Die Analysephase steht am Anfang jedes Planungsprozesses eines Unternehmens und ist demnach die entschei-dende Datengrundlage für Zielbildung und die Strategieentwicklung. Bei den Analyse-Ebenen kann zwischen der Makro-Umwelt bzw. dem Umfeld, der Mikro-Umwelt des Marktes und der Betriebsanalyse...

Wie man nachhaltige Innovationsideen in Projekte umsetzt, welche Instrumente dabei helfen und wie die erarbeitete Lösung erfolgreich implementiert werden kann, stellen die Beiträge des Praxisbuchs vor. Die Autoren und Autorinnen zeigen, wie Elemente des betrieblichen Innovationsmanagements...

Despite of the apparent failure of the Kyoto Protocol with respect to environmental effectiveness, it has established a broad international mechanism that might be able to provide a global reduction of greenhouse gas emissions during a second commitment period. In this paper we investigate the...

The combination of experts' probability distributions involved in a due diligence is valuable for encapsulating the accumulated information for decision makers and providing the current state of expert opinion regarding important uncertainties. Therefore, this paper shows how to create and...

This paper analyzes the consequences of cross-border mergers in a spatial framework, thereby distinguishing three channels of influence: a price increase due to the elimination of product market competition, an adjustment in plant location which reduces overall transportation cost expenditures,...

In recent decades, Zimbabwe's development record has been disappointing. In the last few years, a severe drought and the Covid-19 pandemic have added to the country's development challenges. This paper is concerned with the long-run need to find a path toward faster growth in GDP, employment,...