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A sequential decomposition of the drop in collective bargaining coverage
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Sommerfeld, Katrin - 2015
percentage points for females in West, and eight and 14 percentage points, respectively, in East Germany. We find that neither …
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The erosion of Union membership in Germany : determinants, densities, decompositions
Fitzenberger, Bernd (contributor); Kohn, Karsten (contributor) - 2006
Union density in Germany has declined remarkably during the last two decades. We estimate socio-economic and workplace …-related determinants of union membership in East and West Germany using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel by means of Chamberlain … differences between East and West Germany as well as the corresponding changes in NUD over time. Blinder-Oaxaca decompositions …
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Wer ist noch Mitglied in Gewerkschaften? : eine Panelanalyse für Westdeutschland
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Haggeney, Isabelle; Ernst, Michaela - 1998
War mit der Vereinigung Deutschlands ein starker Anstieg in der Mitgliederzahl der Gewerkschaften in Deutschland …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011441142
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Changes in union membership over time : a panel analysis for West Germany
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Beck, Martin - 2003
Despite the apparent stability of the wage bargaining institutions in West Germany, aggregate union membership has been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011448656
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Global sensing and sensibility : a multi-stage matching assessment of competitive advantage from foreign sources of innovation
Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor);  … - 2006
We focus on one of the core competitive capabilities of modern firms: the ability to deliver successful innovations in a globalized environment. Companies literally find themselves confronted with a world of ideas. The challenge remains to decide which impulses should be on top of the list and...
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Drivers for international innovation activities in developed and emerging countries
Schmiele, Anja - 2009
This paper aims to shed light on firm specific drivers that lead firms to internationalise their innovation activities. The paper draws a comprehensive picture of driving forces by including firm capabilities, characteristics of the firm’s competitive environment and the influence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003888033
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The contribution of international R&D to firm profitability
Peters, Bettina; Schmiele, Anja - 2011
The internationalisation of corporate R&D opens up the chances to participate in international knowledge sharing. This increasingly motivates firms to accelerate the pace and extent of their international R&D activities in order to enhance innovativeness and consequently competitiveness and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008901575
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The pulse of liability of foreignness : dynamic legitimacy and experiences effects in the German car market
Kaiser, Ulrich (contributor); Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2006
Globalization has provided many companies with new opportunities for growth and efficiency. This requires them to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003383660
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What makes foreign knowledge attractive to domestic innovation managers?
Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2007
This study focuses on the early stages of international innovation activities, i.e. the organizational processes through which promising ideas from around the globe are collected and evaluated. We ask: What characteristics make foreign knowledge interesting to domestic R&D managers? We envision...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003545855
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The influence of international dispersed vs. home-based R&D on innovation performance
Peters, Bettina; Schmiele, Anja - 2010
Recent years have shown a surge of firms globalising their innovation activities in order to gain from international knowledge. This paper evaluates this strategy by investigating whether firms with international R&D are more innovative than firms doing R&D only in their home country. One main...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008759768