Theoretical and empirical contributions on export behavior highlight the importance of firms' productivity and their levels of economies of scale on firms' export success in "foreign" markets. In the context of agglomeration economies, firms enjoy productivity gains when they are located close...

"Theoretical and empirical contributions on export behavior highlight the importance of firms' productivity and their levels of economies of scale on firms' export success in 'foreign' markets. In the context of agglomeration economies, firms enjoy productivity gains when they are located close...

Theoretical and empirical contributions on export behavior highlight the importance of firms' productivity and their levels of economies of scale on firms' export success in "foreign" markets. In the context of agglomeration economies, firms enjoy productivity gains when they are located close...

Work from home or teleworking, continues to expand not least due to the COVID-19-crisis and poses challenges for employees and companies. In uncertain and dynamic times, organisations wonder what skills make employees successful when working from home and which measures support employees. By...

In 2024, the share of women on the top decision-making boards of the largest companies in Germany increased. A solid 19 percent of all executive board members at the 200 largest companies are now women, and almost 26 percent of members at the 40 largest listed companies are women. The financial...

The upward trend in women's representation on executive and supervisory boards of major companies in Germany continued in 2022, although the overall momentum has slowed yet again. Growth on executive boards in particular has slowed, as the most recent DIW Berlin Women Executives Barometer shows:...

Many companies in Germany must provide information beyond financial figures in their annual reports. For some years now, legislators have increasingly required information on non-financial aspects, such as the shares of women in leadership positions. Using a quantitative text analysis of annual...

In den Vorständen und Aufsichtsräten großer Unternehmen in Deutschland waren im vergangenen Jahr erneut mehr Frauen vertreten als zuvor. Gleichwohl ließ die Dynamik insgesamt wieder nach. Das gilt insbesondere für die Vorstände, wie das neueste DIW Managerinnen-Barometer zeigt. Nachdem es...