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Credit constraints, energy management practices, and investments in energy saving technologies : German manufacturing in close-up
Löschel, Andreas; Lutz, Benjamin Johannes; Massier, Philipp - 2017
We analyze the drivers and barriers that influence investments increasing the energy efficiency of firms' production processes or buildings in the German manufacturing sector based on microdata. In particular, we shed light on the relationship between financial barriers (e. g. credit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011765007
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A regulatory framework for a policy of sustainability : lessons from the neo-liberal school
Rennings, Klaus; Koschel, Henrike; Brockmann, Karl Ludwig; … - 1997
system are derived. The concrete application of these rules leads to recommendations for a policy of sustainability with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011440772
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The effects of corporate and country sustainability characteristics on the cost of debt : an international investigation
Hoepner, Andreas G. F.; Oikonomou, Ioannis; Scholtens, Bert - 2014 - This version: October 2014
We investigate the relationship between corporate and country sustainability on the cost of bank loans. We look into … operating in all major industries. Our principal findings reveal that country sustainability related to both social and … of one unit in country sustainability scores is associated with an average decrease in the costs of debt by 64 basis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010437173
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Good enough! : are socially responsible companies the more successful environmental innovators?
Reif, Christiane; Rexhäuser, Sascha - 2015
The link between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities and financial performance of firms has been intensively examined and debated in academics and politics, but the connection to innovation has so far lacked research attention. This paper investigates whether CSR is complementary to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010493883
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CO2 emission reduction in freight transports how to stimulate environmental friendly behaviour?
Bühler, Georg (contributor); Jochem, Patrick (contributor) - 2008
In the European Union (EU) and in Germany the transport sector is the only sector with increasing CO2 emissions (in the … EU by about 32 % and in Germany by about 1 % since 1990). Especially in road freight and air transport a further strong …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003751444
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The impact of intergovernmental grants on cost efficiency : theory and evidence from German municipalities
Kalb, Alexander (contributor) - 2008
In this paper we use a simple bureaucracy model of fiscal illusion to analyze the impact of intergovernmental grants on the cost effciency of local jurisdictions. We find that a higher degree of redistribution within a system of fiscal equalization or an increase in the amount of grants received...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003728661
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Why training older employees is less effective
Zwick, Thomas - 2011
This paper shows that training of older employees is less effective. Training effectiveness is measured with respect to key dimensions such as career development, earnings, adoption of new skills, flexibility or job security. Older employees also pursue less ambitious goals with their training...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009232254
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Green innovations and organizational change : making better use of environmental technology
Hottenrott, Hanna; Rexhäuser, Sascha; Veugelers, Reinhilde - 2014 - This version - February 2014
firms located in Germany. The adoption of CO2 reducing and sustainable technologies innovations is associated with lower …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010238378
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Employment impacts of cleaner production : evidence from a German study using case studies and surveys
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Rennings, Klaus - 1999
particular can not be expected to give substantial contributions to the solution of mass unemployment in Germany without using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011442904
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Determinants of eco-innovations by type of environmental impact : the role of regulatory push/pull, technology push and market pull
Horbach, Jens; Rammer, Christian; Rennings, Klaus - 2011
Empirical analyses of the determinants of environmental innovations were rarely able to distinguish between different areas of environmental impacts. The paper tries to close this gap by employing a new and unique dataset based on the German Community Innovation Survey conducted in 2009. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008938022