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Kuntz, Ludwig; Mennicken, Roman; Scholtes, Stefan - 2011

We discuss the impact of organizational workload on professional service outcomes, such as survival rates in hospitals. The prevailing view in the literature is that service quality deteriorates when organizational workload increases. In contrast, we argue that the relationship between workload...

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Sectoral innovation systems, corporate strategies, and competitiveness of the German economy in a globalised world

Rothgang, Michael (contributor) - 2008

firms and the economic performance of industrial countries. Testing this hypothesis, this paper contrasts innovation and …. Moreover, the likely consequences of promoting R&D differ substantially between industries. -- Sectoral innovation systems …

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The impact of foreign acquisitions on the investors' R&D activities : firm-level evidence

Stiebale, Joel - 2010

This paper provides empirical evidence on the relationship between cross-border acquisitions and innovation activities … at the firm level. In contrast to previous studies that analyze the effects on innovation in target firms, this paper … ; innovation …

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The impact of FDI on innovation in target firms

Stiebale, Joel (contributor); Reize, Frank (contributor) - 2008

effects of cross-border mergers and acquisitions on innovation activities in target firms. The empirical analysis is based on … selection bias, it is found that foreign takeovers have a large negative impact on the propensity to perform innovation … activities and a negative impact on average R&D expenditures in innovative firms. Furthermore, innovation output, measured as the …

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Temporary agency employment in Germany : a strategic "buffer" for firms and regions in the crisis?

Neumann, Uwe - 2017

In many European countries the number of employees hired via temporary work agencies has increased considerably over the past two decades, up to around 2% of the total workforce in the European Union today. Different studies have found the demand for agency employment to precede GDP growth. This...

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Cooperation between higher education institutions and companies from a spatial perspective : an empirical analysis of Germany using Bayesian logistic multilevel models

Warnecke, Christian; Weller, Daniel - 2017

This research paper aims at highlighting factors which influence the spatial focus of interactions between higher education institutions (HEIs) and the economic system in Germany. In the pursuit of this goal, our research work employs a Bayesian statistical analysis of empirical data gathered...

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