While firms increasingly adopt open innovation, little is known about whether firms gain or lose from this innovation approach. Motivated by this research gap in the literature, the thesis explores the antecedents and performance implications of open innovation strategies, particularly...

Insbesondere seit der Verabschiedung der Kartellschadensersatzrichtlinie 2014/104/EU durch das Europäische Parlament und den Rat im Dezember 20141 gelangt die privatrechtliche Kartellrechtsdurchsetzung auch in Europa immer mehr in den Mittelpunkt der rechtswissenschaftlichen Diskussion. In...

This thesis investigates whether Chinese firms improve their productivity through export and why this is the case; whether export and R&D investment have a complementary effect on improving firm performance; how to identify the dynamics of technological capabilities for a large group of firms and...