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Technology use, organisational flexibility and innovation : evidence for Germany
Hempell, Thomas (contributor); Zwick, Thomas (contributor) - 2005
This paper investigates to what extent the usage of information and communication technology (ICT) fosters innovation activities by facilitating more flexible organisational structures in firms. We distinguish between functional flexibility (the ability of workers to co-operate and take...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003110038
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What's spurious, what's real? : Measuring the productivity impacts of ICT at the firm-level
Hempell, Thomas (contributor) - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001701743
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Does experience matter? : Innovations and the productivity of ICT in German services
Hempell, Thomas (contributor) - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001696199
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ICT, innovation and business performance in services : evidence for Germany and the Netherlands
Hempell, Thomas (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001898486
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Do computers call for training? : Firm level evidence on complementarities between ICT and human capital investments
Hempell, Thomas (contributor) - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001774206
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Transparency of regulation and cross-border bank mergers
Köhler, Matthias (contributor) - 2008
dataset on the transparency on merger control in the EU banking sector, we estimate the probability that a bank is taken over … integration of EU banking markets requires a higher degree of transparency of the regulatory process. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003634823
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The political cconomy of corporate tax harmonization : why do European politicians (dis)like minimum tax rates?
Osterloh, Steffen (contributor);  … - 2008
Setting minimum tax rates is a well discussed way of mitigating pressure from tax competition. This paper investigates which motives shape the support for a minimum corporate tax among politicians. We make use of a unique data base: a survey among members of the European parliament. Our results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793773
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Blockholdings and corporate governance in the EU banking sector
Köhler, Matthias (contributor) - 2008
Ownership structures widely differ across the EU. While large blockholdings dominate in the banking sector in … governance in the EU banking sector. This paper analyzes the efficiency of shareholder control and hostile takeovers as corporate … governance mechanisms in the EU banking sector against the background of the regulatory environment and differences in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793860
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Partisan politics in corporate tax competition
Osterloh, Steffen; Debus, Marc - 2009
This paper studies the effects of political factors, mainly partisanship, on corporate taxes in the past 30 years – a period of intensifying competitive pressure in Europe. Extending the Zodrow-Mieszkowski model by decision-makers who have ideological preferences yields the hypothesis that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003914213
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Merger control as barrier to EU banking market integration
Köhler, Matthias - 2009
protect domestic banks from foreign investors. A survey of the EU Commission indicates that the misuse of supervisory powers … and political interference is not only a barrier to cross-border consolidation in Italy, but in other EU countries as well … transparency of merger control. The main source of information is a questionnaire that was sent to the supervisors in the 25 EU …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003918454