Some results related to the problem of interpolation of n vertical segments (xk, Yk), k = 1,…,n, in the plane with generalized polynomial functions that are linear combinations of m basic functions are presented. It is proved that the set of interpolating functions (if not empty) is bounded in...

Abstract: In nahezu allen Industrienationen hat sich der Anteil der Staatsausgaben am Sozialprodukt in den letzten 50 Jahren deutlich erhöht. Zudem wächst der Anteil der Sozialtransfers an den Staatsausgaben. Die vorliegende Arbeit analysiert die Gründe des Ausgabenwachstums mit dem...

Mehr denn je haben Ereignisse wie Bilanzskandale, Verfehlung von Kyoto-Zielen, die Erschütterung der weltpolitischen Ordnung durch Terror und eine generell härtere Auseinandersetzung zwischen verschiedenen Stakeholdern in der Öffentlichkeit an Aktualität gewonnen. Dazu kommt das Phänomen...

Hilfreiche Trainingsfragen (Anspruchsniveau der Analystenausbildung) finden sich unter http://www.economag.de/training?ISBN=58227 Das Lehrbuch Multikulturelles Management führt ein in das Phänomen der (Alltags-)Kulturen und diskutiert Modelle, die Kultur theoretisch erfassen und empirisch...

Purpose: People are responsible for their wellbeing, yet whether they take ownership of their own or even others' wellbeing might vary from actor to actor. Such psychological ownership (PO) influences the dynamics of how wellbeing is co-created, particularly amongst actors, and ultimately...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to: (1) better understand the structure (hierarchy) of customer goals providing conceptual clarity; and (2) propose a hierarchy of customer goals conceptual framework that explicates how healthcare customer goals are linked to drivers and outcomes, thus...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore innovations in customer experience at the intersection of the digital, physical and social realms. It explicitly considers experiences involving new technology-enabled services, such as digital twins and automated social presence (i.e. virtual...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue of the Journal of Service Management dedicated to the Thought Leadership in Services Conference held in Brisbane Australia in 2017. The paper also explores the disruptive and transformative role that technology is set to play...