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This book provides insight into the Life Cycle Management (LCM) concept and the progress in its implementation. LCM is a management concept applied in industrial and service sectors to improve products and services, while enhancing the overall sustainability performance of business and its value chains. In this regard, LCM is an opportunity to differentiate through sustainability performance on the market place, working with all departments of a company such as research and development, procurement and marketing, and to enhance the collaboration with stakeholders along a company’s value chain. LCM is used beyond short-term business success and aims at long-term achievements by minimizing environmental and socio-economic burden, while maximizing economic and social value.
Empirical research shows that two thirds – some claim even four fifths – of all acquisitions fail. Bad acquisitions can spell disaster for a company, but if successful, they can lead to healthy growth, enhanced competitiveness and a world market position. Despite the vast amount of academic and practical research on M&A, there are still no adequate theories to explain this continued trend of failure. In fact, although success factors have been broadly researched and are well known, most work still concentrates on them without concomitantly touching upon the necessary governance structure which enables their effective deployment. This is crucial. In order to determine what constitutes an ...
Only those who are sure of their origin can know their destination. True to this principle, Anna Bálint for the first time presents the history of Clariant, the globally operating chemical company which was formed by a merger of Sandoz and Hoechst. Eyewitness accounts complete the portrait and give an informative as well as entertaining insight into the demanding task of successfully melding two distinct corporate cultures into a single strong and innovative enterprise.
Given by Eugene Edge III.
Using a scientific approach to identify and take action against persistent organic pollutants (POPs), this book focuses on preventative measures to manage POPs at their source. Readers get a complete overview of existing POPs monitoring activities and programs. Moreover, readers discover the full range of remediation methods and the latest advances in the measurement of POPs. In addition, the authors discuss how POPs affect health.
Second volume of studies based on the work of Heinrich Schenker.
Die Revision des Aktienrechts, die im Januar 2023 in Kraft getreten ist, hat zahlreiche Auswirkungen auf die juristische und unternehmerische Praxis. Dieser Leitfaden bietet einen schnellen aber fundierten Überblick über alle wesentlichen Aspekte, von A wie Aktienkapital über I wie Informationsrechte bis Z wie Zivilprozessuale Vorschriften. Er richtet sich an alle, die in ihrer täglichen Berufspraxis mit aktienrechtlichen Fragen beschäftigt sind. Das Handbuch erläutert die konkreten Auswirkungen der revidierten Normen und bietet eine Vielzahl an Gestaltungs- und Handlungsempfehlungen. Jedes der elf thematisch aufgeteilten Kapitel wird mit einer Übersicht über die wichtigsten Änderungen eingeleitet. Einen raschen Zugang zu konkreten Aspekten ermöglicht das ausführliche Sachregister.