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    <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The IMB Working Paper No. 100: Taking stock and moving forward</title>
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      <description>Title: The IMB Working Paper No. 100: Taking stock and moving forward
Authors: Dörrenbächer, Christoph; Egger de Campo, Marianne; Tomenendal, Matthias
Abstract: This is the 100th issue of the IMB Working Papers. It contains three short papers on the series itself. The first paper takes stock of the history, content and relevance of the IMB Working Paper Series. It analyses the first 100 issues of the series in detail (Dörrenbächer in this volume, pp. 4-15). The second paper is addressing the changes at the institution publishing the IMB Working Paper Series. Having been merged with an Institute for Long-Distance Studies, the IMB (Institute of Management Berlin) was re-named to BPS (Berlin Professional School), bringing professionalism to center stage (Tomenendal and Egger de Campo in this volume, pp.16-19). The third paper looks ahead and describes the future ambitions of the working paper series, which will appear as BPS Working Paper Series in the future. Aspects covered are the rationale, scope and way of delivery of the series (Dörrenbächer and Tomenendal in this issue, pp. 20-23).</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Exporting behavior and the demand for skills in German establishments</title>
      <link>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/218907</link>
      <description>Title: Exporting behavior and the demand for skills in German establishments
Authors: Kölling, Arnd; Mertens, Antje
Abstract: The analysis deals with the influence of exporting on the demand for workers with different skill levels. Previous literature suggests that this includes two major topics. First, productivity of exporting firms may increase due to learning facts after entering international markets and/or be higher initially due to selfselection of firms into exporting. Second, exporting potentially leads to a change in the employment structure towards highly skilled workers. We applied a conditional difference-in-difference regression model of labor demand for three different skill levels to investigate this hypothesis. For this purpose, we use German establishment panel data that covers the period from 2000 to 2014. The outcome shows that not only self-selection into exports must be controlled for but also that changes in employment seem to be skill biased in manufacturing firms starting export activities. Nevertheless, there are no corresponding findings for firms that stop exporting or establishments in the service sector respectively.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Aktive Diskussion: Wie Diversity zu innovativeren Teams führt</title>
      <link>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/231457</link>
      <description>Title: Aktive Diskussion: Wie Diversity zu innovativeren Teams führt
Authors: Kirch, Johannes; Tomenendal, Matthias
Abstract: Dieser Artikel zeigt, wie erfolgreiche Teams ihre Mitarbeiter-Ressourcen besser nutzen. Dafür wird das Verhältnis zwischen der Team-Diversity und der Teamleistung anhand der neu eingeführten Interaktionsvariable Aktive Diskussion analysiert. Auf der Basis einer empirischen Analyse über 111 Teams wird nachgewiesen, dass eine erhöhte Aktive Diskussion die Beziehung zwischen der Geschlechts-Diversity und der Team-Effizienz negativ moderiert, eine niedrige Aktive Diskussion in diesem Kontext dagegen positiv wirkt. Das Verhältnis von Funktionaler Diversity und Team-Innovation wird durch eine hohe Aktive Diskussion positiv moderiert. Über eine zusätzliche Analyse kann zwischen der Geschlechts-Diversity und der funktionalen Vielfalt ein positiver Interaktionseffekt auf die Team- Innovation nachgewiesen werden. Die Ergebnisse erweitern die Forschung, indem über die Einführung einer bisher nicht angewandten Moderatorvariable detaillierte Einblicke in das Zusammenwirken von Input-, Prozess- und Outputvariablen im Kontext von vielfältig besetzten Gruppen gegeben werden.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2020-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Cluster competence for higher resilience: A neo-institutional perspective on how firms from the Lusatian Energy Cluster cope with an external shock</title>
      <link>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/231458</link>
      <description>Title: Cluster competence for higher resilience: A neo-institutional perspective on how firms from the Lusatian Energy Cluster cope with an external shock
Authors: Tomenendal, Matthias; Lange, Hans Rüdiger; Raffer, Christian
Abstract: In former studies cluster firms have hardly proven to be more resilient to shocks than non-cluster firms. Yet, there is a lack of research on how cluster firms can achieve resilience. Based on a qualitative study of firms in the Eastern German Lusatian energy cluster we found that after a shock - a sudden decision on energy policy changes of the German federal government - cluster firms have replaced pre- by postshock institutional logics. Studied firms put more emphasis on further utilising core competences and demonstrate more openness to communicate inside and outside of the cluster. In essence, cluster firms change institutional logics for strengthened T-shaped cluster competences, which subsequently lead to higher resilience of cluster firms and clusters. By linking institutional logics to cluster resilience via cluster competences we provide a new perspective on how cluster firms can be resilient in the face of a shock.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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