Die Feststellung von Überlebensquoten und Wachstumsverläufen während der ersten fünf Jahre nach der Unternehmensgründung stellt das Hauptziel des Buches dar. Dazu erfolgt zunächst eine theoretische Fundierung des Themas. Aus den aktuellen kausalanalytischen Forschungsansätzen zur...

This paper is an empirical test of the hypothesis that the appropriateness of different business strategies is conditional on the firm's distance to the industry frontier. We use data on four 2-digit high-tech manufacturing industries in the US over the period 1972-1999, and apply...

Productivity is a major concern in the airline and air transport industry. For airlines themselves a lot of research and results has been put forward, for airports themselves such research is scarce. Therefore the following paper is quite interesting as it uses the data envelopment analysis...

This book originated from the idea that performance is what really matters in business and thus in business history. Yet, surprisingly, the analysis of performances has been neglected by economic and business historians. This book is a first attempt to fill this gap and in doing so provides a...