Christine Mitter

Christine Mitter
  • Dr. rer. soc. oec.
  • Salzburg University of Applied Sciences

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Current crises pose uncertainties and threats to family businesses (FBs), demonstrating the importance of risk management (RM). Based on an explorative case study of nine Austrian medium-sized FBs, we examine the design of RM in FBs and how the COVID-19 crisis impacts their RM practices. The findings highlight that the medium-sized FBs analyzed gen...
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The topics of digital transformation and sustainability continue to gain importance in the global financial industry, and the interest in research contributions, especially in the context of corporate governance and risk management, remains strong. In this German-language anthology, we address these topics with the latest contributions from applied...
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Die Relevanz von Nachhaltigkeit steigt im unternehmerischen Kontext kontinuierlich an. Unterschiedliche Stakeholder (z. B. Kunden) erhöhen den Druck auf Unternehmen sozial verantwortlich, ökologisch nachhaltig und wirtschaftlich erfolgreich zu handeln. Entsprechend gewinnt auch die zielgerichtete Informationsversorgung, Planung, Kontrolle und Koord...
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Das ökologisch verantwortliche, ökonomisch erfolgreiche und sozial verträgliche Wirtschaften oder in anderen Worten, die Nachhaltigkeit von Unternehmen gewinnt zunehmend an Relevanz. Für die Planung, Steuerung und Kontrolle der Nachhaltigkeitsmaßnahmen bzw. für das Treffen von fundierten Entscheidungen im Konnex mit Nachhaltigkeit wird ein Nachhalt...
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This paper reviews findings on how different dimensions of national culture influence management control systems (MCS). It is based on a comprehensive sample of 43 peer-reviewed journal articles that were identified in a systematic literature search. For the categorization of the results, we refer to Malmi and Brown’s (Manag Account Res;19:287–300,...
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Unternehmen sind heute mit einer Vielzahl an Herausforderungen und daraus resultierenden Risiken konfrontiert, die mitunter den Fortbestand der Unternehmen gefährden können. Gerade kleine Familienunternehmen sind gegenüber den Auswirkungen dieser Herausforderungen besonders verwundbar, zumal sie häufig nicht über die notwendigen Ressourcen für form...
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Purpose - Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often lack adequate accounting systems and may even fail because of accounting inefficiencies. Indeed, accounting can mitigate the course of a crisis and support a troubled SME's turnaround. Its impact on reorganization success, however, has scarcely been researched so far. Therefore, this paper...
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Basierend auf einer familiengeführten Bäckerei in Österreich werden Risikofaktoren, Ausgestaltung des Risikoma-nagements sowie Einfluss der Unternehmerfamilie auf das Risikomanagement während der COVID-19-Krise un-tersucht. Die Ergebnisse der Fallstudie zeigen, dass Risikofaktoren während der COVID-19-Krise insbesondere im Mitarbeiterbereich (z. B....
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Unternehmen sind in Zeiten zunehmender Internationalisierung mit globalen Beschaffungs-, Produktions- und Absatzmärkten konfrontiert. Weltweite Standorte und internationale Verflechtungen haben neben globalen Märkten erhebliche Auswirkungen auf die Führung eines Unternehmens. Aufgrund der führungsunterstützenden Funktion des Controllings ist auch d...
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Basierend auf einem Literatursample von 58 englischsprachigen, peer-reviewed Zeitschriftenbeiträgen zur Kreislaufwirtschaft in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen werden in der vorliegenden systematischen Literaturanalyse unternehmensinterne und -externe Einflussfaktoren identifiziert, analysiert und diskutiert. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass insbesonde...
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to provide insights into the risk management practices of small family firms (SFFs). Design/methodology/approach: This paper is based on a multi-site case study approach among ten SFFs (that employ between 10 and less than 50 employees according to the European Commission's recommendation 2003/361/EC) and draw...
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Our study is among the rst dealing with risk management in small family businesses and contributing to the understanding of family businesses in the context of risk management. Results stem from a conclusive data triangulation of primary (interviews and perceptions from several company visits) and secondary data (for example, analysis of the corpor...
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Purpose Family firms strive for transgenerational survivability. Thus, bankruptcy is a daunting event. Whether family firms fail for other causes than non-family firms has been scarcely researched and is investigated in this study. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on a sample of 459 Austrian bankruptcy cases to examine the effects of th...
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We examine how entrepreneur experience, characteristics and commitment impact the success of a firm’s reorganisation. We refer to the resource-based view and upper echelons theory as a theoretical basis. Empirical research is based on a sample of 158 bankrupt Austrian small- and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). To test our model, we applied bivaria...
