The thesis studies three pivotal episodes in the evolution of what became the Global Financial Crisis of 2008-09. These three events - the collapse of the US housing market, the breakdown of the repo money market, and the banking crash - are indispensable for understanding some of the key...

Im Rahmen des Anlaufmanagements in der Automobilindustrie behandelt diese Studie die zentrale Forschungsfrage: "Welchen Einfluss hat der Grad der unternehmensübergreifenden Zusammenarbeit in automotiven Anlaufprojekten auf die Zielgrößen Anlaufzeit, Anlaufkosten und Produktqualität?" Weitere...

During the recent financial crises the relevance of the real estate sector for the stability of capital markets was clearly demonstrated. First, real estate assets have been the underlying for various derivative products, e.g. Mortgage Backed Securities, which enabled mortgage lenders to divide...