants of the internationalization success of services. In this paper, based...

Spätestens seit dem letztjährigen Auftritt von Conchita Wurst mit ihrem provokanten Mix aus männlichen und weiblichen Zügen hat der Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in ganz Europa Aufmerksamkeit erregt. Neben der großen öffentlichen Teilnahme existieren aber auch eine ganze Reihe...

This paper aims to illustrate the working and business environment of professional fine artists and to identify the factors to successfully make a living in the arts as both market challenges and success factors have not yet been clearly identified in literature. The identification of artists'...

There are numerous studies analyzing factors of success in media-broadcasted artistic contests, especially music competitions. However, one factor that is generally neglected in the literature is the quality of the artistic performances (i.e. "music quality"). In this paper, we approach this...

Entrepreneurs often struggle to find sufficient funding for their start-ups. A relatively new way for companies to attract capital is via an internet platform, locating investors who in return receive something in return for their ventures. Equity crowdfunding is one of several types of...

Purpose: With the development of information technology, ordinary commercial activities are evolving into e-commerce. In e-commerce, users can access services from any place as long as information technology is available. Currently, e-commerce is moving toward mobile commerce that allows users...

Zusammenfassung Kleine und mittlere Hotels zählen zum Rückgrat des Tourismus - auch in der Schweiz. Allerdings ist über die konkreten Herausforderungen an das Management solcher Betriebe nur beschränktes Wissen vorhanden. Der vorliegende Beitrag entwickelt und diskutiert einen Ansatz zur...

Business process modelling has gained widespread acceptance, particularly inlarge IT-enabled business projects. It is applied as a process design andmanagement technique across all project lifecycle phases. While there has beenmuch research on process modelling, there has been little attention...

The rapid growth of the internet and e-commerce provide new opportunities for China’s retailers, and a new battle for China’s retail industry has begun. The purpose of this research is to explore the barriers and factors for achieving successful e-tailing in China’s retail industry. Some...

Untersuchung mit dem zentralen Ziel der Bestimmung von kontrollierbaren Erfolgsfaktoren bei Auslandsniederlassung. Basierend auf dem kontingenztheoretischen Ansatz wird eine erfolgsoptimierende Ausrichtung der gestaltbaren Faktoren auf die nicht oder wenig beeinflussbaren Faktoren angenommen....