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Technology Use, Organisational Flexibility and Innovation: Evidence for Germany
Hempell, Thomas; Zwick, Thomas - 2005
This paper investigates to what extent the usage of information and communication technology (ICT) fosters innovation … that ICT use is associated with an increase in both types of flexibility but the implications for innovation activities … differ. Functional flexibility is strongly positively associated with product innovations. In contrast, numerical flexibility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297470
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Private Incentives to Innovate: Interplay of New Products and Brand-Name Reputation
Leheyda, Nina - 2008
This paper studies the introduction of new products (increase in product variety) in the automobile industry. The focus is on the two sources of market power that may allow the firms to get higher profits (and, thus, recoup investments): new products and brand-name reputation. The effects of new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298702
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Determinants of Environmental Innovations in Germany: Do Organizational Measures Matter? A Discrete Choice Analysis at the Firm Level
Rennings, Klaus; Ziegler, Andreas - 2004
regarding the determinants of different types of environmental technological innovations. We examine particularly the effects of … determinants of specific types of environmental innovations compared with the absence of such innovations as basic alternative. The … products have a significantly strong positive effect on environmental product and process innovations. In contrast, the effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297352
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CO2 Emission Reduction in Freight Transports How to Stimulate Environmental Friendly Behaviour?
Bühler, Georg; Jochem, Patrick - 2008
In the European Union (EU) and in Germany the transport sector is the only sector with increasing CO2 emissions (in the EU by about 32 % and in Germany by about 1 % since 1990). Especially in road freight and air transport a further strong increase is forecasted. In the transport sector this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298077
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Technology Use, Organisational Flexibility and Innovation: Evidence for Germany
Hempell, Thomas; Zwick, Thomas - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2005
This paper investigates to what extent the usage of information and communication technology (ICT) fosters innovation … that ICT use is associated with an increase in both types of flexibility but the implications for innovation activities … differ. Functional flexibility is strongly positively associated with product innovations. In contrast, numerical flexibility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097958
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Private Incentives to Innovate: Interplay of New Products and Brand-Name Reputation
Leheyda, Nina - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008
This paper studies the introduction of new products (increase in product variety) in the automobile industry. The focus is on the two sources of market power that may allow the firms to get higher profits (and, thus, recoup investments): new products and brand-name reputation. The effects of new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098294
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Corporate carbon emission statements
Reichelstein, Stefan - 2022
Current corporate disclosures regarding carbon emissions lack commonly accepted accounting rules. The accrual accounting system for carbon emissions described here is grounded in the rules of historical cost accounting for operating assets, enabling the preparation of balance sheets and flow...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013441511
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Productivity, Growth, and Internationalisation: The Case of German and British High Techs
Fryges, Helmut - 2004
International engagement is often expected to improve firm performance. Especially for small technology-oriented firms, export activities may be important, being regarded as one way to amortise these firms? high product research and development costs. This paper examines the relationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297403
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The changing life cycle pattern in female employment: a comparison of Germany and the UK
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Wunderlich, Gaby - 2002
It is often noted that employment rates of females have been rising during the last decades. However, in contrast to men, women are often part-time employed and the allocation of working time over the life-cycle is linked to family formation. In addition, employment rates may differ across skill...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297731
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The gender gap in labor market participation and employment: a cohort analysis for West Germany
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Schnabel, Reinhold; Wunderlich, Gaby - 2001
Labor market participation rates of West German females have risen during the last decades, whereas participation rates of males have declined or remained stable. Nevertheless, differences in aggregate gender specific participation rates remain. The purpose of this paper is to compare life cycle...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297784