Cooperation can benefit and hurt firms at the same time. An important question then is: when is it better to cooperate. And how can an appropriate partner be selected? In this paper we present a model of inter-firm cooperation driven by cognitive distance, appropriability conditions and external...

Following the increasing discourse among scholars and manufacturers on industry 4.0, there has been a growing curiosity to realize its potential. This paper aims at identifying the prominent industry 4.0 technologies that Germany, as a leading country in this area, is researching on. The...