WiSt - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium

Commercial banks decide to what extent and where in the economic cycle money is put into circulation and who gets new money first (monetary allocation). However, central banks realize monetary policy control by supplying central bank money to...

Global trade conflicts hamper foreign trade and are used by countries to enforce their economic policy interests. This behavior is particularly damaging for export-oriented economies like Germany. The European Union is reacting with a so-called...

A suitable health insurance is essential for the long-term protection of health and corresponding plans. In addition, a health insurance is a prerequisite for enrollment at a German university, and also in the case of semesters abroad or travel...

For an effective online marketing, an audience-specific distribution of campaigns is essential. This involves utilizing extensive information about the interests and preferences of internet users, mainly gathered through the analysis of their...

In the case study, students are confronted with a real problem situation for the valuation of an offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. A budgeted P&L and a budgeted balance sheet are created for each period of the operating phase via the...

The German government published its first China strategy in July 2023. It combines specific targets and instruments to reduce German reliance on Chinese supply and demand. The strategy does not intend to decouple from China. It includes market...

It turns out that there are no sufficiently focused aids that precisely illuminate the first steps from finding a topic through formulating the research question through creating an initial outline. This article is dedicated to this focus. It...

For a long time, questions of productivity in business administration were limited to industrial production conditions. However, initial transfers to service companies were closely aligned with the traditional understanding. Against this background,...

The article explains the nature of key figures, their types, goals and usage contexts. It then highlights seven pitfalls to be aware of when working with key figures and economic indicators. Next, the focus shifts to essential competency to avoid...

In order to achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, the European Union has undertaken a wide range of activities, particularly in the area of sustainability reporting. This is being significantly expanded both in terms of content by the...

In the case study, students are confronted with a real problem situation for the valuation of an offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. A budgeted P&L and a budgeted balance sheet are created for each period of the operating phase via the...

Many employees are only committed to their work within the limits of their job description, but not beyond. This phenomenon is known as „quiet quitting“. The changing attitude of younger generations towards working life and the COVID-19 pandemic...

In the age of big data, business analytics, and business intelligence advanced opportunities are opening up for business process management to capture, evaluate and sustainably design (inter-)company processes. However, the comprehensive use of...

We examine how the contract status of professional basketball players affects their performance. Based on data from the National Basketball Association, regression analyses indicate a significant increase in performance in the last year of the...

The digital transformation demands fundamental changes in companies. To meet this challenge, companies are increasingly creating a new management position, the Chief Digital Officer (CDO). Company-specific differences have spawned myriad variations...

In recent years, the manufacturers of computer and video games, the so-called publishers, have increasingly faced criticism regarding the business model patterns implemented in their games. These do not always relate only to the game itself, but...

Motivated by the 2022 uptick in headline inflation and the marked shift towards globally more restrictive monetary policies, this paper examines the sacrifice ratio, i.e., the percentage cost of actual production lost to every one percentage point...

For a long time, questions of productivity in business administration were limited to industrial production conditions. However, initial transfers to service companies were closely aligned with the traditional understanding. Only the consideration...

Job embeddedness is an effective tool for promoting the work outcomes and retention of migrant workers. However, existing approaches to facilitating the embeddedness of this group has limitations. First, priority is given to embedding migrant...