The massive economic crisis 2008/09 had substantial impacts on the innovation activities of the German economy. The … loss in sales and profits resulted in a sharp decline of innovation expenditure. While capital expenditure for new products … and improved processes were cut substantially, R&D budgets basically remained unchanged. Firms with innovation and R …

product development process. HCs do not invest more into innovation, but achieve higher innovation success. The higher …

at the intensive margin, i.e. our results do not suggest that non-innovative companies are deterred from innovation …

We investigate the effect of profit-sharing on product and process innovation. Profit-sharing is a credible commitment … that the introduction of profit-sharing only spurs product innovation. …

We investigate the effect of profit-sharing on product and process innovation. Profit-sharing is a credible commitment … that the introduction of profit-sharing only spurs product innovation. …

We estimate the determinants of various types of product innovation. Knowledge spillovers from rivals have a positive … exert no such independent influence on drastic innovation activities. The results support the hypothesis that establishments …

Community Innovation Survey to test our hypotheses. We find an inverted u-shape of innovation off-shoring on the effectiveness …We analyze the effects of captive off-shoring of innovation activities on the firms' ability to adapt their … of organizational adaptability, implying an optimal threshold value of innovation off-shoring. This value is 11% for …

Community Innovation Survey to test our hypotheses. We find an inverted u-shape of innovation off-shoring on the effectiveness …We analyze the effects of captive off-shoring of innovation activities on the firms' ability to adapt their … of organizational adaptability, implying an optimal threshold value of innovation off-shoring. This value is 11% for …