Access to new foreign technology is often central to countries' development strategies. However, we know very little about the quantitative impact of technology sourcing. In this paper, we study the role of outward international business travel for technology sourcing and innovation by examining...

Access to new foreign technology is often central to countries' development strategies. However, we know very little about the quantitative impact of technology sourcing. In this paper, we study the role of outward international business travel for technology sourcing and innovation by examining...

Digitale Technologien wie Videokonferenzen helfen, Distanzen zu überbrücken und schneller zu kommunizieren. Würden mehr Unternehmen diese einsetzen, um Dienstreisen zu ersetzen, könnte die deutsche Wirtschaft 8,3 Milliarden Euro im Jahr einsparen - zumindest in der Theorie.