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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

new knowledge and alliances that aim at exchange of existing knowledge, the results suggest that the positive effect on … patent quantity is driven by knowledge exchange rather than joint R&D. Firms engaged in joint R&D, on the other hand, receive … patenting, our results further suggest that knowledge creation alliances lead to patents that are filed to protect valuable …

influences the innovation performance of a firm. While former studies mainly focused on knowledge management cycles, we … management techniques and their influence on product and process innovation. The ability to source external knowledge positively … the tools of knowledge management in function of the kind of technical innovation it wants to proceed. …

knowledge from external partners for successful innovation activities. The estimation results show that the determinants of … absorptive capacity differ with respect to the type of knowledge absorbed for innovation activities. In particular we find that … external knowledge by encouraging individuals? involvement in a firm?s innovation projects. …

based on knowledge criteria. Non-R&D innovation experience, stemming from producing and introducing products to markets …Innovation success depends heavily on firm's ability to set priorities and select the most promising options from its … project portfolio before the odds of success or failure become visible and reliable. We ask: What does previous innovation …

counteracting innovation declines after M&As. This paper provides empirical evidence into the role of acquiring firms' absorptive …