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Jorge Miguel Sanz-Agero «The Management of Central American Investments by Swiss Impact Funds.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Harald Tuckermann]  
Julian Stella«Unpacking financial inclusion in Colombia: Regulatory rationale behind an elusive concept.» [PD Dr. Matías Dewey]  

 

Carla Reiss«Financing Instruments for Urban Governments - Possibilities to Enhance the Provision of Affordable Housing in Latin America.» [Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Dirk Lehmkuhl]
Christina Pallikudiyil«Classification and Evaluation of COVID-19 responses in informal settlements - A comparison across Latin America and the Caribbean.» [Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Vanessa Boanada Fuchs]
Emma Foulard«Land Grabbing and violence in post-conflict countries.» [Prof. Dr. Vanessa Boanada Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Hannah Smidt]
Kay Probst«Real estate developers in the context of affordable housing in Brazil.» [Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs, PD Dr. Matías Dewey]
Noëmi Rhyner«Missing persons in Mexico. How the ICRC restores trust between their families and the Mexican government.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Antoinette Weibel] 
Maria Gabriela Fuertes Jimenez«Ecocide in the Ecuadorian Amazon? Analysis of the Chevron-Texaco Case.» [Prof. Dr. Alexander Proelß (Universität Hamburg), Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez]
Claudio Schärer «Slums Under Water – A Comparative Analysis of Flood Resilience Policies in Dhaka, Lagos and Rio de Janeiro.» [Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Roland Hodler]  
Leandro Neff «Sustainable Urbanization and Organizational Learning – Best Practice Analyses in Latin America and the Caribbean with Focus on Colombia.» [Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Oliver Westerwinter]  
Lena Hilfiker Tomas«Land Value Capture in Colombia. Maximizing the potential of CEPACs in financing the Bogota metro line: Go-to-market considerations.» [Dr. Anthony Boanada Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] 
Lynn Sara Tschirky«The Potential of Blockchain Technology to Combat Illegal Logging in the Amazon Rainforest.» [Prof. Dr. Florian Wettstein, Dr. Vanessa Boanada Fuchs]
Petra Böhl Puga«Incentivos gubernamentales para el desarrollo del mercado de automóviles eléctricos en el Ecuador.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, PD Dr. Matias Dewey] 
Tatjana Bottiglieri«Knowledge Management meets Digital Transformation – Business Model Innovation of Knowledge Management Information Systems for Organizations addressing Urban Informality.» [Dr. Anthony Boanada Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] 

 

Andrea Real Mattar «The influence of precarious Venezuelan conditions on e-commerce: the case of DiCasa Concept Store.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez und Prof. Dr. Thomas Rudolph] 
Marius Konstantin Baur«Price Transparency in the Colombian Cocoa Market.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez und Prof. Dr. Florian Wettstein]
Ricardo Abad«M&A by European Apparel Industries in Latin America.» [Dr. Vanessa Boanada Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Utz]   
Veronica C. Castillos«The Effect of the Pandemic: How COVID-19 has impacted the relevance of consumer preference towards sustainable products in Bogotá.» [Prof. Dr. Omid Ashari/Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez]

 

Calebe Künzle«Introducing waste-to-energy incineration technology for a sustainable integrated municipal solid waste management in Rio de Janeiro based on a Swiss approach.» [Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez]
Claudio di Pizzo«Affordable Housing in Brazil and its Impact on the Geography of Criminality.» [Prof. Dr. Patrick Emmenegger, Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs] 
Claudio Schärer «The Challenge of Resilient Housing and current practices in Mexico.» [Prof. Dr. Roland Hodler, Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs] 
Elena Soto Mena «The integration of Argentinian beachwear into European luxury fashion boutiques.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez]  
Fabienne Zumbühl «Social Innovation in Sustainable Urban Development.» [Prof. Dr. Sabrina Bresciani, Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs]
Florian Wieser«Translating market practices between actors from global production networks and slums. The role of entrepreneurs in linking the formal and informal sectors of the economy.» [Dr. Urs Jäger, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez]
Joshua Forster «Der Umgang verschiedener sozialer Gruppen in Kolumbien mit digitalen Bankgeschäften.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Heiko Gebauer] 
Juan Sebastián Galindo Ramírez «Administrative resignification in the Colombian peace process.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Dr. Andreas G. Koestler] 
Nina Hehlen «The impact of social media on recruiting young people into drug trafficking. A case study in Mexico.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez und Prof. Dr. Vanessa Boanada-Fuchs]   
Sonja Anwander «The Impact of Chinese Investments in the Brazilian Amazon.» [Dr. Vanessa Boanada Fuchs]
Thomas Käslin«Multi-Modal First/Last Mile Offering in Bogotá: A Problem-Oriented Comparative Framework to Evaluate Modes of Transport.» [Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] 

