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Auswirkungen der Wirtschaftskrise auf die Innovationstätigkeit der Unternehmen in Deutschland
Rammer, Christian - 2011
Die schwere Wirtschaftskrise 2008/09 hatte substanzielle Auswirkungen auf die Innovationstätigkeit der deutschen Wirtschaft. Die Umsatz- und Gewinneinbußen führten zu einem kräftigen Rückgang der Innovationsausgaben. Davon waren primär Investitionen für neue Produkte und verbesserte...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009424135
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The contribution of different public innovation funding programs to SMEs' export performance
Liu, Rebecca; Rammer, Christian - 2016
performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We evaluate the effectiveness of regional, national and European funding … a significant positive effect on SMEs' export performance. For funding programs run by regional authorities, we find … results suggest that public innovation programs should challenge SMEs to go for more ambitious innovations in order to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011566487
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Innovation success of non-R&D-performers : substituting technology by management in SMEs
Rammer, Christian (contributor);  … - 2008
and medium-sized firms (SMEs). While there is little doubt about the significance of technology competence for generating … successful innovations, inhouse R&D activities may be a particular challenge for SMEs due to high risk exposure, high fixed costs …, high minimum investment and severe financial constraints. SMEs may thus opt for refraining from R&D and relying more on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003777851
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Drivers and effects of internationalising innovation by SMEs
Rammer, Christian (contributor); Schmiele, Anja (contributor) - 2008
This paper investigates the drivers and the effects of the internationalisation of innovation activities in SMEs based … important for international innovation activities of SMEs. Fierce home market competition turns out to be rather an obstacle …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003721820
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Drivers and effects of internationalising innovation by SMEs
Rammer, Christian (contributor); Schmiele, Anja (contributor) - 2008 - Rev. version
This paper investigates the drivers and the effects of the internationalisation of innovation activities in SMEs based … important for international innovation activities of SMEs. Fierce home market competition turns out to be rather an obstacle …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003751859
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Innovation, competition and incentives for R&D
Wörter, Martin; Rammer, Christian; Arvanitis, Spyridon - 2010
This paper analyses the relationship between past innovation output, competition, and future innovation input in a dynamic econometric setting. We distinguish two dimensions of competition that correspond to the concepts of product substitutability and entry barriers due to fixed costs. Based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003979063
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Resource allocation flexibility for innovation performance : the effects of breadth, uncertainty, and selectiveness
Klingebiel, Ronald; Rammer, Christian - 2011
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 novel, i.e. new to the market. The effect of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009424123
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Innovation budgeting over the business cycle and innovation performance
Hud, Martin; Rammer, Christian - 2015
The global economic crisis of 2008/2009 hit many firms hard. Faced with rapidly declining sales and highly uncertain economic prospects, firms had to cut costs and reconsider their business strategies. With respect to innovation, cost cutting often means to stop or underresource innovation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010511218
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The impact on innovation off-shoring on organizational adaptability
Baier, Elisabeth; Rammer, Christian; Schubert, Torben - 2013
We analyze the effects of captive off-shoring of innovation activities on the firms' ability to adapt their organizational processes and structures. Starting from complexity theory, we use three consecutive waves of the German part of the Community Innovation Survey to test our hypotheses. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010225557
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Technological capabilities, technological dynamism and innovation offshoring
Schubert, Torben; Baier, Elisabeth; Rammer, Christian - 2016
In this paper we analyze the conditions under which firms decide to offshore innovation. We consider the role of internal technological capabilities and technological dynamism in the firm environment, distinguishing speed and uncertainty of technological change. Using unique data from the German...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011487737