"In the international discussion on housing finance plenty of contributions are given on the system of mortgage backed securities (MBS), as practiced in USA, about the contract saving scheme (""Bausparkassen""), as a basic housing financing model in Central Europe, little about alternative...

Komplexität ist in der heutigen Zeit Fluch und Segen zu gleich. Richtig eingesetzt und an der richtigen Stelle wird sie zu einer wettbewerbsentscheidenden Waffe. Folglich muss Komplexitätssteuerung immer mehr zur Kernaufgabe von Führungskräften werden. Dieses Buch inspiriert mit klaren...

Introduction -- Finance and the Financial Crisis -- Corporate Governance and Restructuring Through Spin-Offs: European Evidence -- Alternative Specification of Bank Lending in France and Germany: Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications -- Towards Banking Union in Europe - an Interim Assessment...

For some time now, managers have been criticized for short-term oriented decision making and putting profits before principles. The financial crisis of 2007/08 has completely undermined faith in managerial decision making. Since many current managers were educated in business schools it is...