Der Autor untersucht den Problemkreis der Liquiditatszusage in Abgrenzung zu anderen Kreditsicherungsmitteln, insbesondere zur Patronatserklarung. Es wird der Frage nachgegangen, ob und wie eine einmal erteilte Zusage wieder ruckgangig gemacht werden kann und inwieweit dies von der wirtschaftlichen Situation der unterstutzten Gesellschaft abhangig ist. Den Abschluss bildet die Untersuchung des rechtlichen Schicksals der Zusage im Falle der Insolvenz der Gesellschaft. Dieser Problemkreis ist nicht zuletzt durch die jungst ergangene "Sportgate-Entscheidung" des BGH in den Fokus der OEffentlichkeit geruckt.

WINNER OF THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZE A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018 ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR A NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS' TOP BOOK "An intelligent explanation of the mechanisms that produced the crisis and the response to it...One of the great strengths of Tooze's book is to demonstrate the deeply intertwined nature of the European and American financial systems."--The New York Times Book Review From the prizewinning economic historian and author of Shutdown and The Deluge, an eye-opening reinterpretation of the 2008 economic crisis (and its ten-year aftermath) as a global event that directly led to the shockwaves being felt around the world today. We live in a world where dramatic shifts in the domestic and global economy command the headlines, from rollbacks in US banking regulations to tariffs that may ignite international trade wars. But current events have deep roots, and the key to navigating today's roiling policies lies in the events that started it all-the 2008 economic crisis and its aftermath. Despite initial attempts to downplay the crisis as a local incident, what happened on Wall Street beginning in 2008 was, in fact, a dramatic caesura of global significance that spiraled around the world, from the financial markets of the UK and Europe to the factories and dockyards of Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America, forcing a rearrangement of global governance. With a historian's eye for detail, connection, and consequence, Adam Tooze brings the story right up to today's negotiations, actions, and threats-a much-needed perspective on a global catastrophe and its long-term consequences.

Die Arbeit beschaftigt sich mit der Frage, unter welchen Voraussetzungen ein Bieter, der die UEbernahme eines anderen Unternehmens angekundigt oder gar schon ein konkretes UEbernahmeangebot abgegeben hat, sich von den dadurch ausgeloesten Rechtsfolgen wieder befreien kann, etwa mittels Widerrufs, Anfechtung oder Rucktritts. Das WpUEG beantwortet diese Frage nur dahingehend, dass der Bieter das Angebot jedenfalls nicht unter eine Bedingung stellen darf, deren Eintritt er selbst herbeifuhren kann. Ob sich der Bieter von etwaigen, durch die blosse Ankundigung des Angebots ausgeloesten Rechtsfolgen wieder befreien kann, lasst das Gesetz sogar ganzlich offen. Neben der aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht notwendigen dogmatischen Analyse hat die Klarung der aufgeworfenen Fragestellungen auch eine erhebliche Relevanz fur die Praxis. Denn mangels eindeutiger Rechtslage und hoechstrichterlicher Rechtsprechung besteht insoweit eine kaum zumutbare Rechtsunsicherheit, die vor allem fur den Bieter auch erhebliche finanzielle Risiken in sich birgt.

Just as The Color of Law provided a vital understanding of redlining and racial segregation, Marcia Chatelain's Franchise investigates the complex interrelationship between black communities and America's largest, most popular fast food chain. Taking us from the first McDonald's drive-in in San Bernardino to the franchise on Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Missouri, in the summer of 2014, Chatelain shows how fast food is a source of both power-economic and political-and despair for African Americans. As she contends, fast food is, more than ever before, a key battlefield in the fight for racial justice.

Dieser zweite von zwei Sammelbanden zur Bestandsaufnahme von betriebswirtschaftlicher Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung zielt darauf ab, empirische betriebswirtschaftliche Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung hinsichtlich ihrer Zugange zu verorten und fur ihre Standortbestimmung aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse in den Blick zu nehmen. Dazu prasentiert dieses Buch 12 Beitrage, die unterschiedliche Ausgangs- und Ansatzpunkte fur ihre sehr vielfaltigen empirischen Analysen in verschiedenen Kontexten haben.

