We study management practices and performance in a representative sample of German municipalities, which provide the … bulk of direct administrative services for citizens and firms in Germany. Surveyed municipalities differ substantially in … their use of structured management practices, and this heterogeneity is also pronounced within all federal states, regional …

This paper analyses the developments in the returns to education in West Germany for the period from 1984 to 1997 …

Deutschland geschätzten Bildungsrenditen mit den für die anderen Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union berechneten …

Präventionsmaßnahme gegen sexuelle Übergriffe - Schwimmbäder in Deutschland wurden in den vergangenen Jahren vermehrt im Zusammenhang mit … Schwimmbädern in Deutschland (n=339). Erhoben wurden die Daten im Rahmen der Teilstudie Schwimmbäder des BMBF …

control transfers. Control transfers are followed by increased management turnover, and for listed firms also by asset … by increased management and supervisory board turnover, asset divestitures, and employee layoffs. Industry …

particular total quality management systems, certified ISO 9000, lean administration, flatter hierarchies, delegation of …

This study provides new stylized facts on the determinants of corporate failure and acquisition in Germany. It also …