. 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 …

Zunahme der Entsendungen (shukkô) betont, deren Chance im Wissenstransfer liegt. In den Implikationen für das organisationale …

the relation of the model introduced in the thesis to standard endogenous growth theory. Romer's model of endogenous … Wissenskodifizierung als Mittel zum intergenerationalen Wissenstransfer berücksichtigt. Es werden hinreichende Bedingungen identifiziert … Modell kann der Wissenstransfer durch kostenträchtige Wissenskodifizierung verbessert werden. Obwohl Wissenskodifizierung …

The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between knowledge transfer and innovation. The literature …) relationship between knowledge transfer and innovation. Empirical research to date, including the work of Storey and Kelly (2002 …), document a linear relationship between knowledge transfer and innovation. In order to investigate the possibility of a non …

individual undertakes in order to move from knowledge acquisition to innovation, and a clarification of the terms used to …

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 …