Der schweizer Finanzplan ist reich an Vermögnesverwaltern. Die Wahrnehmung allerdings, dass allein die Banken in diesem lukrativen Geschäft aktiv sind, ist falsch. Unterschätzt werden die zahlreichen unabhängigen Vermögensverwalter, die ihre Dienste vermögenden Kunden anbieten. [...]

This study provides a basic introduction to agent-based modeling (ABM) as apowerful blend of classical and constructive mathematics, with a primary focus onits applicability for social science research. The typical goals of ABM social scienceresearchers are discussed along with the culture-dish...

T.W. Schultz (1975) proposed that returns to human capital were highest in economicenvironments where technology, price or production shocks were common and managerial skillsto adapt resource allocations to those shocks were most in need. We hypothesize that variationin returns to human capital...

Parental involvement in their children’s lives can have a lasting impact on wellbeing.More involved parents convey to their children that they are interested intheir development, and this in turn signals to the child that their future is valued.However, what happens in socio-economically...

Financial constraints have been found to play an important role on various aspects of firmbehavior. Yet, their effects on firm survival have been largely neglected. We use a panel of9420 newly established UK firms over the period 1997-2002 to study the effects offinancial variables on firms´...

In dieser Berufsmarktstudie wurden in der Schweiz privatwirtschaftliche Unternehmen und öffentlich-rechtliche Institutionen als potenzielle Arbeitgeber für Informationsspezialisten zu gegenwärtigen Anforderungen und künftigen Perspektiven des Arbeitsmarktes befragt. Sie heben gleichermassen...

This report presents the results of the eHealth Benchmarking study carried out by empirica on behalf of the European Commission, DG Information Society and Media. The study aimed to collate and analyse existing eHealth monitoring and benchmarking sources in order to identify best practice in...

Much of the debate around telework, eWork and other ICT-based ways of remote workhas been driven by notions of technology-driven progress. Often, this has led to theassumption that locationally flexible forms of working had an “inbuilt” tendency to benefitworkers by giving them more...

There is an increasing number of researchers conducting empirical and theoretical investigations tobetter understand innovation and protection activities of service companies. In fact, previous analysesreveal that the protection topic is difficult to study, particularly when using traditional...