Die Diskussion in Organisationstheorie und -praxis rankt sich wiederkehrend um die These, dass sich Unternehmensorganisationen stärker an ihren Geschäftsprozessen ausrichten sollten. Thomas Liebert analysiert anhand einer branchenübergreifenden Fokusgruppenstudie über deutsche...

This article considers the impact of the ownership form on the formation of an organizational strategy by the main organizational actors. The following questions are discussed: Are there quick structural and strategic changes in the enterpise after a first structural transformation of ownership?...

This paper shows that the top 1 percent of exporters critically shape trade patterns, using firm-level data from 32 countries. In particular, variation in average firm size (the intensive margin) explains over two thirds of the variation in the sector distribution of exports across countries,...

"The authors employ propensity score matching and a traditional control function approach to examine the impact of participation in various societal institutions on microfirm performance in Mexico. They find that firms that participate in credit markets, receive training, pay taxes, and belong...