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Value and price are the central hinges of a market economy. But we hardly ever link value and price to philosophy. What does philosophy have to do with value and price? Why should we look at something that is ubiquitous and mundane from a philosophical standpoint?

Global market leadership is most often associated with large corporations. But in reality, there are thousands of medium-sized global market leaders who are hardly known, the so-called Hidden Champions. This is simply because the number of niche markets is far greater than the number of large markets. Hidden champions are more likely to be located in rural locations than in large cities and in this respect gain outstanding importance for the development of regions. Using the example of German hidden champions, the article shows why these companies are successful and what role their regional roots play. They make decisive contributions to the development of their home regions, not only in terms of economic power and jobs, but also for culture, education and infrastructure. The hidden champions concept can serve as a model for regional development and decentralization of the economy for many countries. This is particularly true for emerging countries, which should seek their future not in a few large corporations, but in numerous internationally competitive SMEs.

In the 1970s, marketing science in Germany was limited to the German-speaking world. My early appeal to publish in English and to change the language of German journals to English met with strong opposition from established professors. Today, 40 years later, a considerable number of German-speaking marketing scientists belong to the international top group in the Hirsch-index ranking. German journals are now publishing in English, but the transition came late, and it will be difficult to acquire A-journal status. In terms of inbound internationalization a lot remains to be done.

Electrochemical AFM is a powerful tool for the real‐space characterization of catalysts under realistic electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2RR) conditions. The evolution of structural features ranging from the micrometer to the atomic scale could be resolved during CO2RR. Using Cu(100) as model surface, distinct nanoscale surface morphologies and their potential‐dependent transformations from granular to smoothly curved mound‐pit surfaces or structures with rectangular terraces are revealed during CO2RR in 0.1 m KHCO3. The density of undercoordinated copper sites during CO2RR is shown to increase with decreasing potential. In situ atomic‐scale imaging reveals specific adsorption occurring at distinct cathodic potentials impacting the observed catalyst structure. These results show the complex interrelation of the morphology, structure, defect density, applied potential, and electrolyte in copper CO2RR catalysts.

En la búsqueda de cuál debe ser el papel del beneficio, el verdadero beneficio, en las empresas, así como el impacto de su muy diversas interpretaciones implica aspectos muy importantes, tanto para el desarrollo y gestión de las empresas como en cuanto a su papel en el debate de la Sociedad. La última obra del Prof. Simon “El Verdadero Beneficio” constituye una aportación singular en este debate, clave para el desarrollo, no solo de la economía y de las personas, sino precisamente su papel en la Sociedad. La valoración económica correcta del beneficio se ha descuidado y domina más su interpretación social, distributiva, con una conceptualización más financiera que económico-empresarial. A veces, es más bien un obstáculo para la acción tanto económica como societaria de la buena gestión de los procesos económico-sociales, así como su impacto en el desarrollo de personas e instituciones, lo que incide en la aceptación o no del beneficio.