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Die Einbindung der Familie ins Unternehmen unterscheidet Familienunternehmen von Nicht-Familienunternehmen und beeinflusst deren Verhalten, auch im Sanierungsprozess. In der vorliegenden Untersuchung österreichischer Insolvenzfälle verfügen Familienunternehmen im Vergleich zu Nicht- Familienunternehmen häufiger über ein Sanierungskonzept, erhalten...
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Basierend auf einer systematischen Literaturanalyse werden bisherige Ergebnisse zur Resilienz von Familienunternehmen aus 46 peer-reviewed, englisch-sprachigen Zeitschriftenbeiträgen analysiert, strukturiert, diskutiert und Implikationen für zukünftige Forschung und Praxis abgeleitet. Die Synthese der bisherigen Ergebnisse zeigt, dass Familienunter...
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Purpose This paper provides a comprehensive view about corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Austrian family firms. In detail, the conceptual understanding, motives for, institutionalisation, planning and the outcomes of CSR are investigated. The authors refer to socioemotional wealth and stewardship aspects as explanation approaches for CSR in...
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Der Beitrag basiert auf einer Analyse aller Insolvenzen aus dem Jahr 2012 in Oberösterreich. Die Studie untersucht neben dem kurzfristigen Überleben (rund vier Jahre nach Insolvenzeröffnung) auch das langfristige Überleben bzw den Anteil nachhaltiger Sanierungen. Neben der Fortführung der insolventen Unternehmen werden auch Auffanggesellschaften un...
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Purpose - Academic interest in role changes of management accountants (MAs) has increased during the past two decades. Role changes imply identity reconstructions as they do not only require an external legitimacy, but professionals have to internalize a new role script. Thus, this paper aims to contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the on...
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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are especially dependent on the qualifications and knowledge of entrepreneurs. However, research investigating how the causes of small firm failures are related to entrepreneur characteristics is scarce or even lacking. Therefore, drawing on upper echelons theory, this study is based on a sample of 102 Aust...
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Theories of organizational failure predict that reasons for corporate demise may differ by firm age and life cycle stage. However, large-scale empirical studies that investigate the relationship between firm characteristics and specific causes of failure are scarce. This study therefore aims to shed light on firm mortality and firm age by analyzing...
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Academic interest in the role change of management accountants has increased considerably during the past two decades. However, the abundant literature about the roles of management accountants has paid only im-plicitly attention to aspects of identity—only a few authors thematise the identity concept directly. Considering that role change implies...
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The aim of the article is to analyze the importance of the bank in court supervised reorganization in Austria. The results show that banks generally support promising reorganizations. The findings indicate that the support of the bank in reorganization is closely linked to the ability and willingness of the business-owner to provide a financial con...
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Als Hauptakteur prägt der Unternehmer kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) mit seinem individuellen Führungsstil (Hsieh et al., 2019). Daher gilt der Entrepreneur als entscheidend für die Organisationsentwicklung und den Erfolg des Unternehmens (Brüderl et al., 1992). Darüber hinaus übt er einen direkten Einfluss auf das operative Geschäft aus (Al...
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Diese Studie analysiert, wie Innovationen im Rahmen einer Unternehmensreorganisation zu einem nachhaltigen Wachstum und einem Wettbewerbsvorteil führen können. Basierend auf dem Dynamic Capability-Ansatz und der Ambidextrie von Innovation, wird ein integriertes Reorganisations- und Innovationsmodell entwickelt, welches aus drei Phasen, (1) Identifi...
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Diese Studie analysiert, wie Innovationen im Rahmen einer Unternehmensreorganisation zu einem nachhaltigen Wachstum und einem Wettbewerbsvorteil führen können. Basierend auf dem Dynamic Capability-Ansatz und der Ambidextrie von Innovation, wird ein integriertes Reorganisations- und Innovationsmodell entwickelt, welches aus drei Phasen, (1) Identifi...
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Unternehmen sind in Zeiten zunehmender Internationalisierung mit globalen Beschaffungs-, Produktions- und Absatzmärkten konfrontiert. Weltweite Standorte und internationale Verflechtungen haben neben globalen Märkten erhebliche Auswirkungen auf die Führung eines Unternehmens. Aufgrund der führungsunterstützenden Funktion des Controllings ist auch d...
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Theories of organizational failure predict that reasons for corporate demise differ by firm age and size. However, the relationship between firm characteristics and specific causes of failure has hardly been empirically investigated. This study therefore aims to shed light on firm mortality by analysing a unique data set of bankrupt small and mediu...
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The special characteristics of family firms, such as the owning family’s involvement and control or its strong identification with the business, make creating and preserving a good reputation desirable. Recent studies confirm the positive influence of a firm’s reputation on organizational success and non-financial goals, such as customer retention...