 

Adrian Listmann«Facilitative Diplomacy: the role of the international community in the colombian peace process.» [Dr. Paul Widmer und Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] 
Alessandro Taiana«CEO compensation in Argentina – Initial findings in an opaque setting.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez und Prof. Dr. Christoph Lechner]
Jan Felix Soland «Markteintrittsstrategien kolumbianischer Kaffeeunternehmen in der Schweiz.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez / Prof. Dr. Thomas Rudolph] 
Judith Philipona «Knowledge Transfer in Adhocracies. An analysis of four international, project-based organizations in the sports and humanitarian sector.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez / Dr. Florian Wettstein] 
Karin Augsburger «"Fortalecimiento de Barrios Comerciales" programme as the Chilean model of a Business Improvement District.» [Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs, Prof. Dirk Lehmkuhl] 
Lukas Jaehn «The Informal Economy in Latin America - a Taxonomic Analysis of Policy Interventions.» [Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Roland Hodler]  
Tabea Savoldelli «Fostering Social Entrepreneurship in Ecuador - Gaps in the Enterpreneurial Ecosystem.» [Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez]

 

Germain Groppi «The adaptation of a value creation process to an NGO in Colombia: a digital training project.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez und Prof. Dr. Peter Leibfried] 
Jaime Alejandro Rivera Caballero  «“Gamification in Tourism” – The case of the social tourism project “Vamos Juntos” in Bolivia.» [Prof. Dr. Pietro Beritelli und Prof. Dr. Christian Laesser] 
Luzia Gysin«Environmental Policies after the Paris Agreement: Innovative cement production and CO2 emissions in the case of Colombia.» [Prof. Dr. Urs Heierli und Prof. Dr. Rolf Wüstenhagen]
Morgane Lerville«El esprectro populista en la democracia argentina: los dilemas de Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez und Prof. Dr. Christoph Frei] 

 

Andrés Vicaría Aguilar «Partnering in Colombia – market entry and expansion challenges faced by Swiss companies.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez und Prof. Dr. Martin Eppler]  
Stefano Raffa «The inclusion of socio-cultural factors into risk assessment and monitoring frameworks: a closer look at Venezuela and the Petrozuata case.» [Prof. T, Flemming Ruud, PhD und Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez]
Tobias Bitzer«Exploring new strategies of SME inclusion as drivers of Integrated Value Creation (IVC) in the Mexican automotive industry.» [Prof. Dr. Günther Müller-Stewens und Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez]

 

