Within the framework of an effective and efficient compliance audit, the corporate governance is responsible for protection against fraud. Computer assisted analytic procedures, such as data screening, data mining and so on, have to meet the standards of data protection and workers...

The limited-line discount store as grocery retailing format succeeded in continuously increasing its market share in Europe as well as in other parts of the world. The business model of hard discounting applied by the German retailers Aldi and Lidl proved to be particularly successful. By...

The increasing implementation of moving images on websites and online presentations necessitates specific research regarding aspects of usability and cognitive perceptions. On basis of its intrinsic raison d'être moving images can be differentiated in original and additive videos. In web based...

Die Fachhochschule Düsseldorf hat im Auftrag der Rheinbahn AG, Betreiber der städtischen Bahnen und Busse in Düsseldorf und umliegender Region, die Studie „Wahrnehmung und Image der Rheinbahn AG im Bewusstsein der Öffentlichkeit“ durchgeführt. Die Ergebnisse der Studie stützen sich auf...

Part I focuses on achieving a practical and comprehensible depiction of the multivariate method ‘multidimensional scaling (MDS)’. These methods play a significant role in professional marketing. The article begins with some examples and classifies the relevant multivariate methods. It then...

Innovations are extraordinary important for the economy of a country. It is necessary that results and modern practices of public organized research are transferred into the industries. This concerns mainly small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), which still hold significant, untapped...

Trade fairs need the media, and the media needs trade fairs. Trade fairs are events that attract extensive media coverage, and thus also many journalists. This is why the PR work of trade fair companies is a multifaceted field, which must take into account a variety of influential factors....

The communication industry is on the move. Increasing digitalisation brings new distribution channels, new forms of content and a fragmentation of target groups. Players in the communication industry and marketeers search for new forms of communication. Media companies seek for new forms of...

The notion of the retail format focuses traditionally on the strategic marketing aspect and the specific configurations of the retail marketing mix. Retail marketing concepts are however a concomitant of specific operating cost and return on capital structures as well as of specific labour and...

The US-Dollar has depreciated noticeably since the beginning of the year 2006. This depreciation changes the competitiveness of nations and corporations. This paper briefly presents the related exchange rate risks. Subsequently, the operating exposure is discussed, as this is the relevant...