In a recent contribution, Mansfield (Mansfield, Edwin. 1987. Price indexes for R and D inputs, 1969--1983. Management Sci. 33(January) 124--129.) published a R&D deflator for American industrial R&D expenditures. A similar deflator is presented here for German industrial R&D expenditures. It is...

Transaction cost is considered as an explanatory variable for the choice between markets and various organizational arrangements for performing some predefined tasks, such as engaging in private R&D. With respect to R&D cooperation between firms, we show that the perception of high transaction...

Volks- und Betriebswirtschaftslehre werden an deutschen Universitäten zwar mit gleichen Studienstrukturen angeboten und weisen inhaltliche Überschneidungen auf. Studieninhalte und -abläufe zeigen aber auch beachtliche Unterschiede. In zehn Beobachtungen werden Anforderungen an die künftige...