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Accurate Measurement and Design Standards: Consistency of Design and the Travel of ‘Facts’ Between Heterogeneous Groups

Velkar, Aashish - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2007

Design standards are carriers and creators of facts, enabling facts about product value to travel between groups, and assisting in the creation of product value by establishing a reference or comparison against which product attributes are compared. However, when design standards are not...

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Developing a capability list: Final Recommendationsof the Equalities Review Steering Group onMeasurement

Vizard, Polly; Burchardt, Tania - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2007

Equalities Review SteeringGroup on Measurement (CASEpaper 120) were prepared as backgroundpapers to assist in the development of … the measurement framework for theEqualities Review. The companion paper discusses the key challengesinvolved in … translating capability theory into a practical measurement tool inthe context of measuring inequality in Britain in the 21st …

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Definition of equality and framework formeasurement: Final Recommendations of theEqualities Review Steering Group on Measurement

Burchardt, Tania; Vizard, Polly - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2007

Steering Group on Measurement(CASEpaper 121), were prepared as background papers to assist in thedevelopment of the measurement …), a measurement framework for monitoring trends ininequality, exploring the causes of inequality, and identifying possible …

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Determinants of the Acquisition of Smaller Firms by Larger Incumbents in High-Tech Industries: Are they related to Innovation and Technology Sourcing?

Wagner, Marcus - Sonderforschungsbereich Ökonomisches Risiko <Berlin>

Innovation activities in high tech industries provide considerable challenges for technology and innovation management … with different aspects of acquisition behaviour. Particular focus is put on innovation-related firm characteristics. The …

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Mergers & Acquisitions and Innovation Performance in the TelecommunicationsEquipment Industry

Gantumur, Tseveen; Stephan, Andreas - Sonderforschungsbereich Ökonomisches Risiko <Berlin> - 2007

M&A and Innovation a major means of todays competitive strategy development, this paper examines the innovation … determinants of M&A activity and the consequences of M&A transactions on the technological potential and the innovation performance … firm-level data on M&A and innovation activity as well as financial characteristics. By implementing a counterfactual …

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Bildung braucht Unternehmergeist - Für ein bürgerschaftliches Engagement kleiner und mittelständischer Unternehmen in der Bildung

Wangermann, Tobias - Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

Sieht man die Unternehmen als aktive Mitglieder einer Bürgergesellschaft,lässt sich danach die Wahrnehmung ihrer gesellschaftlichen Verantwortungals Vorteil für ihre eigenen betriebswirtschaftlichen Belange wie der Interessender Gesellschaft erkennen. Das gesellschaftliche Engagement...

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Trade Liberalisation, Process and Product Innovation, and Relative Skill Demand

Braun, Sebastian - Sonderforschungsbereich Ökonomisches Risiko <Berlin> - 2006

The interaction between trade liberalisation, product and process innovation, and relative skill demand is analysed in … substitutability of their products through additional investment in product innovation. The paper also shows that the relative demand …

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Employee Participation and Corporate Culture

Martins, Erko; Pundt, Alexander; Nerdinger, Friedemann W. - Universität <Rostock> / Lehrstuhl für Wirtschafts- … - 2006

Continuous change characterizes current economic practice. Frequently, organizations are facing social, economic, political, technological, and ecological changes (Naisbitt & Aburdene, 1992; Kobi, 1996). To respond to these challenges adequately is essential for continuation and success of every...

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Betriebsratspraxis bei Innovation.Beispiele und Erfahrungen aus der Metallindustrie in der Region Hannover

Stracke, Stefan; Witte, Heinz H - Universität <Rostock> / Lehrstuhl für Wirtschafts- … - 2006

Innovation, um die Unternehmen stärker zur systematischen Qualifizierung aller Beschäftigten und zu Innovationen bei Produkten … Elektroindustrie in Deutschland stärkt. …

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Ansätze zur Messung von Unternehmenskultur - Möglichkeiten, Einordnungen und Konsequenzen für ein neues Instrument

Nerdinger, Friedemann W. - Universität <Rostock> / Lehrstuhl für Wirtschafts- … - 2007

Im BMBF-geförderten Projekt TiM - Transfer innovativer Unternehmens Milieus - wird untersucht, wie sich Unternehmen angesichts vielfältiger Herausforderungen am Markt behaupten, an neue Gegebenheiten anpassen und Innovationen hervorbringen können. Die zentrale These des Projekts besagt, dass...

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