Aîcha Bleuler «Value Relevance of IFRS Adoption in Emerging Countries - Evidence from Brazil, Mexico, and Chile.» [Prof. Dr. Tami Dinh und Prof. Dr. Peter Leibfried]
Corentin Larue «Inclusive Practices in Global Supply Chains operating in Informal Markets - A case study of Indigenous Bribri‘s local agriculture in Costa Rica.» [Prof. Dr. Urs Jäger, INCAE, Costa Rica und Prof. Dr. Christoph Frei] 
Fabiana Margadan«Overcoming the Thin Months in Coffee - How diversification can generate stable and higher incomes in Marcala (Honduras).» [Dr. Urs Heierli und Prof. Dr. Klaus Dingwerth] 
Felipe de la Balze «Measuring the Quality of the Nascent REIT Industry in Mexico - a Comparative Approach.» [Prof. Dr. Roland Füss und Prof. Dr. Zeno Adams]  
Gabriel Marquart «Inbound M&A: The case of Brazil in a comparative perspective.» [Prof. Dr. Dr. Peter Sester und Prof. Dr. Marc Arnold] 
Hélène Albugues «The Eease of Doing Business Index applied to the case of small foreign companies in Chile.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez und Prof. Dr. Patrick Emmenegger] 
Julia Pfirrman«Alternative distribution channnels for BoP communities – Base of the pyramid consumers‘ expectations and perceived added value regarding online purchase, illustrated by the retailer Tia in Ecuador.» [Prof. Dr. Sven Reinecke und Prof. Dr. Urs Jäger] 
Luana Stämpfli«Kontrolltransaktionen und Kontrollprämie – Eine rechtsvergleichende Analyse der Angebotspflicht in Europa, der Schweiz und Brasilien.» [Prof. Dr. Dr. Peter Sester und Prof. Dr. Dr. Markus Ruffner] 
Sebastian Waldmann«Die strategische Entwicklung bedeutsamer Unternehmensgruppen in Kolumbien.» [Prof. Dr. Günther Müller-Stewens und Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez]

 

Amparo García-Fernández«The success determinants of M&A deals between major airlines – The case of LATAM.» [Prof. Dr. Dr. Tomi Laamanen / Prof. Dr. Thomas Berndt] 
Ana Amrein «An Assessment on Knowledge Sharing Processes as a means of Non-profits Downward Accountability in Costa Rica» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez und Prof. Dr. Urs Jäger] 
Andreas Zumbühl«Sequential Liberalization of Mega-Regional Trade Agreements – Lessons from Concluding the Uruguay Round.» [Prof. Dr. Simon Evenett / Prof. Dr. James W. Davis] 
Filipe Paes de Andrade«Investing in the(ir) future – Analysing the case of third party ownership in LATAM football from an investor's perspective. [Prof. Dr. Thomas Berndt]
Laurie Kirby «Internationalization strategy in the context of telemedicine in Latin America.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez und Prof. Dr. Christoph Müller] 
Linda Koenig «Impact Investing in Vocation Training: A Business Model Transformation in Brazil.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez und Dr. Christa Binswanger] 
Luc Wüst  «Der Fall NML Capital versus Argentinien und die Auswirkungen auf die Anreizstruktur von Staatsanleihen hinsichtlich Restrukturierungen – Eine rechtsökonomische Analyse der Anreize in Bondverträgen unter spezieller Berücksichtigung der Pari Passu Klausel.» [Prof. Dr. Anne van Aaken / Prof. Dr. Markus Müller-Chen]  
Luca Laloli «The Dragon in the American Backyard – An Analysis of China’s Policy on Latin America and the Caribbean in Light of Classical Realism and Neoliberalism.» [Prof. Dr. Christoph Frei und Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] 
Marion Sottas  «The role of ICT in promoting entrepreneurship within the young generation. The case of "Centro de Educação e Inovação Tecnológica" in Santa Cruz Cabraliá.» [Dr. Peter Vogel]  

 

Sébastien Berchtold«Wirtschaftliche und gesellschaftliche Entwicklung in verschiedenen politischen Systemen – Empirische Evidenz aus Lateinamerika. [Prof. Dr. Uwe Sunde] 
Carlos Kind Gamarra Echenique«Using a Three-factor Model to Evaluate the Returns of Pension Funds in Peru» [Prof. Paul Söderlind Ph.D.]
Fernando Luis Goncalves Filho«Brazil Corporate Governance System, Equity Offerings and Evidence of Underpricing.» [Prof. Dr. Markus Schmid und Prof. Dr. Marc Arnold]
Benjamin Gräub«Corporate Social Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets.» [Prof. Dr. Dietmar Grichnik]
Frédéric Kuonen«The Post-Investment Involvement of Brazilian Impact Investing Funds - A Case Study-Based Analysis of Activities and Relationships». [Prof. Dr. Dietmar Grichnik und Prof. Dr. Thomas Friedli]
Jakob Maximilian Ritter«The financial market in Venezuela from 1965 until today: a socio-economic analysis fifty years after Dr. Henri Meier's Dissertation.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez und Prof. Dr. Emilia García-Appendini] 
Yves Störi«Musikbasierter Sprachunterricht in Nordostbrasilien. Entwicklung einer handlungsorientierten Lektionsreihe zur Aneignung des Basic English auf der Stufe des Ensino Fundamental II.» [Dr. Maria Conti und Prof. Dr. Rolf Wüstenhagen] 