Die Rechnungslegungsvorschriften nach IAS/IFRS haben, mit deren UEbernahme in europaisches Recht im Jahr 2003 und mit der ab 1. Januar 2005 in Kraft getretenen und fur alle europaischen kapitalmarktorientierten Unternehmen gultigen gesetzlichen Verpflichtung zur Konzernabschlusserstellung nach IAS/IFRS, erheblich an Aktualitat gewonnen. Im Gegensatz zu den US-amerikanischen US-GAAP, die vor dem Hintergrund der Bilanzskandale um WordCom, Enron und andere in der aktuellen Diskussion als regelbasierte ("rule-based") und daher missbrauchsanfallige Rechnungslegung kritisiert wird, werden IAS/IFRS als eine eher prinzipienbasierte ("principle-based") Rechnungslegung beschrieben. Aufgrund der Prinzipienbasierung soll bei der Abschlusserstellung und Prufung weniger das Befolgen kasuistischer Einzelfallregelungen als vielmehr verantwortungsvolles "professional judgement" der Abschlussersteller und Prufer stehen, das im Sinne des eigentlichen Geists der Regelungen ("spirit of the rules") auszuuben ist. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wird die vermeintliche Prinzipienbasierung der IAS/IFRS auf breiter Basis analysiert.

In 1966, recent art college grad, John F. Tyson, became the first industrial designer hired by Northern Electric, Bell Canada's modest manufacturing arm. In 2000, he retired as vice-president of advanced technology for Nortel, then the world's leading supplier of communications networks.
Adventures in Innovation-Inside the Rise and Fall of Nortel chronicles John F. Tyson's journey from student to senior executive when an entirely new world of human communications came into being. He traces the development of corporate identity, vision, and activities of Bell-Northern Research (BNR), which would become one of the most innovative and widely respected research-and-development organizations in the world.
Throughout, he candidly portrays the many colourful personalities he met along the way who helped realize grand visions. As an innovator and passionate champion of R&D, he offers critical insights into the interplay of innovation, vision, and leadership as the key to corporate success. He details some of his own pioneering work in user-centred design and market research methods, translating the philosophical to the tangible within a collaborative community of people, process and product, and delivering groundbreaking innovations to the marketplace.
In Adventures in Innovation, John F. Tyson gives readers an insider's compelling perspective on a turbulent time in communications history, all written with humour and the sense of wonder and delight that marked his fascinating career.

Der Zusammenschluss mehrerer Bauunternehmen in Form einer Arbeitsgemeinschaft (ARGE) zahlt heutzutage zur taglichen Praxis bei der Realisierung einzelner Infrastrukturprojekte und anderer Grossprojekte in der Bauwirtschaft. Obwohl die Grunde zur Bildung einer ARGE mannigfaltiger Natur sein koennen, handelt es sich bei dieser Unternehmenskooperation stets um ein projektbezogenes Zweckbundnis. Aus diesem Charakteristikum einer ARGE ergeben sich eine Reihe gesellschafts- und steuerrechtlicher Fragestellungen. Zur Bewaltigung dieser Probleme hat sich im Laufe der Jahrzehnte eine gangige ARGE-Praxis entwickelt, die im Ergebnis eine Rechtsform "sui generis" hat entstehen lassen. Das Ziel der Untersuchung ist es, die wesentlichen Grundzuge der rechtlichen Gestaltung einer ARGE und deren Besteuerung aufzuzeigen und einer kritischen Analyse zu unterziehen.

The dramatic, larger-than-life true story behind the founding of Oculus and its quest for virtual reality, by the bestselling author of Console Wars. Drawing on over a hundred interviews with the key players driving this revolution, The History of the Future weaves together a rich, cinematic narrative that captures the breakthroughs, breakdowns and human drama of trying to change the world. The result is a super accessible and supremely entertaining look at the birth of a game-changing new industry. From iconic books like Neuromancer to blockbuster films like The Matrix, virtual reality has long been hailed as the ultimate technology. But outside of a few research labs and military training facilities, this tantalizing vision of the future was nothing but science fiction. Until 2012, when Oculus founder Palmer Luckey-then just a rebellious teenage dreamer living alone in a camper trailer-invents a device that has the potential to change everything. With the help of a videogame legend, a serial entrepreneur and many other colorful characters, Luckey's scrappy startup kickstarts a revolution and sets out to bring VR to the masses. As with most underdog stories, things don't quite go according to plan. But what happens next turns out to be the ultimate entrepreneurial journey: a tale of battles won and lost, lessons learned and neverending twists and turns-including an unlikely multi-billion-dollar acquisition by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, which shakes up the landscape in Silicon Valley and gives Oculus the chance to forever change our reality. Drawing on over a hundred interviews with the key players driving this revolution, The History of the Future weaves together a rich, cinematic narrative that captures the breakthroughs, breakdowns and human drama of trying to change the world. The result is a super accessible and supremely entertaining look at the birth of a game-changing new industry.

