Introduction to This Study: This Study’s Coverage and Distinctive Features -- Chapter 12: Horizontal Mergers and Acquisitions -- Chapter 13: Conglomerate Mergers and Acquisitions -- Chapter 14: Vertical Mergers and the Pricing Techniques, Contract-of-Sale Provisions, and Sales-Policies That...

Foreword to the Two-Volume Series -- Introduction to This Study -- Introduction to Part I: Basic Concepts and Approaches -- Chapter 1: The “Correct” Definition of “the Impact of a Choice on Economic Efficiency” -- Chapter 2: The Components of the Difference Between a Firm’s Price and...

Infolge aktueller Entwicklungen in der Kartellrechtspraxis wird das Preisbindungsverbot derzeit wieder kontrovers unter Vertretern der Rechtswissenschaft, der Wettbewerbstheorie und der Betriebswirtschaftslehre diskutiert. Benjamin C. Schefer analysiert in diesem Zusammenhang die...

Product- and Geographic Boundary Dynamics under Foreign Competition Pressure -- Vertical Boundary Dynamics under Foreign Competition Pressure -- Product-, Geographic-, and Vertical Boundary Dynamics, and their Inter-Relationships under Foreign Competition Pressure -- Conclusion and Implications...

Begrüßung und Einführung -- Telekommunikationsregulierung und ihre Zukunft -- Impact of the Regulatory Framework on Investment Across Europe — An Update -- Kommentar zu: Impact of the Regulatory Framework on Investment Across Europe -- Benchmarking von Regulierungsansätzen im...

This book reviews recent progress in the theory of oligopoly and market leadership and provides new results on the theory of Stackelberg competition and Nash competition with strategic investment under endogenous entry. These theories are applied to models of competition in quantities, prices...

Internationale virtuelle Projektteams als Ansatz zur Beherrschung internationaler Marktdynamik -- Projektteams als innovative Arbeitsorganisation im Kontext von Internationalisierung und Virtualisierung -- Charakteristika internationaler virtueller Projektteams -- Herausforderungen...

A frequent choice for market entry to China is the international joint venture (IJV) with a Chinese partner. This is regarded as an adequate market entry if complex technological knowledge is to be transferred to the new location. However, IJVs also represent an easy way for local partners to...

This book introduces readers to a powerful method for cross-cultural due diligence in mergers and organizational collaborations. It employs the context of joint ventures between local communities and companies in the domain of hospitality in emerging tourism destinations. The book first analyzes...