In the coming years, a substantial portion of Germany's workforce will retire, making it difficult for businesses to meet human capital needs. Training older workers may be a successful strategy for managing this demographic transition. This study examines relationships between establishment...

Der Jahresabschluss ist das zentrale Instrument zur Bereitstellung von prognoserelevanten Informationen und er erfreut sich – dank normierter Struktur und verpflichtender Prüfung – hoher Beachtung seitens der Adressaten. Es liegen bereits empirische Studien vor, die belegen, dass...

We empirically study the use of value-based management systems in listed German firms and examine implications for firms' stock market performance. Using a novel, hand-collected data set covering 1,083 firm years from 2002 to 2008, we find that value-based management systems become increasingly...