This study presents the results of an extensive Monte Carlo experiment to compare different methods of efficiency analysis. In addition to traditional parametric-stochastic and nonparametric-deterministic methods recently developed robust nonparametric-stochastic methods are considered. The...

This paper examines the role of international trade in employment growth in micro- and small enterprises using a representative sample of manufacturing firms in six Southeast Asian countries. After controlling for firm and individual characteristics as well as country and sector dummies,...

[Zielsetzung / Abgrenzung] Die 'Schreckensherrschaft der EDV-Abteilung ist vorbei' - so der Titel eines Zeitungsartikels. Bereits vor einigen Jahren prophezeite Nicolas Carr 'the End of Corporate Computing'. Haben wir diesen Zeitpunkt inzwischen erreicht? Haben neue Technologien und...