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The purpose of this contribution is to make the idea of modeling as theory-building operational. We conceive the modeling process as a theory-building process, thereby opening up a new perspective on the methodology of modeling in the social sciences. By reconceptualizing the notion of modeling, we hope to convey the advantages of more conceptual thinking in management. Practitioners...

Wegen der Finanzkrise fordert die Schweizer
Bankenaufsicht EBK, dass UBS und
Credit Suisse ihre Eigenmittel massiv aufstocken,
damit die beiden Banken zukünftig über ein dickeres Risikopolster verfügen. Über Sinn und Unsinn einer
Leverage Ratio ist eine intensive Diskussion entbrannt. Der abtretende Universitätsprofessor Rudolf Volkart befürwortet
eine...

To enable a better understanding of corrupt activities, I develop the paper around fundamental dimensions: Firstly, corruption is exerted by the supply side, this means I analyze the regulation effects on providers of corruption activities. Second, I enrich existing compliance concepts with the integrity approach and point out the effects on individual behavior.

Taking a practice-based perspective on strategy and strategic change, this paper aims at contributing to the current discussion about the interface between organizing and strategizing. Drawing on the concept of strategic episodes, we specifically explore practices and processes conducive to a fruitful interruption and suspension of operational routines allowing the differentiation...

Im Zuge der Globalisierung erfahren ausländische Direktinvestitionen
(Foreign Direct Investment, FDI) eine steigende Bedeutung: Für Unternehmen sind sie ein Kernelement in der Internationalisierungsstrategie, und für Volkswirtschaften sind sie eine wichtige Einflussgrösse im Hinblick auf Wachstum, Beschäftigung, Zahlungsbilanz und Technologietransfer. Auch die...

We discuss the ideological conflict between critics of globalization and free trade theorists who deconstruct the metanarrative of universal human rights that underlies the social agenda of the globalization critics. We point out the implications for the corporate objective function and the
social behaviour of multinational corporations. The ideological conflict has not yet...