One of the most complex and sophisticated managerial tools is the profit centers based management. Promoting and using the profit centers based management in the Romanian companies represents a condition for the economic and commercial success. By its content, the profit centers based management...

Diversified firms often trade at a discount with respect to their focused counterparts. The literature has tried to explain the apparent misallocation of resources with lobbying activities or power struggles. We show that diversification can destroy value even when resources are efficiently...

Mehr Leistung, geringere Kosten - mit diesem Ziel führen Unternehmen Center-Organisationen ein. Neue organisatorische Einheiten übernehmen bereichsübergreifend Aufgaben. Wie, das zeigen u.a. Beispiele aus den Unternehmen AXA, Bayer, Dresdner Bank, Post AG, Siemens, RWE und IBM