The Kiel Institute offers the possibility of attending selected courses of its Advanced Studies Program. Marc J. Melitz (Department of Economics Harvard University) Recent empirical evidence has shown that firms/plants producing similar goods react very differently to international forces. Some...

Topics: - Intra- and Interorganisational Networks and Cooperation - Internationalization and Strategies of Decentralization - Decentralization and International Human Resource Management - Decentralization of Public Services - Family Businesses and Networks - Internal Capital Markets and Capital...

The »Corporate Social Responsibility» (CSR) debate has increased in intensity since the recent global financial crisis. Against the background of ongoing corporate scandals over the past 15-20 years, companies are now beginning to respond to the CSR challenge. The Conference includes the...

Topics: - Ownership structure - Determinants of corporate investments - Comparative analysis of corporate governance - Corporate governance and performance in different types of firms - Capital markets, governance, and capital allocation in general - Law and finance - Executive compensation and...

Sessions: 1) Business & Social Entrepreneurship 2) Public Policy & Social Entrepreneurship 3) Social Entrepreneurship & Ecosystems 4) Research & Analysis of Social Enterprise 5) Cross-sector Alliances & Partnerships 6) Advancing Social Impact 7) Mobilising Human Resources & Talent 8) Financing...

Objective: - Preparation for new assignments related to transport management or consolidation of logistics know-how - Development of comprehensive understanding and application of transport management tools - Deepening the knowledge about European Union’s transport policy and legal...

The 2011 Logistics Management Conference will take place form September 28 to 30. The conference is being held by the "Wissenschaftliche Kommission Logistik", part of the "Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e.V." (German Academic Association for Business Research), at the...

S-BPM has become one of the most widely discussed approaches for process professionals. Its potential particularly lies in the integration of advanced information technology with organizational and managerial methods to foster and leverage business innovation, operational excellence and intra-...

Information, Communication and the Economy in the Time of Globalisation. The current economic crisis with its unknown conclusion has thrown to light how closely intertwined today's international economies are and what effect local crises can have around the world, not only threatening the...

How can organizations tailor, use, and extend techniques and tools from knowledge management for improving their business practices and processes? Building upon existing work on knowledge management (KM) and organizational learning, the conference will promote interdisciplinary approaches from...