infonet-economy

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Recent research has demonstrated the relevance of start-ups by students and recent graduates: they greatly outnumber faculty spin-offs and are not of low quality (Astebro, Bazzazian, & Braguinsky, 2012). Also, there is growing evidence that the regional environment (Drakopoulou Dodd & Hynes, 2011; Feldman, 2001; Sternberg, 2007) and the entrepreneurial...

With this paper we want to find out which factors influence beta coefficient of logistics service providers. The systematic risk (beta coefficient, ?) of LSPs becomes more and more important for strategic decision making of LSPs, as it helps calculating the cost of capital. The cost of capital is an important factor when assessing LSPs' (future) investments, strategies and...

Social enterprise has been criticized for discursively transforming third sector organizations and practitioners into economic agents. Such a critique too readily construes the discourse of social enterprise as a deterministic force that encroaches on all aspects of organizational and individual identity. We reintroduce
a sense of agency to discursive conceptualizations through...

Se una piccola impresa desidera concordare condizioni d'acquisto più convenienti, lanciare un prodotto sul mercato più velocemente o aprire nuovi canali di distribuzione, può valere la pena collaborare con dei partner. Grazie alle cooperazioni e ai partenariati è infatti possibile unire le forze.

Will ein Kleinunternehmen zum Beispiel bessere Konditionen im Einkauf aushandeln, ein Produkt schneller auf den Markt bringen oder neue Vertriebskanäle erschliessen, kann es sich lohnen, mit Partnern zusammenzuarbeiten. Denn dank Kooperationen und Partnerschaften können Kräfte gebündelt werden.

Der Logistik kommt in der Schweiz eine hohe Bedeutung zu. Durch die gewichtige Rolle des Aussenhandels und den damit einhergehenden Import- und Exportverkehren, ist die Schweiz insbesondere mit den Anrainerstaaten stark verflochten. Durch die zentrale Lage im Zentrum Westeuropas ist die Eidgenossenschaft zudem ein wichtiges Transitland. Die Schweizer Wirtschaft profitiert vom...

The chief strategy officer (CSO) position has recently been gaining prominence in European firms. However, little is known about this new executive role. In this article,
the authors report some of their findings from a major research program that involved two surveys of CSOs and give a portrayal of the CSO's role in continental European
firms. The article further...