European Business School London

About: European Business School London is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Real estate investment trust & Empirical research. The organization has 323 authors who have published 636 publications receiving 17446 citations. The organization is also known as: EBS London.

Strategic Leaders’ Impact on Corporate Policies and Firm Performance: Insights from CEO s and CFOs of Large Listed Firms in Germany

Abstract: We extend prior empirical research on the questions of whether, how much, and under which conditions strategic leaders matter to the fate of their firms. With a 20-year panel of 110 German firms, our analysis broadens the prevalent focus on CEO influences in U.S. settings. The results indicate that CEOs have more influence on firm performance and transactional policies than CFOs, while CFOs have greater influence on funding policies; further, that, depending on firm size and ownership characteristics, managerial discretion can moderate the influence of CEOs and CFOs. However, strategic leaders’ influences are moderated differently by changes in managerial discretion.

Innovative real estate financing in Germany – a financial desert?

Abstract: Innovative financing instruments are well‐known in Anglo‐American real estate finance markets. This study is the first to analyse the use and structure of the innovative financing instruments in Germany. Based on a survey addressed to German banks offering real estate financing, instrument‐ and bank‐type specific patterns and reimbursement schemes are examined. While the research shows that innovative instruments are not yet widely used in Germany, banks possess experience in mezzanine capital, project and joint venture financing and are optimistic regarding the future development of demand for these instruments.

Improving the Success of Employee Portals: A Causal and Performance-Based Analysis

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of employee portal success and to identify the levers for its improvement. We introduce a theoretical model for this that is based on the DeLone and McLean IS Success Model, which considers the specific requirements of employee portals. We tested the associations between our model’s different success dimensions by using more than 4,400 employees’ responses. These responses were collected in a survey of twelve companies across different industries participating in an international benchmarking study. We applied structural equation modeling to carry out the causal analysis. Furthermore, within a performance-based analysis, we investigated the success dimensions’ improvement potentials from both a strategic and action-oriented perspective. The results of our causal analysis indicate that besides the factors contributing to the success of IS in general, other success dimensions – like the quality of the collaboration and process support – have to be considered when aiming for a successful employee portal. The performance-based analysis emphasizes the significance of collaboration quality to improve an employee portal and indentifies the respective fields of action. The study’s findings make it possible for practitioners to understand the levers with which to improve their employee portals and to prioritize their investments accordingly. By empirically validating a comprehensive success model for employee portals, the study's results advance the theoretical development in this area and present a basis for further research in this field.

Towards a Strategic Positioning Method for IT Management : 30. International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2009)

Abstract: Strategic IT management (SITM) has evolved from the often reactive management of a company’s technology provider to a service-oriented partner of the business; consequently, IT executives need adapted management methods. Our research offers a suggestion for a strategic positioning method for IT management as the first, and often missing, phase of a related SITM cycle. Following the principles of design science research, we examined the relevant literature and con-ducted a set of case studies to investigate the constituents that contribute to strategic positioning. We used this empirical work to capture the complex social dynamics of SITM in the field. The theoretical foundations of our research are strategic IT management and organizational method engineering. The Information Strategy Assessment (ISA) method introduced in this paper builds on our finding that social dynamics are the most important constituent of a successful strategic positioning project. We use this insight to design our method’s principal processes as well as to describe cer-tain social states in the group of actors involved in SITM. The ISA method also shows which out-puts are generated from the related group processes. The paper provides IT executives with a method that supports their efforts for an emancipated, yet aligned, SITM in a corporate context. The ISA method not only acknowledges the contemporary role of IT organizations, but also provides researchers with insights into the social dynamics of SITM as a basis to improve explanations and recommendations regarding the complex technical, decisional, and social processes of this domain.

Betreiberstrukturen von Elektronischen B2B-Marktplätzen — Eine Fallstudie in der Automobilindustrie

Abstract: Old economy' companies are increasingly setting up electronic marketplaces for procurement of supplies, either alone or as part of a consortium of competitors within an industry. In this paper we develop a framework for governance structures of electronic markets and contrast different structures by using a case study in the automotive industry. Focus is General Motors' decision to join the industry marketplace Covisint and Volkswagen's decision to build an individual solution. Building on multiple theories from inter-organizational relationship formation we analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the consortium-based exchange vs. private and third-party exchanges and illustrate these within our case, working towards a comprehensive contingency framework.