determination of controlling an acquired firm’s capital, assets and brand versus its capability of innovation and ex post …’ strategy in M&A ex post performance. When there is an overwhelming ‘resources acquiring’ strategy, the innovation factor … does the absence of innovation as a goal in the pre-M&A period. These two insights together are useful in careful M …

Specific innovation capabilities enable large firms to depart from constant returns to scale and benefit from …

innovation capabilities by firms and their labor productivity. Intra-organizational capabilities relate to firms’ corporate … culture and work organization, generation of innovative ideas and selection of projects, and innovation funding sources. Inter … employee, both types of innovation capabilities are found to significantly increase labor productivity. …