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Die Erwartungen der Sanierungsbeteiligten an das Insolvenzrechtsänderungsgesetz 2010 (IRÄG 2010) waren hoch. Aus betriebswirtschaftlicher Sicht stellt sich nun die Frage, inwieweit die Sanierung insolventer Unter-nehmen, etwa durch eine frühzeitige Insolvenzeröffnung, tatsächlich er-leichtert wurde. Die Befunde einer empirischen Untersuchung zeigen...
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Purpose: This paper analyzes the role of management accounting in international entrepreneurship. Its role, thus far, has been a neglected topic in research on accounting and international entrepreneurship, although some quantitative findings indicate the positive influence of management accounting on internationalization capability. Design/methodo...
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Internationalization is a common growth strategy for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). However, SMEs face several challenges within the internationalization process. As SMEs are characterized by limited resources, managers are constantly involved in a decision-making process concerning the allocation of the SMEs’ resources. Therefore, inte...
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By drawing on the resource-based view, this study explores the influence of a firm's finance and governance structure on its internationalisation mode using a sample of Austrian and German medium- and large-sized family firms. While medium equity levels, sophisticated financial management and external ownership foster higher levels of international...
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Bankruptcy and failure continue to affect small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) worldwide. Since bankruptcies are costly and disruptive, it seems useful to identify factors and resources that are essential for SMEs to overcome a crisis and to reorganize in a way that leads to a sustainable and lasting renewal. By drawing on longitudinal data, w...
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Despite increasing scientific attention, research on how family firms' unique characteristics influence their internationalisation is still scarce. Among other particularities, they are coined by stewardship over continuity, employees and customers. Drawing on a multiple case study analysis of five Austrian family firms, the study explores the impa...
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This paper investigates how the most severe form of corporate crisis - bankruptcy - can be an opportunity to (re)gain competitive advantage. Based on a single-case study of a medium-sized firm that overcame bankruptcy and is now the market leader in its industry segment, we analyzed the factors that helped it to initiate a strategic renewal and to...
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Drawing on interviews with the heads of the workout units of a non-probability sample of 12 Austrian banks, this exploratory study investigates the relationship between distressed borrowers and their banks. The heterogeneous sample was selected based on several structural factors with one main criterion being the regional or international focus of...
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Family firms aim to build favorable reputation with their stakeholders. The identity of a family firm, which – to varying extents – is conditioned by the owner family, is the basis for the corporate image as perceived by external stakeholders and thus influences the firm's reputation. Favorable reputation, in turn, stimulates purchase decisions and...
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Bankruptcy law is an important corporate governance mechanism, the aim of which, from an economic perspective, is to alter the control rights in a way that the reallocation of the bankrupt firm’s assets and resources to the highest-valued alternative is ensured. Bankruptcy codes can be more or less lenient on the debtor and provide for lower or hig...
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National culture as a reason for differences in management accounting has been identified as a significant influencing factor in comparative management accounting and arouses increasing interest among researchers. The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the structure and development of research on the impact of culture on managemen...
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Based on a qualitative analysis of five case studies, this paper explores the internationalization processes of Austrian family firms, and in particular their reasons for going international, how these reasons change over time, and how the characteristics of family firms influence their internationalization processes. In principal our results illus...
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Based on a qualitative analysis of five case studies, this paper explores the internationalisation processes of Austrian family firms, and in particular their reasons for going international, how these reasons change over time, and how the characteristics of family firms influence their internationalisation processes. In principal, our results illu...
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Corporate governance plays a crucial role in shaping a firm's strategy, including its international activity. However, the relations between governance and internationalisation have received limited scientific attention. Focusing on governance variables related to ownership, management and boards, this paper explores how the ownership-related facto...
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Familienunternehmen werden von verschiedenen Stakeholdern vorwiegend positiv wahrgenommen. Die Besonderheiten von Familienunternehmen, wie Einbindung und Kontrolle durch die Familie oder hohe Identifikation mit dem Unternehmen schaffen Anreize um konkrete Handlungen zur Wahrung der Reputation zu setzen. Aktuelle Studien belegen den positiven Einflu...
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Drawing on a sample of 343 Austrian and German family firms, we analyzed how management accounting affects a family firm’s international activities and, vice versa, how internationalization influences its management accounting. Overall, our empirical results provide support for interdependencies of management accounting and internationalization at...
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Despite family firm’s dominant role in economies worldwide, there is little empirical knowledge on their internationalization. Drawing on a sample of Austrian firms, this paper investigates the impact of family influence and various governance factors on internationalization. The findings reveal an inverted U-shaped relationship between family infl...
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Die letzten beiden Jahrzehnte waren in vielen Industriebetrieben von Rationalisierungs- und Optimierungsmaßnahmen geprägt. Eine besonders große Rolle kam dabei der Optimierung der betrieblichen Logistik zu. Anpassungen und Veränderungen der innerbetrieblichen Logistik sind besonders heikel, da diesem Bereich durch die zeitgerechte Bereitstellung vo...
