. The first essay studies the interaction between economic integration, product and process innovation, and relative skill … enterprises respond by investing more aggressively in both product and process innovation. The relative demand for unskilled … rigidity. The third essay analyses how different unionisation structures affect firm productivity and firm performance in a …

between infrastructure and private productivity. The second subject is the determinants of regional infrastructure investment … infrastructure to private production; the essays three to five study besides the productivity effects also the determinants of …

on productivity growth, and additionally export behavior has to be persistent over time. Both conditions are empirically …

-, consultation-, and co-determination rights. The effects works councils have on productivity and profits are estimated for medium …-sized manufacturing firms using information from the IAB establishment panel. The results indicate a positive effect on productivity of 6 …

The labour productivity differentials between manufacturing firms in Ghana and South Korea exceed those implied by … and South Korea. There is no significant difference in total factor productivity across the countries once we allow for … the shape of the relationship between productivity and human capital across countries is crucial for understanding the …

option; it is crucial to the ongoing success of global businesses. Leadership that encourage innovation and entrepreneurial … work culture that supports high productivity, they may be inclined to fall back on tried and tested approaches from their … create shared perceptions that support innovation and entrepreneurship. This paper argues for congruency, as well as …

This paper examines the impact of the embedding environment on learning, innovationand productivity in the computer and … simultaneous coordination are identified in the systemicquad as the basis for promoting systemically technological and productivity …, integration in global markets and value chains to provide the scale, scope andcompetition to drive learning and innovation. This …

National framework conditions mediate the effect of technological capabilities of firms on their productivity. Although … institutional conditions influence total factor productivity of firms. Furthermore, we find that the effects of the national …, formal training of workers and access to technology through foreign ownership make more difference for productivity of firms …