Based on five research papers, the dissertation "Institutions and Entrepreneurship" analyzes institutional influences on entrepreneurship, as well as determinants and effects of institutional change. In particular, the effects of implicit institutions, i.e. societal norms and values, on the...

Klappentext: Auch drei Jahrzehnte nach der deutsch-deutschen Vereinigung gilt die Tarif-, Lohn- und Leistungspolitik der DDR weitgehend als »black box«. Robert Hinke widmet sich diesem Forschungsdesiderat am Beispiel der Metall- und Elektroindustrie historisch-soziologisch und zeichnet die...

"In this paper, I examine how family related employment interruptions for women in the FRG (Federal Republic of Germany) and the GDR (German Democratic Republic) looked like in the period prior to German reunification. Furthermore, I investigate how career interruptions developed after the...

"In this paper, I examine how family related employment interruptions for women in the FRG (Federal Republic of Germany) and the GDR (German Democratic Republic) looked like in the period prior to German reunification. Furthermore, I investigate how career interruptions developed after the...