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Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit Erfolgsfaktoren für eine nachhaltige Sanierung insolventer Klein- und Mittelunternehmen und beinhaltet empirische Ergebnisse aus Österreich. Es werden Empfehlungen für die weitere Forschung und die Unternehmenspraxis abgeleitet. The paper deals with success factors for a sustainable turnaround of bankrupt SMEs. It show...
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Banken nehmen in der Krisenbewältigung von Unternehmen eine wichtige Rolle ein. Obwohl diese Rolle in KMU aufgrund ihrer Bedeutung als Kapitalgeber noch ausgeprägter sein sollte, liegen nur wenige empirische Studien zu Restrukturierungsaktivitäten der Banken in der Krise von KMU vor. Vielfach werden zudem nur bestimmte Aspekte ihrer Rolle in der Kr...
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Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia is on the transition from a command economy to a market system. Having undergone fundamental political and economic changes in the last 20 years, Russia is considered to be a significant player in the world economy and an attractive location for foreign direct investments. As a result, Russia is also a...
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Modern companies operate in a constantly changing business environment and are characterized by performing economic activities worldwide. The successful operation of foreign sales offices, plants, branches or subsidiaries requires – amongst other management tools – the implementation of a management accounting system in the host country to ensure t...
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Corporate Governance steht für das gesamte System interner und externer Leitungs- und Kontrollmechanismen eines Unternehmens mit dem Ziel eines fairen Interessenausgleichs zwischen den Bezugsgruppen (M. Steiger 2001: Sp. 530).
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Research in the field of entrepreneurial finance has long been neglected, despite the growing importance of entrepreneurial firms. Since the early 1990s, however, there has been an increasing interest in the nature and behaviour of financial markets and financial intermediaries that allocate capital to new ventures. This article aims at providing a...
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This paper reports on findings from a survey of Austrian family businesses analyzing differences in corporate governance structures, namely the top management and supervisory board, as well as management accounting practices among generations. The results indicate that as ownership of family firms is transferred to successive generations there is n...
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ERP-Systeme zählen zu den am stärksten wachsenden Segmenten des Software-Marktes. In den letzten Jahren haben viele Unternehmen große Summen in die Neuausrichtung ihrer Informationssysteme investiert. Trotz der vielen Vorteile, die eine ERP-Implementierung bewirken kann, scheitern manche ERP-Einführungen oder bringen nicht die gewünschten Ergebniss...
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Entrepreneurial Finance als Forschungsfeld hat in den letzten Jahren zu-nehmende Aufmerksamkeit erhalten. Ein Großteil der Publikationen ist dem Themenbereich Venture Capital (VC) gewidmet. Aus diesem Grund versucht der vorliegende Beitrag, einen strukturierten Überblick über die bestehenden empi-rischen Forschungsarbeiten zu geben und Rolle, Funkt...
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Die rationale ökonomische Theorie kann nicht erklären, weshalb das Verhalten von Individuen vom Modell des Homo Oeconomicus abweicht. Ein Homo Oeconomicus müsste in derselben Entscheidungssituation immer — unabhängig vom Kontext und der Darstellung des Entscheidungsproblems — zum selben Ergebnis kommen (Tversky/Kahneman 1986, 253). Tatsächlich hat...
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Transfer pricing has been a subject of intense debate in Management Accounting: The discussion of intercompany pricing has already started in the previous century and usually a full chapter or subchapter in Management Accounting textbooks is dedicated to this topic. Yet, transfer pricing has been widely neglected in Marketing literature so far. Thi...
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Unternehmensinsolvenzen befinden sich in Österreich auf Rekordniveau. Basierend auf einer empirischen Erhebung wurde das Insolvenzgeschehen im Bundesland Oberösterreich, insbesondere die Sanierungsmöglichkeiten kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen analysiert. Als bevorzugtes Sanierungsinstrument v.a. für Kleinstunternehmen erwies sich dabei die Untern...
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Customer satisfaction and loyalty are important marketing topics today. For managing customer satisfaction and loyalty, a lot of models were developed in the last years. Most of these models concentrated on quality as the antecedent of customer satisfaction and loyalty. The purpose of this paper is to show that incorporating price perceptions in th...
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This article should serve as a starting basis for Western companies to better understand the needs and particularities of doing business with the PRC as one of the most expanding markets of the future. The goal of this article is to analyse the problems of intercultural management of Chinese-German business relations, especially with regard to the...
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Transfer pricing has been a subject of intense debate in Management Accounting: The discussion of intercompany pricing has already started in the previous century and usually a full chapter or subchapter in Management Accounting textbooks is dedicated to this topic. Yet, transfer pricing has been widely neglected in Marketing literature so far. Thi...

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