The varieties of capitalism approach (VoC) and the related research assume that German firms adopt an internal flexibility profile that corresponds with the national institutional framework. Recent empirical studies, however, have found substantial diversity in realized firm-level strategies....

The varieties of capitalism approach (VoC) and the related research assume that German firms adopt an internal flexibility profile that corresponds with the national institutional framework. Recent empirical studies, however, have found substantial diversity in realized firm-level strategies....

Using a new SOEP-IS data module on digitalization including information on the prevalence of AI use in the workplace, this report shows that the term "artificial intelligence" often remains inscrutable in the day-to-day work of many employees. When asked directly about the use of digital systems...

The nuclear power plant in Temelin, Czech Republic, which is located only approximately 50 km from the Austrian and German borders has been the source of a longstanding and at times bitter dispute between the Czech Republic and Austria. It is far from unusual that nuclear power plants are...

Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects play an ever greater role in Germany. Since this role is not yet comparable to the situation e.g. in Great Britain, there is room for more PPP projects in Germany. This article analyses the concession model as an example for Public Private Partnership...