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Private incentives to innovate : interplay of new products and brand-name reputation

Leheyda, Nina (contributor) - 2008

This paper studies the introduction of new products (increase in product variety) in the automobile industry. The focus is on the two sources of market power that may allow the firms to get higher profits (and, thus, recoup investments): new products and brand-name reputation. The effects of new...

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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 operate successfully across cultural and social borders. These can be stumbling blocks to internationalization and have been found to cause frequent errors and delays for...

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Competition and trust : evidence from German car manufacturers

Felli, Leonardo; Koenen, Johannes; Stahl, Konrad - 2011

We explore the determinants and effects of trust relationships between upstream suppliers and downstream producers. Using unique survey data on individual supplier-buyer relationships in the German automotive industry, we show, by means of different measures of supplier-buyer trust, that higher...

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There's no place like home : a strategic framework to overcome liability of foreignness in the German car market

Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor); Zimmermann, Jörg (contributor) - 2005

Germany through firm-specific advantages. Still, some face significant challenges. A submarket analysis shows that home market … advantages are more deeply rooted in the Western part of Germany and that foreign competitors find a more accessible competitive … environment in Eastern Germany. Therefore, East Germany is a superior platform for deploying effective and efficient …

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Organizational change, new information and communication technologies and the demand for labor in services

Falk, Martin - 2001

Between 1993 and 1995, the majority of German firms in services introduced new organizational practices (OC), in particular total quality management systems, certified ISO 9000, lean administration, flatter hierarchies, delegation of authority and ICT-enabled organizational changes). This paper...

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How to limit discrimination? : analyzing the effects of innovative workplace practices on intra-firm gender wage gaps using linked employer-employee data

Wolf, Elke (contributor); Heinze, Anja (contributor) - 2007

This paper provides a new approach to assess the impact of organisational changes fostering employee involvement, performance related pay schemes and other relevant trends in personnel policy on the gender wage gap. Our results indicate that innovative human resource practices tend to limit the...

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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 …

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Control transfers in corporate Germany : their frequency, causes and consequences

Köke, F. Jens - 2001

This study examines changes in block ownership for a large sample of listed and non-listed German firms. The frequency of block trading is similar to other countries, and the vast majority of block trades leads to changes in ultimate ownership (control transfers). Such changes are more likely...

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Green innovations and organizational change : making better use of environmental technology

Hottenrott, Hanna; Rexhäuser, Sascha; Veugelers, Reinhilde - 2012

The literature on within-firm organizational change and productivity suggests that firms can make more efficient use of certain technologies if complementary forms of organization are adopted. This issue may be of even greater importance for the case of greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement...

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Determinants of acquisition and failure : stylized facts and lessons for empirical studies

Köke, F. Jens - 2001

This study provides new stylized facts on the determinants of corporate failure and acquisition in Germany. It also …

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