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Strategic complementarities between different types of ICT-expenditures
Kaiser, Ulrich - 2003
Multivariate Tobit models are estimated using German cross-sectional data to test whether strategic complementarities exist between expenditures in four different types of ICT-components. If two ICT-components are complements, they are correlated (provided that agents act rationally)....
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Fremdvergabe von IT-Dienstleistungen aus personalwirtschaftlicher Sicht
Henkel, Joachim; Kaiser, Ulrich - 2003
Dieser Beitrag untersucht die personalwirtschaftlichen Aspekte der Fremdvergabe von IT-Leistungen. Er bietet einen systematischen Überblick über bestehende theoretische und empirische Arbeiten zum Thema IT-Outsourcing und legt dabei einen besonderen Schwerpunkt auf die personalwirtschaftlichen...
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ICT, consulting and innovative capabilities
Cerquera, Daniel (contributor) - 2008
This paper analyzes the impact of the decision to contract ICT consulting on firms' innovative incentives. The paper … estimates the average treatment effect of the decision to contract ICT consulting on firms' innovative incentives, considering … the lower the productivity level the more the incentives to contract ICT consulting, the empirical evidence is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003805623
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Enterprise software and service innovation : standardization versus customization
Engelstätter, Benjamin; Sarbu, Miruna - 2010
Germany, this is the first paper empirically analyzing whether both types of enterprise software foster innovation in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008759770
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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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Wissensvermittlung versus Legitimationsfunktion : warum engagieren Unternehmen IT-Berater?
Bertschek, Irene (contributor) - 2008
für ausgewählte Dienstleistungssektoren in Deutschland. Hierzu wird erstens die subjektive Einschätzung von Unternehmen zu …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003761047
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Strategic pricing, market entry and competition : evidence from German electricity submarkets
Nikogosian, Vigen; Veith, Tobias - 2011
more costly option for customers who have not switched to an alternative contract yet. As most German households are served … with this contract type we follow the Limit Pricing theory and show that standard contract price could be used as an … contract price could increases the incumbent’s profit. We then analyze our theoretical findings employing data for German …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009424152
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An economic analysis of online streaming : how the music industry can generate revenues from cloud computing
Thomes, Tim Paul - 2011
This paper investigates the upcoming business model of online streaming services allowing music consumers either to subscribe to a service which provides free-of-charge access to streaming music and which is funded by advertising, or to pay a monthly flat fee in order to get ad-free access to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009159230
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An economic analysis of online streaming : how the music industry can generate revenues from cloud computing
Thomes, Tim Paul - 2011 - This version: July, 2011
This paper investigates the upcoming business model of online streaming services allowing music consumers either to subscribe to a service which provides free-of-charge access to streaming music and which is funded by advertising, or to pay a monthly flat fee in order to get ad-free access to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009266908
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The use of flexible working contracts in West Germany : evidence from an establishment panel
Boockmann, Bernhard; Hagen, Tobias - 2001
This paper investigates under which conditions firms use fixed-term contracts, subcontracted and freelance work. Using a probit model which accounts for unobserved heterogeneity, we find that positive changes in expected or actual turnover are associated with a higher probability of employing...
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