The New Institutional Economics has established itself as widely accepted extension to the standard neoclassical paradigm. Here, institutions are defined as commonly known rules that structure recurring interaction situations and the corresponding sanctioning mechanism. For-mal institutions...

Diese Dissertation befasst sich mit der Rolle von Legitimität für sogenannte "New Ventures" - ein Thema von anhaltender Relevanz in den Forschungsrichtungen Organisationstheorie und Strategie, Unternehmertum, und Soziologie. New Ventures sind definiert als Organisationen - entweder...

In recent decades, the European postal industry has undergone profound reforms, which aim to promote competition while simultaneously maintaining a high level of universal services for consumers. It is often put forth that market opening and the emergence of competition will foster innovation in...