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Challenges and motivations driving young Turkish immigrants in Austria towards rental fashion platforms
No full textCHALLENGES AND MOTIVATIONS DRIVING YOUNG TURKISH IMMIGRANTS IN AUSTRIA TOWARDS RENTAL FASHION PLATFORMS
Challenges and motivations driving young Turkish immigrants in Austria towards rental fashion platforms (3)
1. Abstract (7)
2. Introduction (8)
3. Literature Review (9)
3.1. Sharing Economy (11)
3.2. The Sharing Economy in the Rental Fashion Industry (12)
3.2.1. Environmental Consequences of Rental Fashion (12)
3.2.2. Rental Fashion (12)
3.3. An Overview of Recent Studies on Consumer Perceptions of Fashion Rental Platforms (14)
3.3.1. Challenges and Barriers Towards Rental Fashion Adoption (14)
3.3.2. The Influence of Family and Cultural Values on Rental Fashion (15)
3.3.3. The Role of Acculturation and Familial Networks in Turkish Immigrants’ Fashion Rental Adoption (17)
4. Methodology (19)
4.1. Research Method (19)
4.2. Data Sample (19)
4.3. Research Questionnaire (21)
1. Introduction (22)
2. Thoughts on Rental Fashion (22)
4. Family & Cultural Views (23)
5. Money & Shopping Habits (23)
6. Sustainability & Lifestyle (23)
7. Concerns & Dealbreakers (24)
8. Final Thoughts (24)
4.4. Data Analysis (24)
5. Findings (25)
5.1. Awareness of Rental Fashion Among Young Turkish Immigrants (25)
5.2. Motivations & Barriers Towards Rental Fashion (28)
5.3. Family Role in Price Sensitivity and Spending Behavior Related to Rental Fashion (33)
5.3.1. Family Influence on Hygiene and Ownership Perceptions in Rental Fashion (36)
5.3.2. Impact of Family on Price Considerations and Spending in Rental Fashion Choices (38)
5.3.3. Style Preferences and Cultural Norms (40)
6. Discussion (44)
6.1. Theoretical Implications (44)
6.2. Managerial Implications (47)
6.3. Limitations and Future Research (48)
7. Conclusion (49)
References (50)
APPENDIX (55)
List of aids for seminar paper/thesis (55)
Interviews (57
Banking M&A in the European market
No full textBANKING M&A IN THE EUROPEAN MARKET
Banking M&A in the European market (1)
1 Introduction (3)
1.1 Organic Growth (3)
1.2 Current problems in the European Banking (3)
1.3 Literature on these problems (3)
1.4 M&A as the way forward (4)
1.5 Challenges in the banking M&A (4)
2 Literature Review (5)
3 Methodology (6)
4 Results (10)
4.1 Initial market reactions as deal success indicator (10)
4.2 Survey Analysis (11)
5 Conclusion (16)
6 References (17)
7 Appendix (19)
7.1 Introduction (19)
7.2 Survey Questions (20)
7.3 Results (21
Erfahrungen von Frauen in männerdominierten Berufsfeldern am Beispiel der österreichischen Engineering-Branche
No full textERFAHRUNGEN VON FRAUEN IN MÄNNERDOMINIERTEN BERUFSFELDERN AM BEISPIEL DER ÖSTERREICHISCHEN ENGINEERING-BRANCHE
Erfahrungen von Frauen in männerdominierten Berufsfeldern am Beispiel der österreichischen Engineering-Branche (1
Genossenschaften als Akteure in der Plattformökonomie und ihre Rolle für KMU
No full textGENOSSENSCHAFTEN ALS AKTEURE IN DER PLATTFORMÖKONOMIE UND IHRE ROLLE FÜR KMU
Genossenschaften als Akteure in der Plattformökonomie und ihre Rolle für KMU (1
Solidarität auf dem Prüfstand
No full textSOLIDARITÄT AUF DEM PRÜFSTAND
Solidarität auf dem Prüfstand (1
HR perspectives on sustainable careers at the intersection of gender and motherhood in flexible work settings
No full textHR PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABLE CAREERS AT THE INTERSECTION OF GENDER AND MOTHERHOOD IN FLEXIBLE WORK SETTINGS
HR perspectives on sustainable careers at the intersection of gender and motherhood in flexible work settings (1
When commitments are broken
No full textWHEN COMMITMENTS ARE BROKEN
