With the financial support of the Ecoscientia Foundation and the NCCR FIN-RISK (National Centre of Competence in Research “Financial Valuation and RiskManagement”), the Swiss Banking Institute of the University of Zurich conductedthe survey “Equity Ownership in Switzerland 2006”. This survey...

Das Bearbeiten von Nischenmärkten wird aufgrund des kleinen Marktvolumens hauptsächlichals Strategie für kleine Unternehmen angesehen. Durch die wachsende Heterogenisierungder Kundenbedürfnisse ergeben sich jedoch zunehmend potenzielle Marktnischen, dieaber zuerst entdeckt werden müssen....

The question of how best to assess research performance is clearly of great concern. In December 2007, HEFCE launched a national consultation on the future of Research Assessment, proposing that a Research Excellence Framework replaces the current Research Assessment Exercise. Fundamentally the...

The Swiss Banking Institute of the University of Zurich was commissioned by the Association of Swiss Commercialand Investment Banks to carry out a representative survey of equity ownership in Switzerland. The goal of the surveyis to determine the percentage of direct and indirect equity owners...

In rural China, pesticide retailers are often accused of recommending farmers apply more pesticides than the scientifically recommended rate, while playing an important role in providing technical information regarding pesticide use to farmers. However, there is little empirical evidence on the...