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Do higher real-estate agent fees imply better performance? This study uses a nation-wide data set of residential real-estate transactions in the Netherlands from 1985 to 2011 to provide evidence against this. Brokers with a flat-fee structure who charge an up-front fee (which is substantially...
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This paper developed a new theory for supply chain architecture, and engineering design that enables integration of the business and supply chain strategies. The architecture starts with individual supply chain participants and derives insights into the complex and abstract concept of...
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This paper applied case study research to design architectures for green-field supply chain integration. The integration design is based on a case study of a supply chain integration of 5 companies, operating in different, but supply chain complimenting industry sectors. The case study research...
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Business innovation is an important driver of productivity growth. In this paper, I assess the importance of R&D and ICT investment for firm performance in the manufacturing and service industries. Explicitly, I use an extended version of the CDM model that treats ICT together with R&D as the...
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A rich literature links knowledge inputs with innovative outputs. However, most of what is known is restricted to manufacturing. This paper analyzes whether the three aspects involving innovative activity - R&D; innovative output; and productivity - hold for knowledge intensive services....
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The first step in starting each production is the choice of suppliers. The choice of suppliers is influenced by many factors that differ depending on whether it is the first relationship with suppliers or it is about establishing partnerships with suppliers. Factors influencing selection are...
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This paper aims to contrast the spillover effects in business failure derived from the geographic proximity among firms of the same sector. To get this purpose, we develop an empirical application based on the analysis of the join-count statistics on a sample of firms of service sector located...
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Gewerkschaftsfusionen gelten als eine Erneuerungsstrategie und sind oft mit dem Ziel der Stärkung von Organisationsmacht verbunden. Dennoch ist wenig erforscht, wie sich Fusionen tatsächlich auf beteiligte Gewerkschaften auswirken und wie sie zu deren Erneuerung beitragen können. Dieser...
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In Deutschland hat sich in den vergangenen 20 Jahren ein hohes Maß an Arbeitsmarktdifferenzierung nach Löhnen und Arbeitsverträgen durchgesetzt. Die Beiträge dieses Sonderhefts befassen sich mit betrieblichen, tarifpolitischen und staatlichen Ansätzen der Gegensteuerung. Unser Essay stellt...
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Eine Ausweitung der Dienstleistungsbeschäftigung in Kombination mit zunehmender Frauenerwerbstätigkeit geht in der Bundesrepublik seit den 1990er Jahren mit einer Erosion der Institutionen kollektiver Interessenvertretung, der Zunahme atypischer Beschäftigung und einer Expansion des...
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