The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of knowledge management on the innovation success of firms in Germany. Using a matching procedure on data from the German Innovation Survey of 2003 (“Mannheim Innovation Panel”), we pair firms applying knowledge management with twin firms with...

The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of knowledge management on the innovation success of firms in Germany. Using a matching procedure on data from the German Innovation Survey of 2003 (“Mannheim Innovation Panel”), we pair firms applying knowledge management with twin firms with...

The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of knowledge management on the innovation success of firms in Germany. Using a matching procedure on data from the German Innovation Survey of 2003 (Mannheim Innovation Panel), we pair firms applying knowledge management with twin firms with...

Standortentscheidungen sind unternehmerische Grundsatzentscheidungen von höchster strategischer Bedeutung. Vielfach werden sie jedoch nicht umfassend genug getroffen, sondern beruhen auf wenigen, vorrangig monetären Aspekten. Automobilzulieferer agieren bei Auslandsproduktionsstrategien...

Gesamtwirtschaftliche Bedeutung der Automobilzulieferer -- Produktionsverlagerungen und Rückverlagerungen -- Standortentscheidungsrelevante Zukunftstrends für Automobilzulieferer -- Muster internationaler Produktions- und Standortstrategien -- Methoden zur fundierten Standortbewertung bei...

Companies which have to manage global supply chains face a high level of complexity in that there is a large number of suppliers in diverse socio-economic contexts as well as a growing demand for control of social and environmental criteria in these supply chains. Sustainable supply chain...

When, on 21st September 2006, 'The Economist' compared incumbent telecommunication operators with dinosaurs that could soon face extinction, most readers were ready to agree. The mixture of declining revenues and fierce competition was believed to shake the market and soon to dethrone former...

Based on a unique firm-level data set from the German manufacturing sector, this paper disentangles environmental and non-environmental product and process innovations. The multivariate probit analysis shows that the various innovation types are determined by different factors. The estimation...