"The extensive literature on knowledge management spans several fields, but there are remarkably few studies that address the basic question as to whether knowledge management practices improve organizational performance. I examine that question using a national probability sample of...

Patente sind ein gebräuchliches und bewährtes Instrument zum Schutz von Erfindungen, und sie haben einen entscheidenden Einfluss auf den Unternehmenserfolg. Der qualifizierte Umgang mit geistigem Eigentum und gewerblichen Schutzrechten wie Patenten ist daher zu einer Kernaufgabe...

In this paper we report upon a first empirical exploration of the relative efficiency of innovation development by product users vs. product producers. In a study of over 50 years of product innovation in the whitewater kayaking field, we find users in aggregate were approximately 3X more...

The importance of green innovation management is growing in practice and academia likewise. To our knowledge, a recent and comprehensive literature review is lacking. In this paper we contribute to a clarification of the concept "green innovation" and provide an overview of the existing body of...