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Table 4 Innovative performance and different staffing patterns

From: Separating wheat and chaff: age-specific staffing strategies and innovative performance at the firm levelDen Weizen von der Spreu trennen – Altersbezogene Personalpolitik und Innovationen auf der Betriebsebene

 

All firms

Growth

Dominance

ΔE≥0

ΔE<0

ΔE≥0

ΔE<0

D+

D

D+

D

D+

D

Rejuvenation by inflows of younger

 - yes

3.3

4.1

2.8

3.7

3.0

5.5

1.7

1.7

1.8

 - no

3.0

3.7

2.1

2.7

3.1

3.2

4.1

2.4

4.1

Test on difference (p)

0.710

0.810

0.664

0.616

0.960

0.323

0.240

0.737

0.301

Rejuvenation by outflows of older

 - yes

2.4

2.2

2.5

2.8

1.9

2.8

1.5

2.8

2.2

 - no

3.2

3.9

2.1

3.2

3.1

4.2

3.6

1.8

2.4

Test on difference (p)

0.434

0.242

0.760

0.785

0.350

0.520

0.292

0.652

0.911

Increasing age-heterogeneity

 - yes

3.8

4.3

2.1

3.8

3.1

5.2

3.3

1.5

2.8

 - no

3.5

2.9

4.6

2.9

4.7

2.2

3.4

3.4

5.6

Test on difference (p)

0.720

0.286

0.124

0.527

0.290

0.151

0.938

0.354

0.251

Churning

 - yes

2.6

3.4

1.8

2.5

2.9

3.5

3.2

1.1

2.5

 - no

3.9

4.3

3.6

4.3

3.6

5.1

3.4

3.5

3.8

Test on difference (p)

0.212

0.539

0.209

0.233

0.599

0.451

0.923

0.354

0.517

  1. Notes: Pooled results for the years 1999/2000 and 2002/2003. The indicator refers to the mean innovative performance (turnover achieved by new products and services, in percent of total turnover, as deviation from the respective industry median) within each subgroup characterized by whether establishments experience the respective staffing strategy or not, as well as dominance and growth regimes. The p-values (in italic) refer to a Wald-Test on the means within the growth and/or dominance regimes depending on whether an establishment experiences the respective staffing pattern or not. Source: Elaborated for this study based on LIAB data
  2. Significance levels * 10%, ** 5%, *** 1%