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for France, Germany, Italy and the UK. It will be particularly interesting to have a closer look at the situation in … Germany, since this country is generally considered a "service laggard" (see summaries of the debate in Cornetz/Schäfer 1999 … holds for the introduction of innovative technology-based business models in service firms. If service sectors in Germany …
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This paper analyses the determinants of employment reactions of firms when environmental innovations have been carried out. It differentiates hereby between employment increases and decreases. The data stem from a telephone survey covering more than 1500 firms in five European countries that...
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Insurance markets are characterized by profound market imperfections. Insurance intermediaries reduce transaction costs and information asymmetries. From transaction cost economics, agency theory, and law and economics literature the hypothesis is derived that insurance brokers may provide more...
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Nachdem in 2012 eine positive Beschäftigungsentwicklung zu beobachten war, setzt sich der Beschäftigungsabbau in der maritimen Wirtschaft in 2013 fort. In diesem Jahr beträgt die Anzahl der Stammbelegschaft auf deutschen Werften 15.805 Mitarbeiter/innen. Dies entspricht einer Abnahme der...
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In diesem Jahr lässt sich für den deutschen Schiffbau, welcher fortführend einen strukturellen Wandel durchläuft, konstatieren, dass sich neben den verschiedenen Unternehmensverkäufen und Übernahmen ebenfalls Möglichkeiten abzeichnen, mit koordiniertem Strukturen und Entscheidungen die...
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Theory predicts a positive relationship between market concentration and profitability in most scenarios. In empirical work, however, this relation is frequently not found or only a weak connection is observed. We compare the performance of concentration and market share variables, which are...
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This paper analyses the determinants of employment reactions of firms when environmental innovations have been carried out. It differentiates hereby between employment increases and decreases. The data stem from a telephone survey covering more than 1500 firms in five European countries that...
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