Hidden Champions (HCs) are firms unknown to the wider public, but global leaders in the niche markets they serve. This paper looks at distinctive features of these firms, focusing on their dynamic capabilities. Employing a unique data base on German firms, we identify a representative sample of...

Building on the notion of general and specific human capital proposed by Becker (1962), the paper highlights the importance of employee training practices undertaken in firms as an important tool for human resource and knowledge management and focuses on the role of works councils as a specific...

Dieser Bericht präsentiert die Ergebnisse zu zwei Schwerpunktfragen der Innovationserhebung 2010 im Rahmen des Mannheimer Innovationspanels (MIP). Zum einen werden ausgewählte Aspekte des Managements von Innovationsprojekten, insbesondere im Hinblick auf Ansätze zur Flexibilität der...