When commitments are broken (1)
Acknowledgements (2)
Declaration of the Use of Generative AI Tools (3)
Abstract (4)
Table of Content (5)
List of Figures (7)
1 Introduction (8)
2 Literature Review (11)
2.1 Concept Definition (11)
2.2 The Institutionalization of ESG and Factors Driving Its Adoption (12)
2.3 The Rise of ESG Withdrawals (14)
2.4 Causes Behind ESG Withdrawal (15)
2.4.1 Macroeconomic and Political Pressures (16)
2.4.2 Conceptual Issues with ESG (17)
2.4.3 Structural Challenges (18)
2.5 Research Gap and Motivation (20)
3 Hypothesis Development (22)
3.1 The Relationship Between ESG Withdrawal and Expected Firm Value (22)
3.1.1 ESG vs. Non-ESG Withdrawal (22)
3.1.2 ESG Component Differences (23)
3.2 The Mediating Effects Between ESG Withdrawal and Expected Firm Value (25)
3.2.1 The Mediating Effect of Reputational Damage (25)
3.2.2 The Mediating Effect of Expected Capital Cost (26)
3.2.3 The Mediating Effect of Management Credibility (27)
3.3 The Moderating Effects of ESG Orientation and Skepticism (28)
4 Methodology (29)
4.1 Research Design (29)
4.2 Experimental Procedure and Measures (29)
4.3 Sample and Randomization (31)
4.4 Analysis (32)
5 Results (34)
5.1 The Relationship Between ESG Withdrawal and Expected Firm Value (34)
5.1.1 ESG vs. Non-ESG Withdrawal (34)
5.1.2 ESG Component Differences (35)
5.2 The Mediating Effects Between ESG Withdrawal and Expected Firm Value (36)
5.3 The Moderating Effects of ESG Orientation and Skepticism (38)
6 Discussion (41)
6.1 Investor Reactions to ESG Withdrawals (41)
6.2 Implications (43)
6.2.1 Managerial Implications (43)
6.2.2 Implications for Policy Makers (45)
7 Limitations and Future Research (47)
7.1 Sample and External Validity (47)
7.2 Experimental Design and Internal Validity (48)
7.3 Analytical Scope and Behavioural Boundaries (49)
7.4 Conceptual Extensions and Future Research Directions (50)
8 Conclusion (51)
9 References (54
Driving innovation in the automotive sector
No full textDRIVING INNOVATION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR
Driving innovation in the automotive sector (1
The response of Austrian courts to the primacy and direct effect of EU law as interpreted by the Court of Justice
No full textTHE RESPONSE OF AUSTRIAN COURTS TO THE PRIMACY AND DIRECT EFFECT OF EU LAW AS INTERPRETED BY THE COURT OF JUSTICE
The response of Austrian courts to the primacy and direct effect of EU law as interpreted by the Court of Justice (1)
Table of Content (2)
A. Introduction (5)
B. The fundamentals of the Austrian legal order (7)
I. The system of Austrian legal provisions (7)
II. The Austrian legal sources (7)
III. The hierarchical order of the legal system (8)
IV. The legal sources of European law (9)
V. The integration of EU law into the Austrian the legal order (9)
C. The fundamentals of European law and their history (11)
I. Van Gend & Loos (11)
II. Costa/E.N.E.L (12)
III. Simmenthal I/II (13)
D. Direct effect of European law (15)
I. The basic principle of direct effect (15)
II. Direct effect of primary law (18)
III. The direct effect of regulations (19)
IV. The direct effect of directives (20)
V. The direct effect of resolutions (22)
VI. The direct effect of international treaties of the EU (23)
VII. the direct effect of recommendations and opinions (24)
E. The Supremacy of Union law (25)
I. The relationship between Union law and national law (25)
II. The theories of supremacy of European law (25)
III. The view of the ECJ (26)
IV. Supremacy of validity or application (29)
V. Blocking effect and indirect collisions (29)
VI. Obligation to adapt national law (31)
VII. The principle of interpretation in conformity with Union law (31)
VIII. Discrimination against nationals (33)
