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  1. Research // 25.05.2011

    Customised Software Fosters Innovation Success of Service Providers

    Firms using customised enterprise software are more innovative than their competitors that are mainly using standardized software. This is the finding of a study conducted by the…
  2. Research // 16.05.2011

    Welfare Losses due to too Few Start-Ups by Immigrants in Key Economic Sectors

    Immigrants in Germany found considerably fewer firms in key economic sectors, such as engineering, chemical industry or software development, than Germans. Thus, with regard to the…
  3. ZEW Annual Report // 26.04.2011

    ZEW Annual Report 2010 Published - ZEW Successful in Raising Third-Party Funds From Home and Abroad

    In the business year 2010, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) Mannheim improved its results by half a million to 15.6 million euros. In particular, third-party funding…
  4. Information Economy // 18.04.2011

    Service Providers of the Information Society - Firms Employ E-commerce to a Greater Extent in Procurement Than in Sales and Marketing

    Among the service providers of the information society it has become increasingly common to make use of e-commerce in the procurement of inputs rather than in sales and marketing of…
  5. Research // 18.04.2011

    "Twisted" Wages Make Hiring Of Young Women and Older Job Hunters Unattractive

    Some firms in Germany still prefer hiring young male applicants to young women; and they hardly hire older job hunters either. The main reason for this personnel strategy, which is…
  6. Research // 14.04.2011

    Upturn For Mergers And Acquisitions in Germany

    The German economy is developing well in 2011, causing an upturn of the mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The negative trend observed in Germany during the last two years appears to be…
  7. Information Economy // 14.04.2011

    Service Providers of the Information Society - Deterioration of the Business Situation Discourages Economic Sentiment

    The overall sentiment in the sector of service providers of the information society has tarnished in the first quarter of the year 2011 in comparison to the quarter immediately prior…
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