Die größte deutsche Industriegruppe, die Automobilindustrie, durchlief in den letzten zehn Jahren einen dynamischen Wachstumsprozess, ihr Anteil am Output des Verarbeitenden Gewerbes nahm dementsprechend deutlich zu. Überlagert war diese Entwicklung von einer Reihe struktureller...

Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, Fachhochschule Gelsenkirchen, beschäftigt sich in seinem Kommentar mit der Frage nach der Höhe des Auslandsanteils an den Fertigungskosten bei einigen deutschen Automobilherstellern. Dabei beschäftigt er sich insbesondere mit dem Porsche Cayenne. Er zeigt,...

Die Entwicklung und Produktion von Lithium-Ionen-Batterien für Fahrzeuganwendungen hat für die Automobilindustrie strategische Bedeutung. Ausschlaggebend für den neuen Markt für Batteriespitzentechnologie ist die Nachfrageentwicklung für Mild-, Voll- und Plug-in-Hybridfahrzeuge sowie für...

Passion – in the sense of fervent commitment to action – and compassion – understood as sensitive openness for social and ecological concerns – are not a sure formula for business success. Whether social or ecological entrepreneurs, who find themselves under pressure from market...

This paper presents the results of a grounded theory study on the automobile industry aimed at developing a concept of aging workforce management by identifying and constructing its constituting elements. Through an in-depth research investigation, it answers the question of how the challenge of...

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...

The theory predicts that spino s of successful parents are more successful than others. The success of the parents can be measured in two ways, either in terms of their survival duration or concerning their innovative activity. In this paper, the survival chances of spino s in the German...

This paper aims to contribute to the extensive study of the World Bank Commission on Growth and Development by a case study of the Turkish automotive and the consumer electronics industries. Despite a macroeconomic environment that inhibits investment and growth, both industries have achieved...

In the German automobile industry the vertical integration, as an indicator of value added, is on average low. Beyond the argument of relative high labour costs for manufacturing, several specific reasons for the level of vertical integration, linked to the flexibility of business administration...