infonet-economy

This short case covers the recent strategic developments of Barnes & Noble, the largest US book chain, and puts them in the context of its peers worldwide (in the UK, Canada, Germany and France). The perspective of the case is the one of James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble since August 2019. Readers are put in his shoes and are asked to analyze Barnes & Noble's response…

The top management team (TMT) structure, which comprises the size, role structure, and hierarchy of a TMT, has received increasing attention of late. However, despite the literature’s potential to complement research on strategic leadership (in particular, TMT composition and the heterogeneity of TMT members’ experiences and psychological characteristics), the fragmented insights…

Müller, Lukas & Alig, Jennifer
(2020)
Aufsichtskommission über die Rechtsanwälte des Kantons Zug, AK 2018 11 vom 18. Februar 2019, § 10 BeurkG / ZG, Öffentliche Beurkundung von Generalversammlungsbeschlüssen einer Aktiengesellschaft.…

Purpose – This study aims to explore an exemplar of the design and application of a systemic framework for higher education. The field of application is in the social sciences and the perspective long-term, covering three generations of faculty and many generations of students.
Design/methodology/approach – This study is exploratory. It contains a conceptual component and an…

Schwaninger, Markus: System Dynamics in the Evolution of the Systems Approach. In Dangerfield, Brian (ed.): System Dynamics.Theory and Applications. A Volume in the Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science. New York : Springer, 2020, S. 21-39.

Im Licht aktueller soziopolitischer Entwicklungen erlebt das allgemeine Interesse am Gemeinwohl ein Wiederwachen.
Wie nie zuvor steht die Identifizierung dessen, was als Gemeinwohl bezeichnet werden kann, im Zentrum der Debatte. Der GemeinwohlAtlas bietet einen Weg in den Dialog zwischen Organisationen, Politik und Gesellschaft. Die Daten zeigen: Auch kirchliche Institutionen…

The new normal of Swiss private banking is relatively low NNM, persistently high earnings per FTE and falling revenue margins and profitability. Who will succeed in this new normal will depend on their ability to manage down personnel costs while attracting new business in an environment of stable AuM performance. Large banks appear to be winning the battle, gaining market share and…

Hintermann, Christian; Christe, Alain; Venzin, Nicola; Gallmetzer, Matthias; Rosenast, Guido & Laamanen, Tomi: Clarity on Performance of Swiss Private Banks - The widening gap. Zurich, Switzerland : KPMG AG Schweiz, 2015.

The Swiss private banking industry has become more stable over the past 18 months. Industry net profit has doubled, and two-thirds of banks have improved key indicators such as RoE, gross profit and income ratio. While the future of the industry looks brighter than at any time in the past ten years, more action is needed across the board on NNM, gross income and cost control.