F. The reaction of the Austrian supreme courts (34)
I. Austria's accession to the European Union (34)
G. The reaction of the Constitutional Court (37)
I. The opening to lawmaking jurisprudence (37)
II. The recognition of the supremacy/direct effect of Union law (38)
III. The barriers for integration (40)
IV. The problem of the broad scope of the supremacy/direct effect of EU law (42)
V. On the effectiveness of Union law (43)
VI. Audit monopoly and submission obligation (43)
VII. Preliminary ruling procedure (50)
H. The reaction of the Administrative Court (52)
I. Recognition of supremacy/direct effect of EU law (52)
II. The addressees (53)
III. Scope of the supremacy of EU law (55)
IV. Problems of the supremacy of EU law (56)
I. The Supreme Courts Reaction (58)
I. Acceptance of supremacy/direct effect of EU law (58)
II. The reasoning of the Supreme Court (59)
J. Comparison with other Member States and current debates (61)
I. A digression of the Member States (61)
II. The story behind the current situation (62)
III. Austria in the context of the situation (64)
Bibliography (68)
Case Law (72
The impact of economic sanctions on international businesses
No full textTHE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES
The impact of economic sanctions on international businesses (2)
1 Introduction (6)
1.1 Relevance (6)
1.2 Methodology (8)
1.3 Structure of the thesis (8)
2 Theoretical Background (10)
2.1 Sanctions overview (10)
2.2 Effects of sanctions (11)
2.2.1 Political effects of sanctions (11)
2.2.2 Macroeconomic effects of sanctions (13)
2.2.2.1 Effects on investments (14)
2.2.2.2 Effects on international trade (15)
2.2.3 Microeconomic effects of sanctions (17)
2.2.3.1 Effects on firm performance (17)
2.2.3.2 Effects of sanctions on foreign MNEs and the concept of psychic distance (18)
2.2.3.3 Adaptation Strategies of MNEs (20)
2.2.4 Concluding remarks (21)
2.3 Contextual Background: Russia Sanctions (22)
2.3.1 Former studies on the sanctions 2014 (23)
2.3.2 Sanctions 2022: scope and special characteristics (25)
3 Methods and Hypotheses (28)
3.1 Hypotheses (28)
3.2 Sample and Data (32)
3.3 Measures (34)
3.3.1 Dependent Variables (34)
Revenue growth (34)
Number of employees growth (34)
3.3.2 Independent Variable (34)
Dummy Variable: Sanction status (34)
Degree of Withdrawal (35)
3.3.3 Moderator (36)
Psychic distance (36)
3.3.4 Control Variables (37)
Company size (37)
Economic growth of the home country (37)
Industry specific revenue (37)
3.4 Data analysis (39)
3.4.1 Data cleansing and preparation (39)
3.4.1.1 Model selection: Hausman test (40)
3.4.1.2 Variance Inflation Factor (VIF) (40)
3.4.2 Regression (41)
H1a & H1b: Main effects of sanctions on turnover and employment (41)
H2: Moderation through Psychic Distance (42)
H3: Influence of the withdrawal behavior (42)
4 Results (44)
4.1 Descriptive statistics (44)
4.1.1 Correlation (44)
4.1.2 Revenue development over time (45)
4.1.3 Employment development over time (46)
4.2 Hypothesis Testing (47)
4.2.1 Hypothesis 1a: Impact of sanctions on revenue growth (47)
Base model (47)
Model with control variables (48)
Industry-specific analysis (49)
4.2.2 Hypothesis 1b: Impact of sanctions on employment growth (50)
Base model (50)
Model with control variables (50)
Industry-specific analysis (51)
4.2.3 Hypothesis 2: Moderating effects of psychic distance (53)
4.2.4 Hypothesis 3: Moderating effects of degree of withdrawal (54)
4.2.5 Summary of Key Findings (55)
5 Discussion (58)
5.1 Interpretation of the results (58)
H1a (58)
H1b (59)
H2 (60)
H3 (61)
5.2 Limitations (63)
5.3 Future research (65)
5.4 Conclusion (66)
6 List of Figures (67)
7 List of Tables (67)
8 References (68)
9 Appendix (75