Originally Published as Bulletin 22 from the Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, Gold Camps and Silver Cities is the most historically significant publication on Nineteenth Century Mining in Central and Southern Idaho. The Author describes the history and production of the districts in vivid detail and over 130 historical photo's many never seen before this publication help to give the reader an accurate history of what mining was like back then. Must have book for the Mining Historian and modern prospector alike. Now back in Print by Miningbooks.com

Empirische Untersuchungen belegen einen mittlerweile auch in Deutschland erhoehten Verbreitungsgrad der Due Diligence bei Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). Differenziert wird bei den Untersuchungen zwischen einzelnen Teilreviews (Financial, Tax, Legal etc.) allerdings wurden bislang keine breiten empirischen Erkenntnisse zur Durchfuhrung der Due Diligence gewonnen. Die Fragestellung bei dieser Untersuchung lautet, in welchen Determinanten die Due Diligence tatsachlich durchgefuhrt wird. Determinanten der Due Diligence sind die Dauer der Due Diligence und Terminierung im Akquistitionsprozess, die Groesse und Zusammensetzung des Due Diligence-Teams, die Informationsquellen wahrend der Due Diligence, die eingesetzten Instrumente wie Checklisten u.a., die wirtschaftliche und wirtschaftsrechtliche Relevanz der Due Diligence sowie die Dokumentation und Berichterstattung uber die Due Diligence.

A sweeping history of the legendary private investment firm Brown Brothers Harriman, exploring its central role in the story of American wealth and its rise to global power Conspiracy theories have always swirled around Brown Brothers Harriman, and not without reason. Throughout the nineteenth century, when America was convulsed by a financial panic essentially every twenty years, Brown Brothers quietly went from strength to strength. By the turn of the twentieth century, Brown Brothers was unquestionably at the heart of the American Establishment. As America's reach extended, Brown Brothers worked hand in glove with the State Department, notably in Nicaragua in the early twentieth century, where the firm essentially took over the country's economy. To the Brown family, the virtue of their dealings was a given; their form of muscular Protestantism, forged on the playing fields of Groton and Yale, was the acme of civilization, and it was their duty to import that civilization to the world. When, during the Great Depression, Brown Brothers ensured their strength by merging with Averell Harriman's investment bank to form Brown Brothers Harriman, the die was cast for the role the firm would play on the global stage during World War II and thereafter, as its partners served at the highest levels of government to shape the international system that defines the world to this day. In Inside Money, acclaimed historian, commentator, and former financial executive Zachary Karabell offers the first full and frank look inside this institution against the backdrop of American history. Blessed with complete access to the company's archives, as well as a deep knowledge of the larger forces at play, Karabell has created an X-ray of American power--financial, political, cultural--as it has evolved from the early 1800s to the present. Today, Brown Brothers Harriman remains a private partnership and a beacon of sustainable capitalism, having forgone the heady speculative upsides of the past thirty years but also having avoided any role in the devastating downsides. The firm is no longer in the command capsule of the American economy, but, arguably, that is to its credit. If its partners cleaved to any one adage over the generations, it is that a relentless pursuit of more can destroy more than it creates.

