Konkurs: ein unverdientes Ende? Das Schicksal der Willy H. Schlieker KG, 1962–1967

Tilly Richard

Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte / Economic History Yearbook, 2013, vol. 54, issue 1, 131-151

Abstract: The paper briefly describes the colorful career of the West German entrepreneur, Willy H. Schlieker and the rise to prominence of his one-man business conglomerate. It then goes on to discuss reasons and three hypotheses which purport to explain the company’s failure: entrepreneurial failure, a conspiracy among a number of his powerful creditors who were also competitors interested in eliminating an uncomfortable business rival; and the self-interested behavior of the court-appointed insolvence administrator. It concludes that the fate of Schlieker’s company was sealed by the way the administrator conducted bankruptcy procedures.

Keywords: Wirtschaftswunder; Bankruptcy; enterprise finance; shipbuilding (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1524/jbwg.2013.0008

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