impact of foreign competition on managerial compensation, (2) differences in the impact between Germany and the U.S. and (3 … covering the period from 1984-2010 for Germany respectively 1992-2011 for the U.S. and apply system GMM in order to solve … Germany. A differentiation between imported intermediates (efficient sourcing strategy) and final inputs (competition) reveals …

CEOs, managers and non-managerial employees’ ideas enhances small firms’ innovation performance. A Heckman selection model … on 305 small firms shows that not only CEO’s and managers’, but also non-managerial employees’ ideas contribute to …

This study analyses the competence gaps of lower-level managers in a typical manufacturing plant in Germany that had … recently introduced a teamwork structure. Results indicate that the managers have difficulties with their new leadership …

Principle-agent theory suggests managers might under-invest into R&D for reasons of risk tied to project failure, such … as reduced remuneration and job loss. However, managers might over-invest into innovation for reasons of growth implying … higher remuneration, power and prestige. Using a sample of 1,406 Belgian firms, we find, first, that managers holding no …