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Managerial skills, technology adaptation and firm performance : mediating role of process innovation and product innovation
Asghar, Nabila; Khattak, Amira; Danish, Muhammad Hassan; … - In: Cogent business & management 10 (2023) 3, pp. 1-18
The main aim of every organization is to improve performance and productivity, but this is only possible with efficient … managerial skills and technology adaptation on firm performance and productivity through the mediation channel of process … the productivity and performance of firms. The present research is focused on the implementation of new technology and …
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Is innovative firm behavior correlated with age and gender composition of the workforce? Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises
Pfeifer, Christian; Wagner, Joachim - 2012
on age and gender) and its performance with respect to innovative activities (outlays and employment in research and …
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Empirical evidence on the success of R&D co-operation: Happy together?
Aschhoff, Birgit; Schmidt, Tobias - 2006
In this paper we analyse the effect of R&D co-operation on firms? innovation performance. We investigate the effect of …
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Wirtschaftspolitische Implikationen der Gründungsforschung
Icks, Annette; Levering, Britta; May-Strobl, Eva; Ettl, … - 2015
Gründungen werden häufig als Triebfeder für die Wirtschaftsentwicklung und das Beschäftigungswachstum beschrieben. Gründungen zu fördern, ist eine wirtschaftspolitische Daueraufgabe. Die Gründungszahlen in Deutschland sind jedoch rückläufig oder stagnieren. Folglich stellt sich die...
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Cooperation and Innovation Performance in Rural, Low-Technology Regions
Schiller, Daniel; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Wassmann, Pia - 2014
This paper assesses the extent to which cooperation impacts innovation performance of firms in rural regions … characterized by a solid economic performance despite a low-technology industrial structure. Particular emphasis is placed on the …
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Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen der Informations- und Kommunikationswirtschaft in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Maaß, Frank; Schröder, Christian; Wolter, Hans-Jürgen - 2013
Die vorliegende Studie untersucht den IKT-Sektor in Nordrhein-Westfalen anhand von Sonderauswertungen der amtlichen Statistik des Umsatzsteuerpanels sowie der Daten einer eigenen Unternehmensbefragung. Dabei erweist sich dieses Bundesland als Standort mit einem weitgehend prosperierenden...
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Konzepte und Wirkungen nachhaltigen Unternehmertums
Maaß, Frank; Chlosta, Simone; Icks, Annette; Welter, … - 2014
Betriebliches Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement zielt auf einen verantwortungsvollen Umgang mit Ressourcen und auf die entsprechende Gestaltung der innerbetrieblichen Abläufe ab. Dabei nutzen Unternehmen, die nachhaltiges Wirtschaften mit strategischen Zielen verbinden und hierbei über das gesetzlich...
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The gender gap in international trade: Female-run firms and the exporter productivity premium
Krenz, Astrid - 2019
Female-run firms are less likely to be exporters although they exert positive influence in various aspects in an economy and society. With a new and comprehensive data set on manufacturing plants, I investigate the exporter productivity premium of female-run firms in Germany. The results show...
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Firm heterogeneity, productivity, and the extensive margins of trade - differences between manufacturing firms in East and West Germany
Krenz, Astrid - 2019
I investigate the relationship between the extensive margins of imports and exports (the number of countries traded with and the number of goods traded) and firm productivity using a newly constructed and rich panel data set of German manufacturing firms for the years 2009-2014. I do for the...
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The distinct features of hidden champions in Germany: A dynamic capabilities view
Rammer, Christian; Spielkamp, Alfred - 2019
Hidden Champions (HCs) are firms unknown to the wider public, but global leaders in the niche markets they serve. This paper looks at distinctive features of these firms, focusing on their dynamic capabilities. Employing a unique data base on German firms, we identify a representative sample of...
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