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Formal and strategic appropriability strategies of multinational firms : a cross country comparison
Faria, Pedro (contributor); Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2008
these issues empirically, based on a harmonized survey of innovation activities of more than 1,800 firms located in Portugal …International knowledge spillovers, especially through multinational companies (MNCs), have recently been a major topic … of discussion among academics and practitioners. Most research in this field focuses on knowledge sharing activities of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003721781
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Zur Entwicklung der studienspezifischen Selbstwirksamkeit in der Oberstufe
Mohrenweiser, Jens; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2016
Immer mehr junge Menschen in Deutschland erwerben eine Studienberechtigung. Aber bei weitem nicht alle Jugendlichen mit einer Studienberechtigung gehen tatsächlich studieren. Der Übergang an eine Hochschule hängt noch immer stark vom Familienhintergrund ab. Unter anderen trauen sich...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409620
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Gregariousness, interactive jobs and wages
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Schulz, Nico Johannes - 2011
, to the best of our knowledge for the first time for Germany, gregariousness and social interaction at the workplace and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008901534
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Berufliche Weiterbildung und Existenzgründung
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Reize, Frank - 1999
In Deutschland werden vielfach hohe Anforderungen an die berufliche Qualifikation von Existenzgründern gestellt. Im Handwerk, aber auch in bestimmten freiberuflich organisierten Tätigkeitsbereichen sind Existenzgründungen nur mit einem qualifizierten Berufsabschluß möglich. Darüber hinaus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011442433
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Training and individual performance in Europe : evidence from microeconometric studies
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2000
Learning at school and university and also at the work place has become more important in the knowledge-based economy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011444703
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Coaching disadvantaged young people : evidence from firm level data
Mohrenweiser, Jens; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2014
In Germany, apprenticeship training firms currently face a shrinking number of qualified school-leavers because of smaller birth cohorts and an increasing proportion of school leavers aiming for higher education. This paper investigates whether a programme that supports firms to train...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010394483
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Integrating young male refugees : initial evidence from an inclusive soccer project
Lange, Martin; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Berg, Gerard J. van den - 2017
The study analyses data collected among a group of young male refugees who participated in a randomized experiment. Refugees were randomly assigned to a soccer project, which aimed at facilitating labour market integration, or to a control group. We evaluate the randomization process, we discuss...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011623422
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The human capital selection of young males seeking asylum in Germany
Lange, Martin; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2018 - This version, August 29, 2018
This study analyses the selection of recently arrived asylum seekers from Middle Eastern and African countries in Germany. The findings suggest that, on average, asylum seekers have 22 percent more years of schooling - the indicator used for human capital - when compared to same-aged persons...
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Search patterns and absorptive capacity : a comparison of low- and high-technology firms from thirteen European countries
Grimpe, Christoph (contributor); Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2007
Searching for externally available knowledge has been characterised as a vital part of the innovation process. Previous … and that these moderate the relationship between innovation inputs and outputs. Based on a sample of 4,500 firms from 13 … European countries we find that search patterns in low-technology industries focus on market knowledge while they are built …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003562160
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Innovation on demand : can public procurement drive market success of innovations
Aschhoff, Birgit (contributor); Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2008
innovation: regulations, R&D subsidies and knowledge infrastructure (i.e. basic research at universities). We synthesize the … procurement and knowledge spillovers from universities propel innovation success equally. In a second step, we explore whether …Public procurement has been at the centre of recent discussions on innovation policy on both European and national …
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