Products

Strong market segmentation and rapidly changing diverse technologies, combined with increased competitive intensity, are forcing global manufacturing companies to reconsider their product development strategy. Modularization in product development is essential for these companies to compete sustainably in such an international and dynamic environment. However, companies face major challenges in the modularization of product development. This dissertation empirically analyzes the modularization of product development in global manufacturing companies with special regard given to the interrelations between product architecture and product development...

Against the background of the scientific discussion about the economic-political implementation options of the sustainability goal of the federal government to reduce the designated area to 30 ha/day by 2020, the book examines the reaction and thus the adaptation possibilities of companies as demanders of space to the reduction the reallocation of land. For this purpose, a company survey of small and medium-sized companies in four German planning regions took place. The author first presents the status quo of the...

The author examines the legal aspects of concluding transport contracts over the Internet in a factual manner and in easily understandable language. The starting point of the investigation are the defensive clauses contained in many general terms and conditions of transport companies with regard to the acceptance of shipments with certain contents or values. The question of what consequences there are for the conclusion and continued existence of the contract of carriage if no or incorrect information about the shipment...

The World Bank put the concept of vulnerability in the spotlight of poverty research by presenting it in the World Development Report 2000/01 as an important component of combating poverty. The reason for assigning such a prominent position to vulnerability is threefold: It decreases current well-being, it determines future levels of poverty and it may be at the root of long-term hardship. Building on panel data from rural households in Thailand and Vietnam this book contributes to our knowledge and...

Founding a company presents the founder of a business with various related questions. There are u. Making decisions about the business concept, the chances of successful marketing, the legal form, the location, the organization, management, human resources management, investments and their financing or the use of possible subsidies. A successful start-up must not leave any of these questions unanswered. The details of the start-up project can be recorded in a business plan. This forms u. an important basis for decision-making...

Founding a company presents the founder of a business with various related questions. There are u. Making decisions about the business concept, the chances of successful marketing, the legal form, the location, the organization, management, human resources management, investments and their financing or the use of possible subsidies. A successful start-up must not leave any of these questions unanswered. The details of the start-up project can be recorded in a business plan. This forms u. an important basis for decision-making...

Founding or taking over a medical practice or a therapeutic practice is associated with opportunities and risks for the founder of a business or doctor or therapist. There are numerous decisions to be made with regard to relevant medical, therapeutic, economic, financial, legal, organizational, personnel, spatial, temporal and other aspects. Here, the current and future development in the healthcare system plays a central role. Every start-up is well prepared, planned and represents a sustainable, often irreversible decision with existential importance....

The successful management of a company requires certain characteristics, skills and competencies from the entrepreneur and the managers. The success-relevant characteristics of companies are the subject of numerous scientific studies. In addition to the required characteristics, these also deal with what successful entrepreneurs do better and allow building blocks of successful leadership to be derived from the knowledge gained. On this basis, leadership skills can be improved. Improving personal charisma also makes a significant contribution to the success of entrepreneurs....

Since the 1970s, science has been pointing to the continuous decline in biological diversity. Companies in particular find it difficult to strategically anchor biodiversity aspects in their organization, even though they operate comprehensive sustainability management. The concept of the Biodiversity Balanced Scorecard starts here and offers companies a methodical instrument with which biodiversity aspects can be operationalized, i.e. made measurable and controllable. Details Title: Strategic biodiversity management using a Biodiversity Balanced Scorecard Author: Niels Christiansen Edition: 1st edition Published: 1st...

The past decade has seen the emergence of a particular sales and distribution model in which companies that manufacture products and sell them directly through proprietary distribution channels open these channels to third parties and often even to competitor products. One of the industries to pioneer this model has been financial services, where the approach is referred to as an “open architecture” offering. The author's research investigates if and how customer reactions are affected when a company sells third-party products...

This book aims to provide a picture of todays developments, opportunities and imponderables for Arctic transit shipping in both the Russian and Canadian Arctic with hands-on information for shipowners, environmentalists and representatives of international governmental bodies. The image of a potentially soon navigable Arctic Ocean has stirred worldwide public attention but was too often blurred by factually incorrect sensationalism and geopolitical saber-rattling. This book offers a realistic overview of what we can expect from Arctic Shipping, how soon opportunities will...

Nowadays it is vital for companies to offer their products all over the world in order to be successful. The economic rise of emerging markets such as China, India or the Middle East increases the importance of those new customer segments, as their contribution towards the companies profits continuously grow. To further exploit the potential of emerging markets, it is important to understand how to acquire and retain those culturally different customers. Existing but scarce academic literature in Variety Seeking...