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- Baczko, Tadeusz, et al.
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Location Conditions in East Germany and in Poland from the Point of View of the Companies
- 2008
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Ingår i: DIW: Weekly Report. - : German Institute for Economic Research. - 1860-3343. ; 4:3, s. 14-20
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A joint research project at the European University Viadrina, DIW Berlin and the Polish Academy of Science has investigated how companies assess their locational conditions and whether there is a relationship between location attributes and the company performance. In both countries the majority of companies assessed the same location attributes as being important or unimportant for the company's performance. Some remarkable differences were found in the evaluation of locational quality. In both countries, the supply of skilled employees is deemed to be the most important quality criterion of a location, and the current situation regarding this location factor is assessed as satisfactory. The companies in Poland more often evaluate the supply of training and qualification facilities as important compared to companies in East Germany, and the availability is assessed as good in both regions. Less important are traffic conditions. This is-not unexpectedly-assessed worse by Polish companies compared to the East German ones. The support by chambers of commerce is more often important for the Polish companies compared to East German ones. This potentially reflects the different importance of commercial authorities in both countries. Local administration is on average rated worse by the East German companies compared to Polish counterparts.
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- Eickelpasch, Alexander, et al.
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Locational and Internal Sources of Firm Competitive Advantage : Applying Porter’s Diamond Model at the Firm Level
- 2010
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This paper employs Porter’s diamond model to examine the relationships between a firm’s locational environment, its innovation capabilities, and competitive advantage assessed in terms of various performance indicators. This study implements a structural equation model that is estimated with the partial least squares (PLS) approach using a sample of 2,345 East German firms. This investigation shows that a high frequency of cooperation spurs firm innovativeness and performance, but that a strong focus on local demand impedes both. Various types of governmental support as well as the quality of locational factors tend to be more important for less innovative companies compared to the more innovative ones. The results indicate that strong local competition is an impediment to firm innovativeness and performance with conflicts which Porter’s prediction.
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- Höhne, Markus, et al.
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Beschäftigungsprognosen auf Basis amtlicher Firmendaten als Instrument einer handlungsorientierten Politikberatung am Beispiel Brandenburg
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Ingår i: Quarterly Journal of Economic Research. - : Duncker & Humblot. ; 76:3, s. 88-112
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Das in diesem Artikel beschriebene ökonometrische Prognosemodell stellteinen innovativen Ansatz der Nutzung von amtlichen Firmendaten (Mikrodaten) für die Vorhersagevon sektoral bzw. regional differenzierten Fachkräftebedarfen dar. Ziel unseres dynamischen Modellsist eine kurzfristig orientierte Prognose des Beschäftigungsverlaufs – mit einem Horizont von 12 bis24 Monaten – unter Berücksichtigung der Umsatz-, Auftrags-, Lohn- sowie Exportentwicklung amBeispiel Brandenburger Metallwirtschaft zu ermitteln. Die Grundlage für das Prognosemodell bildetein Betriebspanel aus dem „Monatsbericht für Betriebe des Verarbeitenden Gewerbes sowie desBergbaus und der Gewinnung von Steinen und Erden“. Grundsätzlich kann festgestellt werden, dassdas Modell als ein geeignetes Prognoseinstrument der kurzfristigen Beschäftigungsentwicklung füreine handlungsorientierte Politikberatung anzusehen ist.
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- Lejpras, Anna, et al.
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Locational and Internal Sources of Firm Competitive Advantage : Applying Porter’s Diamond Model at the Firm Level
- 2011
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Ingår i: Journal of Strategic Management Education. - : Senate Hall Academic Publisher. - 1649-3877. ; 7:2, s. 1-25
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper employs Porter’s diamond model to examine the relationships between afirm’s locational environment, its innovation capabilities, and competitive advantage assessed interms of various performance indicators. The study implements a structural equation modelestimated with the partial least squares (PLS) approach and reveals that frequent cooperation spurs innovation and performance but that, in contrast to Porter’s prediction, a strong focus on local demand impedes both. Interestingly, various types of governmental support, as well as the qualityof locational factors, are more important for less innovative companies than they are for moreinnovative ones. We also find that strong local competition is an impediment to firm innovativeness and performance, which is in conflict with Porter’s model.
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- Lejpras, Anna, et al.
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Locational Conditions, Cooperation, and Innovativeness : Evidence from Research and Company Spin-Offs
- 2008
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This paper has two goals. First, it analyzes the extent to which the innovativeness of spin-offs, either born from a research facility or from another company, is influenced by locational conditions. Second, it provides evidence on how important local cooperation links are in comparison to nonlocal ones. Using a sample of approximately 1,500 East German firms from knowledge-intensive sectors, we estimate a structural equation model applying the partial least squares method. We find that proximity to local research institutes and universities is the most influential factor for the cooperation intensity of spin-offs. Furthermore, the higher the cooperation intensity, the greater the innovativeness of a firm. Moreover, the results indicate that it is not the local but the nonlocal cooperation ties that are more conducive to innovativeness of research spin-offs. The findings also highlight that the innovativeness of research spin-offs with solely local links is strongly depends on support from various authorities and institutions.
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- Lejpras, Anna, et al.
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Locational Conditions, Cooperation, and Innovativeness : Evidence from Research and Company Spin-Offs
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Ingår i: The annals of regional science. - : Springer. - 0570-1864 .- 1432-0592. ; 46:3, s. 543-575
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper has two goals. First, it analyzes the extent to which the innovativeness of spin-offs, originating either in a research facility or from another company, is influenced by locational conditions. Second, it provides evidence on how important local cooperation links are in comparison to nonlocal ones. Using a sample of approximately 1,500 East German firms from knowledge-intensive sectors, we estimate a structural equation model applying the partial least squares method. We find that proximity to local research institutes and universities is the most influential factor for the cooperation intensity of spin-offs. Furthermore, the higher the cooperation intensity, the greater the innovativeness of a firm. Moreover, the results indicate that it is not the local but the nonlocal cooperation ties that are more conducive to innovativeness of research spin-offs. The findings also highlight that the innovativeness of research spin-offs with solely local links is strongly dependent on support from various authorities and institutions.
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