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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"German companies"”.
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Shop Floor Politics Under Socialism: Worker Identity, Rationalization, and Company Culture in (East) Germany, 1920--1996
This dissertation examines the history behind German companies' failure to attain the highest level of world rationalization, a rigorously Taylorized shop floor combined with a workforce willing to lend their practical expertise to management for the sake of modernizing production. From the end of …
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Technology acquisition strategies in pharmaceutical companies through equity investment, alliance and acquisition
… positions in the industry, pharmaceutical companies have to invest not only in internal R&D but also in external sources, since technologies in the industry are too broad to enable a company to cover all of the new technologies. Allotment of investment in internal and external R&D, however, …
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Reifegradmodellbasierte Implementierung von Self-Service Business Intelligence in deutschen Klein-, Mittel- und Großun-ternehmen – diskriminanzanalytische Untersuchung tech-nischer, organisatorischer und kultureller Unterschiede
… decision-making. In practice, however, many companies struggle to harness this potential due to technical, organizational, and cultural barriers. Existing Business Intelligence maturity models focus mainly on technological aspects and offer little guidance for SSBI-specific challenges. This …
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Kulturelle, historische und regionale Unterschiede im wiedervereinigten Deutschland: Angleichung der Produktivitätswerte mittels differenzierter Führungskompetenzen am Beispiel zweier KMU der Lebensmittelbranche
The differences of the reunited Germany with regard to cultural, historical and regional nature were examined under economic aspects and, associated with this, the possibilities for aligning productivity values by means of differentiated leadership competences. The initial thesis describes a lack …
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Die Rechtsform der Europäischen Aktiengesellschaft (SE), ein deutsches Erfolgsmodell? Eine empirische Analyse zu den rechtlichen und ökonomischen Einflussgrößen
… the legal form of the European Company (SE) in Germany. A review of the literature and a critical analysis of its results leads to the conclusion that the introduction of the SE by the European legislator in 2001 has led to a rapid wave of company formations and conversions in the European …
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Die Implementierung von Corporate Digital Responsibility durch den Einsatz von Operational Excellence – Eine qualitativ empirische Untersuchung möglicher digital-ethischer Effekte von Operational Excellence in der deutschen produzierenden Industrie
… influences the business activities of German companies and defines new technological, social and economic requirements and expectations. Today, more than ever, companies must demonstrate their ability to disrupt and adapt without neglecting their corporate obligation to take …
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Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Britain and West Germany and Their Pursuit of Industrial Competitiveness, c.1949-c.1979
… Stuttgart region of Baden-Württemberg in West Germany in the period between 1949 and 1979, examining the histories of six companies in depth. The German companies studied formed part of the Mittelstand, the sector which is unique to German-speaking countries. Mittelstand companies are said to …
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Towards a functional definition of German studies: New Zealand and the international context
… Foreign languages disciplines, including German Studies, have been forced to adapt the programmes offered to reflect the diversification of career options and the trend towards the study of vocational or professional subjects. This thesis explores the diverse, interrelated and changing …
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The role of the compliance officer – a comparison of US, UK and German law and practice.
… corporate compliance officer under US, UK and German law and practice. The aim of the thesis is to analyze the compliance function within private sector companies in the three selected jurisdictions in order to establish a model of the German compliance officer. My research is intended to …
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Einfluss von Overconfidence und Optimismus von Finanzvorständen auf ihre Kapitalstrukturentscheidungen
… We conduct a survey among 469 CFOs of listed German companies. In designing the questionnaire we closely follow the concepts and experimental set-up in the psychological literature. Unfortunately, such a comprehensive approach typically reduces response rates since the questions might be …