Peter Lang: 4879 books
The History of the European Monetary Union
Comparing Strategies amidst Prospects for Integration and National Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2017
The financial and economic crisis that hit Europe in 2009 brought out the precariousness of the monetary union, accentuating the economic disequilibrium among European nations and strengthening Euro-skepticism.
The crisis served as a catalyst for long-standing and unresolved problems: the creation...
Austerity and the Implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy in Spain
Re-shaping the European Productive and Social Model: a Reflexion from the South
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2017
This book adopts a critical perspective to analyze the Europe-2020 Strategy and its effects on the transformation of the European productive and social model, particularly in Spain. The evidence provided in this book suggests that the Europe-2020 strategy cannot be dissociated from the policies of...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2015
The relations between Turkey and Germany deserve to be called unique because of their depth and extent. This book offers an interdisciplinary approach on these relations from political, socio-economic and business perspectives. In this context, it is a beneficial reference book for those academics...
E-Mobility and Related Clean Technologies from an Empirical Corporate Finance Perspective
State of Economic Research, Sourcing Risks, and Capital Market Perception
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2015
The book deals with the use of clean technologies and in particular of electronic mobility from the perspective of the empirical capital market. The author sheds light on the developments of economic research in the past 20 years, identifies research gaps and analyses them in detail if data is sufficient....
Bank mergers and acquisitions in the Asia-Pacific region
An investigation of the shareholder wealth effects of the financial sector consolidation and its impact on the acquirers cost of debt
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2015
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the shareholder wealth effects of the financial sector consolidation in the Asia-Pacific region and its impact on the acquirer’s cost of debt. By not only examining the capital market reactions to the institutions directly involved in M&A transactions,...
Diffusion of Renewable Energy Technologies
Private Sector Perspectives on Emerging Markets
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2014
By analysing the context of emerging and developing countries, the author explores the private sector perspective on renewable energy diffusion. The evaluation of two technology case studies, namely wind farms (grid-connected renewable energy) and solar home systems (off-grid renewable energy), reveals...
by Lukasz Sulkowski, Michal Chmielecki
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2016
This book will help managers understand organizations in non-quantitative manner. The modern-day managers are challenged with dealing with these constantly increasing complexities in the pursuit of efficiency and effectiveness. They must understand how constant changes influence their tasks so they...
Contemporary Research in Sports Economics
Proceedings of the 5 th ESEA Conference
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2014
This volume comprises scientific contributions in the context of the 5th annual conference of the European Association of Sports Economics (ESEA), which took place in September 2013 in Esbjerg, Denmark. It contains five articles on UEFA’s financial fair play regulation in European football, written...
EDLP versus Hi-Lo Pricing Strategies in Retailing
Literature Review and Empirical Examinations in the German Retail Market
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Retail pricing strategy is seen as one of the priorities in retail management. There exist two main pricing strategies in retailing: the Every Day Low Price (EDLP) strategy and the High-Low (Hi-Lo) pricing strategy. Despite the importance of this topic, it has been given little attention in academic...
Women Lead
Career Perspectives from Workplace Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2017
Women are taking the lead in today’s workforce. They hold half of America’s jobs, 51% of supervisory and managerial positions, and nearly 60% of all college degrees. A woman starts a business in the U.S. every 60 seconds. Without women, the U.S. economy would be 25% smaller than it is today.
Women...
by Serpin Caliskan
Language: German
Release Date: October 9, 2015
Language: German
Release Date: October 9, 2015
Die Autorin analysiert den Verfügungsmachtbegriff und dessen Eignung als Realisationsmerkmal in der Umsatzrealisierung und Leasingbilanzierung nach IFRS. Bisher zeichneten heterogene Konzepte und Regelungslücken die Umsatzrealisierung nach IFRS und US-GAAP aus. Im Rahmen des Konvergenzprojektes...
Komplexitaetszunahme in der Finanzberichterstattung nach IFRS?
Eine theoretische und empirische Analyse
Language: German
Release Date: September 30, 2015
Die IFRS-Rechnungslegung sieht sich derzeit mit dem Vorwurf einer zunehmenden Komplexität konfrontiert. Neben der DPR und dem IDW äußern sich auch Stimmen in der Literatur kritisch in diese Richtung. Gleichwohl ist dieser allgegenwärtige Eindruck noch für zu wenige Jahre mit zu wenig originären...
Addressing Barriers to Low-Carbon Innovation
Essays on Structures and Policies to Mobilise Private Finance
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
The author analyses how finance flows can be guided towards low-carbon value generation and growth. He investigates the arrangements between actors in the innovation system and policy measures such as technology push, demand-pull and regulation with regard to their influence on private investments....
Leading-Edge Research in Public Sector Innovation
Structure, Dynamics, Values and Outcomes
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
Government and non-profit innovation has emerged as a strong cross-disciplinary research field with its own schools of study. Innovation is studied in fields and organizations that are open to trying out new policies, programs and processes. In twenty-two years of publication, The Innovation Journal:...