Digital platforms have become an important part of the digital economy by facilitatingtransactions between large numbers of users and by fostering innovation on collaborativeplatforms. It is striking that platform-based services are dominated by a small number ofglobal players. Most of them are...

Using information from the Amadeus dataset and the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey, we provide an empirical investigation of the industry and firm-specific determinants of the intensive margin (i.e., within existing firms) job creation process in eleven Central and Eastern...

Because of the large share of travel and tourism revenues in total Croatian GDP, it is worth noting the importance of the hotel industry for the Croatian economy. Therefore, the problem that arises from such an obvious and increasing dependence of our economy on the hotel industry is primarily...

Sektorale Spezialisierung wird in Deutschland häufig als eine sinnvolle Option zur Stärkung regionalen Wachstums angesehen: Während viele Städte (z. B. Wolfsburg, Frankfurt am Main) bereits durch starke Konzentration gekennzeichnet sind, versuchen auch andere Regionen solche Zentren zu...

This paper aims to show a theoretical description of the integrative enterprises under resources-based view. The limitations of micro, small and medium enterprises is analyzed, and how integrative enterprises contribute to increased competitiveness through capacity development and integration of...

Entrepreneurs, opportunities, and entrepreneurial behaviors play an important role within the theory of entrepreneurship. However, we have limited knowledge about possible associations among these factors. Therefore, this study investigates these interactions. The study aims to identify the...

In a historical retrospective, although the existing literature calls the management consulting industry an extraordinary sector and a unique phenomenon in the business context, in fact these statements are not accompanied by a number of academic studies that emphasize the importance of the...

After the financial crisis of 2008, the financial soundness of the firms has gained a lot of attention from the regulators, academicians, the public etc. Therefore, the authors wanted to investigate the factors that determine financial soundness of companies. The analysis is conducted on the...

This paper incorporates the interdisciplinary New Institutional Economics in a comprehensive framework for analyzing risk management in the agri-food sector. First, it specifies the diverse types of agri-food risks (natural, technical, behavioral, economic, policy, etc.) and the modes of their...

The German potable water supply industry is regarded highly fragmented, thus preventing efficiency improvements that could happen through consolidation. Focusing on a hypothetical restructuring of the industry, we use a cross-section sample of 364 German water utilities in 2006, applying Data...