What would you do if a law that enabled your investment to operate successfully abroad had just been changed, and your business could no longer operate profitably there? Imagine exporting goods to a government buyer only to discover after the fact that your home country, or the United Nations,...

ch. 1. Country risk in perspective -- ch. 2. Foundations of country risk management -- ch. 3. Assessing country risk -- ch. 4. Country risk assessment in practice -- ch. 5. Political risk insurance -- ch. 6. Tales from the battle zone -- ch. 7. The importance of understanding China and its place...

In an Ultrafast Extreme Event (or Mini Flash Crash), the price of a traded stock increases or decreases strongly within milliseconds. We present a detailed study of Ultrafast Extreme Events in stock market data. In contrast to popular belief, our analysis suggests that most of the Ultrafast...

In vier Abschnitte gegliedert, greift dieses Buch zwei erfolgversprechende Konzepte für Unternehmungen auf. "Strategische Entscheidungen durch neue IT-Konzepte" beschreibt die Herausforderungen und Veränderungen, die das Digital Business mit sich bringt. "Neue Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten von...