Searching for externally available knowledge has been characterised as a vital part of the innovation process. Previous … and that these moderate the relationship between innovation inputs and outputs. Based on a sample of 4,500 firms from 13 … European countries we find that search patterns in low-technology industries focus on market knowledge while they are built …

novel knowledge and to enhance innovation performance. We develop targeted management recommendations based on these results …Searching for external knowledge has frequently been characterized as crucial for firm success. However, little is … known about how the direction of search strategies influences innovation performance. In this paper, we argue that firms …

We investigate whether appointing a middle management level affects startups’ innovation performance. Additional … it improves the success rates from recombining existing knowledge as well as managing R&D personnel. In addition, we …