Sowohl für den Private-Equity-Markt als auch das Wagniskapital sehen die KfW-Volkswirte Entspannungszeichen. Die staatlichen Programme helfen den Portfoliounternehmen, und mancher Einstiegspreis gilt als besonders günstig.
Die Corona-Pandemie wirbelt die gesamte Finance-Branche kräftig durcheinander, wie ein aktuelles Thesenpapier des Finance Think Tank zeigt. Wo die größten Probleme liegen und welche Wettbewerber die Herausforderungen meistern, zeigt die Übersicht.
Private-Equity-Investoren feierten 2019 noch als Rekordjahr. Von dieser Hochstimmung hat die Pandemie nichts übrig gelassen. Auch im Venture-Capital-Markt verzeichnet die KfW eine massive Verschlechterung der Geschäftserwartungen.
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This paper explains how social media drives organization-public collaborative outcomes such as social media-enabled service co-creation in non-profit organizations (nonprofits). We assume a technology affordances perspective to identify social …
Prosocial crowdfunding was originally conceived as a financial mechanism to assist vulnerable unbanked populations, typically excluded from formal financial markets. It subsequently grew into a billion-dollar scheme (Kiva 2020a …
Extant literature has increased our understanding of the multifaceted nature of the digital divide, showing that it entails more than access to information and communication resources. Research indicates that digital inequality mirrors to a …
Investment opportunities have become limited due to low interest rates; therefore, investors are searching for alternative investment sources. Peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms act as mediators between investors and borrowers and provide an opportunity …
In this chapter, we address the perennial question of what is citizen science? by asking the related question, why is it challenging to define citizen science? Over the past decade and a half, we have seen the emergence of typologies, definitions …
The topic of well-being and flourishing is a dual-sided story that often communicates benefits enjoyed by one group without sharing the associated costs levied on others. Such costs are rarely revealed by those who have no voice, opportunity, or …
Women are incorporated into operation-based jihadi organizations in different tactical capacities. Their roles in these groups are divided into two categories: combat and non-combat roles. In terms of combat roles, women have been used by several …
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