We suggest that a customer's option to switch suppliers, and to wait and see before switching, adds to customer value in uncertain markets, and affects the customer's switching behavior. We use a real options model to examine the value of this option and conduct sensitivity analyses based on...

Social Entrepreneurship Organizations (SEOs) aim to solve social, environmental or societal problems even as they strive to work profitably. The achievement of the social mission also requires economic viability and differentiation from the competition. Acting in contested markets, SEOs must,...

Die Balanced Scorecard ist seit den ersten Veröffentlichungen zu diesem Konzept Anfang der neunziger Jahre in vielen Unternehmen und anderen Institutionen als ein Instrument zur Verwirklichung eines ganzheitlichen Performance-Measurement-Ansatzes eingeführt worden. Hervorgerufen durch die...