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Zum Zielkonflikt der Unternehmenspublizität zu Forschung & Entwicklung – eine empirische Untersuchung der HDAX-Unternehmen

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  • Corinna Ewelt
  • Thorsten Knauer

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F&E-Aktivitäten haben für den langfristigen Unternehmenserfolg eine hohe Bedeutung. Allerdings müssen die Unternehmen abwägen, inwiefern sie diese bewertungsrelevanten Informationen kommunizieren, da wettbewerbsinduzierte Kosten z.B. durch den Verlust von komparativen Konkurrenzvorteilen entstehen können. Vor dem Hintergrund dieses Zielkonflikts analysiert der vorliegende Beitrag die Qualität der F&E-Berichterstattung der HDAX-Unternehmen und deren Determinanten. Als wesentliche Erkenntnis kann eine verbesserungswürdige Qualität der F&E-Publizität berichtet werden, wobei die Unternehmen durch eine breite aber weniger detaillierte Darstellung den Interessen der Berichtsadressaten bei möglichst geringen Kosten versuchen gerecht zu werden. Über besonders sensible Aspekte wird kaum berichtet. Wesentliche Determinanten der Qualität der F&E-Berichterstattung stellen die unternehmensbezogenen Charakteristika Unternehmensgröße sowie die Bedeutung der F&E-Aktivitäten dar. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2010

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  • Corinna Ewelt & Thorsten Knauer, 2010. "Zum Zielkonflikt der Unternehmenspublizität zu Forschung & Entwicklung – eine empirische Untersuchung der HDAX-Unternehmen," Metrika: International Journal for Theoretical and Applied Statistics, Springer, vol. 21(1), pages 37-58, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:metrik:v:21:y:2010:i:1:p:37-58
    DOI: 10.1007/s00187-010-0085-4
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