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The effects of knowledge management on innovative success - an empirical analysis of German firms

Cantner, Uwe; Joel, Kristin; Schmidt, Tobias - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of knowledge management on the innovation success of firms in Germany …. Using a matching procedure on data from the German Innovation Survey of 2003 ("Mannheim Innovation Panel"), we pair firms … management on the share of cost reductions with process innovation. …

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Works Councils, Training Activities and Innovation: A Study of German Firms

Cantner, Uwe; Gerstlberger, Wolfgang; Roy, Ipsita - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

establishment data on various aspects of training practices and innovation activities in Germany, the paper examines the degree … works councils as an instrument for a firm's total training activities that correlate with innovation, and weak support when … we consider only generalized training and innovation. Finally, no significant relation is found between training …

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The Use of Knowledge Management by Innovators - Empirical Evidence for Germany

Cantner, Uwe; Joel, Kristin; Schmidt, Tobias - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

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 …

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Patent Citations, University Inventor Patents, and Survival in the German Laser Source Industry (1960-2005)

Luis F. Medrano E. - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

The relationship between innovation and firm survival is analyzed for the population of German laser source producers … from the beginning of the industry until 2005. Innovation effort is approximated by the generation of high quality patents …

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The Geography of Creative People in Germany revisited

Fritsch, Michael; Stützer, Michael - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

It has been argued that creativity is an important source of regional growth. This paper investigates the geography of people in creative occupation in Germany. The population share of the creative class as well as of bohemians and artists is relatively high in larger cities, but smaller places...

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The Geography and the Effect of Creative People in Germany

Fritsch, Michael - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

This paper investigates the geography and the effect of people in creative occupation in Germany. The population share of the Creative Class as well as of bohemians and artists is relatively high in larger cities, but smaller places and rural regions may also have a considerable proportion of...

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Creative Class and Regional Growth - Empirical Evidence from Eight European Countries

Boschma, Ron A.; Fritsch, Michael - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

We analyze the regional distribution and the effect of people in creative occupations based on data for more than 450 regions in eight European countries. The geographic distribution of the creative class is highly uneven. The creative class is not attracted to highly urbanized regions per se,...

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Knowledge and Creative Destruction over the Industry Life Cycle - The Case of the German Automobile Industry

Cantner, Uwe; Dreßler, Kristina; Krüger, Jens J. - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005

This paper investigates how the survival of firms over the industry life cycle is affected by different kinds of knowledge, namely post-entry experience, pre-entry experience, and knowledge acquired by innovative activity. Therefore, a statistical survival analysis is performed for the German...

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Knowledge Compensation in the German Automobile Industry

Cantner, Uwe; Dreßler, Kristina; Krüger, Jens J. - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005

Knowledge is one of the most important determinants in single-industry studies of firm survival over the life cycle. Different kinds of knowledge, namely post-entry experience, pre-entry experience, and knowledge acquired by innovative activity positively influence the survival chances of firms....

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Investigating the Anatomy of the Employment Effects of New Business Formation

Fritsch, Michael; Noseleit, Florian - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

Recent empirical research has found that the effect of new business formation on employment emerges over a period of about ten years and has identified a 'wave' pattern of these effects. In this study, we decompose the overall contribution of new business formation on employment change into...

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