The purpose of this study is to assess the diversification benefits resulting from international asset allocation. In this study, we examine Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) in its international context (ICAPM) using the monthly equity returns for 26 countries (18 developed and 8 emerging...

Der Innovationserfolg und die dafür benötigten Innovationsinputs sind nicht gleichmäßig auf die deutsche Unternehmenslandschaft verteilt. Stattdessen verteilen sich die Unternehmen auf eine Reihe von innovativen Milieus, die sich in ihrem Innovationsprofil und ihrem Innovationserfolg...

In diesem Beitrag wird analysiert, welche Strategien zur Bindung der Ressourcen von Fach- und Führungskräften, d. h. ihrer für den Unternehmenserfolg bedeutsamen Kompetenzen, in Unternehmen als geeignet beurteilt und welche tatsächlich umgesetzt werden. Auf der Basis der...

Der Gesetzentwurf zu ,,Leistungsverbesserungen in der gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung soll besonders langjährig Versicherten mit 45 und mehr Beitragsjahren den vorgezogenen Renteneintritt mit 63 Jahren ohne Abschläge ermöglichen. Das Vorhaben steht damit in deutlichem Kontrast zur...

The use of subgroups based on biological-clinical and socio-demographic variables to deal with population heterogeneity is well-established in public policy. The use of subgroups based on preferences is rare, except when religion based, and controversial. If it were decided to treat subgroup...

Regional development has been in the centre of interest among both academics but also decision makers in the central and local governments of many European countries. Identifying the key problems that regions face and considering how these findings could be effectively used as a basis for...

The aim of this paper is to determine the degree of implementation of certain work practices of reflexive production and lean production, individually and jointly, in Catalonia direct suppliers firms of OEM. We present the results of a survey, which examines various items about the degree of...

Finding environmentally significant clusters in global supply-chain networks of goods and services has been investigated by Kagawa et al. (Soc Netw 35(3):423-438, 2013a; Econ Syst Res 25(3):265-286, 2013b; Glob Environ Chang, 2015), using the popular clustering method of nonnegative matrix factorization,...

In this paper, the profitability indicators are analysed for the first hundred companies of the Croatian market, which are classified according to the net profit. The profitability indicators included in the analysis are the following: EBIT margin, EBITDA margin, net profit margin, return on...

Since Information and Communication Technologies adoption has grown, research on link of ICT and Economic Growth link has been rapidly developed, both in academic world and by governments and cooperation and development agencies. Research has found that there is a significant impact of the use...