Values

Grazyna Liczbinska

Lutherans in the Poznan province

Biological dynamics of the Lutheran population in the 19th and early 20th centuries

HERODOT – Wissenschaftliche Schriften zur Ethnologie und Anthropologie

In contrast to the Lutheran communities of Western Europe, those settling in the Poznan province were culturally very diverse in terms of roots, traditions, customs, habits, lifestyles, and wealth. In Germany they were members of different local churches. On coming to the Poznan province, they brought with them religious practices characteristic of the various German states and regions. Moreover, their cultural heterogeneity and the proximity of Catholics could facilitate […]

Sebastian Zurheide

Revenue Management in Liner Shipping

Logistik-Management in Forschung und Praxis

In the recent past, the liner shipping industry has taken many steps to create a more suitable environment for the use of revenue management methods. More reliable services, daily services, or loading protection fees improve the service for the customer and offer segmentation options for the carriers. Hence, different booking classes can be created with different service values for the customers, and revenue management methods can be used as decision support for the […]

Milena Valenčič-Zuljan / Mara Cotič / Darjo Felda / Zlatan Magajna / Amalija Žakelj

The Efficiency of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Grouping of Students in Mathematics

Didaktik in Forschung und Praxis

The questions of grouping students have always been present in the history of education with diverse intentions and according to different criteria. The researchers of education as well as teachers and pedagogues have tried to find out when the grouping should start and what the objective of grouping is, how it should be performed, and if students should be grouped into heterogeneous groups regarding their abilities or should they stay in homogeneous group. Furthermore, […]

Henrik Heitmann

Selected Scheduling Applications

QM – Quantitative Methoden in Forschung und Praxis

The first chapter is dedicated to a general introduction into scheduling. Among the basic concepts in scheduling, machine scheduling, general methodologies for solving scheduling problems, scheduling formulations and definitions in computational complexity are illustrated. The first chapter ends with a brief synopsis.

In chapter 2, the yard crane scheduling and routing problem is addressed. More precisely, it is focussed on the job scheduling and crane routing […]

Matthias Straub

Sustainable Real Estate – Konzeption eines nachhaltigen und betrieblichen Immobilienmanagements

Nachhaltigkeits-Management – Studien zur nachhaltigen Unternehmensführung

Immobilien besitzen oft einen großen Anteil am betrieblichen Anlagevermögen von Unternehmen, auch wenn der aktuelle Buchwert meist deutlich unter dem aktuellen Marktwert liegt. Der infolge von Abschreibungen und inflationären Entwicklungen niedrige Buchwertansatz in den Bilanzen der Unternehmen ist die Hauptursache für die mangelnde Kenntnis über den tatsächlichen Wert und die Bedeutung des betrieblichen Immobilienvermögens. Neben der rein ökonomischen Bedeutung sind […]

Genet Alem Gebregiorgis

Traditional Use and Meaning of Urban Spaces

The Case of Highland Towns of North Ethiopia

EX ARCHITECTURA – Schriften zu Architektur, Städtebau und Baugeschichte

The linkage between traditional values and built environment is a topic broadly discussed by architects, sociologist and historians in the context of cities in the developed world. This study extends the discussion to Sub-Saharan Africa, a region which is under-urbanised yet currently has the fastest rate of urbanisation.

Based on historical and current development of cities in Ethiopia, i.e. Gondar and Addis Ababa, the study illustrates the role of traditional […]

Christopher F. Mokwa

Valuation and Default Risk Assessment in Venture Capital Investments

The Impact of Biases in Management Forecasts and the Relevance of Selected Financial and Non-Financial Information from Due Diligence Documents

Finanzmanagement

This book examines the impact of selected due diligence information on the valuation of venture-backed start-ups and the assessment of default risks. By investigating the characteristics and consequences of biases in multi-year management forecasts, this thesis also sheds light on the role of optimism and confidence in entrepreneurial environments. In addition, this study presents cross-sectional models that allow investors to identify potential biases in management […]

Georg Bestelmeyer

Equity Markets and the Real Economy

Finanzmanagement

The author analyzes the influence of investors’ macroeconomic expectations on the U.S. equity market by focusing on three central issues: First, “Do investors’ equity risk premia expectations depend on overall business conditions? Hereby, the importance of economic conditions for doubtlessly one of the most essential value drivers of stock markets is tackled. The knowledge of how strong the real economic situation influences equity risk premia expectations and thus the […]

Jaba Ghonghadze

Essays on Micromotives and Macrobehavior, Expectation Formation, and Asset Price Dynamics

Schriftenreihe volkswirtschaftliche Forschungsergebnisse

This work collects the author’s recent investigations in interactions-based approaches in economics and finance that he undertook as a doctoral candidate in the program ‘‘Quantitative Economics‘‘ at the University of Kiel, Germany. The study is arranged in three parts and it contains seven chapters. The idea of the first part, a potential conflict between micromotives and macrobehavior, is reflected in two chapters. Chapter 1 is devoted to the formalization of Schelling‘s […]

Miriam Breunsbach

Applications of Company Valuation Models

Empirical Evidence on Selected Topics

Finanzmanagement

“One of the most important problems of corporate finance is the valuation of proprietary equities” as stated by Preinreich (1936).

Determining the economic value of a company is indeed an important theoretical and practical issue. The estimation of the true value of a company is essential for stock market investors, either professional or private. Only if he valuates a company accurately, can he assess whether it is over- or undervalued and make profitable […]