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Management competencies in the biotech industry in Switzerland

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The aim of this analysis is to determine the major challenges in the Swiss biotech industry. After face-to-face interviews with executive management of 17 early stage biotech companies and several associated stakeholders in the therapeutic and product/service biotech sectors, we extracted quantitative and qualitative empirical data on a variety of management issues…

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Université de St-Gall - Schools of Management

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Deutsch / 13/09/2007

Emerging language strategies in multilingual organizations

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Université de St-Gall - Schools of Management

English / 23/08/2007

Aufstiegs-Spekulation im englischen Fussball

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Université de Zürich - Faculté des sciences économiques

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Deutsch / 17/08/2007

Familieneinfluss und Performance privat gehaltener Familienunternehmen

Die Bedeutung von Familienunternehmen in westlichen Volkswirtschaften erfährt eine zunehmende Anerkennung. Je nach Definition der Familienunternehmen finden sich Anteile von rund 80% aller Unternehmen, welche als Familienunternehmen bezeichnet werden können (Colli, 2003).
Eine der zentralen Fragen, welche Forscher in den letzten Jahren im Forschungsfeld Familienunternehmen…

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Université de St-Gall - Schools of Management

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Deutsch / 13/08/2007

Die volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung der Familienunternehmen in der Schweiz

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Université de St-Gall - Schools of Management

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Deutsch / 13/08/2007

Rhetoric and Organizational Success: Imagery, Creativity, and Innovation

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Université de St-Gall - Schools of Management

English / 08/08/2007

Decisions in the Construction Process of the Residential Building Environment: Development of a Static and Dynamic Model

The residential building environment accounts to a large extent for the emission of greenhouse gases. In Switzerland, 27% of the carbon dioxide emissions are generated for heating houses, providing warm water and electricity. The employment of state of the art energy efficient technologies can reduce these emissions
significantly. Why are the technologies not applied on a…

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Université de St-Gall - Schools of Management

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English / 02/08/2007

Corporate Governance and Financial Reporting (mit Leibfried, Peter)

This paper examines the link between financial reporting and corporate governance. Based on empirical examples of the recent confidence crisis in financial reporting and within an information economics framework, the fundamental case is being established. Then, the core elements of financial reporting are being presented. Based on an analysis of various international accounting…

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Université de St-Gall - Schools of Management

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English / 01/08/2007

Zur Einführung des Aktivenbegriffes durch das neue Aktien- und Rechnungslegungsrecht in das Schweizer Gesetz

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Université de St-Gall - Schools of Management

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Deutsch / 01/08/2007

Optimal structures for social systems

Purpose: This paper seeks to propose an innovative approach to the assessment of the effectiveness of organizational structures.
Design/methodology/approach: Explores a concept fro the measurement of the fractal dimensionality of living organisms, applying it from biology to social organizations.
Findings: The fractal dimensionality of an organization normally lies in the…

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Université de St-Gall - Schools of Management

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English / 01/08/2007

The Structure and Dynamics of the Residential Building Environment: Which Mechanisms Determine the Development of the Building Stock?

The residential built environment and the belonging values creation network consisting of several interdependent actors has not obtained much attention from the field of science. Even though much literature exists about the diffusion of innovations (e.g., Rogers 1995), the diffusion process of innovations in the residential building system is not fully understood. Hence, the enormous…

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Université de St-Gall - Schools of Management

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English / 29/07/2007

Neue Mütter und Väter?

Was auf Englisch kurz und bündig mit dem Begriff der "gendered parenthood", der "vergeschlechtlichten Elternschaft" ausgedrückt wird, bedarf in der deutschen Sprache einiger Erklärungen. Allzu selbstverständlich und "natürlich" erscheint es oftmals, dass Frauen Mütter werden und Männer Väter, sobald sie ein Kind bekommen. Doch was bedeutet diese Analogie…

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Université de St-Gall - Schools of Management

Deutsch / 22/07/2007

Wer ist der beste Tour-Fahrer aller Zeiten?

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Université de Zürich - Faculté des sciences économiques

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Deutsch / 20/07/2007

Zusammenleben im Quartier: Die diskursive Konstruktion von Integration in Sprachspielen

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Université de St-Gall - Schools of Management

Deutsch / 19/07/2007

Knowledge transfer between and within alliance partners: Private versus collective benefits of social capital

This article examines the process through which multilevel network structures translate into knowledge acquisition from alliance partners. The degree of knowledge transfer a multidivisional company achieves from its network of alliance partners is determined not only by the organization's external network structure, but also by the structure of relationships among its business…

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Université de St-Gall - Schools of Management

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English / 15/07/2007

De-Constructing the 'Soft Skills' Fashion in Organizations

In recent years it has become increasingly popular in the German speaking part of Europe to train individuals in so called 'social competences' or 'soft skills', thus presumably enabling both individuals and organizations to better relate with each other and thus 'function' more efficiently and effectively - at least this seems to be the inherent promise…

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Université de St-Gall - Schools of Management

English / 11/07/2007

Rethinking Participation - User involvement in the production of urban spaces

Institution partenaire

Université de St-Gall - Schools of Management

English / 05/07/2007

All said and done? The understanding of doing gender and its discontents

‘Doing gender' is a popular concept when studying gender, work and organisations and many studies in the field have used this concept. However what is actually meant by ‘doing gender' in different contexts is often quiet diverse. In this article the understanding of ‘doing gender' in empirical research on gender, work and organisations is critically interrogated. The…