. Hence, the paper focuses on the transition of apprentices into gainful employment. The results show that large …

and development (R&D) - their innovation goals in the medium term. However, the shortage of skilled workers turns out to … be a hindering factor in the innovation process . By contrast, most ICT companies have not been sufficiently suc …-cessful at winning other firms to build R&D co-operations to overcome hurdles to innovation. …

activities for the level of employment in Germany, an analysis by economic sectors reveals that in almost all sectors exporting … enterprises show an above-average employment development. However, during the years 2008/09, marked by the global economic crisis …, their employment development was below-average. Among the entirety of all exporting companies, small and medium …

employment growth. The results drawn from a job-turnover analysis that bases on longitudinal micro data of the German turnover … employment reducing the negative employment effect of large enterprises. Job destruction emerged particularly in manufacturing … employment growth than large enterprises. The study highlights the important role of micro enterprises and new busi-ness creation …