routinized phase where innovation takes place within top-performing incumbents; (3) a second entrepreneurial phase characterized … routinization, in which no further innovation takes place, but is instead a phase of structural change. Using data on 74 West German …

more important for small-firm innovation than for their larger counterparts. …

effect of the composition of economic activity on innovation. We test whether the specialization of economic activity within … together complementary activities, better promotes innovation. The evidence provides considerable support for the diversity …

firm's incentives for R&D. These changes influence the probability of innovation through two effects: changes in total R … shift from the rival firm to the dominant firm is a good thing as it decreases the likelihood of duplicate innovation (we … rights are strong. That is, firm dominance is good for innovation when (but only when) property rights are strong. We also …

the value of their potential innovation in industries characterized by a greater degree of knowledge asymmetries. Based on …

potential suppliers generate and sell the most suitable innovation. Moreover, procurement by public agencies and large firms … the degree of competition between suppliers, as well as other more practical indirect ways to stimulate innovation. We … discuss the effects of standard setting activities by large, often public, procurers on innovation races. We evaluate how …

innovation to the financiers through patenting and prototyping activities, right in the early stages of the venture. We build a …

international competitiveness - to a lack of innovative activity. In Germany the Innovationskrise (innovation crisis) combines with …