from research institutions. Using data from the German innovation survey we investigate how firms are able to exploit … knowledge from external partners for successful innovation activities. The estimation results show that the determinants of … absorptive capacity differ with respect to the type of knowledge absorbed for innovation activities. In particular we find that …

focus is on knowledge management practices implemented to increase collaboration between actors within a firm on innovation … innovation strategy targeted at consumers and continuous R&D activities is positively related to KM usage. In addition, more …

&D and innovation activities. The analysis contains two parts: A review of relevant theoretical and empirical literature and … analysis. The empirical part uses data from the Mannheim Innovationpanel on innovation activities of German firms. …

the Third Community Innovation Survey from Germany, we focus on the role of spillovers in explaining R&D cooperation. We …

the Third Community Innovation Survey from Germany, we focus on the role of spillovers in explaining R&D cooperation. We …

Innovation success depends heavily on firm's ability to set priorities and select the most promising options from its … project portfolio before the odds of success or failure become visible and reliable. We ask: What does previous innovation …, research on absorptive capacities finds that previous innovation experience translates into superior ability to value, extract …