to Management.- Managing in an International Environment.- Superior Performance Through Value-based Management.- Ways to Corporate Growth.- Diversification and the Achievement of Scope Economies.- Innovation and Technology Management.- Entrepreneurial Orientation.- New Paradigms in Organizational Design.- Fundamentals in Utility Management.- An Industry Overview #x2013; Strategic Groups and Critical Success Factors.- The Utility Industry in 2020.- The Changing Structure of the Electric Utility Industry in Europe: Liberalisation, New Demands and Remaining Barriers.- The Changing Structure of the Utility Industry from the Perspective of Regulation Authorities.- The Changing Structure of the Utility Industry from Its own Perspective.- Mergers #x0026; Acquisitions from a Strategic Perspective.- What Next for European Power Utilities?.- Unbundling #x2013; Strategic and Organisational Challenges for Power and Supply Companies.- Convergence of Gas and Electricity Markets: Economic and Technological Drivers.- Power Generation.- Investing in Power Generation.- Perspectives on Capacity Investment in Germany and Europe #x2013; The Future of Power-Mix Optimization.- Renewable Resources for Electric Power: Prospects and Challenges.- Emission Allowances #x2013; a New Production Factor in the Power Sector.- Energy Trading and Wholesale.- Energy Trading, Emission Certificates and Risk Management.- The Future of Liquefied Natural Gas Trade.- Cross-border Trading.- The Future of Gas Supply in Europe.- Strategic Use of Gas Storage Facilities.- Transmission and Distribution.- Regulation of Network Charges.- Transmission Management and Pricing.- The New Entry-exit Model in the EU and Its Consequences for Gas Supply Companies.- Implementation of the EU Unbundling Guidelines in Germany - a Legal Perspective.- The Energy Arteries of a Continent #x2013;Natural Gas Networks Secure Europe#x0027;s Energy Supply.- Dispatching in Unbundled Electricity Markets.- Retail.- The Retail Electricity Service Business in a Competitive Environment.- Customer Segmentation in the Utility Industry.- Current Trends in Serving Industrial Customers.- The Energy Retail Market from a Customer Perspective.- Regional Peculiarities in the Utility Markets.- Options for and Regional Peculiarities of Investment Funding in Energy Markets.- A Comparison of Market Structure and Regulation Between US and European Utility Markets.- Investment Opportunities in South America.- Final Stages in the Reform of RAO UES of Russia #x2013;Future Developments in the Russian Energy Market.- Special Issues in Utility Management.- Creating Competitive Advantages Through Co-operations Between Municipal Utility Companies.- Growth Options for Regional Utilities.- Climate Protection Requirements #x2013;the Economic Impact of Climate Change.- European Energy Policy on the Basis of the New Provisions in the Treaty of Lisbon.- The Role of Energy Efficiency in Electric Power Systems: Lessons from Experiments in the US.- Private Water and Economic Regulation in the United States.

Part I: Introduction to Management 1. Managing in an International Environment 2. Superior Performance Through Value-based Management 3. Ways to Corporate Growth 4. Diversification and the Achievement of Scope Economies 5. Innovation and Technology Management 6. Entrepreneurial Orientation 7. New Paradigms in Organizational Design Part II: Fundamentals in Utility Management 8. An Industry Overview – Strategic Groups and Critical Success Factors 9. The Utility Industry in 2020 10. The Changing Structure of the Electric Utility Industry in Europe: Liberalisation, New Demands and Remaining Barriers 11. The Changing Structure of the Utility Industry from the Perspective of Regulation Authorities 12. The Changing Structure of the Utility Industry from Its own Perspective 13. Mergers & Acquisitions from a Strategic Perspective 14. What Next for European Power Utilities? 15. Unbundling – Strategic and Organisational Challenges for Power and Supply Companies 16. Convergence of Gas and Electricity Markets: Economic and Technological Drivers Part III: Power Generation 17. Investing in Power Generation 18. Perspectives on Capacity Investment in Germany and Europe – The Future of Power-Mix Optimization 19. Renewable Resources for Electric Power: Prospects and Challenges 20. Emission Allowances – a New Production Factor in the Power Sector Part IV: Energy Trading and Wholesale 21. Energy Trading, Emission Certificates and Risk Management 22. The Future of Liquefied Natural Gas Trade 23. Cross-border Trading 24. The Future of Gas Supply in Europe 25. Strategic Use of Gas Storage Facilities Part V: Transmission and Distribution 26. Regulation of Network Charges 27. Transmission Management and Pricing 28. The New Entry-exit Model in the EU and Its Consequences for Gas Supply Companies 29. Implementation of the EU Unbundling Guidelines in Germany – a Legal Perspective 30. The Energy Arteries of a Continent – Natural Gas Networks Secure Europe’s Energy Supply 31. Dispatching in Unbundled Electricity Markets Part VI: Retail 32. The Retail Electricity Service Business in a Competitive Environment 33. Customer Segmentation in the Utility Industry 34. Current Trends in Serving Industrial Customers 35. The Energy Retail Market from a Customer Perspective Part VII: Regional Peculiarities in the Utility Markets 36. Options for and Regional Peculiarities of Investment Funding in Energy Markets 37. A Comparison of Market Structure and Regulation Between US and European Utility Markets 38. Investment Opportunities in South America 39. Final Stages in the Reform of RAO UES of Russia – Future Developments in the Russian Energy Market Part VIII: Special Issues in Utility Management 40. Creating Competitive Advantages Through Co-operations Between Municipal Utility Companies 41. Growth Options for Regional Utilities 42. Climate Protection Requirements – the Economic Impact of Climate Change 43. European Energy Policy on the Basis of the New Provisions in the Treaty of Lisbon 44. The Role of Energy Efficiency in Electric Power Systems: Lessons from Experiments in the US 45. Private Water and Economic Regulation in the United States Index