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Intangible assets and investments at the sector level : empirical evidence for Germany
Crass, Dirk; Licht, Georg; Peters, Bettina - 2014
This paper investigates the role intangible capital plays for economic growth in different sectors in Germany. It consists of two major parts. In the first part, we aim at measuring investment in intangibles at the sector level. We shed light on differences across sectors but also compare these...
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Estimating dynamic R&D demand : an analysis of costs and long-run benefits
Peters, Bettina (contributor) - 2013
Using firm-level data from the German manufacturing sector, we estimate a dynamic, structural model of the firm’s decision to invest in R&D and quantify the cost and longrun benefit of this investment. The model incorporates and quantifies linkages between the firm’s R&D investment, product...
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The internationalisation of British and German start-up companies in high-technology industries
Bürgel, Oliver; Fier, Andreas; Licht, Georg; Murray, … - 1998
, etablierten Unternehmen herangewachsen. Aufgrund der - im Vergleich zu den USA - kleinen nationalen Heimatmärkte ist die schnelle … Mehrheit der analysierten jungen Unternehmen bereits in den ersten Lebensjahren auf Auslandsmärkten aktiv sind, angefangen vom … Verkauf über Zwischenhändler bis hin zu eigenen Auslandsniederlassungen. Vergleiche zwischen den Unternehmen und Ländern …
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Internationalisation of high-tech start-ups and fast growth-evidence for UK and Germany
Bürgel, Oliver; Fier, Andreas; Licht, Georg; Murray, … - 2000
multinationale Unternehmen strategische Instrumente, indem sie zum Beispiel international expandieren, um Skalenerträge zu erhöhen … organisatorische Ressourcen erfordern, stellt sich die Frage, wie die kleinsten Unternehmen im High-tech Sektor, die "High-tech Start …-ups", sich solchen Herausforderungen stellen. Ist diesen Unternehmen ein ressourcen-intensiver Markteintritt möglich, um früh …
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Effektive Steuerbelastungen bei Vorliegen ökonomischer Renten
Schreiber, Ulrich; Spengel, Christoph; Lammersen, Lothar - 2001
Die Messung der effektiven Steuerbelastung rentabler Investitionen ist mit zahlreichen methodischen Problemen verbunden. Diese lassen sich zum Teil mit einem auf Devereux und Griffith zurückgehenden Modell überwinden. Basierend auf ihrem Ansatz wird eine Maßgröße für die effektive...
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Specialized search and innovation performance : evidence across Europe
Sofka, Wolfgang; Grimpe, Christoph - 2009
Searching for external knowledge has frequently been characterized as crucial for firm success. However, little is known about how the direction of search strategies influences innovation performance. In this paper, we argue that firms need to specialize their search strategy and that its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003824059
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Searching for innovation in market and transition economies : evidence across Europe
Sofka, Wolfgang; Grimpe, Christoph - 2009
Searching for externally available knowledge has been characterized as a vital part of the innovation process. The availability of such innovation impulses, however, critically depends on the environment a firm is operating in. Little is known on how institutional infrastructures for innovation...
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Selectivity in search strategies for innovation : from incremental to radical, from manufacturing to services
Köhler, Christian; Sofka, Wolfgang; Grimpe, Christoph - 2009
The shift towards more open and interconnected innovation activities has been a major topic of recent academic and practitioner discussions. Firms have to connect their in-house R&D activities with external partners, such as leading customers or universities, to increase the effectiveness of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003888039
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Productivity effects of business process outsourcing : a firm-level investigation based on panel data
Ohnemus, Jörg - 2009
This paper analyses the impact of business process outsourcing (BPO) on firm productivity based on a comprehensive German firm-level panel data set covering manufacturing and service industries. The growing importance of service inputs into the production process is undisputed. Firms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003922594
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Carbon management : evidence from case studies of German firms under the EU ETS
Heindl, Peter; Lutz, Benjamin Johannes - 2012
This paper examines the management practices of German firms with obligations under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) based on six structured in-depth interviews with managers of firms from different industries and based on survey data. The paper sheds light on management and trading...
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