Increased longevity means that current structures for employment and retirement in Switzerland are not sustainable. To enable individuals and companies to thrive in our ageing society, changes in our social norms and attitudes about work and ageing need to occur. Philippa Dengler examines what...

The book adds to the discussion about strategic approaches towards the translation of personalized medicine into clinical practice. It stresses the importance of non-science related, institutional barriers. A Law and Economics perspective is applied in order to examine the incentives induced by...

Sandra Wolf develops a better understanding of the importance of clearly communicating family influence. She examines the efficacy of brand elements that signal family influence and that help external stakeholders to identify a family firm. An experiment with 543 students in Germany and...

Eine gut funktionierende Zusammenarbeit zwischen der hauptamtlichen Geschäftsführung und dem ehrenamtlichen Vorstand ist für den Erfolg einer jeden Nonprofit-Organisation (NPO) von zentraler Relevanz. Aufgrund der unterschiedlichen Rahmenbedingungen von Ehrenamt und Hauptamt gestaltet sich...