economics

Service Level Agreements (SLAs) have increasingly become a best practice component of logistics contracts. However, there is currently only little empirical knowledge about the actual spread and design of SLAs. This is where the wide-ranging survey of German contract logistics companies, which was initiated together with the Gimmler Logistik Stiftung gGmbH, comes in. Based on the survey results, approaches to optimizing the use of SLAs are worked out from the point of view of the logistics company. The Gimmler Logistik...

In recent years, workplace health management has become more and more important in politics, business and society. In companies, organisations, universities or in administration, qualified, motivated and above all healthy employees with their contribution to performance are the most important "resource". For this reason, these institutions increased their efforts to maintain and promote the health of their employees. Today, health and occupational safety, health promotion and addiction prevention are central elements of human resources management. All activities can be conceptually...

Across the wide range of topics in business administration, brief and concise insights are given into the often complicated subject areas that everyone is confronted with consciously or unconsciously on a daily basis. The author would like to contribute to the reader understanding certain connections better in order to then apply newly gained insights in daily work practice. The following organizational basics are explained in relation to practice: Psychology Moderation Time management and self-organization Modern HR Modern Marketing Cost Accounting...

The legal bases are explained in practice for the following areas of business administration: Commercial Law Commercial purchase and contract of sale Corporate law - forms for sole proprietorships Patent Law Trademark Design right Insolvency law Environmental Law This book is primarily aimed at teachers and students of economics and anyone interested in learning about the legal foundations of business administration. It deals with the basics in various areas of law, tailored to the daily work practice in companies. The...

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...

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 book "Business Administration for Practice" is primarily aimed at teachers and students of economics, as well as anyone who is interested in learning about the basics of business administration in service practice. The focus is on easy comprehensibility, which ensures quick access to the respective subject area. The learning content of the respective chapters is formulated as a question and can thus also be accessed selectively. The explanations are illustrated by numerous practical examples and supplemented by literature recommendations...