The Financial Crisis

Wolfgang Amann is a Fellow in Strategic Direction and International Business at Henley Management Centre, UK. He joined Henley from IMD, and has also been visiting fellow at the Wharton School and Indian Institute of Management. Prior to pursuing his PhD he worked for DaimlerChrysler and subsequently in management consulting. He has directed, delivered and contributed to open and in-company programs and courses on strategy, internationalization and governance in the US, Europe, China and India. His recent case study series on Hindustan Lever in India won the 2006 Oikos sustainability case competition.

Introduction.- Finance and the Financial Crisis.- Corporate Governance and Restructuring Through Spin-Offs: European Evidence.- Alternative Specification of Bank Lending in France and Germany: Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications.- Towards Banking Union in Europe - an Interim Assessment.- A World Without Money Needs No Banks and No Rating.- Detection of Put-Call Parity Violations with Limited Arbitrage: A Regulatory Tool for Detecting Financial Irregularity.- Enabling Holistic Finance Education in Turbulent Times.- Actual Problems of Finance Teaching in Ukraine in the Post-Crisis Period.- Executive Compensation and Risk Taking: The Impact of Systemic Crises.- Measuring the Success of Executive Education - Comprehensively Depicting Holistic Finance Education.- Conclusion.