Die Bedeutung der Zeitarbeit hat in Deutschland in den zurückliegenden Jahren kontinuierlich zugenommen. Inwiefern die Nutzung dieses Instruments die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der betreffenden Unternehmen erhöht, ist Gegenstand der vorliegenden Studie. Für Unternehmen des verarbeitenden Gewerbes...

This paper addresses the relationship between the utilization of temporary agency workers by firms and their competitiveness measured by unit labor costs, using a rich, newly built, data set of German manufacturing enterprises. The analysis is conducted by applying different panel data models...

This paper addresses the relationship between the utilization of temporary agency workers by firms and their competitiveness measured by unit labor costs, using a rich, newly built, data set of German manufacturing enterprises. The analysis is conducted by applying different panel data models...

Die Bedeutung der Zeitarbeit hat in Deutschland in den zurückliegenden Jahren kontinuierlich zugenommen. Inwiefern die Nutzung dieses Instruments die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der betreffenden Unternehmen erhöht, ist Gegenstand der vorliegenden Studie. Für Unternehmen des verarbeitenden Gewerbes...

This paper addresses the relationship between the utilization of temporary agency workers by firms and their competitiveness measured by unit labor costs, using a rich, newly built, data set of German manufacturing enterprises. The analysis is conducted by applying different panel data models...

This paper addresses the relationship between the utilization of temporary agency workers by firms and their competitiveness measured by unit labor costs, using a rich, newly built, data set of German manufacturing enterprises. The analysis is conducted by applying different panel data models...

The advent of cloud computing promises to improve the way firms utilize IT solutions. Firms are expected to replace large and inflexible fixed-cost investments in IT with more targeted variable spending in cloud solutions. In addition, cloud usage is expected to increase the productivity of...

The advent of cloud computing promises to improve the way firms utilize IT solutions. Firms are expected to replace large and inflexible fixed-cost investments in IT with more targeted variable spending in cloud solutions. In addition, cloud usage is expected to increase the productivity of...

Cloud-Computing ist für Unternehmen eine kostengünstige und flexible Art der IT-Nutzung, ohne dass Investitionen in die eigene, teure und starre IT-Infrastruktur notwendig sind. Daher wird erwartet, dass die Nutzung von Cloud-Diensten sich in geringeren IT-Investitionen niederschlägt und...