 

Rahel Demant«Cultural Change Management Challenges - Theory and empirical research based on a social enterprise in Latin America.» [Prof. Dr. Markus Schwaninger]
Mario Fiasconaro«Brazil, a Hegemon in South America? A Theoretical Approach.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez und Prof. Dr. Christoph Frei]
Roger Küttel«The Effect of Changing Work Conditions on Mental Well-being: The Example of Chilean Teachers.» [Prof. Dr. Eva Deuchert und Prof. PhD Martin Huber]
Athena Laubacher «Mining Controversies in Peru: An Analysis of Governance Processes.» [Prof. Dr. Corinne Pernet und Prof. Dr. Christoph Frei] 
Fabian Oppenheimer «Impact Investing: Portfolio Company Selection in Latin America.» [Prof. Dr. Rolf Wüstenhagen] 
Claudio Prim «The Determinants of Chile's Recent Trade Policy.» [Prof. Dr. Simon Evenett und Prof. Dr. James Davis] 
Edwin Schuh «The potential export effects for the EU from the FTA with Colombia.» [Prof. Dr. Simon Evenett und Prof. Dr. Reto Föllmi] 
Estelle Tanner «Differences in Investment Behaviour in Emerging Markets - Decision Making Processes of Impact Investors and Traditional Investors in Brazilian Biomass Projects.»
Anne-Laurence Zingg «The Thin Months: Hunger in the coffeelands – how smallholder farmers in Nicaragua can generate more regular income streams through diversification.» [Prof. Dr. Urs Heierli und Prof. Dr. Christoph Frei] 

 

Jasmin Amsler«Der völkerrechtliche Schutz der indigenen Sprachen.» [Prof. Dr. Kerstin Odendahl und Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez]
Janine Gemperle«Cultural Relativism in Fair Trade – an exploratory study on trade relationships between small producers in Brazil and their market interfaces in Switzerland.»
Flavia Kruck«The Impact of the Banking sector structure on Credit Availability and Credit conditions – Evidence from Latin American Firms.» [Prof. Dr. Martin Brown]
Felix Neugebauer«Taylor Ruling Brazil – a System Dynamics Model for Monetary Policy Feedback.» [Markus Schwaninger und Heinrich von Wyss]
Nicolas Niklewicz «Law and Economic Analysis of International Investments in Sustainable Agriculture - Issues and Challenges with Case Studies of Brazil and India.» [Prof. Dr. Anne van Aaken] 
Fabio Sonderer «Business opportunities and Cultural Challenges for Colombian companies in Switzerland.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] 
Michaël Tuil«Creating Shared Value: development of the concept and application in Costa Rica.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez und Prof. Dr. Urs Jäger] 

 

Michael Borgensten«Higher Education Reforms in Venezuela: A case Study of Three Universities.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez]
Rebecca Gex-Fabry«Pequeñas y medianas empresas y el turismo en Costa Rica: modelos de participación.» [Prof. Dr. Corinne Pernet]
Santo Marco Panciotto«Auge explosivo: las cooperativas bancarias dentro del sistema financiero del Paraguay.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez]

 

