The first chapter investigates the factors that explain the level of technical efficiency of a firm. In an empirical analysis, a unique sample of about 35,000 firms in 256 industries from the German Cost Structure Census over the years 1992-2004 is used. The technical efficiency of the firms is...

In India, the term ‘sick units’ refers to economically unviable firms which are kept alive ‘in the public interest’ by means of subsidies of various kinds. Since this practice is common, and large parts of the industrial sector are affected, this phenomenon is referred to as industrial...

In India, the term ‘sick units’ refers to economically unviable firms which are kept alive ‘in the public interest’ by means of subsidies of various kinds. Since this practice is common, and large parts of the industrial sector are affected, this phenomenon is referred to as industrial...

In this research we will focus on three topics which we think are particularly relevant for hospital competition: i) quality, ii) efficiency, and iii) ownership.i) Quality of health care is the most important good of the health production process. The present thesis presents both a theoretical...

Resources are a key to innovative actions -not only, but also- in nonprofit organizations (NPOs). With the societal obligation of NPOs to create innovative and effective approaches in responding to a variety of concerns such as poverty, human rights, social services, environmental protection...

This study considers how organizational slack (available and recoverable) affects the process of innovation by facilitating or hindering the process of exploration and exploitation in the case of technology intensive firms. It is argued that the R&D intensity of the firm moderates the effect of...

Auslandsbanken gewinnen in Deutschland eine immer größere Bedeutung. Obgleich der von der Bundesbank ausgewiesene Marktanteil ausländischer Banken noch immer im Vergleich zu anderen europäischen Ländern unterdurchschnittlich stark ausgeprägt ist, messen ihnen deutsche Bankiers eine hohe...

Mit der internen Implementierung von Wettbewerbsstrategien in Unternehmen befasst sich dieses Arbeitspapier. Es legt hierfür die aus einem organischen Unternehmensverständnis abgeleiteten Gliederungsbereiche von Unternehmen nach Götz W. Werner zugrunde.

Immer mehr Unternehmen intensivieren vor dem Hintergrund zunehmender Komplexität sowie technologischer und wettbewerblicher Dynamik ihre Lieferanten- und Kundenbeziehungen bis hin zu engen Partnerschaften. Sie sehen diese als Voraussetzung für dauerhaft wirkende Wettbewerbsvorteile an.// Mit...