Gesamtwirtschaftliche Bedeutung der Automobilzulieferer -- Produktionsverlagerungen und Rückverlagerungen -- Standortentscheidungsrelevante Zukunftstrends für Automobilzulieferer -- Muster internationaler Produktions- und Standortstrategien -- Methoden zur fundierten Standortbewertung bei...

The productivity of services has recently become an intensively researched topic, but the measurement concepts developed up to now are very abstract and aimed at services in general. In this paper, a catalogue of requirements to measure and control the productivity of innovative,...

Bei der Einführung von Ganzheitlichen Produktionssystemen (GPS) steht bislang die Standardisierung und Vereinheitlichung von Arbeitsmethoden und Arbeitsabläufen im Vordergrund. Dies zeigt sich sowohl in der betrieblichen Praxis als auch in der wissenschaftlichen Diskussion rund um GPS. Die...

It is a general understanding that the advanced economies are currently undergoing a fundamental transformation into knowledge-based societies. There is a firm belief that this is based on the development of high-tech industries. Correspondingly, in this scenario low-tech sectors appear to be...

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to explore the importance of workplace learning in the context of performance measurement on an organisational level. It shows how workplace learning analytics can be grounded on professional identity transformation theory and integrated into performance...

This paper analyses innovation paths and the innovation performance of low-technology firms in comparison to medium- and high-technology firms. Firstly, it shows that low-, medium- and high-technology sectors consist of a considerable mix of low-, medium- and high-technology firms. Thus, it is...