On all levels of economy and society innovations are perceived as key success factor to economic growth and employment. Often it reads as follows: Increased research and development generates technologically innovative products, enabling companies to achieve competitive advantages and gain...

Die Praxis der betriebswirtschaftlichen Planung und Steuerung folgt vielfach alten Kostenkontrollprinzipien. Hohe Gemeinkostenblöcke und eine mangelnde Unterstützung neuer Produktionskonzepte sind die Folge. Mit der Einführung moderner Controllinginstrumente wie Prozesskostenrechnung. Target...

For quite some time it seemed the trend towards high automation in the wage-intensive German economy showed no signs of slowing down. However, in practice it turns out that more than a third of companies which have chosen automated solutions have not had their expectations fulfilled. Many of...

In the modernisation of production processes, German and American firms stress different aspects: a greater number of German enterprises strategically favour technology and innovation and the adaptation of products to customers' specifications. The US firms prioritise more frequently the quality...

Baden-Württembergs Wirtschaft, traditionell führend in Innovation und Technologie, kann sich nicht sicher sein, dass dieser Vorsprung künftig ausreicht, die Preiskonkurrenz aus Billiglohnländern abzuwehren. Produktbegleitende Dienstleistungen können der Industrie helfen, im Wettbewerb auch...

On all levels of economy and society innovations are perceived as key success factor to economic growth and employment. Often it reads as follows: Increased research and development generates technologically innovative products, enabling companies to achieve competitive advantages and gain...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an empirical investigation of firm level productivity effects of outsourcing against the background of a review of recent theoretical considerations about the topic. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical research is based on a large...