While an increasing number of studies postulate that vocational education and training (VET) activities have a positive impact on the innovative capacity of training companies, empirical evidence on the topic remains contradictory. This study exploits establishment data from a representative...

While an increasing number of conceptual studies postulate that vocational education and training (VET) activities have a positive impact on firm-level innovation, empirical evidence on the subject remains scarce. This study exploits establishment data from a representative survey of German...

In order to better understand the complex interplay between digital technologies, competences and innovation, the present paper examines the digitalization-innovation link in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Starting from a review of the fourth edition of the Oslo Manual, a qualitative...

This paper advances the empirical measurement of the Doing-Using-Interacting (DUI) mode of innovation, based on the conceptual framework of Alhusen et al. (2021) and its survey-based operationalization of Reher et al. (2024b). Using data from German SMEs, we examine whether the three-dimensional...

The Big Five personality traits and their influence on entrepreneurial action have been repeatedly studied using a trait-based approach. The present paper partly deviates from this perspective by analysing the role of personality prototypes in relation to entrepreneurship. This person-centred...

This paper contributes to the new literature on the role of personality for regional innovativeness by examining whether this role varies between different types of regions. Building on regionally aggregated levels of individual Big Five personality traits, we find that only extraversion has a...

Die vorliegende Studie liefert empirische Hinweise zum Zusammenhang zwischen Persönlichkeitsmerkmalen und einer Selbstständigkeit im Handwerk. Die Ergebnisse lassen sich wie folgt zusammenfassen: A\) Die Persönlichkeitseigenschaften 'Extraversion', 'Offenheit für Neues', 'Risikotoleranz' und...

The renewed scholarly interest in the craft-based mode of competition, work, learning and innovation suggests that there are some unique aspects of the craft's way of doing business. Using a large panel data set, the present paper takes a closer look at this issue by examining the personality...

Im Auftrag des Ministeriums für Wirtschaft, Infrastruktur, Tourismus und Arbeit (MV) führt die vorliegende Studie eine umfassende Bestandsanalyse des Handwerks im Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern durch und formuliert zukunftsgerichtete Handlungsempfehlungen. Die Auswertung zielt auf die...