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ESMT Business Brief

Konsolidierung europäischer Banken: Weckruf für den deutschen Bankenmarkt?

ESMT Business Brief No. BB-107-004/ger
Subject(s)
Strategy and general management
Keyword(s)
Konsolidierung, Consolidation-Index, Banken
Der Abstieg erfolgte vergleichsweise unspektakulär, aber nachhaltig: Noch zu Beginn der neunziger Jahre war die Deutsche Bank gemessen an der Marktkapitalisierung die größte europäische Bank und gehörte zu den zehn größten Banken weltweit. Seither haben sich die Relationen grundlegend verschoben: In allen großen europäischen Ländern gibt es inzwischen jeweils mindestens zwei Banken, die eine größere Marktkapitalisierung aufweisen, als die Deutsche Bank. Damit stellt sich die Frage, welche Rückschlüsse für die, neben den in Deutschland dominierenden Volksbanken und Sparkassen, börsennotierten privaten Banken zu ziehen sind.
Pages
10
ISSN (Print)
1866–4024
ESMT Business Brief

Die US-Sub-Prime Krise und der deutsche Bankenmarkt

ESMT Business Brief No. BB-107-003/ger
Subject(s)
Finance, accounting and corporate governance; Strategy and general management
Keyword(s)
banking, strategy
Auf den ersten Blick erscheint es paradox: Kreditausfälle im US-Immobilienmarkt führen zur Existenzkrise von zwei deutschen, im nationalen Geschäft verwurzelten Instituten. Selbst wenn noch nicht sämtliche Einzelheiten der aktuellen Krise im Bankgeschäft bekannt sind, können erste Ansätze zur notwendigen Aufarbeitung und Ableitung eines künftigen Marktszenarios vorgenommen werden.
Pages
8
ISSN (Print)
1866–4024
ESMT Business Brief

The U.S. subprime crisis and the German banking market

ESMT Business Brief No. BB-107-003
Subject(s)
Finance, accounting and corporate governance; Strategy and general management
Keyword(s)
banking, strategy
At first glance it seems paradoxical: Loan defaults in the U.S. real estate market threaten the viability of two major German financial institutions-both with deep national roots. But although the full extent of the current banking crisis remains yet unknown, the first steps toward a critical reappraisal of future market scenarios can begin now.
Pages
8
ISSN (Print)
1866–4024
ESMT Business Brief

Exploitative abuses

ESMT Business Brief No. BB-107-002
Published in European competition law annual 2007: A reformed approach to article 82 EC, ed. Claus Dieter Ehlermann, Mel Marquis, 525–532. Oxford: Hart Publishing.
Subject(s)
Economics, politics and business environment
Keyword(s)
European competition law, competition policy, antitrust, abuse of dominance
This paper investigates the role of exploitative abuse under Article 82. Unlike exclusionary practices, there is relatively little economic commentary on the proper role of exploitative abuses in competition policy, even though the legal perspective in Europe has consistently emphasized the importance of enforcing antitrust action in the arena of exploitative practices. In this paper I will address the following two questions: what are the effects of antitrust action against exploitative conduct? and when to take antitrust action against exploitative abuses?
Pages
16
ISSN (Print)
1866–4024
Working Paper

360-degree feedback instruments: An overview

INSEAD Working Paper No. 2007/01/EFE
Manfred Kets de Vries, Pierre Vrignaud, Elizabeth Florent-Treacy, Konstantin Korotov (2007)
Subject(s)
Human resources management/organizational behavior
A pdf file of this working paper may be available at INSEAD.
Pages
22
Journal Article

A Matter of Survival - Determinants of Rational Behavior in B-to-B Markets

Journal of Business Market Management 1 (1): 79–99
Mario Rese, Alexander Krebs, Michael Welling, Annika Wilke (2007)
Subject(s)
Marketing
Keyword(s)
business markets, consumer behavior, economic theory, rationality, rational behavior, rational choice
Volume
1
Journal Pages
79–99
Journal Article

Die EU Wettbewerbspolitik: Eine ökonomische Erfolgsstory

Die Bank 4: 30–32
Subject(s)
Economics, politics and business environment
Volume
4
Journal Pages
30–32
Journal Article

