The paper studies the degree of homogeneity of innovative behavior in order to determine empirically an industry classification of Dutch manufacturing that can be used for policy purposes. We use a twolimit tobit model with sample selection, which explains the decisions by business enterprises...

In many countries fairly large and persistent regional disparities can be observed for a variety of economic indicators. Since these disparities can not be reduced to one single dimension, a classification system is needed to give a parsimonious overview. The article presents a system which is...

This paper offers a critical review of the conventional economic classification, measurement and valuation of output, and related performance indicators, for the service sector. The paper also explores and contrasts long-standing views on the service knowledge base and service innovations, as...

Analog zur Typisierung der SGB-II-Träger und Agenturbezirke im Hinblick auf ähnliche Arbeitsmarktbedingungen sollte eine Typisierung von Haupt-, Real- und Gesamtschulen entstehen, die unterschiedliche Rahmenbedingungen für den Übergang der Abgänger mit Haupt- oder Realschulabschluss in...

In diesem Essay wird gezeigt, dass die Verschränkung von qualitativen und quantitativen Methoden im Forschungsprozess nicht nur durch das Zählen von Wörtern in qualitativen Dokumenten, durch Exemplifikation von Statistiken mit Einzelfallstudien, durch 'hypothesengenerierende'...

Global agreements to mitigate climate change, conserve biodiversity or combat desertification typically take center stage in scholarly discussions about international environmental politics. Even though the United Nations Environment Programme reported ten years ago that regional agreements make...

Auf Basis verschiedener Annahmen zeigt der folgende Beitrag, daß die von Turowski vorgeschlagenen Objekte der Standardisierung nicht den spezifischen Belangen der Wiederauffindbarkeit von Fachkomponenten genügen. Aus diesem Grund werden die Turowski'schen Standardisierungsobjekte um das Objekt...

At cross docking terminals incoming deliveries of inbound trucks are unloaded,sorted, moved across the dock and nally loaded onto outboundtrucks, which immediately leave the terminal towards their next destinationin the distribution chain. Accordingly, a cross dock is a consolidationpoint in a...

Within the archaeology domain, datasets frequently refer to time periods using a variety of textual or numeric formats. Traditionally controlled vocabularies of time periods have used classification notation and the collocation of terms in the printed form to represent and convey tacit...