The German financial services market is in deep crisis. Deregulation and the new means of communication have fostered competition and made the market a transparent level playing field. Moreover, customers increasingly demand individualized solutions to their financial problems. Many financial...

Purpose This research proposes a framework by which universities can define and implement projects that transform them into entrepreneurial universities. The framework helps decision-makers identify suitable goals and strategies, gather a list of projects to fulfill the goals and strategies and...

An algorithm for computing the determinant of a matrix whose entries are multivariate polynomials is presented. It is based on classical multivariate Lagrange polynomial interpolation, and it exploits the Kronecker product structure of the coefficient matrix of the linear system associated with...

This paper addresses the location problem for an entering firm that will play a Bertrand game with other pre-existing firms in order to maximize its profit. Demand for a homogeneous product is price-sensitive and firms use delivered pricing. Under some specific conditions, it is shown that the...