Is innovative firm behavior correlated with age and gender composition of the workforce? Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises

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    Abstract

    This empirical research note documents the relationship between composition of a firm’s workforce (with a special focus on age and gender) and its performance with respect to innovative activities (outlays and employment in research and development (R&D)) for a large representative sample of enterprises from manufacturing industries in Germany using unique newly available data. We find that firms with a higher share of older workers have significantly lower proportions of R&D outlays in total revenues and of R&D employment in total employment, whereas firms with a higher share of female employment seem to be more active in R&D
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalJournal for Labour Market Research
    Volume47
    Issue number3
    Pages (from-to)223-231
    Number of pages9
    ISSN1614-3485
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 01.09.2014

    UN SDGs

    This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    1. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
      SDG 5 Gender Equality

    Research areas and keywords

    • Gender and Diversity

    ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

    • Industrial relations
    • Economics and Econometrics
    • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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