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Purpose – Service employees frequently engage in emotional labour to express emotions to customers that conform with organizational display rules. Previous studies report equivocal findings regarding the relationships among emotional labour, job satisfaction, and quitting intentions. This...
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This paper analyses the link between educational qualification structure and information technology (IT) in the service production process. The analysis is based on 1996 cross‐sectional data for approximately 1,000 West German firms. The empirical evidence indicates that IT capital and...
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domain of the developed Western economies. Numerous regions of the world, some in the emerging markets in particular – the …
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Purpose – Between 1997 and 2005, the German government provided owner‐occupied subsidies to fund new private housing construction and stock purchases to increase owner‐occupied housing. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of these subsidies on total housing construction for...
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Purpose – There is a stream of literature highlighting the enormous growth potential of emerging markets. This … representative mature market to put into perspective the short to medium‐term market potential of BRIC markets. Design … of the DAX companies examined focused their strategic investment priorities on emerging markets, the short‐ to mid …
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This paper analyses the institutional framework for pharmacies in Germany and competition in that sector, which is … characterized by significant competition deficits. Based on our diagnosis and findings the advantages and disadvantages of two …
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identical across brands, irrespective of the lag count, suggesting a high degree of competition among brands. …
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We study competition in the German interurban bus industry two years after its liberalization in January 2013. In … of market power by incumbents – and derive several recommendations to secure effective competition in the industry. …
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