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The adoption of new technologies and the age structure of the workforce
Meyer, Jenny (contributor) - 2008
This paper provides firm-level evidence for the relationship between the age structure of the workforce and the adoption of new or significantly improved technologies in service sector firms. Furthermore, it closes a research gap by analyzing the joint impact of the age of the workforce and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003728572
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Seniority and job stability : a quantile regression approach using matched employer-employee data
Boockmann, Bernhard (contributor);  … - 2007
Job mobility and employment durations can be explained by different theoretical approaches, such as job matching or human capital theory or dual labor market approaches. These models may, however, apply to different degrees at different durations in the employment spell. Standard empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003447751
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Which personnel measures are effective in increasing productivity of old workers?
Goebel, Christian; Zwick, Thomas - 2010
Das Durchschnittsalter der Arbeitnehmer stieg in einem Großteil der westlichen Industrienationen während der letzten … Jahre stark an. Falls ältere Arbeitnehmer eine niedrigere Produktivität haben sollten als jüngere Arbeitnehmer, dann kommt … spezielle Ausstattung der Arbeitsplätze älterer Arbeitnehmer mit einer signifikant höheren Produktivität älterer Arbeitnehmer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008660516
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Small firm innovation performance and employee involvement
Andries, Petra; Czarnitzki, Dirk - 2012
It is known that small firms rely mainly on the CEO’s individual knowledge for developing innovations. Recent work suggests that this approach is inefficient since it underutilizes other employees’ knowledge. We study to which extent using CEOs, managers and non-managerial employees’ ideas...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009509658
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Formelle und informelle berufliche Weiterbildung und Verdienst bei Arbeitnehmern und Selbständigen
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Reize, Frank - 2000
Humankapitals. Bei abhängig Beschäftigten kommen weitere Motive hinzu, die sich aus der Arbeitgeber-Arbeitnehmer-Beziehung ergeben. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011443509
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Older workers and the adoption of new technologies
Meyer, Jenny (contributor) - 2007
For the first time data of German ICT and knowledge intensive service providers are used to analyze the relation between the age structure of the workforce and the probability of adopting new technologies. The results show that firms with a higher share of younger employees are more likely to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003528820
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The targeted negative income tax (TNIT) in Germany . evidence from a quasi experiment
Spermann, Alexander (contributor);  … - 2005
We report empirical evidence from the first field experiments to be conducted in Germany with program and control groups between 1999 and 2002. The evaluated program called ʺTargeted Negative Income Tax (TNIT)ʺ is a time-restricted employee subsidy for means-tested welfare recipients. We focus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003178554
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Older workers and the adoption of new technologies
Meyer, Jenny (contributor) - 2008 - Revised version: January 2008
For the first time data of German ICT and knowledge intensive service providers are used to analyze the relation between the age structure of the workforce and the probability of adopting new technologies. The results show that firms with a higher share of younger employees are more likely to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003751821
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Age and productivity : evidence from linked employer employee data
Goebel, Christian; Zwick, Thomas - 2009
In most Western, industrialised countries the workforce is ageing rapidly. In order to assess the possible consequences of an ageing workforce, this paper measures the impact of changes in the age structure of establishments on productivity using representative linked employer-employee panel...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003835100
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Measuring the use of human resources practices and employee attitudes : the linked personnel panel
Kampkötter, Patrick; Mohrenweiser, Jens; Sliwka, Dirk; … - 2015
This paper introduces a new data source available for HRM researchers and personnel economists,the Linked Personnel Panel (LPP). The LPP is a longitudinal and representative employer-employee data set covering establishments in Germany and designed for quantitative empirical HR research. The LPP...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011374083