Dynamics of western career attributes in the Russian context

Career Development International 12 (1): 68–85
Svetlana Khapova, Konstantin Korotov (2007)
Subject(s)
Human resources management/organizational behavior
Keyword(s)
careers, economic development, political economy, Russia
Purpose - The purpose of this article is to raise awareness of the dynamic character of career and its key attributes, and the embeddedness of their definitions and meanings in national social, political and economic contexts. Design/methodology/approach - Features of three recent distinct social, political and economic situations in Russia are used to explore the meanings of nine key career attributes introduced by the Western career literature. Findings - It was found that in Russia each of the nine key career attributes accommodates a different meaning compared with their original Western meaning, and that these meanings are continuously changing to reflect the current social, political and economic environment. In sum, this exploration revealed a dynamic character to career attributes, and their content changed depending on the underlying context. Research limitations/implications - Among key research implications are: a possibility of using Western career theories mainly as conceptual frameworks for studying careers in other countries; that current social, political and economic contexts need to be taken into consideration when studying careers in a particular country; and the 'intelligent career' concept can be used to study careers in various cultural contexts, and to examine the interdependence between career and a national culture. Originality/value - This paper examines the extent to which Western career concepts may be used to study careers in various countries around the globe. It notes the dynamic character of career and its related career attitudes. This paper also makes suggestions on how the 'intelligent career' concept can be used for exploring career meanings in a particular national setting. Finally, this paper looks at specifics of careers in Russia, which are still underrepresented in the literature.
With permission of Emerald
Volume
12
Journal Pages
68–85
ESMT White Paper

Energy: Choices for Europe

ESMT White Paper No. WP-107-01
Subject(s)
Economics, politics and business environment
Keyword(s)
energy policy, climate change
Energy is a central issue in the current European policy context. Europe faces a number of fundamental challenges. First, the ongoing process of global economic integration emphasizes the importance of having access to secure, reliable and cost-effective sources of energy. Since energy is an important input for much economic activity, it contributes towards the competitiveness of the European economy as a whole. Second, declining international reserves of fossil fuels are changing the world energy map and have started to increase global competition for scarce resources. Whether European countries will follow common or national sourcing strategies is of profound political significance for the EU. Last but not least, climate change is an issue of great international concern. The need for stricter environmental standards has become apparent and the willingness of European leaders to spearhead this reform at a global level has resulted in calls to start optimizing environmental policy instruments at EU level. Without a common policy the EU can hardly be a credible world player.
Pages
70
ISSN (Print)
1866–4016
ESMT Business Brief

Europäische Konsolidierung in der Energiebranche: Beginn einer zweiten Konsolidierungswelle?

ESMT Business Brief No. BB-107-001/ger
Christoph Burger, Michael Holtermann (2007)
Subject(s)
Strategy and general management
Keyword(s)
Konsolidierung, Consolidation Index, Energiebranche
Im Hinblick auf die endgültige Öffnung der europäischen Energiemärkte im Juli 2007 sehen sich die ursprünglich nationalen Versorger der Gefahr sinkender Marktanteile im Heimatmarkt, aber auch der Chance, das internationale Geschäft zu forcieren, gegenüber. Nachdem sowohl die deutschen als auch die ausländischen Energieversorger bereits in den 90-iger Jahren und verstärkt ab der Jahrtausendwende mit den Privatisierungen in Osteuropa international tätig wurden, befindet sich die Industrie nun in einer Phase der europäischen Konsolidierung. Zeichen hierfür sind die versuchte Übernahme von Endesa durch E.ON, die Enel als "weißen Ritter" auf das Spielfeld brachte, die gelungene Übernahme von Scottish Power durch Iberdrola oder von Gaz de France und Electrabel durch Suez. Folglich stellt sich die Frage, ob die deutschen Energieunternehmen die Neuverteilung der europäischen Energiemarktanteile für sich nutzen können. Zur Beantwortung dieser Frage sind drei Aspekte zu betrachten: i. Haben die deutschen Energieunternehmen im Vergleich zu ihren europäischen Konkurrenten die nötigen Kompetenzen, um den europäischen Konsolidierungsprozess treiben zu können? ii. Ist die Marktdefinition "Integrierte Strom-/ Gasunternehmen" für die Beantwortung dieser Frage die richtige Abgrenzung? iii.Welche Implikationen erschließen sich daraus für die deutschen Energieversorger?
Pages
19
ISSN (Print)
1866–4024