How has the firm of Swaine Adeney Brigg, one of Britain's oldest and most prestigious manufacturers of leather goods and umbrellas, survived for so long? What are the ingredients of its lasting success? This book charts how the company has kept pace with the shifting needs and demands of the marketplace, seizing trading opportunities, for the most part successfully, along the way. Swaine & Adeney began as makers of driving, riding, and hunting whips, becoming whip-makers to the royal family. With the coming of the railways, horse-drawn transport was greatly reduced and demand for whips shifted away from driving accessories to hunting and fashionable riding accessories. As the twentieth century dawned Swaine & Adeney survived the advent of the motor car by applying their leatherworking skills also to the making of luggage. Other equestrian accessory companies were absorbed: J. Kohler & Son, makers of coaching and hunting horns, and G. & J. Zair Ltd, whip-makers of Birmingham. In the dark days of 1943, Thomas Brigg & Sons, London's leading umbrella and walking-stick manufacturers joined forces with Swaine & Adeney, bringing with them their own long and impressive history of craftsmanship and royal patronage. Together, as Swaine Adeney Brigg, they emerged into the post-war era with renewed vigour. The hatters Herbert Johnson and the luggage-making arm of Papworth Industries were later added to the group. Neville Chamberlain, Margot Fonteyn, Augustus John, and Stirling Moss have been among the proud owners of the group's stylish products, and Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones and Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau both wore Herbert Johnson hats.

Atari Inc. - Business is Fun, the book that goes behind the company that was synonymous with the popularization of 'video games.'
Nearly 8 years in the making, Atari Inc. - Business is Fun is comprised of thousands of researched documents, hundreds of interviews, and access to materials never before available.
An amazing 800 pages (including nearly 300 pages of rare, never before seen photos, memos and court documents), this book details Atari's genesis from an idea between an engineer and a visionary in 1969 to a nearly $2 billion dollar juggernaut, and ending with a $538 million death spiral during 1984. A testament to the people that worked at this beloved company, the book is full of their personal stories and insights. Learn about topics like:
* All the behind the scenes stories surrounding the creation of the company's now iconic games and products.
* The amazing story of Atari's very own "Xerox PARC" research facility up in the foothills of the Sierra Mountains
* The full recounting of Steve Jobs's time at Atari, with comments from the people he worked with on projects and the detailed story of the creation of Atari Breakout, including input by Steve Wozniak on his development of the prototype, and how it couldn't be used and another Atari engineer would have to make the final production Breakout arcade game instead.
* The creation of "Rick Rats Big Cheese Restaurants" which later became "Chuck E. Cheese's"
* How Atari Inc. faltered and took down an entire industry with it before being put on the chopping block.
If you've ever wanted to learn about the truth behind the creation of this iconic company told directly by the people who made FUN for a living, then this is the book for you

The story of Moto Guzzi is a story of survival. As one of Italy's oldest, and most legendary marques, Moto Guzzi had seen the height of success during the 1930s, and then the 1950s when they dominated 250 and 350cc Grand Prix racing. Their withdrawal from racing coincided with a period of stagnation until the company was sold to De Tomaso in 1973. During the 1970s the V7 Sport and Le Mans were at the forefront of the new superbike era, and later, with Dr John Wittner's help, embraced contemporary technology with the 1000cc Daytona. If one aspect characterises Moto Guzzi it is continuity. The great 500cc Falcone single ran from 1950 until 1976, and the V7, originally seeing the light of day in 1967, continued well into the 2010s. This continuity breeds loyalty, and Guzzi owners are a fiercely proud breed. Guzzis are not like other motorcycles, even Italian ones, and to qualify as a Guzzi owner requires a dedication and individuality that will be rewarded in a long term relationship.

At the time of its collapse in 2001, Enron was one of the largest companies in the world, boasting revenue of over $100 billion. During the 1990s economic boom, the Houston, Texas-based energy company had diversified into commodities and derivatives trading and many other ventures-some more legal than others. In the lead-up to Enron's demise, it was revealed that the company's financial success was sustained by a creatively planned and well-orchestrated accounting fraud. The story of Enron and its disastrous aftermath has since become a symbol of corporate excess and negligence, framed as an exceptional event in the annals of American business. With Risk and Ruin, Gavin Benke places Enron's fall within the larger history and culture of late twentieth-century American capitalism. In many ways, Benke argues, Enron was emblematic of the transitions that characterized the era. Like Enron, the American economy had shifted from old industry to the so-called knowledge economy, from goods to finance, and from national to global modes of production. Benke dives deep into the Enron archives, analyzing company newsletters, board meeting minutes, and courtroom transcriptions to chart several interconnected themes across Enron's history: the changing fortunes of Houston; the shifting attitudes toward business strategy, deregulation, and the function of the market among policy makers and business leaders; and the cultural context that accompanied and encouraged these broader political and economic changes. Considered against this backdrop, Enron takes on new significance as a potent reminder of the unaddressed issues still facing national and global economies. Published in cooperation with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University.