This paper investigates to what extent the usage of information and communication technology (ICT) fosters innovation … that ICT use is associated with an increase in both types of flexibility but the implications for innovation activities … differ. Functional flexibility is strongly positively associated with product innovations. In contrast, numerical flexibility …

The assessment of climate change mitigation policies through economic modeling depends crucially on assumptions under … which technological change has been incorporated in the model. Earlier climate-energy-economics modeling attempts heavily …

Our study shows empirically that the choice of resource allocation strategy affects innovation performance. A policy of … allocating resources to a broader range of innovation projects increases sales of new products, especially if these are truly … stronger for firms that allocate resources more selectively at later stages of the innovation process. Based on these results …

known about how the direction of search strategies influences innovation performance. In this paper, we argue that firms … that being open for innovation generally pays off. However, both moderating factors have a crucial role to play: On the one … novel knowledge and to enhance innovation performance. We develop targeted management recommendations based on these results. …

This paper investigates the impact of in-house R&D and innovation management practices on innovation success in small … successful innovations, inhouse R&D activities may be a particular challenge for SMEs due to high risk exposure, high fixed costs … innovation management tools in order to achieve innovation success. We analyse whether such a strategy can pay off. Based on data …

IPP is to support the realisation of environmental product innovations and thus to achieve a broad reduction of all … measures by the European Commission and environmental product innovations. According to the econometric analysis, the … certification of environmental management systems has a significantly positive effect on environmental product innovations. Waste …

Competitors can be valuable sources and partners for innovation activities. Against the background of international …