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High Grading Standards Improve Student Performance
Figlio, David N.; Lucas, E. Maurice - In: CESifo DICE Report 2 (2004) 4, pp. 21-26
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Recruiting High Quality Teachers
Dolton, Peter - In: CESifo DICE Report 2 (2004) 4, pp. 11-20
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Wie (in-)kompetent sind die Aufsichtsräte deutscher Banken?
Hau, Harald; Thum, Marcel - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 61 (2008) 19, pp. 27-29
Kompetenz, ihre Kontrollfunktion effektiv auszufüllen. Die besonders hohen Verluste dieser Banken im internationalen …
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Wer gewinnt durch die geplante Föderalismusreform?
Wintermantel, Margret; Schneider, Hans-Peter; Struck, Peter - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 59 (2006) 10, pp. 03-16
beabsichtigte Föderalismusreform so umgesetzt, wie derzeit geplant, würde dies Nachteile für die Hochschulen in Deutschland mit sich …
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The German System of Corporate Governance - A Model Which Should Not Be Imitated.
Wenger, E; Kaserer, C - American Institute for Contemporary German Studies- - 1997
owners. According to conventional wisdom the related agency problems are much less important in Germany than in the UK or US …. It is widely believed that industrial companies in Germany often have large blockholders, especially banks, which are …
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The Management of Financial Risks at German Nonfinancial Firms : The Case of Metallgesellschaft.
Frankel, A-B; Palmer, D-E - American Institute for Contemporary German Studies- - 1997
In late 1993 and ealy 1994, the wholly-owned US subsidiary of a German conglomerate experienced substantial losses in connection with the implementation of a petroleum marketing strategy, triggering an emergency recapitalization of the German parent company. The rescue was overween by the firm's...
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Monthly Report No. 2/2014
Gligorov, Vladimir; Pindyuk, Olga; Podkaminer, Leon; … - Wiener Institut für Internationale … - 2014
before and after the crisis domestic effects and the importance of spillovers from Germany (by Roman Römisch) German firms … drive innovation in Europe and around the globe (by Johannes Pöschl) Germany’s services exports – bigger than you might …
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Kompetenzaufteilung in konzerninternen Netzwerken der Automobilindustrie: Chance für Standort und Region?
Winter, Johannes - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
the commercial vehicle group is located in Hanover, Germany, where 15,000 people are employed in administration and … vehicle production. The three manufacturing plants in Germany, Poland (Poznan) and Brazil (Resende) produce more than 300 …
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Do forecasts improve over time?: A case study of the accuracy of sales forecasting at a German car manufacturer
Rieg, Robert - In: International Journal of Accounting and Information … 18 (2010) September, pp. 220-236
Purpose – Accounting and decision making rely heavily on forecasts. For several reasons, we should expect ongoing increases in forecasting accuracy. The purpose of this paper is to test the hypothesis of improved forecasts over time. Design/methodology/approach – The paper analyzes original...
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Monozukuri capability to address product variety: A comparison between Japanese and German automotive makers
Aoki, Katsuki; Staeblein, Thomas; Tomino, Takahiro - In: International Journal of Production Economics 147 (2014) PB, pp. 373-384
The aim of this paper is to provide a better understanding of monozukuri capability as a way to address the increasing product variety in industrial firms. To this effect, we conducted a comparative case study at Japanese and German automakers with more than 40 interviews and 30 factory visits...
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