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Information asymmetries between parents and educators in German childcare institutions
Camehl, Georg F.; Schober, Pia S.; Spiess, C. Katharina - In: Education Economics (2018) Latest Articles, pp. 1-23
Economic theory predicts market failure in the market for early childhood education and care (ECEC) due to information asymmetries. We empirically investigate information asymmetries between parents and ECEC professionals in Germany, making use of a unique extension of the Socio-Economic Panel...
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The lemon market of insolvency proceedings in Spain in the new normal: Information, asymmetry, and adverse selection problems
Olabarrieta, Unai; San-Jose, Leire; Araujo, Andrés - In: Cogent Business & Management 10 (2023) 3, pp. 1-16
Insolvency proceedings are strategic for the competitiveness of a national economy. The new law, but also new financial situation of organizations affect the new normal of insolvency framework. In Europe, standards aimed at creating an efficient framework for corporate insolvency resolution are...
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Information asymmetries in intrafamily business succession
Wolff, Sven; Schell, Sabrina; Moog, Petra - In: BRQ Business Research Quarterly 25 (2022) 2, pp. 173-192
The often long-lasting process of intrafamily business succession involves contracts for management and ownership transfer that unfold in a complex series of stages. The older and larger a family business, the more heterogeneous the involved family members' interactions and interests can become....
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Can liquidity explain dividends?
Vo, Xuan Vinh - In: Cogent Business & Management 9 (2022) 1, pp. 1-11
Vietnam is an interesting case to study firm behavior because it is an example of a successful transitional economy. In the last few years, the government is building a supportive environment to promote business activities. Therefore, it is crucial to investigate whether corporate managers...
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Facilitating different types of clusters
Ingstrup, Mads Bruun - In: Management Revue 24 (2013) 2, pp. 133-150
This paper focuses on cluster facilitators and their efforts in facilitating the development of clusters. At present …, the vast majority of literature presents a uniform image of cluster facilitators despite the fact that different types of … clusters influence their role and purpose. Thus, the aim of this paper is to explore how the roles and purposes of cluster …
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Industrial cluster as a factor for innovative drive in regions of transformation and structural change: A comparative analysis of East Germany and Poland
Clarkson, Micheal; Fink, Matthias; Kraus, Sascha - In: Journal for East European Management Studies 12 (2007) 4, pp. 340-364
This article investigates the catalyst effect of industrial cluster formation on innovation propensity using as a basis …
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Wirtschaftliche Vernetzung in der Region Berlin-Brandenburg ausbauen
Eickelpasch, Alexander; Pfeiffer, Ingo - In: DIW Wochenbericht 74 (2007) 36, pp. 541-547
Das DIW Berlin hat im Frühjahr 2007 den Leistungsaustausch von Berliner und Brandenburger Unternehmen untersucht, die nach ihren Tätigkeitsschwerpunkten den für die Region wichtigsten "Branchenkompetenzfeldern" zuzurechnen sind. Die Unternehmen beider Länder nutzen gleichermaßen und...
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Regionale Innovationspolitik: Konzentration auf Hightech kann in die Irre führen
Stephan, Andreas; Weiss, Jan - In: DIW Wochenbericht 77 (2010) 29, pp. 8-11
Die Bewertung der Innovationsfähigkeit von Regionen hat vor dem Hintergrund des verschärften regionalen Wettbewerbs um Fördermittel an Bedeutung gewonnen. Zur Bestimmung des regionalen Innovationspotentials werden oftmals einfach zu erhebende Indikatoren wie die Anzahl der Patentanmeldungen...
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Cooperación y competencia como antecedentes de la innovación de producto: ¿Aplican las empresas nuevas y establecidas una lógica diferenciada?
Antolín-López, Raquel; Martínez-del-Río, Javier; … - In: Investigaciones Europeas de Dirección y Economía de … 19 (2013) 1, pp. 53-62
The relationships between different types of cooperation and rivalry and product innovation are examined in this article, differentiating between new and established companies. The hypotheses proposed suggest different patterns of cooperation. For new companies, the most effective types of...
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The evolution of co-opetition in the Waipara wine cluster of New Zealand
Dana, Léo Paul; Granata, Julien; Lasch, Frank C.; … - In: Wine Economics and Policy 2 (2013) 1, pp. 42-49
relationships. Yet, there is a gap in understanding the evolution of coopetition. In this article, we re-visit an embryonic cluster … in New Zealand and investigate changes over time. The paper examines a regional wine cluster against a background of … of a regional wine cluster and its implications for wine business. The originality of the paper is twofold:first, the …
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