generalists and specialists to possess skill variety. Third, we test our model empirically using data from Germany and the … that being a generalist does not seem to be important in this regard. Finally, we find that innovation positively moderates …

-technology manufacturing, average innovation performance is higher in all industries in Germany and the innovation performance distributions …This paper examines how productivity effects of human capital and innovation vary at different points of the … conditional productivity distribution. Our analysis draws upon two large unbalanced panels of 6,634 enterprises in Germany and 14 …

establishment data on various aspects of training practices and innovation activities in Germany, the paper examines the degree … works councils as an instrument for a firm’s total training activities that correlate with innovation, and weak support when … we consider only generalized training and innovation. Finally, no significant relation is found between training …