are lacking in Germany, we know from empirical studies that entry rates differ between regions, and that the propensity to …

This paper shows that top management structures in large US firms radically changed since the mid-1980s. While the … general managers. Using panel data on senior management positions, we explore the relationship between changes in executive … team composition, firm diversification, and IT investments - which arguably alter returns to exploiting synergies through …

is slightly better than that of the questionnaire, but lower than expected in theory. Interestingly, for those subgroups …

outcomes. The UK, Sweden, Canada and the US obtain the highest management scores closely followed by Germany, with a gap to …We collect data on operations, targets and human resources management practices in over 1,800 schools educating 15-year …-olds in eight countries. Overall, we show that higher management quality is strongly associated with better educational …

economic importance of the jack-of-all-trades theory. …

for social custom effects in the determination of union membership. Using panel data for Germany, we find evidence for …

tracking. We calibrate the model for Germany and study how relative demand shifts toward more general skills and changes in the …