Ten or fifteen years ago global business was mainly in the hands of a select number of multinational giants. Small and medium-sized business concentrated on their home markets and perhaps one or two neighboring countries. Not so any longer. Even the smallest businesses have realized that they...

As Buy-Outs became larger and more levered in the mid 2000's the European Leveraged Finance market experienced a wave of innovations. This research is concentrating on the capitalisation process of leveraged Buy-Outs in Europe, taking the perspective of an equity investor.We embark on the quest...

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Ideational Leadership: Key to Overcoming Welfare State Resistance to Change -- 3. A Bird's-Eye View of the German Welfare State -- 4. Transformation of Health Care Policy? The Legacy of Minister Seehofer -- 5. Transforming...

The German proverb "Misfortune seldom arrives alone", captures completely the essence of present German social economic difficulties. The decade of vibrant economic growth has become a memory and is not part of the historical experience shared by the generation born in the 70s and 80s, getting...

Why does 'value innovation' play an important role for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)? Innovation, besides imitation, is the foundation to conduct business and produce goods and services. Each company needs at least at one point or another during its lifecycle innovation to stay...

This revised edition brings the fundamental and groundbreaking work on employee liability fully up to date. Following a presentation of the basic principles of employee liability, the text addresses important practice-relevant case examples with clear explanations of significant problem areas....

This definitive study offers an in-depth analysis of the role of social capital in Western labour markets. To address the vital question of how migrants take advantage of social relations between indigenous people and their own ethnic group, Lancée surveys the impact of various forms of social...

This research monograph critically examines convergence of financial reporting in Germany by taking into account the influence of political, social and economic factors on accounting. This study makes an original and significant contribution by examining issues and biases in the convergence...

Despite a dramatic decline in output as a result of the global financial and economic crisis, Germany's labour market held up well compared with other countries. This was the conclusion reached by the first comprehensive assessment of Germany's policy to tackle the crisis, issued by the ILO.