Using comprehensive data for West Germany, this paper investigates the determinants of establishment exit. We find that between 1975 and 2006 the average exit rate has risen considerably. In order to test various "liabilities" of establishment survival identified in the literature, we analyze...

Using comprehensive data for West Germany, this paper investigates the determinants of establishment exit. We find that between 1975 and 2006 the average exit rate has risen considerably. In order to test various "liabilities" of establishment survival identified in the literature, we analyze...

Using a large administrative dataset for Germany, this paper compares employment developments in exiting and surviving establishments. For both West and East Germany we find a clear "shadow of death" effect reflecting lingering illness: establishments shrink dramatically already several years...

The paper analyzes the gender pay gap in private-sector management positions based on German panel data and using fixed-effects models. It deals with the effect of occupational sex segregation on wages, and the extent to which wage penalties for managers in predominantly female occupations are...

Changing employment conditions lead to new chances, but also new risks for employees. In the literature, increasing permeability between occupational and private life is discussed as one special outcome of this development that employees must face, especially those in highly qualified positions....

The higher the hierarchical level, the fewer women are represented in management positions. Many studies have focused on the influence of human capital and other "objective" factors on career opportunities to explain this phenomenon. We are now looking at the impact of self-reported personality...

The present paper deals with the specific picture on human resources, regarded from two viewpoints: the national available viewpoint and the managers viewpoint. It continues with the diferences between what comes out of school and what the labor market requires, the problems encountered in the...

Paper presents the permanent process of research for business, its compulsory steps, the role of innovation and business incubators, as supporting element for SME’s growth, especially in a crises period. Beside the facilities offered to SMEs, other benefits come from creating a business...

The article presents the actual state of innovation and the means of supporting it. It starts with a presentation of the main important elements, such as: legislation, innovation,industrial property, its protection, technology transfer, Infrastructure of Innovation and Technology Transfer,...