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Technology Platforms in Europe: an empirical investigation

De Propris, Lisa; Corradini, Carlo - 2013

In the last decades, innovation activity has been defined by an increasing complexity and a faster pace of the … underlying technological change. Accordingly, several studies have shown that competitive systems of innovation benefit from …

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Offshoring R&D

Tuhkuri, Joonas; Lööf, Hans; Mohammadi, Ali; … - 2016

This paper explores offshoring of firms’ research and development functions. Our analysis employs a previously untapped and unique Eurostat International Sourcing Survey. The results are easy to summarize. First, the magnitude of R&D offshoring is small. Second, a large majority of R&D is...

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Indicators used to measure service innovation and manufacturing innovation

Taques, Fernando Henrique; López, Manuel G.; Basso, … - In: Journal of Innovation & Knowledge (JIK) 6 (2021) 1, pp. 11-26

Innovation can be a source of competitive advantage for companies, either through the improvement of methods and … important to measure innovation and discuss the results associated therewith. The aim of this research is to address each of the … main indicators of organizational innovation, separately discussing the advantages and disadvantages inherent to their …

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Arbeitsgruppen und ihre Bestimmungsgründe: Eine empirische Untersuchung im deutschen Maschinenbau

Müller, Harry - 2014

Betriebliche Arbeitsgruppen sind eine in der deutschen Industrie häufig anzutreffende Form der Fertigungsorganisation. Betrachtet man die innerbetriebliche Organisation aus der Sicht der Neuen Institutionenökonomik, so kann man die Arbeitsgruppe als eine Institution verstehen, mit deren Hilfe...

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ICT diffusion and skill upgrading in Korean industries

Hur, Jai-Joon; Seo, Hwan-Joo; Lee, Young Soo - 2002

We examine the relationship between the directly observable indicator of new technology, ICT investment ratio, and skill upgrading by analysing changes in employment and wage structure of 25 Korean industrial sectors over the 1993-99 period. The results show that there has been little...

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On the motives and needs for work beyond age 65: Comparing voluntary workers versus agency workers

Torka, Nicole; Goedebebure, Ivy; van Ewijk, Inge; … - In: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung (ZfP) 26 (2012) 2, pp. 167-188

Much has been written about older workers, including how to adequately manage a more mature workforce. Currently, the bulk of research concentrates on the push-pull factors for early retirement vs. the continuation of work life until the pensionable age. This article focuses on a different and...

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Empirical evidence of a changing operating cost structure and its impact on banks' operating profit: The case of Germany

Diener, Florian - In: Journal of Risk and Financial Management 13 (2020) 10, pp. 1-20

The financial sector is undergoing extensive changes and challenges that affect the entire market and infrastructure of financial service providers. Technological development leads to increased digitalisation and allows new business models to emerge. With regard to the banking sector, it is...

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Stand der Literatur zur operativen Steuerung von Dienstleistungsprozessen

Leyer, Michael - 2011

Services are characterised by the integration of customers while the service is produced. This integration leads to interruptions in the processing of a customer order until the customer provides the missing input. Since customer behaviour can be planned to a certain extent only challenges in...

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Lean production y gestión de la cadena de suministro en la industria aeronáutica

Martínez Jurado, Pedro José; Moyano Fuentes, José - In: Investigaciones Europeas de Dirección y Economía de … 17 (2011) 1, pp. 137-157

In this paper we asses the current state of research on Lean Production and Supply Chain Management in the aeronautic industry, with two basic aims: 1) identify all lines of research developed, providing a classification criterion of literature, 2) discuss the empirical evidence and try to...

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Identifying leadership skills required in the digital age

Klus, Milan F.; Müller, Julia - 2018

Is leadership changing in an increasingly digitalised work environment? This question arises in corporate practice, societal debates, and in business management research. The evolution of digital technologies changes working environments considerably and creates new challenges for executives. So...

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