Chinese companies in Switzerland

In recent years, some of China’s leading firms have made headlines with their European expansion, by either opening new facilities or by acquiring or merging with significant enterprises in Europe. The goal of this paper is to contribute to the existing literature by examining Chinese enterprises expanding into Switzerland. The study also allows some conclusions for Chinese companies entering Central and Eastern Europe. We analyze via interviews the motivations of Chinese companies to expand into Switzerland as well as their behavior and the impediments in their internationalization process. Our findings show that Chinese companies fail to take advantage of certain benefits of western economies (such as open information and stable rule of law). To move forward efficiently, they should develop competence in dealing systematically with readily available market information, building professional networks that recognize a separation between business life and personal life, and managing their Chinese and foreign employees in the foreign cultural environment

Study of the GeV to TeV morphology of the γ Cygni SNR (G 78.2+2.1) with MAGIC and Fermi-LAT: Evidence for cosmic ray escape

Context. Diffusive shock acceleration (DSA) is the most promising mechanism that accelerates Galactic cosmic rays (CRs) in the shocks of supernova remnants (SNRs). It is based on particles scattering caused by turbulence ahead and behind the shock. The turbulence upstream is supposedly generated by the CRs, but this process is not well understood. The dominant mechanism may depend on the evolutionary state of the shock and can be studied via the CRs escaping upstream into the interstellar medium (ISM). Aims. Previous observations of the γ Cygni SNR showed a difference in morphology between GeV and TeV energies. Since this SNR has the right age and is at the evolutionary stage for a significant fraction of CRs to escape, our aim is to understand γ-ray emission in the vicinity of the γ Cygni SNR. Methods. We observed the region of the γ Cygni SNR with the MAGIC Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes between 2015 May and 2017 September recording 87 h of good-quality data. Additionally, we analysed Fermi-LAT data to study the energy dependence of the morphology as well as the energy spectrum in the GeV to TeV range. The energy spectra and morphology were compared against theoretical predictions, which include a detailed derivation of the CR escape process and their γ-ray generation. Results. The MAGIC and Fermi-LAT data allowed us to identify three emission regions that can be associated with the SNR and that dominate at different energies. Our hadronic emission model accounts well for the morphology and energy spectrum of all source components. It constrains the time-dependence of the maximum energy of the CRs at the shock, the time-dependence of the level of turbulence, and the diffusion coefficient immediately outside the SNR shock. While in agreement with the standard picture of DSA, the time-dependence of the maximum energy was found to be steeper than predicted, and the level of turbulence was found to change over the lifetime of the SNR. © 2023 EDP Sciences. All rights reserved

All-sky Medium Energy Gamma-ray Observatory: Exploring the Extreme Multimessenger Universe

The All-sky Medium Energy Gamma-ray Observatory (AMEGO) is a probe class mission concept that will provide essential contributions to multimessenger astrophysics in the late 2020s and beyond. AMEGO combines high sensitivity in the 200 keV to 10 GeV energy range with a wide field of view, good spectral resolution, and polarization sensitivity. Therefore, AMEGO is key in the study of multimessenger astrophysical objects that have unique signatures in the gamma-ray regime, such as neutron star mergers, supernovae, and flaring active galactic nuclei. The order-of-magnitude improvement compared to previous MeV missions also enables discoveries of a wide range of phenomena whose energy output peaks in the relatively unexplored medium-energy gamma-ray band

MAGIC and H.E.S.S. detect VHE gamma rays from the blazar OT081 for the first time: a deep multiwavelength study

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Managementausbildung und Persönlichkeit : eine Symbiose

Die Wirtschaft fordert Persönlichkeiten. In fast jedem Stelleninserat wird Persönlichkeit heute als Voraussetzung für beruflichen Erfolg erwartet. Dies ist gleichzeitig eine Aufforderung an die Managementausbildung, Studierende als Persönlichkeiten in die Wirtschaftswelt zu entlassen. Der Workshop stellt die Grundlagen der Persönlichkeitsbildung in Management-Studiengängen dar und zeigt anhand konkreter Beispiele die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Persönlichkeitsbildung in der Lehre auf

Persönlichkeitserziehung und Persönlichkeitsbildung von Jugendlichen : ein Rahmenmodell zur Förderung von Selbst-, Sozial- und Fachkompetenz

Das vorliegende Buch stellt den Versuch dar, auf der Grundlage theoretischer Erkenntnisse konkrete methodisch-didaktische Anregungen für die schulpraktische Umsetzung des Auftrages der Persönlichkeitsbildung zu geben. Die Diskussion psychologischer und pädagogischer Erkenntnisse über die Persönlichkeit Jugendlicher wird in ein Rahmenmodell überführt, das die wesentlichen Inhalte und Ziele einer schulischen Persönlichkeitsförderung verdeutlicht. Vertieft dargestellt werden insbesondere die Entwicklung der Selbst- und Sozialkompetenz Jugendlicher als konkrete Bezugspunkte einer schulischen Persönlichkeitserziehung und Persönlichkeitsbildun

Das Perpetuum Mobile des Lernens

«Ich bin immer bereit zu lernen, aber nicht immer, mich belehren zu lassen.» Dieses Bonmot des englischen Dramatikers Oscar Wilde bringt auf den Punkt, wie Lernen heute zu verstehen ist. Lernen ist ein eigenständiger, aktiver Prozess, der von den Schülern ausgehen und durch geeignete Lernumgebungen angeregt werden soll. Der Einsatz elektronischer Medien schafft hierbei neue Lehr- und Lernmöglichkeiten, die im Unterricht genutzt werden müssen. Der folgende Beitrag zeigt das Potenzial von Lernen im Zeitalter des Internets auf

After sales services in China

Purpose: The study examines the after sales service business of Swiss manufacturing firms in China. Design/Methodology/Approach: It investigates eight cases of small and midsize firms (SMEs), describes the objectives the firms are pursuing with after sales services in China and how they are configuring their services. It evaluates to what extent the service models correspond to the conditions of the Chinese market and develops recommendations for the design of after sales services in China. Findings: The investigated firms use a problem solving model in their after sales service business which corresponds to the existing frame conditions in China. Originality/Value: The study extends the existing knowledge on after sales services in foreign markets and provides recommendations for SMEs on the configuration of services in China