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Essays on the contribution of public infrastructure to private production and its political economy
Stephan, Andreas - 2001
between infrastructure and private productivity. The second subject is the determinants of regional infrastructure investment … infrastructure to private production; the essays three to five study besides the productivity effects also the determinants of …
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International trade and labour markets
Braun, Sebastian Till - 2010
Beschäftigungsverhältnissen in der verarbeitenden Industrie nicht beeinflusst, geht es einher mit einer Zunahme der Beschäftigungsstabilität im … rigidity. The third essay analyses how different unionisation structures affect firm productivity and firm performance in a … among heterogeneous producers and increases average productivity and profit levels, firm-level bargaining allows less …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467258
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Die Transformation des Verarbeitenden Gewerbes in Berlin/Brandenburg unter Berücksichtigung der Exporte : eine empirische Analyse mit amtlichen Mikrodaten
Mangelsdorf, Stefan - 2009
on productivity growth, and additionally export behavior has to be persistent over time. Both conditions are empirically …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009449074
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Mandatory Works Councils in Germany: Their Effects on Productivity and Profits
Müller, Steffen - 2009
-, consultation-, and co-determination rights. The effects works councils have on productivity and profits are estimated for medium …-sized manufacturing firms using information from the IAB establishment panel. The results indicate a positive effect on productivity of 6 …
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Land Security, Efficiency and Productivity, and Rural Income in China
Zhang, Yanjie - 2013
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Knowledge worker #3
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand)
Peter Drucker lectures about the knowledge worker. During his talk, he discusses: supply as the center of today’s corporation, the change in structure and character of the workforce, the main function of a job, work as portable and specialized, the importance of making oneself understood and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429638
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Using business excellence models for supporting decision making in strategic planning and business improvements
Rocha-Lona, L.; Eldridge, S.; Barber, K.; Reyes, J. - 2008
Information gathered through self-assessment activities using business excellence models (BEMs), such as the EFQM or the Baldrige models, show the overall performance of organizations against several model criteria. This information is vital to managers and directors to support their decision...
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Lean production, market share and value creation in the agricultural machinery sector in Brazil
Forrester, P.; Shimizu, U.; Soriano-Meier, H.; … - 2010
Purpose – The “resource-based view” (RBV) of firms considers that major operational and organisational advantages are created in the internal environment of a firm. The implementation of lean manufacturing represents the potential for strategic advantage over competitors, especially in...
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Enablers and impediments to IT adoption in business relationships: Evidence from Australia and Finland
Cripps, Helen; Salo, Jari; Standing, Craig - 2009
Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to describe the impediments to information technology (IT) adoption and possible solutions in the context of business relationships by drawing on case studies conducted in both Australia and Finland in the heavy manufacturing sector....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009440777