Research questions: Does a manager in a small- and medium-sized company accept an expert on the same hierarchy level or are conflicts the consequences due to her/his power motivation? Methods: Questionnaire across different hierarchy levels in a medium-sized company Results: Managers are aware...

Research questions: What are the most dangerous threats organizations are exposed to when conducting in hostile environment? What are the initial impacts and the consequential effects? What are complex incidents? Which approach to mitigate the outcome of incidents is the most effective? Is the...

Research questions: How does the value creating process on the wine market work? How is quality perceived and measured? And, are the wineries themselves able to influence the quality perception of their product on the market? Methods: Empirical study across different premium wine producers in...

Research questions: E-sourcing platforms offer purchasing organisations often easy access to a high number of relevant suppliers, their goods and services and the accord-ing prices. For the suppliers, e-sourcing platforms are a good and easy pos-sibility to present their products and services to...

Research questions: In which ways do cultures differ? Do differences in culture affect management practice? What are the differences between Chinese and German controlling methods? What are the links between cultural factors and controlling methods? Methods: Two case studies of German companies...

Research questions: How are management agreements in the German hotel market configured as reaction to the growing uncertainty? Which adaptations are made to management agreements in Germany according to their uncertainty reducing effect? Is a higher level of flexibility negotiated into...

Research questions: How are management agreements in the German hotel market configured as reaction to the growing uncertainty? Which adaptations are made to management agreements in Germany according to their uncertainty reducing effect? Is a higher level of flexibility negotiated into...

Research questions: In which ways do cultures differ? Do differences in culture affect management practice? What are the differences between Chinese and German controlling methods? What are the links between cultural factors and controlling methods? Methods: Two case studies of German companies...

Research questions: E-sourcing platforms offer purchasing organisations often easy access to a high number of relevant suppliers, their goods and services and the accord-ing prices. For the suppliers, e-sourcing platforms are a good and easy pos-sibility to present their products and services to...

Research questions: How does the value creating process on the wine market work? How is quality perceived and measured? And, are the wineries themselves able to influence the quality perception of their product on the market? Methods: Empirical study across different premium wine producers in...