German Universities of Applied Sciences and South African Universities of Technology are vocationoriented higher education institutions with a particular focus on applied research. Due to comparable educational tasks and research focus of the institutions in both countries, this paper presents...

Die Firma Westfleisch ist eine Unternehmensgruppe der Fleisch verarbeitenden Industrie. Mit einem Jahresumsatz von 1,67 Mrd. Euro gehört Westfleisch zu Europas führenden Schlachtunternehmen. Durch Übernahmen, verschärften Wettbewerb sowie - auch infolge von Fleischskandalen - strengere...

This study analyses the current practice in sustainability reporting among the German TecDAX companies for 2009 and 2010. A scoring system has been developed with 23 indicators based on the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative to evaluate scope and quality of the sustainability reports....

This paper examines the European low-cost airline industry by analysing how the rise of low-cost carriers (LCCs) has influenced the relationship between airlines and airports. Publicly funded infrastructure is a necessary precondition for any business, and utilization charges are an important...

This paper outlines some first results from a study on the technical efficiency and total factor productivity (TFP) of 17 international airports in Germany. The analysis was undertaken with panel data from 1998 - 2002. According to the Malmquist-DEA the performance at nearly every airport...

The present paper conceptualizes the domain of psychological influence in negotiations and thereby proposes seven negotiations tactics which utilize the findings of cognitive bias research. After reviewing existing literature on cognitive biases in negotiations, the paper argues that their...

In diesem Working Paper wird die Corporate Identity als zentrales Konzept zur Schaffung einer kundenorientierten Unternehmenskultur vorgestellt. Basierend auf der Kennzeichnung der Corporate Identity als zentrales Führungselement werden die zentralen Bausteine zum Aufbau einer Corporate...