We estimate an Error-Correction Model by using dynamic OLS to investigate carbon price drivers in early Phase II. The futures contract negotiated from January to December 2008 on the European Climate Exchange is the focus of our analysis. We consider the allowance price as explained by oil...

Spanish Abstract: En este artículo presenta los resultados de un estudio documental cuyo objetivo fue analizar los aportes de la estructura de alto nivel propuesta por la Organización Internacional de Estandarización ISO frente a los requisitos en la gestión de la calidad y en la gestión de...

Das IfM Bonn schätzt seit 2001 wiederholt die Zahl der Familienunternehmen sowie die Zahl der frauengeführten Familienunternehmen in Deutschland. Die aktuelle Schätzung kommt für das Jahr 2019 auf eine Zahl von rund 3,2 Mill. Familienunternehmen. Dies entspricht rund 90 % aller Unternehmen....

The General Electric Company (GE) is widely regarded as one of the world's most successful corporations of the 20th century. This paper aims to critically analyse the corporate strategy of GE during the period from 1981 to present under the leadership of two very different but equally...

This paper examines the relationship between airline profitability and market share in the context of contemporary strategic business theory.The paper provides a general overview of the business environment in which airlines operate, provides some of the organizational goals airlines pursue, and...

Riding on the growth of its power brands, Nestle has extended its dominance in food business in India as well. However, a number of its brands require a repositioning. The present exercise is an attempt to analyse the position of the different brand offered by Nestle India. The aim is to assess...

Although business scholars express significant interest in the sources of firm competitive advantage, little research exists on the use of law as a value capturing resource. This is surprising given that legal issues demand a significant percentage of available time for managers. This manuscript...

Knowledge management theory has struggled with the concept of knowledge creation. Since the seminal article of Nonaka in 1991, an industry has grown up seeking to capture the knowledge in the heads and hearts of individuals so as to leverage them for organizational learning and growth. But the...

We provide an economic analysis of forum selection in international business contracts. International business contracts or multi-state transactions within federally structured countries might be subject to more than one sovereign adjudication system. In case of conflict between the transacting...

An examination of the Federal Reserve's Fedwire Funds Transfer service reveals that the highest concentration of funds-transfer value occurs in the late afternoon. The authors attribute this activity peak to attempts by banks (and their customers) to coordinate payment timing more closely. By...