Law, economics, social sciences

The present 12th volume of the publication series of the Hessian Lawyers' Foundation is based on a student essay competition advertised by the foundation in 2020 on the topic "LegalTech: Curse or blessing for the legal profession? If law is automated - what does that mean for the profession of lawyer?” Christian Solmecke, LL.M., Managing Director of the cloud-based law firm management software Legalvisio and one of the most distinguished lawyers in the field of digitization, selected the works collected...

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...

Universities and colleges are constantly changing. The higher education reform in the context of the Bologna process, changes in the environment, demographic developments, future trends, increased competition and other influencing factors require constant adjustment processes in the organization and culture. A far-reaching transformation of the previous university administration is taking place towards an entrepreneurially oriented university management. Today entrepreneurial management concepts are transferred to universities and applied successfully. There are high demands on those involved and change agents. The success...

Common goals and employee participation are of great importance for shaping the future and especially for the success of companies, organizations, institutions, universities and in public administration. Against the background of globalization, saturated markets and constant change, ever higher demands are placed on the performance (of goods and services) and thus also on the work performance of employees and managers. Quality, service, reliability and innovation are becoming increasingly important. The quality provided is reflected in the result, the products and...

The future is uncertain! It cannot be predicted. Nevertheless, the success of management is increasingly determined by the correct, future-oriented handling of phenomena such as complexity, dynamics and knowledge. For forward-looking decisions, the management can e.g. draw on the results of corporate foresight and trend research. Corporate foresight refers to future questions that companies ask themselves. This allows the strategies to be reviewed and new ones to be formulated. In this way, future markets and products or innovations can also...

The central subject of this study is Directive 2011/24/EU on the exercise of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare, which codifies the principles of ECJ case law on cross-border healthcare services. This study examines the extent to which the Directive succeeds in striking a balance between the interests of the Member States in maintaining the functionality and affordability of their health systems, the interests of patients in legally secure, Union-wide use of health services and the Union's goal of a European...

In her work, the author first presented the essentials of the theory, empiricism and method of Maria Montessori and Emmi Pikler. In the practical part, she shows how these methods are used today, based on observations in a crèche and an interview with a kindergarten teacher. The work is therefore interesting for educators, but also for parents who have children in institutions that work according to Montessori and/or Pikler. In the final part, the connection is made between the theory...

With this book you will get to know the E-Bilanz in connection with the SAP software. Strictly speaking, the e-balance sheet is an attachment to the tax return. Tax valuations in the form of balance sheet and income statement data are to be transmitted electronically to the tax authorities. This book is your companion when it comes to issues such as legally required taxonomy, SAP general ledger accounting (classic or new) or e-balance sheet software (SAP standard versus possible add-on...

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...

Market Economy is a comprehensive business English coursebook which has been specifically written for intermediate and advanced speakers of English. It provides a lively and accessible resource for all students, and primarily aims to meet the needs of students taking examinations in English for economics. In this publication, facts have been brought up-to-date and the text refined to cover the developments in economic policy and institutional changes over the last few years. This book is made up of 15 units...

The educational success of learners is indisputably closely related to healthy, motivated teachers: the health of everyone involved in the teaching process promotes the quality of schools. In occupational medicine, there is an increasing impression that teachers, in particular, often describe themselves as burned out. The aim of the work is to develop a survey instrument in the context of health promotion for teachers, with which an individual resource use profile for maintaining and promoting health can be created. If...

One is generally more persuaded by the reasons one has found oneself than by those which have arisen in the minds of others."  - Blaise Pascal The active examination of the laws of nature, combined with physical knowledge, offers a wealth of learning opportunities for both physics and physical education classes. This can be implemented in a lesson that deals with the topic of sailing across subject boundaries. In this book, possibilities for interdisciplinary teaching are shown and a sample...