Walkeimar Sigrist«Les déterminations culturelles de la comptabilité - un exemple appliqué au Brésil et à la Suisse.» [Prof. Dr. Vincent Kaufmann und Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez]
Jana Carina Caduff«Estrategias de mercadeo para microseguros en Venezuela. Aproximación exploratoria a base de entrevistas con expertos.» [Prof. Dr. Martin Eppler und Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez]
Patrizia Buser«Strategic Fundraising in Nonprofit Organizations: The Case of Fundes Internacional.» [Prof. Dr. Christoph Frei]
Philipp Mettler«Models of Mediation Applied to the FARC-Conflict in Colombia: Intercultural Barriers.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez]
Andrés Felipe Marín Salazar«Viable Implementation of Swiss Patterns for Portfolio Management in South America.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] 

 

Martin Jenni«Kosten und Nutzen multipler Mitgliedschaften in subregionalen bis globalen Integrationsprojekten für die wirtschaftlich am wenigsten entwickelten Länder Lateinamerikas.» [Prof. Dr. Dirk Lehmkuhl und Prof. Dr. James Davis]
Nadja Kränzlin«Bottom of the pyramid marketing. The case of low cost drip irrigation for coffee and other crops in Nicaragua.» [Dr. Urs Heierli und Prof. Dr. Simon Evenett] 
Christian Vousvouras«Marketing to the Bottom of the Pyramid: The case of Sanitation in Peru.» [Dr. Urs Heierli und Prof. Dr. Simon Evenett]

 

Christian Egli«Ein schmaler Weg aus prekären Verhältnissen in die Bildungselite: Stipendienvergabe privater Stiftungen in Lateinamerika.» [Prof. Yvette Sánchez]
Damian Philipp Hegg«Brazilian Sports Academies: Resource allocation and organization of social enterprises.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez und Prof. Dr. Thierry Volery] 
Katrin Rosenberg «Colombia en su laberinto. Derechos humanos y sociedad civil.» [Prof. Yvette Sánchez und Prof. Dr. Kerstin Odendahl] 

 

Martín Cortázar-Müller«Zwischen Demokratie und Diktatur. Venezuela unter Hugo Chávez.» [Prof. Dr. Christoph Frei]
Nadja Eichin «Politische Transición und kultureller Wandel in Chile. Der lange Weg von Pinochet zu Bachelet.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez und Prof. Dr. Roland Kley] 
Oliver Futterknecht«Dutch Disease in Latin-America: Theory, Evidence and Policy Lessons.» [PD Dr. Matthias Lutz] 
Bianca Marty «El potencial del sistema educativo en función del crecimiento económico en Oaxaca.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez und Prof. Dr. Christoph Frei] 
Nicolas Meng«La corrupción en Ecuador: ¿«quinto» poder del estado?» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez und Prof. Dr. Hans Vest] 
Jerome Wieser «Chávez and Foreign Investors: An Emerging Model for Latin America?» [Prof. Dr. Simon J. Evenett] 

 

Alex Heshusius«Guerra y narcotráfico en Colombia: factores sociopolíticos y económicos.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez und Prof. Dr. Jean-Max Baumer]
Fabian Mettler«Die neue brasilianische Währung ? der «Real».» [Prof. Dr. Alex Keel, Dr. Michael Graff]

 

Natasha Lopes Bezerra da Costa«Cross-Sector Partnerships: A Case Study from Brazil.» [Prof. Dr. Markus Schwaninger und Dr. Urs Jäger]
Fabian Rütschi«Organizational Change: Formulating, Implementing and Sustaining a Fundamental Organizational Change in South American Central Banks. Pilot Study Colombia.» [Prof. Dr. Martin Hilb und Prof. PhD Ruud Flemming] 
Sabrina Andrea Thalmann «Corporate Identity und lokale Anpassung, dargestellt an Fällen brasilianischer Tochtergesellschaften.» [Prof. Dr. Markus Schwaninger und Prof. Dr. Christoph Lechner]
Stefan W. Weber«Resource acquisition of entrepreneurial firms: the special case of Argentina.» [Prof. Georg von Krogh und Prof. Dr. Markus Schwaninger] 

 

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