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The interaction between trade liberalisation, product and process innovation, and relative skill demand is analysed in … substitutability of their products through additional investment in product innovation. The paper also shows that the relative demand …
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Eastern Germanys recovery from the unification shock has beencharacterized by deep structural change with apparent repercussions for the West as well and an integration process involving both capital deepening (extensive and intensive investment) and labor thinning (net out-migration). I propose...
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Die Gestaltung der Produktpalette war ein zentrale Herausforderung für ostdeutsche Unternehmen nach der Wende. Spezialisierung oder eine diffuse Generalistenstrategie war die Frage. Welche Strategie sich durchgesetzt hat und ob der Anschluss an den Westen gelang, wird in dieser Arbeit erstmals...
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This paper analyses the link between sustainability-related innovation and sustainability performance and the role that … that are family-owned. Governments often support environmentally and socially beneficial innovation withvarious policy … will foster such innovation in their organisation. Hence the main research question of thispaper is about the association …
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This paper addresses the key determinants of merger failure, in particularthe role of innovation (post … introduce a model of process innovation where merged firmsexibit intra-merger spillover of knowledge under different market …) which contradicts the notion of failureand suits well the open innovation paradigm. …
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Innovation activities in high tech industries provide considerable challenges for technology and innovation management … with different aspects of acquisition behaviour. Particular focus is put on innovation-related firm characteristics. The …
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M&A and Innovation a major means of today’s competitive strategy development, this paper examines the innovation … determinants of M&A activity and the consequences of M&A transactions on the technological potential and the innovation performance … firm-level data on M&A and innovation activity as well as financial characteristics. By implementing a counterfactual …
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-price auction since holding an auction may leave higher rents to firms when the innovation technology is subject to large random …
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Innovation activities in high technology industries provide considerable challenges fortechnology and innovation … association of firm characteristics with differentaspects of acquisition behaviour with a particular focus being put on innovation …
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We study the effects of envy on the feasibility of relational contracts in a standard moral hazard setup with two agents. Performance is evaluated via an observable, but non-contractible signal which reflects the agent's individual contribution to form value. Both agents exhibit disadvantageous...
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