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Die nachhaltige Lösung von Problemen der Energieversorgung gehört zu den zentralen Herausforderungen moderner Zivilisationen. Aus ökonomischer Sicht greifen alle Antworten zu kurz, die nicht explizit das interessengeleitete Handeln der wesentlichen Akteure berücksichtigen. Deshalb behandelt dieses Buch die nachfrage- und angebotsseitigen Gesetzmäßigkeiten der verschiedenen Energiemärkte, und zwar unter Rückgriff auf industrie- und institutionenökonomische Theoriebausteine. Die technisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Bedingungen von Gewinnung, Wandlung, Transport, Verteilung und Nutzung von Energieträgern werden dabei stets berücksichtigt. Ein wichtiges Thema für die Praktiker sind die von der Liberalisierung der leitungsgebundenen Energiemärkte ausgehenden Impulse. Wo immer möglich werden die theoretisch hergeleiteten Voraussagen durch die Konfrontation mit statistischer Evidenz auf ihre Praxisrelevanz geprüft.

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Product Description: PLUNKETT'S INSURANCE INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2017 Key Findings: •Plunkett Research lists top 350 companies in Insurance and names top trends changing the industry for the mid term. Key Features: •Industry trends analysis, market data and competitive intelligence •Market forecasts and Industry Statistics •Industry Associations and Professional Societies List •In-Depth Profiles of hundreds of leading companies •Industry Glossary •Buyer may register for access to search and export data at Plunkett Research Online •Link to our 5-minute video overview of this industry Pages: 495 Statistical Tables Provided: 14 Companies Profiled: 357 Geographic Focus: Global A complete market research report, including forecasts and market estimates, technologies analysis and developments at innovative firms...read more

Product Description: This book provides an economic analysis of various aspects of ‘market quality’, a new concept which emerged in the 21st century, using the tools of ‘oligopoly theory’ and ‘auction theory’ that evolved over the 19th and 20th centuries...read more

Product Description: As global economies grow and the cost of doing business increases, the brand is the pre-eminent business asset needed for success in global business development. Brand Management Strategies: Luxury to Mass Marketpresents the brand experience on a market continuum from mass market to luxury, using diverse examples from Burberry to BMW, Coca-Cola to Chanel, and Starbucks to Starwood...read more

Product Description: Written by a working CEO who increased earnings in some of the companies he led by 400 percent, this book provides a real-world prescription for prosperity and growth for any company, in any industry.• Presents readers with specific, actionable, and experience-based advice on how to propel a company into a global powerhouse• Teaches the importance of the human factor and how to harness it for peak performance• Reveals the secrets to building a high performance culture by design―not by default• Uses tried-and-true examples from the author's real-world experience in generating turnaround and growth successes• Offers advice on customer service, including how not to lose customers while "explosive growth" occur...read more

Product Description: PLUNKETT'S ALMANAC OF MIDDLE MARKET COMPANIES 2017 Key Findings: •Plunkett Research lists top 500 companies in Middle Market. Key Features: •Industry trends analysis, market data and competitive intelligence •Market forecasts and Industry Statistics •Industry Associations and Professional Societies List •In-Depth Profiles of hundreds of leading companies •Industry Glossary •Buyer may register for free access to search and export data at Plunkett Research Online Pages: 659 Companies Profiled: 529 Geographic Focus: US A complete market research report, including forecasts and market estimates, technologies analysis and developments at innovative firms...read more

Product Description: The Midwest has always been the heart of America—both its economic bellwether and the repository of its national identity. Now, in a newly globalized age, the Midwest is challenged as never before.In Caught in the Middle, longtime Chicago Tribune reporter Richard Longworth explores the new reality of life in today's heartland and reveals what these changes mean for the region and the country...read more