The innovation activities of foreign subsidiaries have been identified as an important source of competitive advantage … foreignness). We derive potential stumbling blocks in the innovation process theoretically and argue that these materialize as … innovation activities in Germany from various sectors. We find that foreign-controlled firms are not challenged by liability of …

Understanding the way in which knowledge is technically produced and transferred, and how its diffusion path can be … relevant literature so far has paid less attention investigating the microeconomic link between knowledge transfer and … knowledge diffusion in a comprehensive approach. The aim of this paper is to highlight the link between knowledge transfer …

Nanomaterials are seen as a key technology for the 21st Century, and much is expected of them in terms of innovation … products. In this context, it seems all the more important for regions to put their own innovation systems in place, and to … conditions and configurations allow a regional innovation system to be competitive in a cutting-edge technology like …

Valuable knowledge emerges increasingly outside of firm boundaries, in particular in public research institutions and … universities. The question is how firms organize their interactions with universities effectively to acquire knowledge and apply it … engagements with universities propel innovation success. However, broadening the spectrum of interactions is more beneficial with …

Valuable knowledge emerges increasingly outside of firm boundaries, in particular in public research institutions and … universities. The question is how firms organize their interactions with universities effectively to acquire knowledge and apply it … optimizing these knowledge sourcing strategies. We argue conceptually that firms need diverse (broad) and highly developed (deep …

This paper investigates the impact of in-house R&D and innovation management practices on innovation success in small … innovation management tools in order to achieve innovation success. We analyse whether such a strategy can pay off. Based on data … from the German CIS we find that R&D activities are a main driver for innovation success if combined with external R …

Based on a sample of German innovating firms that contains information on formal and informal innovation cooperation … cooperations are the innovation dynamics at the industry level. Firms who operate an R&D department and firms who are involved in …

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 … face difficulties in using knowledge that comes from areas they are not familiar with. Establishments exploit spillovers …

Firms compete increasingly in an open innovation environment. Search strategies for external knowledge become therefore … firms pursue external knowledge source. A consensus exists that resource constrains force firms to balance both dimensions … are built through internal or external R&D activities) and the munificence of its innovation environment. We test these …

refer to personal contacts and hence to the tacit dimension of knowledge transfer. Research is, however, scarce regarding … results confirm a complementary relationship: using both transfer channels contributes to higher innovation performance. The …